Kingdom City Surcharge ordinance (§ 700.630)
Chapter 700: Water Regulations · Article VIII. Sewer And Wastewater
In short: When the Superintendent decides it's necessary, a property owner must pay for pretreatment to bring wastewater down to 300 parts per million biochemical oxygen demand or 350 parts per million suspended solids, or control discharge amounts and rates, or pay a surcharge of $0.49 per pound (BOD) or $0.42 per pound (suspended solids).
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight, or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes, pay additional surcharge (Reference is made to Appendix A of this Chapter and Article III of this Chapter).
BOD Surcharge = $0.49 per lb. SS Surcharge = $0.42 per lb.
Official source: Village of Kingdom City official Code of Ordinances (online), § 700.630
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.