98-19 ADOPTING CITY CODE CHAPTER

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� . 1 _ I ' usage than that determined for purposes of said Chapter 64 and which lesser total reflects water lost to such use or evaporation. Any such reduction as provided for herein must be agreed to between the City and the user. (C) The rate of the SUC for those lots, buildings and premises which are not furnished water by the City of Decatur shall be $2.30 per month. (D) At the option of the owner of any lot, building or premises, with the approval of the City, the rate of the SUC shall be $0.34 per one hundred cubic feet of sanitary sewage or industrial waste entering the sewerage system. Said owner must install, at his or its own expense, a sewer meter approved by the City which accurately measures the sanitary sewage or industrial ' waste entering the sewerage system. Section 4. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. Water use, as established by Section 3 (A), shall be adjusted for the purposes of this Chapter, as follows: 1. For those users with water meters subject to monthly billings, the monthly volume for those meter readings which include the major portion or all of the months of June, July and August shall not exceed the monthly average volume of the immediately preceding six (6)meter readings; and, 2. For those users with water meters subject to quarterly billings, the quarterly volume for those meter readings which include a major portion or all of the months of June, July and August shall not exceed the quarterly average volume of the two (2)preceding quarters; and, 3. Seasonal adjustments shall be made only for those users having a six (6) month or two (2) quarters water usage record immediately preceding a particular billing period. Section 5. PAYMENT. (A) The SUC shall be added to the municipal utilities bill sent by the City to the owner of each lot, building and premises in accordance with said Chapter 64, and said SUC shall be separately denoted thereon, except as provided in subsection (B).