La Habra Municipal Code Ch. 13.12 Sewer Service Charges

A. The purpose and intent of this chapter is to provide for sewer service charges to be assessed, according to use, upon each and every parcel of land within the city connected to the sanitary sewer system for the privilege of the use of the system and which shall provide funds to be used principally to operate, maintain and improve the system.

B. The funds referred to in subsection A of this section may also be used to repay principal and interest on bonds issued for construction or reconstruction of the sanitary sewer system and to repay federal or state loans for system construction/reconstruction. In the case of required local matching funds necessary to obtain federal or state grants in aid, the moneys may also be utilized for this purpose.

(Ord. 1051 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1052 § 1, 1978)

Every person in possession or control of property from which sewage is discharged into or through the municipal sewer system, referred to in this section as "users," shall pay the following fees for such service:

A. A sewer operation fee, as set by resolution of the city council and on file in the office of the city clerk, is established, effective January 1, 1979. The fee shall be collected and expended for sewer system operational purposes as determined by the city council.

B. A sewer construction fee, as set by resolution of the city council and on file in the office of the city clerk, is established, effective July 1, 1978. The fee shall be collected and expended for sewer system construction or reconstruction purposes as determined by the city council.

(Ord. 1051 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1052 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1213 §§ 2, 3, 1983)

On premises not served with city water, the billing for sewer charges shall be made insofar as practical in accordance with Chapter 4.50. The charge shall be determined and based upon the average residence water consumption and billing served with city water. Average residential water usage shall be defined as five thousand four hundred cubic feet per quarterly billing period.

(Ord. 1051 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1052 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1628 § 15, 2003)

Payment of sewer service charges must be made in accordance with Chapter 4.50. Delinquent payments of sewer service charge shall be collected in accordance with Chapter 4.50.

(Ord. 1051 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1052 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1628 § 16, 2003)