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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-192C \DOCS\ORD\RANATER ORD NOTE. Amended by ordinance No. 97-237. ORDINANCE NO. % AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHEDULE OF RATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE BY THE CITY OF DENTON OF RAW WATER TO THE UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Denton ("City") and the Upper Trinity Regional Water District ("UTRWD") entered into an "Interim Sale of Wholesale Raw Water Contract" ("Contract") on July 21, 1992, which provided for City's sale of raw water to UTRWD on a wholesale basis and contemplated that UTRWD would treat the water purchased from City, and then resell the treated water to its participating member cities; and WHEREAS, UTRWD desires to purchase wholesale raw water from Denton at this time as UTRWD's water treatment plant located south of the Lewisville Lake Dam is now operational; and City has determined that it has raw water surplus and desires to sell a portion of that surplus to UTRWD in accordance with the contract, and WHEREAS, Denton has, for the period beginning April 1, 1997, and ending May 31, 1997 provided UTRWD with small quantities of raw water for testing purposes, pursuant to the Contract; and further effective June 1, 1997, has commenced, at UTRWD's request, providing raw water to UTRWD under the Contract; and accordingly, City desires to establish the effective date of this wholesale rate as of April 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton at its June 23, 1997 meeting considered the proposed rate ordinance providing for "Wholesale Raw Water Service to Upper Trinity Regional Water District" and recommended to the City Council the approval of the attached Rate Schedule WRW, effective as of April 1, 1997; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION I. That the Rate Schedule pertaining to wholesale treated water service to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District, by the City of Denton, as authorized by Sections 12.01 and 12.02 of Article XII of the Charter of the City of Denton, and Section 26- 127 of the City of Denton Code of Ordinances, is hereby established as follows: WHOLESALE RAW WATER SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT SCHEDULE WRW WHOLESALE RAW WATER SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT SECTION II. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity. SECTION III. That this ordinance shall become effective for the City of Dentonls sale of wholesale raw water service to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District, on and after April 1, 1997; and a copy of said rate shall be maintained on file in the office of the City Secretary. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19 day of 1997. JACK LLER, MAYOR ATTEST; JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY: SCHEDULE WRW WHOLESALE RAW WATER SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT (Effective 04/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to all raw water sales to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) per the Interim Sale of Wholesale Raw Water Contract MONTHLY CHARGES The monthly charge for service shall be expressed as a volume price per 1,000 gallons (1) Water Volume Rate (FY 1997) MINIMUM BILLING $0 3939 per 1,000 gallons The minimum monthly billing shall be the volume charge applied to the monthly volume metered Denton shall render bills by the tenth (loth) day of each month Bills shall be due and payable when rendered Bills are considered delincluent if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a bill for service is rendered. There shall be a ten percent per annum interest charge on the amount due, from the date when due until paid, if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a bill for service is rendered A \98WORD ORD ORDINANCE NO qI-e&/ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE 96-208 FOR WATER SERVICE, AMENDING THE CHARGES FOR TAP AND METER FEES, AMENDING THE UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT (UTRWD) INTERIM TREATED WATER RATE (WW1) PER THE CONTRACT, AMENDING ORDINANCE 97-192 FOR WHOLESALE RAW WATER SERVICE TO UTRWD (WRW), PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Rate Schedules for water service as pro- vided'for in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, are amended to read as follows WATER RATE SCHEDULES PAGE WR Residential Water Service 2 WRE Outside Corporate Limits Residential Water Service 4 WC Commercial/Industrial Water Service Rate 6 WCE Outside Corporate Limits Commercial & Industrial 8 Water Service WG Intra-Governmental Sales of Finished Water 10 WGI Local Government Sprinkler Irrigation Rate 12 WGA Local -Government Water Service for "Adopt -a -Spot" 14 WGU Intra-Governmental Sales of Untreated Water 16 WFH Metered Water from Fire Hydrant 18 WW1 Interim Treated Water/Raw Water Resale and Transmission 19 Service to Upper Trinity Regional Water District WRW Wholesale Raw Water Service to Upper Trinity Regional 21 Water District Water Tap and Meter Fees 22 Special Facilities Rider 24 SCHEDULE WR RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE (Effective 10/01 97) APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential service, and individually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi -family facilities with less than four units Also applicable where the metered water is not returned to the wastewater system for collection and treatment, i e lawn sprinkler or septic system Not applicable to resale, temporary, standby, or supplementary ser- vice except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter (2) Volume Charge RATE BLOCK PER 30 DAYS Billinq Per 30 Da $ 9 55 $11 40 $16 25 $18 10 Rate Per 1,000 Gallons WINTER SUMMER Billing months of Billing months of NOV through APRIL MAY through OCT 0-15,000 gals $2 60 $2 60 15,001-30,000 gals $2 60 $3 50 Over 30,000 gals $2 60 $4 35 MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 2 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gal in rate block x rate per 1,000 gal in rate block 1000 gallons PAGE 3 SCHEDULE WRE OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential service, and individually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi -family facilities with less than four units outside the corporate limits of the City of Denton, with or without wastewater service NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter (2) Volume Charge RATE BLOCK PER 30 DA 0-15,000 gals 15,001-30,000 gals Over 30,000 gals MINIMUM BILLING PAYMENT Billing Per 30 Days $11 00 $13 10 $18 65 $20 80 Rate Per 1,000 Gallons WINTER SUMMER Billing months NOV through APRIL Facility Charge $3 00 $3 00 $3 00 Billing months MAY through OCT $3 00 $4 05 $5 00 Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILIT All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 4 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gal in Rate Block x Rate per 1,000 Gal in Rate Block 1,000 gallons PAGE 5 SCHEDULE WC COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE RATE (Effective 10 01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to all commercial and industrial users, or other water users not otherwise classified under this ordinance, for all water provided at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Also applicable where the metered water is not returned to the wastewater system for collection and treatment, i e water used in production or irrigation or where the wastewater flow is measured separately Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Billing Per 30 Days 3/4" Meter $ 20 20 1" Meter $ 22 20 1-1/2" Meter $ 25 75 2" Meter $ 31 65 3" Meter $ 66 25 4" Meter $122 50 6" Meter $153 00 8" Meter $178 00 10" Meter $214 00 (2) V-olume Charge $2 87 per 1000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 6 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the consumption during the billing period Formula Gallons consumption x rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 7 SCHEDULE WCE OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable for all commercial and industrial users or other users not otherwise classified under this ordinance outside of the cor- porate limits of the City of Denton for all water service provided at one point of delivery and measured through one meter, with or without wastewater service Not applicable to temporary, standby or supplementary service, except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter 6" Meter 8" Meter 10" Meter (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING PAYMENT Billing Per 30 Da $ 21 50 $ 23 50 $ 29 60 $ 34 50 $ 75 00 $141 00 $176 00 $205 00 $247 00 $3 25 per 1,000 gallons Facility Charge Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 8 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gallons Consumption X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 9 SCHEDULE wG INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SALES OF FINISHED WATER (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to sales of finished water to all City of Denton Departments and accounts supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conDunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter 6" Meter 8" Meter 10" Meter (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLI PAYMENT Facility Charge Billing Per 30 Days $ 14 85 $ 16 60 $ 20 55 $ 27 85 $ 57 15 $ 95 00 $127 00 $149 00 $214 00 $2 81 per 1,000 gallons Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided sub3ect to the special facilities rider , PAGE 10 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x Facility Charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gallons Consumption x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 11 SCHEDULE WGI LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPRINKLER IRRIGATION RATE (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to sales of finished water for irrigation purposes to all local accounts supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Water will be provided on a non -interruptible basis or on an as available basis, interruptible as needed to meet peak requirements Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge (A) Meter Cha Billing Per 30 Days 3/4" Meter $ 14 85 1" Meter $ 16 60 1-1/2" Meter $ 20 55 2" Meter $ 27 85 3" Meter $ 57 15 4" Meter $ 95 00 6" Meter $127 00 8" Meter $149 00 (2) Volume Charge {-WGN) Non -interruptible $2 81 per 1,000 gallons (WGI) Interruptible $2 40 per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING PAYMENT Facility Charge Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PECIAL FACILITIES A11 services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 12 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billings for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x Facility Charge 30 VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption to be charged during the billing period Formula Gallons Consumption x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 13 SCHEDULE WGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT WATER SERVICE FOR "ADOPT -A -SPOT" (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to sales of finished water to all local government ac- counts supplied at one point of delivery and measured through a meter with a quick coupler and hose bib for the Keep Denton Beautiful Board's Adopt -A -Spot program Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with appli- cable rider NET ANNUAL RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge PAYMENT Per Billi $ 9 55 $11 40 $16 25 $18 10 $2 81 per 1,000 Gallons Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet custom- er's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on three billings annually in the months of October, April and July PAGE 14 VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gallons Consumption x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 15 SCHEDULE WGU INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SALES OF UNTREATED WATER (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to all City of Denton Departments and accounts for untreated water supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not applicable for resale except in con unction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge DAVM7MT $154 00 per 30 days $1 50 per 1,000 gallons Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet custom- er's service requirements shall be provided subDect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period PAGE 16 Formula Gallons Consumption X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 17 SCHEDULE WFH METERED WATER FROM FIRE HYDRANT (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable for all water taken through a fire hydrant or other direct distribution line source at one location for private or commercial use not associated with fire fighting DEPOSIT $680 00 per meter User shall