Fees for Pumping and Chemically Treating Cesspools

(a) Pumping. (1) A charge shall be made for pumping cesspools. The person requesting the service shall have the choice of either paying on a per-call basis or on a monthly contract basis. A person who elects to be serviced on a contract basis must apply to the department. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, no contract shall extend beyond June 30, 2004. After June 30, 2004, the charge for pumping cesspools shall be on a per-call basis only; provided that any owner or occupant whose property is included within a sewer improvement district for which an assessment ordinance has been enacted before June 30, 2004, may elect to pay for service on a contract basis until the prescribed deadline in the notice to connect to the sewer system or as may be allowed by an extension to the deadline approved by the director. (2) An eligible household shall be entitled to pay reduced per-call cesspool pumping service charges. For purposes of this section, an “eligible household” is that which does not exceed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) low-income limit adjusted for family size. The eligible household must apply for a loan through the department of community services housing rehabilitation loan program for wastewater disposal system rehabilitation/reconstruction to rehabilitate or reconstruct their wastewater disposal system. Only if the eligible household does not otherwise qualify for a housing rehabilitation loan program will the eligible household be entitled to pay reduced per-call cesspool pumping service charges, retroactive to the date of initial application for the rehabilitation loan with the department of community services. (3) No charge shall be made for pumping a cesspool that is being chemically treated by the city and payment is being made for the service. (b) Chemical treatment. A monthly charge shall be made for any cesspool under chemical treatment. (c) Cesspool service charge schedule. Cesspool service charge schedules are listed in Appendix 43-B of this chapter. )