Sec. 18.1-72. Rates—Generally; effective March 1, 2008.

(a) Payment-Generally. The service charges set forth in this section shall be paid by all users of the public sewer system beginning March 1, 2008. For new development, user charges shall commence with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. . Nonusers owning premises having access to the facilities of the county or service available shall pay service charges equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the service charges set forth in this section having agreed to do so in return for the benefit of paying the initial connection fee.

(b) Bimonthly rate for single-family residential equivalents. A bimonthly service charge of thirty-six dollars and zero cents ($ 36.00) shall be paid to the county by single-family residential equivalents. A single-family residential equivalent is a mobile home, an apartment, a single-family detached dwelling, a townhouse, or any other unit used to house a single family on a full-time basis.

(c) Bimonthly rates for users other than single-family residential equivalents. If water consumption is measured in cubic feet, a bimonthly service charge per meter of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per one hundred (100) cubic feet or a minimum charge of $10.00 shall be paid to the county by users other than single family residential equivalents. If water consumption is measured in gallons, a bimonthly service charge per meter of three dollars and twelve cents ($3.12) per one thousand (1,000) gallons or a minimum charge of $10.00 shall be paid to the county by users other than single-family residential equivalents. Service charges, unless otherwise set forth herein, shall be based upon water consumed on the premises as measured by the meter or meters used for such purpose. In any case where the premises are not connected to a water system for which water consumption figures satisfactory to the county are available, the bimonthly service charge shall be thirty-six dollars and zero cents ($36.00), plus six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) for each employee.

(d) Reduction in charges for users other than single-family residential equivalents. Premises other than single-family residential equivalents, which do not discharge the entire volume of water into a public sewer, shall be allowed a reduction in charge, provided the owner installs, at his expense, a meter or meters satisfactory to the county for measuring or determining the volume of water consumed and not discharged, or the volume of waste discharged into the public sewer.

(e) Authority to require installation of measuring devices. The county reserves the right to require the installation of facilities for measuring or determining the volume of water consumed or the volume of waste discharged into the sewer.

(f) Commencement of service charges. Service charges imposed by this section shall commence on the first day of the immediately succeeding billing period in the case of new connections to the public sewer system and at the time prescribed in the application for service in all other cases.

Rates—Generally; effective March 1, 2009.

(a) Payment—Generally. The service charges set forth in this section shall be paid by all users of the public sewer system beginning March 1, 2009. For new development, user charges shall commence with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Nonusers owning premises having access to the facilities of the county or service available shall pay service charges equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the service charges set forth in this section having agreed to do so in return for the benefit of paying the initial connection fee.

(b) Bimonthly rate for single-family residential equivalents. A bimonthly service charge of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50) shall be paid to the county by single-family residential equivalents. A single-family residential equivalent is a mobile home, an apartment, a single-family detached dwelling, a townhouse, or any other unit used to house a single family on a full-time basis.

(c) Bimonthly rates for users other than single-family residential equivalents. If water consumption is measured in cubic feet, a bimonthly service charge per meter of two dollars and sixty cents ($2.60) per one hundred (100) cubic feet or a minimum charge of $10.00 shall be paid to the county by users other than single family residential equivalents. If water consumption is measured in gallons, a bi-monthly service charge per meter of three dollars and twenty-four cents ($3.24) per one thousand (1,000) gallons or a minimum charge of $10.00 shall be paid to the county by users other than single-family residential equivalents. Service charges, unless otherwise set forth herein, shall be based upon water consumed on the premises as measured by the meter or meters used for such purpose. In any case where the premises are not connected to a water system for which water consumption figures satisfactory to the county are available, the bimonthly ser-vice charge shall be thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50), plus six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) for each employee.

(d) Reduction in charges for users other than single-family residential equivalents. Premises other than single-family residential equivalents, which do not discharge the entire volume of water into a public sewer, shall be allowed a reduction in charge, provided the owner installs, at his expense, a meter or meters satisfactory to the county for measuring or determining the volume of water consumed and not discharged, or the volume of waste discharged into the public sewer.

(e) Authority to require installation of measuring devices. The county reserves the right to require the installation of facilities for measuring or determining the volume of water consumed or the volume of waste discharged into the sewer.

(f) Commencement of service charges. Service charges imposed by this section shall commence on the first day of the immediately succeeding billing period in the case of new connections to the public sewer system and at the time prescribed in the application for service in all other cases.

(Ord. No. 02-6(R-1), 7/16/02; Ord. No. 07-22, 12/18/07)