Sanitary Sewer Service Rates

The following rates for sanitary sewer service furnished by said City, both inside and outside the corporate limits thereof, shall be, and are hereby established, as follows:

Section 1. Customer Rates Inside Corporate Limits of the City

A. Residential and Church

(1)	Residential
	$31.97 per month for each single-family residence
	$31.97 per month for each unit of a duplex, triplex or fourplex
(2)	Churches
	$31.97 per month for each building with sewer service, attached or detached
(3)	Apartments and Mobile Home Courts
	$127.88 per month plus $14.95 per month per unit for each unit over four (4)
(4)	Motels
	$127.88 per month plus $10.46 per month for each sleeping unit over four (4)

B. Commercial

(1) The rate shall be based on the amount of metered water consumed per thirty (30) consecutive days. For commercial businesses having the following size meters, the minimum monthly rates shall be as follows:

$31.97 per month for 3/4" meter

$50.59 per month for 1" meter

$71.07 per month for 1-1/2" meter

$110.18 per month for 2" meter

$149.80 per month for 3" meter

$188.49 per month for 4" meter

$245.15 per month for 6" meter

$348.79 per month for 8" meter

$452.44 per month for 10" meter

In addition to the monthly minimum rate shown above, the following rate shall be charged for metered water consumed:

First 1,000 cubic feet	Minimum charge
Over 1,000 cubic feet	$2.30 per hundred cubic feet

(2) Where a commercial building houses more than one business establishment, a charge of $14.95 per month for each additional business establishment shall be applied.

(3) Hotels shall be commercial rate with minimum charge of $127.88 per month plus $10.46 per month for each sleeping unit or business unit over four (4).

(4) Schools shall be commercial rate except for the months of June, July and August, when such school facility is not in full regular use, during which months a flat rate of $84.24 per month shall apply.

(5) The following charges for extra strength sewage shall be in addition to any other charges and shall be as determined by taking samples at intervals approved by the director of Public Works. The fee shall be imposed on an industry or commercial business when any sample of wastewater discharged from that business during that month exceeds 250 mg/l SS (suspended solids) and/or BOD (biochemical oxygen demand). The high strength fee shall be the greater of:

(a) For single or intermittent discharges, the sum of the following high strength waste fees calculated for each sample tested during the month that exceeds 250 mg/l SS and/or BOD:

SS Fee = SS (mg/l) - 250(mg/l) x Flow (mgd) x 8.34 x $0.55

BOD Fee = BOD (mg/l) - 250 (mg/l) x Flow (mgd) x 8.34 x $0.40

For the calculation above, “Flow (mgd)” means the volume of wastewater discharged during the sample collection period.

OR:

(b) For discharges of longer duration, the high strength waste fee will be based upon the average SS and/or BOD concentration for all samples tested during that month when either or both averages exceed 250 mg/l.

SS Fee = SS (mg/l) - 250 (mg/l) x Flow (mgd) x 8.34 x $0.55

BOD Fee = BOD (mg/l) - 250 (mg/l) x Flow (mgd) x 8.34 x $0.40

For the calculation above, “Flow (mgd)” means the total volume of wastewater discharged during the month.

(6) Subject to City Council approval, the City Manager may recommend modifications to commercial and industrial user charges for businesses that use metered water in excess of 7,500 cubic feet per month. Any such modification shall be based on classification of user and shall reflect the businesses’ sewage flow volume as well as the degree of sewage treatment required for that class of business.

Section 2. Sewer Service for Youth Athletic Leagues

Sewer service provided to youth athletic leagues utilizing City park facilities under a Longview-Kelso Parks and Recreation Department Facility Use Agreement shall be charged at forty percent (40%) of the rates set forth in this resolution. In order to qualify for this reduced rate, the youth athletic league facilities must be metered to determine actual usage. Where the league is the account customer and is billed directly by the City, the league shall be billed at 40% of the account total determined by the rates set forth in this resolution. Where the league is not the account customer, the Parks and Recreation Department shall install and monitor sub-meters to determine the league’s actual usage. The City Engineer, or his representative, and the Parks and Recreation Department shall implement procedures to determine the league’s usage and charge the Parks and Recreation Department account 40% of the league’s consumption, plus the full amount of all other consumption on that Parks and Recreation Department account. That may be accomplished by appropriately reducing each bill to the Parks and Recreation Department account, or by reimbursing the Parks and Recreation Department account from the Sewer Utility Fund.

Section 3. Customer Rates Outside Corporate Limits of the City

A. Residential and Churches

(1) Residential – Applicable residential rate for inside corporate limits [Section 1A(1)], plus $20.78 per month.

