§ 13-26-11-2 — Sewage works; campgrounds; youth camps

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
rates or charges for a sewage works may be determined based on a
combination of the following factors:
(1) A flat charge for each connection. If a board uses a flat charge
as a factor to determine a rate or charge for a sewage works, the
board must:
(A) prepare a concise written statement that summarizes the
calculations and processes used to determine the amount of the
flat charge; and
(B) provide a copy of the written statement to each person who:
(i) is required to pay the rate or charge; and
(ii) requests a paper copy of the summary.
(2) The amount of water used on the premises.
(3) The number and size of water outlets on the premises.
(4) The amount, strength, or character of sewage discharged into
the sewers.
(5) The size of sewer connections.
(6) Whether the property served has been or will be required to
pay separately for the cost of any of the facilities of the works.
(7) A combination of these or other factors that the board
determines is necessary to establish nondiscriminatory, just, and
equitable rates or charges.
(b) A campground or youth camp may be billed for sewage service
at a flat rate or by installing, at the campground's or youth camp's
expense, a meter to measure the actual amount of sewage discharged
by the campground or youth camp into the sewers. If a campground or
youth camp elects to be billed by use of a meter:
(1) the rate charged by a board for the metered sewage service
may not exceed the rate charged to residential customers for
equivalent usage; and
(2) the amount charged by a board for the campground's or youth
camp's monthly sewage service for the period beginning
September 1 and ending May 31 must be equal to the actual
amount that would be charged for the sewage discharged during
the month by the campground or youth camp as measured by the
meter.
(c) If a campground or youth camp does not install a meter under
subsection (b) and is billed for sewage service at a flat rate, for a
calendar year beginning after December 31, 2004:
(1) each campsite at the campground may not equal more than
one-third (1/3) of one (1) resident equivalent unit; and
(2) each bed at the youth camp may not equal more than
one-eighth (1/8) of one (1) residential equivalent unit.
The basic monthly charge for the campground's or youth camp's sewage
service must be equal to the number of the campground's or youth
camp's resident equivalent units multiplied by the rate charged by the
board for a resident unit.
(d) The board may impose additional charges on a campground or
youth camp under subsections (b) and (c) if the board incurs additional
costs that are caused by any unique factors that apply to providing
sewage service for the campground or youth camp, including, but not
limited to:
(1) the installation of:
(A) oversized pipe; or
(B) any other unique equipment;
necessary to provide sewage service for the campground or youth
camp; and
(2) concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) that
exceed federal pollutant standards.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-22(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.239-2003, SEC.1; P.L.189-2005, SEC.5; P.L.97-2012, SEC.12.