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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04306WWATER ORD NOTE Amended by ordinance no. 96-124 ORDINANCE NO q( rGYf3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 95-180 BY CHANGING THE SR AND SRW RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A NEW WEIGHTED AVERAGE METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER RATES, AND TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER RATES, APPLICABLE ONLY TO THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER 95, JANUARY 96 AND FEBRUARY 96, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That Ordinance 95-180 is hereby amended by adopting new SR and SRW Rate Schedules, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, for residential wastewater service, as provided for in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, of the City of Denton, Texas 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 Durisdiction, 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 amendments to the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall be effective, charged and applied retroactive- ly, as applicable, to all residential wastewater consumption occurring on or after December 1, 1995 PASSED AND APPROVED this the 904-% day of 1 1996 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARN BY Z�L�_ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY PAGE 2 SCHEDULE SR RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER SERVICE (Effective 3/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential service, and individually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi -family facilities with less than four (4) units Also applicable for wastewater service without City of Denton water service Not applicable for sub -billing or other utility billing by service user in any event. NET MONTHLY RATE - WITH CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE (1) Facility Charge $6 20 / 30 days (2) Volume Charge $2,37 / 1,000 gallons effluent Except as otherwise stated in this schedule, wastewater volume is calculated based upon an Average Daily Usage, established annually during the billing months of December through February, and based upon actual water consumption during those months The Average Daily Usage thus calculated establishes the wastewater volume charge for each subsequent month, through the following February Otherwise, for customers possessing insufficient water consumption billing history to establish an Average Daily Usage, wastewater volume is calculated based upon the current month's water consump- tion A For customers with an established water consumption billing history for the preceding months of December through February, the Average Daily Usage applicable through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the average daily water consumption for the preceding December through February, sub3ect to the following exception 1. Weighting factor, If the Average Daily Usage so calcu- lated deviates by more than 50W from the daily wastewater usage (98% of average daily water consumption) calculated for any component month (December, January or February), the Average Daily Usage calculated for the previous year shall be substituted for the daily usage in any such deviant month in calculating a new weighted Average Daily Usage to be utilized through the following February B For customers without an established water consumption billing history for the preceding months of December through February, PAGE 1 wastewater volume for each month through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the actual water con- sumption for the month, subject to the following limitations 1 For the months of March through November, maximum wastewater volume for billing purposes shall be calculat- ed based upon 9896 of 30,000 gallons of water consumption 2 For the months of December through February, maximum wastewater volume for billing purposes shall be calculat- ed based upon 98%- of 6,500 gallons of water consumption December 1995 through February 1996 ONLY A For customers with a water consumption billing history for the previous months of December through February 1. The December 1995 wastewater volume shall be based on the lower of - a. the Average Daily Usage determined during the pre- ceding billing months of December 1994 through Febru- ary 1995 or b 98% of the actual December 1995 water consumption, up to a maximum of 30,000 water gallons 2 Wastewater volume for the months of January and Febru- ary 1996 shall be calculated at 98t of the actual water consumption for the month, up to 30,000 water gallons 1B For customers without an existing Average Daily Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be 98W of actual billed water volume, up to a maximum of 9,500 water gallons 2 Billings for the months of January and February 1996 shall be 98% of actual water consumption up to a maxi- mum of 30,000 water gallons The Average Daily Usage applied from March 1996 through February 1997, will be calculated using only the billing months of January and February 1996 PAGE 2 MINIMUM, BILLING WITH CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE Facility Charge VOLUME CHARGE - WITH CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE With an established Average Daily Usage, billings through the following February shall be based on the Average Daily Usage Formula Average Daily Usage X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average Daily Usage, billings for months other than December, January or February shall be based on 98W of actual water consumption for the month, or 98t of 6,500 gallons, whichever is less Formula- The Lower of, Actual Water Consumption x 981' X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 Or, 6,500 Gallons x 98% X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average Daily Usage, billings for December through February shall be 98t of the actual water volume consumed for the