A. The charge imposed upon each residential parcel of property, dependent upon the category within which it is found in the list below, for each month, commencing the first day of the month following thirty days after its adoption, shall be as follows:

B. The charge imposed upon each commercial parcel of real property, dependent upon the category within which it is found in the list below, for each month, commencing on the first day of the month following thirty days after its adoption, shall be as follows:

C. The service charge imposed upon each industrial parcel of real property, and not classified as either residential or commercial in the two preceding divisions, shall be determined by the following formula:

D. The city shall collect besides the service charge in subsection C of this section, an additional charge known as the industrial cost recovery from those industrial users which discharge either: (a) twenty-five thousand gallons per day or more of equivalent sanitary domestic wastes; or per day or more equivalent sanitary domestic wastes; or (b) toxic materials. The industrial cost recovery shall be determined by the following formula:

C = 845.4 V + 0.1205 B + 0.06443 S where:

C = Annual industrial cost recovery in dollars and V, B and S are defined in subsection C of this section.

E. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter contained, any premises within the city of Wasco boundaries having a sewer connection, but for which a specific category or classification for sewer service charges has not been set forth above, or for any vehicle that discharges sewage or wastes to the city’s sewage treatment plant, the city shall charge such premises or vehicle at a rate based on the formula shown in subsection C of this section. The quantity and characteristics of wastewater discharged shall be estimated by the city of Wasco in its sole discretion and its determination shall be final.

F. Alternatively to all other charges described in this section, any commercial user whose property has a water meter may elect to be charged for sewer service based upon water consumption (the "alternative sewer charge program"). Any election by a customer to utilize the alternative sewer charge program shall be made in writing to the public works director. The election to utilize the alternative sewer charge program may be canceled by the customer by written notice to the public works director any time following twelve months from the date that the customer elects to utilize the alternative sewer charge program. A customer who has canceled the alternative sewer charge program may not elect to utilize it again for a period of twelve months following the cancellation. The city council may adopt the rates to be utilized for the alternative sewer charge program by resolution. (Ord. 663 §2, 2016; Ord. 598 §1, 2009; Ord. 588 §3 (Exh. B), 2009; Ord. 533 §3 (Exh. A), 2007; Ord. 454 Exh. B, 2001; Ord. 435 §§1, 2, 1999; Ord. 417 §1, 1997; Ord. 399 Art. I(2), 1994).