place a deposit each time a City's hydrant meter(s) is requested Deposit will be returned when meter is returned and final bill is paid NET RATE Volume Charge $2 87 per 1,000 gallons Monthly volume shall be computed by subtracting the beginning meter reading from the ending meter reading divided by 1,000, and multiplied times the volume charge, upon the monthly return of the meter to the Water Department for reading FACILITY CHARGE $32 50 per 30 days PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 18 SCHEDULE WWI INTERIM TREATED WATER/RAW WATER RESALE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT (Effective 10-01-97) APPLICATION Applicable to all interim treated and raw water sales and transmis- sion service to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) Not applicable for temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider MONTHLY CHARGES The monthly charge for all service shall be expressed as a total unit price per thousand gallons based on the following cost components (1) Water Treatment Fee (2) Transmission Service Fee (3) Variable Treatment Charge (4) Variable Transmission Charge (5) Raw Water Charge Total Unit Price CPI-U Formula $ 51 per 1,000 gallons $ 12 per 1,000 gallons $ 26 per 1,000 gallons $ 04 per 1,000 gallons $ 36 per 1,000 gallons $ 1 29 per 1,000 gallons The water treatment and transmission service fees shall be adjusted annually on or about October 1 of each year to reflect increases or decreases in costs according to the CPI-U (all items - U S city average), using the last bimonthly index published prior to the adjustment The adjustment shall be adjusted by multiplying the applicable fee times a fraction (the CPI-U Adjustment Formula), as follows Current CPI-U Index Previous CPI-U Index Water Treatment/ x Transmission Service Fees PAGE 19 Variable treatment and transmission charges shall be based on the operating budget costs for the fiscal year for which the rates are applicable Raw water costs for UTRWD shall be based on 85% of the rate charged by the City of Dallas to Denton for raw water purchases, as ad]usted at the beginning of each fiscal year PAYMENT Denton shall render bills on the tenth (loth) day of each month Bills shall be due and payable when rendered Bills are considered delinquent if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a bill for service is rendered There shall be a ten percent (100) per annum interest charge on the amount due from the date when due until paid if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a bill for service is rendered PAGE 20 SCHEDULE WRW SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY 4AL WATER DISTRI ective 10/01/97) APPLICATION Applicable to all raw water sales to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) per the Interim Sale of Wholesale Raw Water Contract MONTHLY CHARGES The monthly charge for service shall be expressed as a volume price per 1,000 gallons Volume Charge $0 3679 per 1,000 gallons PAYMENT Denton shall render bills by the tenth ( 10th) day of each month Bills shall be due and payable within 20 calendar days of the date a bill is rendered BILL PAYMENT DELINQUENCY Bills are considered delinquent if not paid within 20 calendar days from the date a bill for service is rendered There shall be a ten percent per annum interest charge on the amount due, from the date when due until paid, if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a bill for service is rendered PAGE 21 WATER TAP AND METER FEES (Effective 10/01/97) APPLICATION This schedule applies to the installation, removal, or relocation of water taps and meters by the City of Denton Utility department at the request of a person, firm, association or corporation TAP AND METER FEES Any person, association of persons, or corporation that requests that a water main tap, water meter or water meter loop, be removed, installed, or relocated by the Utility Department shall pay in advance to the Utility Department the following applicable fees WATER TAPS WITH METER Size of Tap and Meter Paved Street Unpaved Street 3/4 inch $1,000 00 $ 450 00 1 inch $1,200 00 $ 575 00 1/2 inch $1,600 00 $ 900 00 2 inch $1,800 00 $1,200 00 WATER TAPS WITHOUT METER Size of Tap and Meter Paved Street Unpaved Street 2 inch $1,500 00 $ 400 00 WATER METER FEES Size of Loo 3/4 inch $ 280 00 1 inch $ 345 00 1/2 inch $ 450 00 2 inch $ 580 00 WATER METER RELOCATIONS Size of Tap and Meter Relocation of 10 Feet or Less 3/4 inch $ 190 00 1 inch $ 225 00 1 1/2 inch $ 250 00 2 inch $ 300 00 PAGE 22 FEES FOR INSTALLATION NOT LISTED For installation of a tap, loop or meter for which a fee is not specified, the requestor shall pay in advance a deposit based upon the estimated cost of such installation, or similar work, plus an administration charge of 20% Upon completion of the installation or similar work requested, the applicant shall be billed at actual cost, as determined by the Utility Department, plus a 20% administrative charge Any excess deposit shall be refunded to the applicant The installation charges may be waived by the Utility department for a request to install taps exclusively dedicated to fire sprinkler systems PAGE 23 SPECIAL FACILITIES RIDER All service shall be offered from available facilities If a customer service characteristic requires facilities and devices which are not normally and readily available at the location at which the customer requests service, then the City shall provide the service sub]ect to paragraph 2 of this schedule The total cost of all facilities necessary to meet the customer's special requirements which are incurred by the City shall be sub3ect to a special contract entered into between the City and the customer This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the City providing service to the customer PAGE 24 SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sen- tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the valid- ity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Coun- cil of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity SECTION III That the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall be effective, charged and applied to all water consumption occurring on or after October 1, 1997, and a copy of said rates shall be maintained on file in the Office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED this the f pyday of , 1997 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY - APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY JACK L ER, MAYOR PAGE 25