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<br />~ 126 <br />'<:? <br />~ ORDINANCE 1992- 49 <br /> <br />'" <br />..- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS REVISING INDUSTRIAL WASTE <br />SURCHARGE FEES, PURSUANT TO THE INDUSTRIAL <br />WASTE DISCHARGE REGULATIONS ARTICLE OF CHAPTER <br />3Ø, WATER AND SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, OF <br />THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES ~ PROVIDING <br />FOR SEVERABILITY~ REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING <br />ORDINANCES~ PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY~ PROVIDING <br />FOR PUBLICATION~ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br /> <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. That, pursuant to Section 3Ø-99 of the San Marcos Code <br />of Ordinances, the following provisions shall apply to determine <br />the surcharge for waste with levels of common polluting matter <br />above that of normal domestic waste: <br /> <br />(a) Surcharge rates: <br /> <br />BOD COD TSS <br /> <br />Surcharge $Ø.5Ø/lb. $Ø.25/1b. $Ø.12/1b. <br /> <br />(b) Surcharge computation. <br /> <br />S=[Vx8.34x(BOD-2ØØ)xA]+[Vx8.34x(TSS-2ØØ)xB], or in those <br />cases where the COD is 1.5 times more than the BOD <br />category, then the COD category will be used, or <br />S=[Vx8.34x(COD-3ØØ)xC]+[Vx8.34x(TSS-2ØØ)xB] <br /> <br />(c) Definitions. <br /> <br />S- Surcharge in dollars that will appear on the monthly <br />billing to customer. <br /> <br />V- Volume of monthly water usage in millions-of-gallons. <br /> <br />8.34- Weight in pounds of a gallon of water. <br /> <br />A- Unit charge in dollars per pound of BOD. <br /> <br />BOD- Biochemical oxygen demand-a measure of wastewater <br />--- quality in mg/l. <br /> <br />2ØØ- Level of BOD in normal domestic wastewater. <br /> <br />B- Unit charge in dollars per pound of TSS. <br /> <br />TSS- Total suspended solids-a measure of domestic <br />--- wastewater quality in mg/l. <br /> <br />2ØØ- Level of TSS in normal domestic wastewater. <br /> <br />C- Unit charge in dollars per pound of COD. <br /> <br />COD- Chemical oxygen demand-a measure of domestic wastewater <br />--- quality in mg/l. <br /> <br />3ØØ- Level of COD in normal domestic wastewater. <br /> <br />If the level for BOD, TSS or COD is less than the normal level for <br />that category, then there shall be no surcharge for that category, <br />but there shall be no credit given to the total surcharge should <br />any of the three categories be less than the stated normal levels <br />for the categories. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. Tha t if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or <br />paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or <br />invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining <br />provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the <br />unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. <br />