Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 17 Fees, Charges and Computations

Fees and charges made and collected in accordance with and under the authority of this ordinance shall be set and scheduled by the County of Ventura.

All fees and charges made or assessed pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance are due upon receipt of County's billing statement and shall become delinquent 15 days thereafter. Fees not received by the County within 30 days of the billing date shall be subject to a penalty which will be set by an ordinance of the County. Unpaid fees shall also accrue interest at the legal rate beginning on the 31st day after the billing date.

The County shall keep a record of all fees and charges assessed and collected under this ordinance. The record shall reflect the names and addresses of the persons on whose account the fees or charges were paid, the date, the amount of payment, and the purpose for which charges were paid or the premises affected.

Except as otherwise wherein provided, whenever the fees and charges required by this ordinance are based on estimated values or estimated quantities, the Airports Administrator shall make the necessary determinations in accordance with established practices.

A. Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Fee. All persons requiring an industrial waste discharge permit shall pay to the County a yearly permit fee, the cost of which will be set forth in County of Ventura—Department of Airports Rent & Fee Resolution. (See Section 6515-1.)

B. Service Fees. Should the County or its agents perform required industrial wastewater sampling, analysis, review, flow measurements or other activities for an industrial user, said user shall be held responsible for all accrued costs. The Airports Administrators may, at his discretion, bill discharger directly for services performed by the County or bill on the basis of a reasonable estimate of the cost of such services. (Fees shall be as specified in County of Ventura—Department of Airports Rent & Fee Resolution.)

C. Collection of Fees. The Airports Administrator shall charge and collect the fees specified by the Board of Supervisors from persons connecting to the County sewerage system, from applicants for permit and permittees under this ordinance and from users of the County sewerage system.

A. The total flow of industrial wastewater discharged by the industrial user shall be measured by the Airports Administrator by means of:

1. A metering device, approved by the Airports Administrator and obtained, installed, and maintained at the expense of the user (See Section 6516-0(c)), or

2. Estimate determined from total water used in the area occupied by the user.

B. The Airports Administrator shall select the method to be used unless the discharger can demonstrate that another method will more accurately represent the discharge.

A charge for wastewater of such quality or character as to impose upon the County unusual operation and maintenance or capital cost whether or not related to flow volume, BOD, SS, or peak flow rates shall be set by the Airports Administrator and paid by the user. These charges shall be reasonably calculated to defray cost attributed to such wastewater.

(See Section 6512-5, 6512-6 and 6513-4.)