(2) Churches – Applicable church rate for inside corporate limits [Section 1A(2)], plus $20.78 per month for each building with sewer service, attached or detached.

(3) Apartments and Trailer Courts – Apartment and trailer court rate for inside corporate limits [Section 1A[3], plus an additional 65% of such rate to compensate the City as provided in Chapter 15.12 of the Longview Municipal Code.

(4) Motels – Hotel and motel rate for inside corporate limits [Section 1A(4)], plus an additional 65% of such rate to compensate the City as provided in Chapter 15.12 of the Longview Municipal Code.

B. Commercial

(1) Commercial – All other commercial accounts, except schools, the applicable commercial rate for inside corporate limits (Section 1B), plus an additional 65% of such rate to compensate the City as provided in Chapter 15.12 of the Longview Municipal Code.

(2) Schools – The same school rate for inside corporate limits [Section 1B(4)].

(3) Charges for extra strength sewage shall be as provided in Section 1B(5).

Section 4. Charge for Connection to Sanitary Sewer

As provided by Chapter 15.24 of the Longview Municipal Code, the charge for connection to the sanitary sewer system shall be as follows:

A. Sewer Service Connection Charges

(1) All sewer installations shall meet or exceed the existing standards and specifications of the City of Longview. Prior to the installation, the owner/contractor shall request an inspection of materials by the City Engineer, or his representative. No sewer installations or taps into the city sewer mains shall occur without a permit issued under LMC 15.44.010. Said permits include, as a minimum, a right-of-way permit and a utility permit. Any utility construction within a public right-of-way or easement shall comply with the authorizing agency’s requirements and permitting regulations. In addition, no sewer installation or taps shall occur except upon 48 or more hours advance notice to the City Engineer, or his assigned representative. All sewer installations, including taps into a sewer main, shall be performed by a licensed plumbing contractor qualified to perform tapping connections, per the standards set forth by the City.

(2) The City Engineer, or his representative, shall inspect all materials to ensure compliance with the current City of Longview standards and specifications. Once the materials, location, and permits are approved, the contractor shall be permitted to install the service. The work shall be inspected by the City Engineer, or his assigned representative.

(3) No sewer installation or taps into the city’s sewer main shall be covered or obscured until inspected and approved by the City Engineer, or his assigned representative. An inspection fee of $150 shall be charged for such inspections and approval, and shall be paid at the time that a permit is granted under LMC 15.44.101. Where the developer of newly platted land has installed a complete sewer lateral or connection up to the property or sewer easement boundary, in accordance with City standards, including a cleanout, and the lateral or connection was approved as part of the development infrastructure, the inspection fee is waived.

B. In addition to the foregoing charges, a Capital Recovery fee will be charged according to the associated water connection size as follows:

Connection Size	Capital Recovery Fee
0.75"	$1,295.00
1"	3,240.00
1.5"	6,480.00
2"	10,360.00
3"	20,720.00
4"	32,375.00
6"	64,750.00
8"	103,600.00
10"	148,920.00
12"	213,670.00

C. System Development Charge

(1) In addition to all of the foregoing charges, a System Development Charge (SDC) of $1,957.00 for wastewater treatment will be charged for each Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) in accordance with the following conversion tables:

RESIDENTIAL:
Dwelling	ERUs per dwelling unit
Single-family	1.00
Duplex, 3-plex, 4-plex	0.86
Apartment (5 or more)	0.67
COMMERCIAL:
Water meter size (inches)	ERUs per meter
5/8	1.00
3/4	1.50
1	2.50
1.5	5.00
2	8.00
3	16.00
4	25.00
6	50.00
8	80.00
INDUSTRIAL:
1 ERU per each 300 gallons per day flow

For System Development Charges required to be paid by the City to the Cowlitz Sewer Operating Board, payment of such System Development Charges by City customers shall be made to the City 30 days or more prior to the time that such charges are required to be paid by the City to the Cowlitz Sewer Operating Board. In the event that payment to the City is not paid promptly the City may discontinue sewer service or take other measures to effect collection as provided in any contractual agreement between the City and its customer.

(2) Deferral of Payment of SDCs in excess of $30,000:

Deferral of payment of SDCs in excess of $30,000.00 together with any “SDC increase” charges, may be made in the manner, in the amounts, and in accordance with the schedule of payments set forth in Resolution No. 99-71 of the Cowlitz Sewer Operating Board, including any amendments thereto. (Res. 1800, 2004).