NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON SCALE OF CHARGES FOR GATES-CHILI-OGDEN SEWER DISTRICT NORTHWEST QUADRANT PURE WATERS DISTRICT IRONDEQUOIT BAY SOUTH CENTRAL PURE WATERS DISTRICT ROCHESTER PURE WATERS DISTRICT -Pursuant to Section 266 of the County Law of the State of New York and Resolution No. 502 of 1971, as amended by Resolution No. 337 of 1974, relating to the Rochester Pure Waters District, and pursuant to Section 266 of the County Law of the State of New York and Resolution Nos. 417 and 418 of 1973, and 449 of 1976, relating to the remaining pure waters districts, as adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Monroe, public hearings will be held by the Administrative Boards of the Gates-Chili-Ogden Sewer District, Northwest Quadrant Pure Waters District, Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters District and the Rochester Pure Waters District at the Legislative Chambers of the County Legislature in the County Office Building in Rochester, New York, on the 9th day of December 2025 on proposed scales of charges for the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the respective Districts as follows: Rochester Pure Waters District: 6:15 p.m. ET Gates-Chili-Ogden Sewer District: 6:16 p.m. ET Northwest Quadrant Pure Waters District: 6:17 p.m. ET Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters District: 6:18 p.m. ETSCALE OF CHARGESThese Scales of Charges shall be effective commencing January 1, 2026. GATES-CHILI-OGDEN SEWER DISTRICT Operation and Maintenance Charge $4.121 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption (see Notes 1-3). NORTHWEST QUADRANT PURE WATERS DISTRICT Operation and Maintenance Charge $2.375 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption (see Notes 1-3). Operation and Maintenance Charge for properties Receiving Local Collection System Services $2.835 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption (see Notes 1-3). IRONDEQUOIT BAY SOUTH CENTRAL PURE WATERS DISTRICT Operation and Maintenance Charge $1.932 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption Operation and Maintenance Charge for properties Receiving Local Collection System Services $3.49 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption (see Notes 1-3). ROCHESTER PURE WATERS DISTRICT Operation and Maintenance Charge $3.49 per 1,000 Gallons of water consumption (see Notes 1-3). CHARGES FOR RPWD ZONE 2: No Charge - Operation and Maintenance not provided. NOTES RE: Operation and Maintenance Charge (All Districts): 1. This charge is based upon recent historic water consumption reflecting normal domestic waste water. It will be adjusted for industrial and commercial users based on the quality of sewage and additional cost of treatment. 2. This charge is subject to change based on financial obligations of the District. 3. This charge will be included in the 2026 County Tax Bill as a user charge. Accounts for which water consumption has not been calculated by November 1, 2025 will be billed at 60,000 gallons per unit for the user charge commencing January 1, 2026. All such bills unpaid as of October 1st will be transferred to the County Tax Rolls. 4. In-District and out-of-District agreements may be developed based on but not limited to loadings placed on the total sewerage systems pursuant to the Monroe County Sewer Use Law. NEW USER CONNECTION FEES The charges for regulating, permitting and connecting to a public sanitary sewer within the District are based on average costs incurred by the District for such new connections. The proposed fee schedule for new connections is as follows: Gates-Chili-Ogden Sewer District: $300.00 per connection - residential $400.00 per connection - non-residential Northwest Quadrant and Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters Districts: $250.00 per connection - residential $350.00 per connection - non-residential Rochester Pure Waters District: $300.00 per connection - residential * $400.00 per connection - non-residential * * For the RPWD a storm and sanitary sewer connection will be considered one connection when made at the same time. SEWER SURCHARGE - APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS The owner or lessee of any parcel of real property connected with the District's Sewerage System and discharging any sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes containing acceptable pollutants imparting characteristics that exceed the maximum values established for normal sewage shall be surcharged. The surcharge reimburses the District for increased cost of treating said effluent. The charge shall be arrived at by multiplying