§ 34-521. Fees.

All liquid waste transporters shall pay the following fees, as appropriate, and in accordance with the current fee schedule:

(1)

A permit fee for each vehicle to be permitted;

(2)

A fee for each reinspection required for a vehicle to qualify for an annual liquid waste hauling permit;

(3)

A sampling fee;

(4)

An analysis fee;

(5)

A disposal site fee for disposing of septic or chemical toilet wastes at a control authority disposal facility;

(6)

A manifest booklet fee;

(7)

A disposal site holiday access fee (transporters must give two (2) weeks' notice to SAWS to schedule access when fee is paid);

(8)

A disposal site weekend access fee (transporters must give two (2) weeks' notice to SAWS to schedule access when fee is paid);

(9)

Other fees as the control authority may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein, such as, but not limited to emergency response fees or special sampling fees. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this division and are separate from all other fees, fines and penalties chargeable by the control authority or any other agency.

The special service charges outlined in Schedule F, liquid waste hauler fee schedule, relating to liquid waste hauler permits shall be lawful rates charged by the system effective January 1, 2019. The Schedule F charges shall be adjusted on January 1 of each year thereafter by the percentage difference (greater than zero) between the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as it is calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics at the end of the month of July prior to the next year and as it was calculated at the end of the month of July one year earlier. SAWS will periodically perform a cost of service analysis to ensure that the fees charged do not exceed the cost of providing the services.

(Ord. No. 85765, § 2, 3-20-97; Ord. No. 99480, § 1(Exh. 1), 7-22-04; Ord. No. 2007-12-13-1345, § 2(Att. B), 12-13-07; Ord. No. 2011-12-08-1004 , § 2(Exh. L), 12-8-11; Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. III), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. IV; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 3(Att. II), 12-7-17; Res. No. 18-262, 11-13-18)