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0 Page 2 1"W WHEREAS, the initial step in the undertaking is the adjustment of the rates for sewer services so as to insure the availability of sufficient revenues derived from the operation of the Sanitary Sewer System to adequately cover operation and maintenance expenses, principal and interest requirements and depreciation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Batesville, Arkansas: Section 1 . That the following monthly rates be, and they are hereby, fixed as rates to be charged for services furnished by the Sanitary Sewer System of the City, which rates the City Council hereby finds and declares to be reason- able and necessary minimum rates to be charged: (a) Monthly sewer charges shall be based upon water consumption. The Sewer Committee shall classify all customers of the Sanitary Sewer System (customer being hereby defined as any landowner whose buildings or premises are connected with and use the Sanitary Sewer System of the City or otherwise discharge sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the Sanitary Sewer System of the City) as either domestic or commercial on the basis of whether the water consumption for the individual customer is used for domestic or commercial purposes. In the case of domestic customers, the average monthly water consumption for the months of January, February, March, October, November and December of the calendar year preceding that in which sewer bills are rendered shall be computed separately for each domestic customer and a uniform monthly charge for each domestic customer shall be determined by applying the following schedule of rates to the average monthly water consumption so computed. In the case of commercial customers, the average monthly water consumption for the entire calendar year preceding that in which the sewer bills are rendered shall be computed