2.75.040 Additional powers and duties of the director.
A. In order to assist in identifying those areas of the city in immediate need of wastewater collection and treatment service and to protect the public health and safety, the director of the office shall compile, to the extent necessary, data to determine whether it is environmentally necessary to extend the wastewater system to additional areas, including:
1. A master list and map of:
a. State, county or city compliance inspections of private, individual sewage disposal systems, including those systems utilizing alternate technology under the jurisdiction of the department.
b. Failures of private, individual sewage disposal systems which are reported to the city or to state or county agencies.
c. Enforcement or abatement actions taken by city, county or state authorities against private, individual sewage disposal systems not in compliance with law.
d. Pumping of private, individual sewage disposal systems, as reported monthly to the city or to the state by septage haulers operating within the city.
2. Any other site-specific data, such as, but not limited to, population density and transmissivity of terrain.
3. Collect and maintain copies of water quality sampling of surface waters and groundwater available to the city from public or private sources. The director will monitor and map any changes in water quality by area of the city.
4. Analyze the data on water quality sampling and on the status of individual sewage disposal systems (a privately owned residential or commercial wastewater treatment system) in an area not yet served by the city wastewater system and present conclusions based upon the data to the city manager and council to show whether it is environmentally necessary to determine that an area is in need of extension of the city wastewater system. The director may recommend to the city manager and council a ranking of areas not yet served according to environmental priority.
B. In order to assist in determining whether it is economically feasible to extend the city wastewater system to an area identified as environmentally necessary for future connection, the director in cooperation with the city engineer and finance director shall:
1. Determine whether the extension to serve a particular area should be a conventional gravity sewer or an alternative conveyance system, such as a small diameter gravity system or a septic tank effluent pumping (STEP) system;
2. Prepare an economic analysis of the costs of extension of the city wastewater system, according to the various engineering alternatives;
3. Calculate the anticipated revenues from capacity charges, monthly user service charges, development impact fees and other sources of revenue;
4. Present the economic analysis of the costs of extension and of anticipated revenues to the city manager or council.
C. The director may require that some or all the information set forth in subsections (B) and (C) of this section be provided by the applicant who is requesting an extension of the city wastewater system to serve a particular area of the city.
D. The director shall ensure that all required federal, state and local public notice and public participation procedures are followed in connection with any necessary public hearings.
E. Compile and prepare annually a detailed financial statement of the costs of operation and maintenance of the city wastewater system in anticipation of or in conjunction with the annual city budget process. [Code 2006 § 13-2-4. Ord. 2009-04, 4-14-2009].