§ 102.10. TREATMENT FEES FOR HAULED WASTES.

1. A treatment fee shall be charged per pound of hauled waste received at the WRF for all wastes originating within WRA participating communities which are treated through the headworks at the WRF using all treatment processes at the WRF, which fee shall be equal to the cost of disposal and treatment of an equivalent volume and mass of pollutants otherwise delivered into the POTW.

The treatment fee shall include: (i) the volume charge component; (ii) a treatment surcharge component for each pollutant as found in Section 100.18 of this Code of Ordinances; and (iii) a program cost component. The program cost component shall be calculated by dividing the annual administrative costs of the waste hauler program by the total gallons of hauled waste treated in the previous calendar year. The surcharge component shall be calculated using the average concentration of pollutants found in hauled wastes delivered to the wastewater reclamation facility. The treatment surcharge and program cost components shall be reviewed and updated annually based on the most recent data collected by the operating agency. The treatment fee for loads originating outside the corporate limits of the WRA participating communities shall be 1.5 times the fee for loads originating within the WRA participating communities.

2. A treatment fee shall be charged for hauled wastes originating within the corporate limits of the WRA participating communities which are treated using only a portion of the treatment processes at the WRF, which fee shall be calculated to recover the cost of treatment. The cost of treatment shall include electrical, chemical, personnel, and any capital costs associated with the treatment processes utilized, and a program cost component which shall be calculated by dividing the annual administrative costs of the waste hauler program associated with partial process treatment by the total gallons of hauled waste treated using only a portion of the treatment processes in the previous calendar year. Treatment costs shall be reviewed and updated annually based on the most recent data collected by the operating agency. The treatment fee for loads originating outside the corporate limits of the WRA participating communities shall be 1.5 times the fee for loads originating within the WRA participating communities.

3. Fees shall be computed and recorded at the disposal station and shall be paid by the waste hauler on the basis of monthly billings by the finance department. Limits of credit shall not exceed 60 days. Abuse of such credit shall be grounds for liability on the waste hauler’s bond and for refusal of disposal services to any waste hauler under this chapter.

4. Waste haulers may elect to have their loads tested for actual concentration at their expense as set out in Section 100.18. When a waste hauler has elected to have loads tested for actual concentration, the treatment fee will be based on the actual concentration whether it be higher or lower than the average concentration treatment fee. Said testing will be done at least once a month or more often as required by the WRA Director.