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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-20897WATER ORD NOTE mended by Ordinance No. 97-237. IN ORDINANCE NO Q 6 -a o 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE 95-179 FOR WATER SERVICE, AMENDING THE UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT RATE (WW1) PER THE CONTRACT, 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 Corporation Limits Residential Water Service 4 WC Commercial/Industrial Water Service Rate 6 WCE Outside Corporation Limits Commercial & Industrial 8 Water Service WG Intra-Governmental Sales of Finished Water 10 WGI Local Government Sprinkler Irrigation Rate 12 WGA Local -Governmental Water Service for Adopt -a -Spot 14 WGU Intra-Governmental Sales of Untreated Water 16 WFH Metered Water from Fire Hydrant 17 WW1 Interim Treated Water/Raw Water Resale and Transmission 18 Service to Upper Trinity Regional Water District Water Tap and Loop 20 Special Facilities Rider 22 SCHEDULE WR RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATI 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 T (1) Facility Charge Billing Per 30 Days 3/411 Meter $ 9 55 111 Meter $11 40 1-1/2" Meter $16 25 2" Meter $18 10 (2) Volume Charge 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 IgNt IAW 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 sub]ect 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 geriod x customer charge 30 days 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 10/01/96) 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 (1) Facility Charge 3/4° Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter (2) Volume Charge w7z1�IM_�!=]i3�i 1 1 Billing months NOV through APRIL 0-15,000 gals 15,001-30,000 gals Over 30,000 gals MINIMUM BILLING: Facility Charge $3.00 $3 00 $3 00 $11 00 $13.10 $18.65 $20 80 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 FACILITIES All services which customer's service special facilities require special facilities in order to meet requirements shall be provided subject to the 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 • =_z 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 10/01/96) 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 (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 loll Meter $214 00 (2) Volume 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 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 10/01/96) 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 KinvAmtemm (1) Facility Charge Billing Per 30 Days 3/4" Meter $ 21 50 1" Meter $ 23 50 1-1/2" Meter $ 29 60 2" Meter $ 34 50 3" Meter $ 75 00 4" Meter $141 00 6" Meter $176 00 S" Meter $205 00 loll Meter $247 00 (2) Volume Charge $3 25 per 1,000 gallons Facility Charge Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance All services which require special facilities in order to meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities rider PAGE 8 Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using the following formula. Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon consumption during the billing period Formula Gallons Consumption x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 9 SCHEDULE WG INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SALES OF FINISHED WATER (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable to sales of finished water to all City of Denton Departments and accounts supplied at one point of delivery and measured through one meter Not applicable to resale service in any event, nor to temporary, standby, or supplementary service except in conjunction with applicable rider. 14W—Cehlto,-$± A N11�0. (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 111 Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter 6" Meter all Meter loll Meter (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING. 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 subject 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 POINIMMORTUM 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 10/01/96) 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 (1) Facility Charge (A) Meter Charge 3/4" Meter 1° Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter 6" Meter 8" Meter (2) Volume Charge t� = PAYMENT (WGN) Non -interruptible (WGI) Interruptible Facility Charge Balling Per 30 Days $ 14 85 $ 16 60 $ 20 55 $ 27.85 $ 57 15 $ 95 00 $127 00 $149 00 $2 81 per 1,000 gallons $2.40 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 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 10/01/96) 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 I+�at`+! jwq (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/211 Meter 2" Meter (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING. Facility Charge Per Billing $ 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 10/01/96) 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 conjunction with applicable rider NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge (2) Volume Charge Facility Charge ffNMIRA $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 subject 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 Formula Gallons Consumption x Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000 PAGE 16 SCHEDULE WFH METERED WATER FROM FIRE HYDRANT (Effective 10/01/96) 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 z4S. $32 50 per 30 days Sills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 17 SCHEDULE WWI INTERIM TREATED WATER/RAW WATER RESALE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE TO UPPER TRINITY REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT (Effective 10-01-96) 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 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 $ 50 per 1,000 gallons $ 11 per 1,000 gallons $ 25 per 1,000 gallons (4) Variable Transmission Charge $ 03 per 1,000 gallons (5) Raw Water Charge $ 41 per 1,000 gallons Total Unit Price $ 1 30 per 1,000 gallons CPI-U Formula 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 18 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 85t of the rate charged by the City of Dallas to Denton for raw water purchases, as ad3usted 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 (10k) 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 19 WATER TAP AND LOOP FEES (Effective 10/01/96) APPLICATION This schedule applies to the installation, removal, or relocation of water taps and loops by the City of Denton Utility department at the request of a person, firm, association or corporation •6• Any person, association of persons, or corporation that requests that a water main tap, water meter loop, be removed, installed, or relocated by the Utility Department shall pay in advance to the Utility Department the following applicable fees ����M3� ' --JVIV WKOI6N Size of Tap and Meter Paved Street $ 900 00 Unpaved Street 3/4 inch $ 400 00 1 inch $1,000 00 $ 450 00 1/2 inch $1,200 00 $ 850 00 2 inch $1,400.00 $1,100 00 WATER TAPS WITHOUT LOOP Size of Two and Meter Paved Street Unpaved Street 2 inch $1,200 00 $ 350 00 3/4 inch $ 265 00 1 inch $ 330 00 1/2 inch $ 400 00 2 inch $ 525 00 Size of Tap and Meter Relocation of 10 Feet or Less 3/4 inch $ 120 00 1 inch $ 140 00 1 1/2 inch $ 175 00 2 inch $ 270 00 PAGE 20 FEES FOR INSTALLATION NOT LISTED For installation of a tap or loop for which a fee is not specified, the requestor shall pay in advance a deposit based upon the estima- ted cost of such installation, or similar work, plus an administra- tion charge of 20W 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 21 SPECIAL FACILITIES RIDER All service shall be offered from available facilities If a custo- mer service characteristic requires facilities and devices which are not normally and readily available at the location at which the cus- tomer 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 subject to a special contract entered into between the City and the custom- er This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the City providing service to the customer PAGE 22 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 S,ECTION III. That the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall be effective, charged and applied to all water consumption occurring on or after October 1, 1996; and a copy of said rates shall be maintained on file in the Office of the City Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED this the I z' day of 1996 JAqVMILLER, MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY PAGE 23