month, up to a maximum of 30,000 gallons of water volume per 30 days Formula• Actual Water Consumption-..X 98%' X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 PAYMENT Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 3 SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet cus- tomer's service requirements shall be provided sub]ect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days SRN NET MONTHLY RATE - WITHOUT CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE (1) Facility Charge (2) Volume Charge SRI Inside Corporate Limits $6 20 / 30 days $2 37 / 1,000 gals SRO Outside Corporate Limits $7 15 / 30 days $2 73 / 1,000 gals The customer shall pay a minimum volume charge on four thousand (4,000) gallons per month MINIMUM BILLING - WITHOUT CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE The facility charge plus 4,000 gallons of wastewater VOLUME CHARGE - WITHOUT CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE The billing for the wastewater volume shall be based on the wastewater volume calculated during the billing period Formula Minimum Wastewater Volume x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 PAGE 4 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 cus- tomer's service requirements shall be provided sub]ect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days PAGE 5 SCHEDULE SRW RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER SERVICE TO USERS OUTSIDE CITY OF DENTON CORPORATE LIMITS WITH CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE (Effective 3/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential sewer customers, individu- ally metered apartments or mobile homes or multi -family facilities with less than four (4) units outside of the corporate limits of the City of Denton and also receiving water from the City of Denton NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $7.15 / 30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 73 / 1,000 gallons Except as otherwise stated in this schedule, wastewater volume is calculated based upon an Average Daily Usage, established annually during the billing months of December through February, and based upon actual water consumption during those months The Average Daily Usage thus calculated establishes the wastewater volume charge for each subsequent month, through the following February Otherwise, for customers possessing insufficient water consumption billing history to establish an Average Daily Usage, wastewater volume is calculated based upon the current month's water consump- tion A For customers with an established water consumption billing history for the preceding months of December through February, the Average Daily Usage applicable through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the average daily water consumption for the preceding December through February, sub3ect to the following exception 1. Weighting factor. If the Average Daily Usage so calcu- lated deviates by more than 50% from the daily wastewater usage (98* of average daily water consumption) calculated for any component month (December, January or February), the Average Daily Usage calculated for the previous year shall be substituted for the daily usage in any such deviant month in calculating a new weighted Average Daily Usage to be utilized through the following February PAGE 6 B For customers without an established water consumption billing history for the preceding months of December through February, wastewater volume for each month through the following February shall be calculated at 98W of the actual water con- sumption for the month, subject to the following limitations 1 For the months of March through November, maximum wastewater volume for billing purposes shall be calculat- ed based upon 98% of 30,000 gallons of water consumption 2 For the months of December through February, maximum wastewater volume for billing purposes shall be calculat- ed based upon 98W of 6,500 gallons of water consumption PAGE 7 A For customers with an existing Average Daily Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be the lower of, a the Average Daily Usage determined during the preceding billing months of December 1994 through February 1995 or b 98% of the actual December 1995 water volume) up to 30,000 water gallons 2 Billings for the months of January and February 1996 shall be 98% of the actual water consump- tion up to 30,000 water gallons B For customers without an existing Average Daily Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be the lower of, a 98% of 9,500 gallons [04 b 98% of actual billed water volume 2 Billings for the months of January and February 1996 shall be 98% of actual water consumption up to 30,000 water gallons The Average Daily Usage, applied from March 1996 through Febru- ary 1997, will be calculated using only the billing months of January and February 1996 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 PAGE 8 SPECIAL FACILITIES All services which require special facilities in order to meet cus- tomer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days in reading period X customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE With an established Average Daily Usage, billings for the months of March through February shall be based on the Average Daily Usage Formula Average Wastewater Volume X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average Daily Usage, billings prior to December through February shall be based on 98% of actual water consumption, or 98% of 6,500 gallons, whichever is less Formula The Lower of, Actual Water Consumption x 9896 X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 Or, 6,500 Gallons x 98%, X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average Daily Usage, billings for December through February shall be 98% of the actual water volume up to a maximum of 30,000 gallons of water volume per 30 days Formula Actual Water Consumption X 98% X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 PAGE 9