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Pg. 11 Authority acting as its agent, shall make a periodic determination of the character and concentration of industrial waste or pollutants. • (b) Location and design of sampling sites for a periodic determina- tion of the character and concentration of industrial waste or pollutants discharged into the sanitary sewer system shall be approved by the director of Public Works and the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority. (c) Samples of industrial waste or pollutants discharged into the sewer system shall be collected in such a manner as may be deemed necessary by the director of Public Works and the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, and analyzed for compliance with this article. The laboratory methods used in the examination of said waste waters shall be those set forth in the latest edition of "Standard Methods". (d) Such determination of the character and concentration of the industrial waste or pollutants discharged into the sanitary sewer system shall be binding as a basis for surcharges on those persons discharging industrial waste or pollutants into the system. (e) Costs incident to sampling and analyzing of waste or pollutants that are applicable to surcharges shall be included in the surcharges made to all persons discharging industrial waste or pollutants into the city's sanitary sewers. • SECTION 24-24. Cost recovery for treatment of industrial wastes. Surcharges for the higher cost of treating excessive strength waste or pollutants and for the industrial share of the cost of capital improve- ments to treatment facilities shall be rendered to any person discharging industrial waste or pollutants having a biochemical oxygen demand in excess of 240 parts per million and/or suspended solids in excess of 240 parts per million. Such surcharges shall be imposed in addition to any existing sewer service charges and any sewer charge imposed after the adoption of this article. The aforesaid surcharges shall include: (a) A charge covering the cost incurred by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority in treating said waste or pollutants in the sewage treatment plants (b) A charge covering the "industrial share" of capital improve- ments for waste water treatment incurred by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority as defined by applicable federal regulations. (c) A charge covering the costs incurred by the Authority or its agent in sampling and analyzing said discharge of waste or pollutants. • Such surcharges shall be shown separately on the regular bill rendered