Chapter 13.28
WARMOUTH SEWER DISTRICT

Sections:

13.28.010    Created.

13.28.020    Purpose.

13.28.030    Findings.

13.28.040    Boundaries.

13.28.050    Connection charge.

13.28.060    Service charge.

13.28.070    Design—Construction of new connections—Inflow sources.

13.28.080    Connection to system required.

13.28.010 Created.

The Warmouth sewer district is created. (Ord. 8-2-73-A § 1)

13.28.020 Purpose.

The purpose for which the district is formed is to provide for sanitary sewer facilities to the Warmouth area of the county. (Ord. 8-2-73-A § 2)

13.28.030 Findings.

The board of county commissioners have found that the public convenience and necessity require the creation of the district and that the creation of the district is economically sound and feasible, and that written protests against the organization of the district filed with the board represent less than fifty-one percent of the taxpaying electors of the district. (Ord. 8-2-73-A § 3)

13.28.040 Boundaries.

The general description of the boundaries of the Warmouth sewer district are as follows:

Township 36 North, Range 38 East, M.D.M., Section 31: NE 1/4 lying east of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks; Section 33: NW 1/4.

(Ord. 11-3-77A § 1; Ord. 8-2-73-A § 4)

13.28.050 Connection charge.

A. The charge for the connection of improved property within the territorial limits of the district sewage system is the sum of the following:

1. The then-existing sewer hook-up fee for such service which is required by, and must be paid to, the city of Winnemucca at the time of hook-up;

2. The actual cost to the district of constructing the line from the property line of the customer to the district’s sewer main;

3. The following additional sum:

a. During 1976, twenty-five dollars,

b. During 1977, fifty dollars,

c. During 1978, seventy-five dollars,

d. After 1978, one hundred dollars,

e. The foregoing are subject to discounts in the same proportion as those provided by the city of Winnemucca for similar types of service for more than one hookup in a year.

B. Services extending outside the district are subject to individual fee determination by the sewer board. (Ord. 7-24-75 § 1; Ord. 8-2-73-A § 7)

13.28.060 Service charge.

A. The monthly charge for service to improved property within the territorial limits of the district sewage system is the sum of the following:

1. The then-existing monthly sewer use fee for such service which is required by, and must be paid to, the city of Winnemucca;

2. The then-required debt retirement service fee of the district as established by resolution of the board.

B. Services not properly falling in any category and services extending outside the district are subject to individual rate determination by the sewer board. (Ord. 7-24-75 § 1; Ord. 8-2-73-A § 8)

13.28.070 Design—Construction of new connections—Inflow sources.

No new connection shall be made to the Warmouth sewer system unless it is properly designed and constructed; no inflow sources as defined in EPA rules and regulations Section 35.905-11 including but not limited to roof leaders, cellar, yard and area drains, foundation drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, storm waters, surface run-off, street wash waters or drainage shall be permitted to be connected to the sewer system. (Ord. 7-24-75 § 1; Ord. 8-2-73-A § 9)

13.28.080 Connection to system required.

It is required that all owners of inhabited property in the district use the district’s system for collection and disposal of sewage by connection with the district’s sewer system if a service line is brought by the district to a point within four hundred feet of his dwelling place, and upon a failure of a property owner so to connect within sixty days after written notice mailed by the sewer board, the board shall cause the connection to be made by other than the owner and cause a lien to be filed against the property for expense incurred in making the connection by other than the owner. (Ord. 7-24-75 § 1; Ord. 8-2-73-A § 10)