the charge for normal sanitary sewage by the surcharge factor. The formula for finding the surcharge factor is as follows: S.F. = a(BOD-300) + b(SS-300) + d(P-10) 300 300 10 Definitions: S.F. = Surcharge Factor. BOD = Milligrams per liter of Biochemical Oxygen Demand, as defined in the Monroe County Sewer Use Law. SS = Milligrams per liter of Suspended Solids, as defined in the Monroe County Sewer Use Law. P = Milligrams per liter of Phosphorus, as defined in the Monroe County Sewer Use Law. a = Proportionate cost to treat a lb. of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and is established at 0.470. b = Proportionate cost to treat a lb. of Suspended Solids (SS) and is established at 0.505. d = Proportionate cost to treat a lb. of Phosphorus (P) and is established at 0.025. OTHER CHARGES - WHERE APPLICABLE A. Application Fees for Licenses or Permits under the Sewer Use Law (1) Initial Application for License or Permit (3 Year) $130.00 (2) Renewal License or Permit Applications (3 Year) $80.00 (3) Initial or Renewal Application for Scavenger $35.00 Waste Permit where application is licensed under Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-0301 of New York State (4) Specialty Short Term Discharge Permit $130.00 (Note - permit issued with no fee for wastewater transported to treatment plants. Permit fees already recovered in disposal fee) B. Septic Tank Hauling Rates Charge for Scavenger Waste $45.00/1,000 gallons (Based on Truck Capacity) C. Disposal of Vactor Spoils (1) Charge for disposal of Vactor Spoils (Cu Yds.) $95.00/Cubic Yard Based on half of vehicle capacity. (2) Charge for disposal of Vactor Spoils (Tons) $62.00/Ton Based on certified scale house receipt. D. Collection System Charges (1) Review of Plans and construction $300.00/lot - monitoring (Due prior to plan approval) minimum of 1 lot (2) Inspection of privately constructed $0.50/foot of sewers (Due prior to plan approval. sewer & laterals - No charge for existing sewers inside $50.00 minimum, subdivision boundaries.) as applicable (3) Pumping Station Maintenance Fee $10,000/pump station (Due prior to final acceptance of sanitary sewer. To be included in letter of credit for construction of sewers.) (4) Cleanout Inspection Fee $50.00/cleanout - $25.00 for repeat Inspections (5) Interceptor Review and Construction $350.00/project Monitoring Fee E. Charges for Private Sewer Maintenance The following rates shall be charged for tape snaking of private sewer laterals: Single and Double Dwelling $25.00 Four or More Family Dwelling $50.00 Commercial Laterals and Conductors $50.00 F. Treatment Plant Disposal Fee Biosolids/Sludge Disposal Fee $456.00/dry ton Residuals Disposal Fee $456.00/dry ton (Based on Minimum of 3% Solids. Solids Content Below 3% will be charged at Minimum.) G. Restaurant / Food Processing Grease Disposal Fee $266.00/1,000 gallons H. Non-Hazardous Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Disposal Fee Laboratory and Sampling $36.00/1,000 gallons (Minimum) $77.00/Truckload PROCEDURES FOR INITIATING LOCAL SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND CONNECTIONS in the Rochester Pure Waters District 1. A petition requesting the Rochester Pure Waters District to install sewers in a particular area will be submitted to the Administrator of Pure Waters. 2. The Administrator of Pure Waters will have an engineering feasibility report prepare for the project, including a preliminary cost estimate and recommendation. 3. The report and the petition will be presented to the Administrative Board for approval. 4. If the project is approved by the Board, it will then be considered as a Capital improvement project, or as a capital budget item. 5. Whenever a new connection is made to an existing sewer, a connection fee of $300.00 will be charged by the District. All work and cost for installing a lateral or laterals shall be the property owner's responsibility. At said public hearings the respective Administrative Boards will hear all persons interested in the subject matter thereof. An appeal to the County Legislature from any scale of charges established by any of the Administrative Boards and confirmed by the County Legislature may be taken by any person aggrieved. Such appeal may be taken by filing with such Administrative Board and with the Clerk of the Legislature a written notice of appeal specifying the ground thereof, within 15 days of the confirmation of such scale of charges by the Legislature pursuant to Section 266 of the County Law. Dated: Rochester, New York November 12, 2025By: David Grant Clerk of the Monroe County LegislatureFile No. 25-0328 4113489 11-25-1t