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2 restaurants, garages, school cafeterias, and car washes. The FOG policy also contains specifications for sizing these traps and specifies the minimum intervals for inspection and cleaning. The other component of the policy is public education, which has already been implemented in the form of flyers sent out with every customer mailing which explain the negative effects of FOG on the sewer system. By incorporating the Town's policy into the County's Resolution, the County will have the authority to enforce the requirements of the Town's Sewer Use Ordinance. The Town cannot enforce its requirements on the Efland sewer users and the County does not have any defined standard for wastewater or FOG prevention in the existing Efland Sewer Resolution. Section V.IA.) -Deposit: Before the rate increases of the last two years, the deposit amount of $30 in the existing ordinance was roughly equivalent to two months of sewer service at the minimum bill amount of $15.20. The rate structure before July 2008 was set up such that every customer paid $15.20 per month for usage up to 3,000 gallons and paid $4.50 for every additional 1,000 gallons per month. The amendment proposed would set the deposit amount equal to the current charge for two sewer bills of 3,000 gallons each. With the increased rates over the last two years, the $30 deposit amount is no longer adequate to protect the County in the case of a customer default. The proposed amendment provides far a deposit amount consistent with the intent of the existing amount. Also, because the deposit is tied to the existing rate structure, as the rates change the deposit amount will also change without further amendment to the Efland Sewer Resolution. This amendment would only affect customer accounts created after the amendment is approved. Existing customers will not be required to pay a larger deposit. Section VI.(A.) -Minimum charge: The Efland Sewer rate structure changed in July 2008. Before then, there was a minimum charge for every customer who used 3,000 gallons or less. If a customer used 3,000 gallons or more, the minimum charge was billed plus a flat fee for each additional 1,000 gallons used per month. Under the current rate structure, the minimum charge is no longer related to usage. The proposed amendment makes the Resolution more current with modern practices by eliminating references to a minimum usage of 3,000 gallons. Section VI.(B.) -Sewer Customers with Wells: The current Resolution specifies that sewer customers with wells will be the charged the "minimum charge" unless usage exceeds 3,000 gallons per month. As stated for several of the amendments above, the change in rate structure and subsequent elimination of the minimum charge for up to 3,000 gallons makes the wording in this section obsolete. This amendment would mean that customers with wells would be charged the same amount as a customer who uses 5,000 gallons per month, which is roughly the average residential consumption rate. If usage is predicted, expected or determined to exceed 5,000 gallons per month, the existing ordinance reserves the right of the County to require a well meter be installed so the customer can be biNed accurately. The suggested amendment specifies that the customer is to pay for the meter and installation. This is standard practice for most water utilities and is usually charged as a flat meter fee for a customer establishing a new water service. In this case, if the County arranged to install the meter, the actual cost for the meter and installation would be passed on to the customer. From that point on, the meter would be read each month to determine the sewer bill for that customer.