John Hodges

The ordinance adopts a schedule for rates and charges for wastewater services. It addresses the necessity for rate adjustments to fund the implementation of the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Plan and a Long Term Control Plan, required under a Consent Judgment with the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Energy and Environmental Cabinet and an EPA Administrative Order. The schedule of charges is designed to generate sufficient revenue to offset the cost of all operation and maintenance of the sewer system. The ordinance outlines specific wastewater user charges, industrial surcharge rates for the treatment of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS), fees for hauled waste generated both within and outside McCracken County, and other fees such as tap-on, capacity, and lateral connection fees.