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4.10 (5) If the industrial or commercial user does not discharge considerable waste, as a part of its essential operation, then the requirement for metering may be waived upon recommendation of the City Engineer and approval of the City Council. In such event, the charge for waste discharge of this user, shall be established by resolution of the City Council. 4.11 Strength Charges For Industrial Users. 4.11(1) The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) has imposed an industrial user sewer strength charge upon users of the Metropolitan Disposal system. The City of Gem Lake Municipal sanitary sewer system feeds into this disposal system, In order for the City to pay such costs, based upon strength of industrial discharge that are allocated to it by the MWCC each year, it is. necessary to establish a City system sewer strength charge and a formula for computation of that charge for all industrial users using the. City of Gem Lake Municipal sanitary sewer system, 4.11(2) There is established, in addition to sewer charges based upon the volume of discharge, a sewer charge upon each person receiving waste treatment services within or served by the City, based upon strength of industrial waste discharged into the Municipal sanitary sewer system operated by the. City of Gem Lake. 4.11(3) For the purpose of computation of the strength charge, the same strength charge formula designated in Resolution No. 76-172, adopted by the governing body of the MWWC on June 15, I976 shall be used by the City of Gem Lake, 4.11(4) The strength charge established by this sectionof this Ordinance shall be paid by each industrial user receiving waste treatment services from the system operated by the City of Gem Lake. It will be billed in the same manner as the. regular use charge for sewer service and be subject to the same penalties for late payment. 4.12 Payment Of'Sewer System Charges. 4.12 (1) Sewer use charges shall be billed quarterly. Statements for sewer charges, for the preceding quarterly period, shall be mailed to each user of the system on. or before the 10th of January, April, July and October of each year. Such statements shall be due and payable to the City Treasurer on or before the last day of the month following the quarterly period covered by such statement. 4.12 (2) If the sewer charge is not paid when due, then the following penalty shall be added to the next billing: 4.12(2)a For residential sewer users, a penalty of four dollars ($4.00) or ten (10) percent of the amount due, whichever is greater. 4.12(2)b For all other sewer users, a penalty charge often (10) percent if paid within the first month of arrearage. After one month of arrearance, the penalty charge will be twenty (20) percent of the amount due.