NOTICE
TOWN OF MONONGAH
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Monongah, a municipal corporation, will hold a hearing before the final vote on a proposed ordinance, the principal object of which is the increase of sewer rates for customers of the sewer system operated by the Sanitary Board of the Town of Monongah. The title of such ordinance is “An Ordinance To Amend the Code of the Town of Monongah, West Virginia With Regard to Sewer Service Rates”. The Ordinance proposes that increased rates go into effect for service rendered 45 after adoption. The Ordinance proposes adoption of the following rates:
SCHEDULE I.
APPLICABILITY
Applicable within the entire territory served for all service rendered after November 9, 2023.
AVAILABILITY
Available for general, domestic, commercial and industrial service.
RATES (customers with metered Sewer supply)
First 2,500 gallons used per month $21.05 per 1,000 gallons
Next 12,500 gallons used per month $20 19 per 1,000 gallons
Next 35,000 gallons used per month $15.61 per 1,000 gallons
All Over 50,000 gallons used per month $12.93 per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM CHARGE
No monthly bill will be rendered for less than $42.10.
SCHEDULE II
APPLICABILITY
Applicable within the entire territory served during all time periods.
RETURNED CHECK CHARGE
A service charge equal to the actual bank fee assessed to the Town of Monongah up to a maximum of $25.00 will be imposed upon any customer whose check for payments of charges is returned by their bank due to insufficient funds.
EFT, CREDIT CARD AND DROP BOX PAYMENTS
A service charge will be imposed on EFT, Credit Card or Drop Box payments. The amount shall be equal to the actual charges to the utility from the financial institution for processing payment. No additional charge or fee shall be collected by the District for accepting these forms of payment.
RECONNECTION FEE
$25.00 – To be charged whenever the supply of Water is turned off for violations of rules, nonpayment of bills, or fraudulent use of water.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Not to exceed two/twelfths (2/12) of the average annual usage of the applicant’s specific customer class, or fifty dollars ($50.00), whichever is greater. This fee may be changed by applicable statutory provisions.
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The above schedule is net. On all accounts not paid in full when due, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net current amount unpaid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is to only be collected once for each bill where it is appropriate.
TAP FEE
The following charges are to be made whenever the utility installs a new tap to serve an applicant.
A tap fee of $350.00 will be charged to all customers who apply for service outside of a certificate proceeding before the Commission for each new tap to system.
A tap fee of $100.00 will be charged to customers applying for service before construction is completed adjacent to the customer’s premises in connection with a certificate proceeding before the Commission. This pre-construction tap fee will be invalid after the completion of construction adjacent to the applicant’s premises that is associated with a certificate proceeding.
LEAK ADJUSTMENT
$3.80 per 1,000 gallons is to be used when a bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on the customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all such unusual consumption above the customer’s historical usage.
SURFACE OR GROUND WATER SURCHARGE
An additional amount shall be charged where surface or ground water is introduced into the sanitary system where evidence of a violation exists.
Surcharge formula to be applied in cases where surface drainage is connected to the utilities sewer system.
Said surcharge shall be calculated and imposed for each month that said condition continues to exist. Failure to pay the surcharge and/or correct the situation shall give rise to the possible termination of water service in accordance with the rules and Regulations of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
The Town shall not impose the surcharge unless, and until, the customer has been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, that it has been established by smoke testing, dye testing, or on-site inspection that rain or other surface water is being introduced into the sanitary sewer system at the customer’s location, and that the customer has not acted within thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to divert the water from the sanitary sewer system.
APPLICABILITY
Where the utility has discovered that a customer’s roof drain, downspout, storm sewer, or other similar facilities conducting surface water have been connected to the utility’s sewer system, and such customer has failed to take appropriate action within thirty (30) days of receipt of a demand by the Utility, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Public Service Commission, to eliminate such connection, a surcharge will be imposed upon the customer calculated on the basis of the following formula:
S = A x R x .0006233 x C
S – The surcharge in dollars
A – The area under roof and/or the area of any other water collection surface connected to the sanitary sewer, in square feet
R – The measured monthly rainfall, in inches
.0006233 – A conversion factor to change inches of rain x square feet of surface to thousands of gallons of water
C – the utility’s approved rate per thousand gallons of metered
water usage.
SURCHARGE FORMULA TO BE APPLIED TO A CUSTOMER PRODUCING UNUSUAL WASTE
The charge for the treatment of unusual waste will be calculated on the basis of the following formula:
Ci = VOVi + BoBi + SoSi
Ci = charge to unusual users per year
Vo = average unit cost of transport and treatment chargeable to
volume, in dollars per gallon
Vi = volume of waste water from unusual users, in gallons per year
Bo = average unit cost of treatment, chargeable to Biochemical,
Oxygen Demand (BOD), in dollars per pound
Bi = weight of BOD from unusual users, in pounds per year
So = average unit costs of treatment (including sludge treatment) chargeable to total solids, in dollars per pound
Si = weight of total solids from unusual users, in pounds per year
When an unusual user is to be served, a preliminary study of its wastes, and the costs of transport and treatment thereof, will be made. Waste containing materials which, in the judgment of the utility should not be introduced into the sewer system need not be handled by it. The results of the preliminary study will be used to determine the feasibility of the proposed sewer service and the charge therefor, based upon the formula set out above.
Thereafter, unusual sewage will be monitored on a regular basis and at the conclusion of each fiscal year, based on the investigation aforesaid and audit of the utility records, new cost figures will be calculated for use in the above formula. The cost of establishing the monitoring facilities shall be paid by the unusual user. Based on these audited figures, additional billings covering the past fiscal year will be made for payment by each unusual user, or refund given by the utility, as the case may be. Such audited figures will then be used for the preliminary billing for the next fiscal year, at the end of which an adjustment will be made as aforesaid.
A public comment hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Monongah, City Hall, 430 Bridge St., Monongah, West Virginia on September 25, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. The final vote on adoption of said proposed ordinance shall be held in the Council Chambers on September 25, 2023, at six (6:00) p.m. Interested parties may appear and be heard at such time with respect to the passage of the proposed ordinance. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the Office of the Clerk, City Hall, in Monongah.
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