14.40.015 Customer classifications.
Customer charges have two parts; a fixed base charge and a flow or volume charge determined by the water meter readings and the strength or nature of the wastewater the account produces. For the combined flow and wastewater strength charge customers will be placed in one of the following classes, which most closely fits their operation, based on the nature or strength of their wastewater. Charges associated with each classification are set forth in LMC 14.40.035, Table 2.
CLASSIFICATIONS |
BOD+TSS mg/l |
---|---|
1. Low Strength (<425 mg/l) |
|
Platers |
167 |
Photo studios |
242 |
Photo finish labs |
265 |
Printers/copy centers |
325 |
Laundromats |
325 |
Tavern – no food preparation |
350 |
Car washes |
350 |
Nursing homes |
350 |
Chemical processors |
388 |
2. Average Strength (<550 mg/l) |
|
Coating and engraving services |
425 |
Funeral services – no embalming |
425 |
Domestic waste |
425 |
General retail, business office |
425 |
Hotels and motels – no restaurant |
450 |
Hospitals |
450 |
Soft drink beverage manufacturing |
531 |
3. Medium Strength (<1,200 mg/l) |
|
Auto dealer, body shops and auto repair |
550 |
Bowling alleys – no restaurant |
670 |
Grocery stores, all fish processing |
700 |
Hotels and motels – with restaurant |
950 |
Commercial laundries |
950 |
Meat distributors and markets |
1,050 |
Bakeries |
1,063 |
Vehicle parts manufacturer |
1,121 |
4. High Strength (<1,500 mg/l) |
|
Bakery stores |
1,200 |
Restaurants, taverns – with grease control |
1,200 |
Bowling alleys – with restaurant, grease control |
1,200 |
5. Very High Strength (≥1,500 mg/l) |
|
Grocery stores – full service |
1,500 |
Funeral service – with embalming |
1,500 |
Restaurants, taverns – without grease control |
1,550 |
Bowling alleys – with restaurant, no grease control |
1,550 |
Candy producers |
1,650 |
(BOD – biochemical oxygen demand; TSS – total suspended solids; mg/l – milligrams per liter) |
(Ord. 2530 § 2, 2004)