§ 30-71. User charge system.

(a)

Persons making discharges of industrial waste into the City of Pearland, Texas, system shall pay a charge to cover all costs of collection and treatment.

(b)

When discharges of any waste into the City of Pearland, Texas, system are approved by the approving authority, the city or its authorized representative shall enter into an agreement or arrangement providing:

(1)

Terms of acceptance by the city;

(2)

Payment by the person making the discharge, in accordance with the user charge system as established in subpart (e) of this section;

(3)

Sewer connection procedures and requirements shall be in accordance with the plumbing code of the City of Pearland, Texas;

(4)

A sewer application approved with connection fee paid; and

(5)

Construction of sewer connections shall be approved by city inspectors prior to sewer use.

(c)

Each user of the wastewater treatment system will be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular sewer bill, of the rate and that portion of user charges or ad valorem taxes which are attributable to the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment system.

(d)

The city will apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the cost of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next year and adjust the rates accordingly.

(e)

User charges shall be as determined by the city council from time to time and on file in the office of the city secretary.

(Ord. No. 443, § 16, 8-23-82)