HomeMy WebLinkAbout2382 Wastewater Service Rate IncreaseORDINANCE NO. J~ ~'~
AN ORDINANCE LNCREASLNG THE RATES FOR WASTEWATER
SERVICE FOR THE CITY BY AMENDING SECTION 13.04.030 OF THE
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 1994.
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.04.030 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is here and hereby amended
to read as follows:
13.04..030 Rates. The following monthly rates shall be charged by the City and collected
by the City Treasurer for the use and furnishing of sewerage service, all such rates and charges
to be made and paid on a monthly basis:
A. Single Unit Residential and Duplex Customers.
l.Average Winter Water Use Categories.
For single unit residences and duplexes, where each unit receives
separately metered water service, each unit shall be charged a base rate, plus a
charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water used, up to a fixed limit based on the
customer's average water use calculated from meter readings actually taken
during a four month period between October 15 and March 15, or Average
Winter Water Use (AWWU). The AWWU shall be determined on April 1 of each
year with the customer's maximum monthly rate from April I to March 30 of
the next year being established by the AWWU. The AWWU category for
determining monthly charges shall be established by averaging the water meter
readings taken during the specified four month period and rounding them up or
down to the nearest thousand gallon amount.
2. Monthly Rates.
The base monthly rate for each metered customer shall be $g4i1=00
$22.00/month plus $2,08 52.2,6., per 1,000 gallons of water used as established
through the AWWU process. For duplexes with a single water meter, the charge
shall be two times the base rate, plus a charge of $2.98 $2.26 per 1,000 gallons
AWWU. Monthly sewer charges where actual water usage in a particular month
is less than the AWWU shall be calculated as a combination of the base rate plus
a charge of $2.98 $2.26 per thousand gallons of water actually used, rounded to
the nearest thousand gallons.
If water meter readings are taken on a bi-monthly basis, an averaging method to calculate
monthly billing charges may be utilized. Charges for a monthly period during which the meter
is not ~ctually read shall be calculated by averaging the prior water consumption for the period
during the two months immediately preceding the period for which a meter reading is not
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obtained, multiplying that average amount ~not to exceed the AWWU maximum) bv the volume
charge per thousand gallons and adding that charge to the base charge. An adjustment for actual
usage shall be made in the next monthly billing based on actual meter readings, if necessary.
If the customer does not have a recorded tour month use to establish the AWWU or
where during the tour month period used to calculate the AWWU there is a circumstance which,
in the reasonable judgment of the City Clerk, would make the AWhhFO calculation erroneous,
the charge shall be set at the base rate plus the monthly rate for 6,000 gallons AWWU. If there
is a change in occupancy during the AWWU determination period for a particular year, the
charge shall be set at the base rate plus the monthly rate for 6,000 gallons AWWU.
B. Multi-Family Customers.
1. Base Charges. For multi-family residences with three (3) or more units, the
base monthly charge shall be based on meter size. The base charge shall be:
5/8-3/4" meter
l" meter
1 tA" meter
1½" meter
1 ~" meter
2" meter
3" meter
4" meter
6" meter
8" meter
$ ', n,. ,, . ,~ ,,an 22.00/month
2g.00 30.80/month
32.00 35.20/month
~,r rm 39 60/month
48,00 51.70/month
5E.~ 63.80/month
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~,on.~.~,,,. c~,~ ,, 308.00/month
4g-0¢30 462.00/month
580¢~ 638.00/month
2. Total Charges. The total monthly multi-family charges shall be the base charge
plus a charge of $2.08 $2.26 per thousand gallons of water actually used. rounded to the nearest
thousand gallon amount, with the maximum per gallon charge capped at 6,000 gallons per unit.
C. Commercial Customers.
Commercial accounts shall be charged the same base rate. based upon meter size,
as multifamily customers. However, commercial customers shall be charged an additional
amount of $2.08 $2.26 per thousand gallons of water used, rounded to the nearest thousand
gallons, with no maximum cap on additional charges, or if a commercial customer generates
high strength waste or waste with high variability in loadings, charges shall be on a commodity
basis and provided in Chapter 13.06 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code.
D. Industrial and Contract Customers. The City may establish rates and charges for
industrial and large user customers that have unique or special use characteristics. The rams and
charges shall be based on existing contract conditions, costs of service, including waste volume
and strength, and such other factors deemed relevant in establishing reasonable rates and services
in the judgement of the Director of Public Works.
E. For all classes of users subject to metered rates, should there be a period during
which meter readings cannot be obtained under a normal reading schedule, volume charges shall
be calculated by averaging the prior consumption for the two months immediately preceding the
period for which a meter reading cannot be obtained. Charges for the next month during which
the actual meter reading is taken shall be adjusted for the difference between the average and
the actual metered volume for the period involved together with the appropriate meter rate.
Where there is a circumstance which, in the reasonable judgment of the Clerk-Treasurer, would
make the volume charge calculation erroneous, the volume charge shall be established under
such other method as the Clerk-Treasurer deems reasonable and fair.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on January I, 1994, after its passage, approval
and publication as provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the City Co~cil of t?e City of Port
Townsend and approved by the Mayor of the City this $~ t~ day ofg~ao~4.a~--~ ,1993.
Attest:
David A. Grove, City Clerk
~r John Clise
Approved as to form:
Dennis McLerran, City Attorney