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ORDINANCE NO. 4917-1455 PAGE 2 When installed, said device shall be used to determine the flow of wastewater for that user group, and shall be the basis for the billing charge. Flow-based billing shall be calculated as the sum of the monthly base charge per account plus an amount per unit of flow, both as set forth in the Nonresidential (General) category of the Wastewater Fee Table of Section 2-1-21(B). (D) The monthly service charge and any other fees herein established shall be collected from the property owner, or from the users of the premises which are connected to the city wastewater system. Such monthly service charge and any other fees established by this Section shall run with the land to which such charges and fees relate, except where otherwise explicitly prohibited by state law. (E) All fees and assessments under this Section are due and payable on the date billed. Late charges of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month of the unpaid balance due will be imposed on bills not paid within thirty (30) calendar days after the billing date. (F) Procedure and remedies for failure to timely pay monthly wastewater only service charge. 1. A monthly wastewater-only service charge for wastewater collection and treatment shall be delinquent if not paid within thirty (30) calendar days after the bill is issued. 2. A notice of delinquency shall be mailed certified, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the property owner or to the address at which the tax bill for the property was last mailed, and the occupant of the premises or other users of the city wastewater system. 3. An appeal to the notice of delinquency must be filed in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of receipt of the notice. (G) Notwithstanding any term, clause or section in this chapter, pursuant to A.R.S. Section 9-511.02, in the event the monthly wastewater-only service charge for wastewater collection and treatment for a property becomes delinquent for more than ninety (90) days, the city may file a lien upon the property for which wastewater service is provided for such nonpayment of monthly charges. Prior to filing such lien, the city shall comply with the procedures set forth in A.R.S. Section 9-511.02. Any lien placed on a property pursuant to this section shall be enforceable pursuant to and in accordance with A.R.S. Section 9-511.02. (H) There is hereby established a septage receiving rate for wastewater haulers as such use is described in Section 2-1-46-3 of this Code. The septage receiving rate for wastewater haulers shall be determined based on a rate of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for every One Thousand (1000) gallons of septage delivered. SECTION 3. THAT the Prescott City Code Title II, Chapter 2-1, Section 2-1-57 (Effluent Lines and Connections) is amended by adding the following: 2