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An Ordinance amending Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances as follows: amending Section 16-48 to increase disposal fees for sewage; amending Section 16-57.1 to provide that all rates and fees set forth in Sections 16-48, 16-59, and 16-60 shall be adjusted annually each fiscal year beginning effective July 1, 2017, in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers; amending Section 16-59 to increase fees for sanitary sewer service rates for residential users subject to Schedule A from $5.09 for the first unit, from zero (0) to one hundred (100) cubic feet of water and $3.83 per unit for usage in excess of one (1) unit to $5.70 effective July 1, 2015 and $6.38 effective July 1, 2016, for the first unit, from zero (0) to one hundred (100) cubic feet of water and $4.21 effective July 1, 2015 and $4.80 effective July 1, 2016, per unit for usage in excess of one (1) unit; to increase sanitary sewer service rates for users subject to Schedule B from $6.17 for the first unit, from zero (0) to one hundred (100) cubic feet of water, and $4.65 for usage in excess of one (1) unit to $6.91 effective July 1, 2015 and $7.74 effective July 1, 2016, for the first unit, from zero (0) to one hundred (100) cubic feet of water and $5.21 effective July 1, 2015 and $5.84 effective July 1, 2016, per unit for usage in excess of one (1) unit, plus increase the charge for suspended solids from 0.694 to 0.777 effective July 1, 2015 and 0.870 effective July 1, 2016, the charge for ammonia nitrogen from 2.108 to 2.361 effective July 1, 2015 and 2.644 effective July 1, 2016, and the charge for biochemical oxygen demand from 0.839 to 0.940 effective July 1, 2015 and 1.053 effective July 1, 2016; and amending Section 16-60 to increase sanitary sewer tap on fees. [Council Office, Maynard]
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WHEREAS, on January 3, 2011, LFUCG, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky entered into a Consent Decree in a case sty...
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