HomeMy WebLinkAbout2302 Sewage Service Rate CalculationsORDINANCE NO. ~.~O.2.
AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING THE METHOD FOR CALCULATING
THE RATES FOR SEWAGE SERVICE IN THE CITY BY ALLOWING
AVERAGING OF THE CHARGES WHERE WATER METER READINGS OCCUR
ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS OR WHERE METER READINGS CANNOT BE
OBTAINED UNDER A NORMAL SCHEDULE BY AMENDING SECTION
13.04.030 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1, 1992.
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.
1.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 1 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 $20.00/month plus $1.90 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 $1.90 per 1,000 gallons AWWU. Monthly sewer
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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 $1.90 per thousand gallons of water actually used,
rounded to the nearest thousand gallons.
As water meter readinqs are normally only taken on a bi-
monthly basis, an averaqinq method to calculate monthly billinq
charqes is to be utilized. Charqes for a monthly period durinq
which the meter is not actually read shall be calculated by
averaqinq the prior water consumption for the period durinq the two
months immediately precedinq the period for which a meter readinq
is not obtained, multiplyinq that averaqe amount (not to exceed the
AWWU maximum) by the volume charqe per thousand qallons and addinq
that charqe to the base charqe. An adjustment for actual usaqe
shall be made in the next monthly billinq based on actual meter
readinqs, if necessary.
If the customer does not have a recorded four month use to
establish the AWWU or where during the four month period used to
calculate the AWWU there is a circumstance which, in the reasonable
judgment of the City Clerk, would make the AWWU 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
1" meter
1 1/2" meter
2" meter
3" meter
4" meter
6" meter
8" meter
$ 20.00/month
28.00/month
36.00/month
58.00/month
220.00/month
280.00/month
420.00/month
580.00/month
2. Total Charges. The total monthly multi-family charges
shall be the base charge plus a charge of $1.90 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.
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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
$1.90 per thousand gallons of water used, rounded to the nearest
thousand gallons, with no maximum cap on additional charges.
D. Industrial and cohtract customers. The City may establish
rates and charges for industrial and large user customers that have
unique or special use characteristics. The rates 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 durinq which meter readinqs cannot be obtained
under a normal readinq schedule, volume charqes shall be calculated
by averaqinq the prior consumption for the two months immediately
precedinq the period for which a meter readinq cannot be obtained.
Charqes for the next month durinq which the actual meter readinq is
taken shall be adjusted for the difference between the averaqe and
the actual metered volume for the period involved toqether with the
appropriate meter rate. Where there is a circumstance which, in
the reasonable judqment of the Clerk-Treasurer, would make the
volume charqe calculation erroneous, the volume charqe shall be
established under such other method as the Clerk-Treasurer deems
reasonable and fair.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 1992,
after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the City
Council of the City of of
the City this ~ day
Attest:
Port Townsend a~pproved by the Mayor
T~or Jo~n Clise
David A. Grove, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
erran, City Att~orney
Passed by the City Council:
Signed by the Mayor:
Published:
Effective Date: July 1, 1992
David A. Grove, City Clerk
1992
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