customers, but there may be such a surcharge in the future. <br />~--~~ <br />~ r • <br />Customers may request an informal resolution of errors or discrepancies in their charges. Customers <br />who, wish an adjustment to their fee not resolved informally may seek resolution through. one of the <br />processes explained below (sections 6.1 and 6.2). If no agreement is reached, the customer may go <br />through a formal appeals process as outlined in section 6.3. <br />j 6.1 Application Process For Reduced impact to Stormwater System <br />Reductions ~~~-exe~tiexs will not be granted automatically to either existing or future <br />customers. To be consistent with other City policies, the utility will not grant exeh~s-ar <br />reductions for social goals. Customers may apply for a reduction er-a}~'n~ten based on the <br />criteria listed below. <br />~Elirr'na on~~f~,~u nti . and u° lit~~ cc~mpo~ne~ ~ will be granted <br />only to those customers who can show. that no runoff from the site is directly or indirectly <br />entering the City's public stormwater system based on the following criteria: <br />l , all their runoff discharges into an area. that does not ultimately enter. into the City's <br />drainage system (e.g. Willamette River, non-City-owned facilities), or , <br />• 2. .all their runoffis retained on-site through a constructed containment system, such as <br />` a dry well. <br />• Reductions lc~ tl~e, yc~aizzat~ a,nd duality c oxi~~c,i~~ofttl~e~~e~,~,~e, will be granted to those <br />customers who can show that a quantifiable portion of their runoff is -not directly or <br />indirectly entering the public system based on the following criteria: <br />1. part of their runoff discharges into an area that does nit z~ltimately enter the City's <br />public stormwater system. -- in accepting an-e~fer~ptier~ lcducti<>n for this reason, the <br />customer must also assume. responsibility for compliance with any state or federal <br />regulations that apply to the body of water that the customer is draining into, or <br />Stormwater Service Charger Methodology Paper -Page 12 <br />Draft Revisions -April 10, 1995 <br />Customers who.can document an existing or planned reduction or elimination (as described <br />below) of their dischar a to the ublic stormwater system will receive a reduction er <br />e~~~ ft eii°; „„p,~, ;' to arge. A customer who receives a fee reduction will <br />pay a portion of the total fee. The total fee is calculated as described in sections 5.2.1 <br />~; <br />