§ 82-147. Determination of charges.

There is hereby charged to each premises or facility connected to the Fulton County Sewerage System or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the sewerage system, a sewer service charge payable as hereinafter provided, and in the amount determinable as follows:

(1)

A regularly billed sewer service charge based upon the quantity of water used by the premises or facility therein or thereon as measured by a water meter or meters. In addition to the normal sewer service charge herein provided, there may be an industrial wastewater sewer service surcharge based on the quality of waste discharge in the system.

(2)

The sewer service charge shall also be based on rates to be set or approved from time to time by the board of commissioners.

(3)

Water used from private sources shall be metered as required in subsection (4) of this section or estimated by the county, and the sewer service charges shall be billed accordingly.

(4)

In the event that a lot, parcel of land, premises, or facility discharging sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the county's sewerage system, or which ultimately enters the sewerage system, is supplied either in whole or in part with water from wells, or any other source other than a municipal or other governmental water system, then such wells or other source of supply shall be registered with the county; and:

a.

If the water from said wells or other supply is not measured by a water meter, the owner or occupant shall, at his own cost, install and maintain a meter on said supplies in such location and in such manner as is satisfactory to the county.

b.

If the county deems it practicable, it may establish an estimate of the volume of water used by said premises in lieu of requiring the installation of a meter.

c.

In either instance, the sewer service charge for said premises shall be based on the volume of water used as established by the meter or the estimate.

(92-RC-527, art. V, § 2, 11-18-92; Res. No. 06-1167, 11-15-06)