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1996-043NOTE Amended by ordinance no. 96-124 ORDINANCE NO ~--0~ 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 SEVER_ABILITY 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 3urlsdlctlon, such holding shall not affect the valid- lty 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 ~O~ day of ~, 1996 %./ BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYO~ ~ / ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY PAGE 2 SCHEDULE BR RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER SERVICE (Effective 3/01/96) APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential service, and ~ndlv~dually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi-family facilities w~th less than four (4) units Also applicable for wastewater service w~thout City of Denton water service Not applicable for sub-b~lling or other utility b~ll~ng by service user ~n 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 th~s schedule, wastewater volume ~s calculated based upon an Average Dally Usage, established annually during the billing months of December through February, and based upon actual water consumption durlng those months The Average Da~ly Usage thus calculated establishes the wastewater volume charge for each subsequent month, through the following February Otherwise, for customers possessing ~nsufflclent water consumption b~lllng h~story to establish an Average Dally Usage, wastewater volume is calculated based upon the current month's water consump- tion A For customers w~th an established water consumption billing h~story for the preceding months of December through February, the Average Da~ly Usage applicable through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the average dally water consumption for the preceding December through February, subject to the following exception 1, Wei~htin~ factor. If the Average Dally Usage so calcu- lated deviates by more than 50% from the da~ly wastewater usage (98% of average da~ly 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 dally usage ~n any such deviant month in calculating a new weighted Average Dally Usage to be utilized through the following February B For customers without an established water consumption billing hlstory 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- sumptlon 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 98% of 6,500 gallons of water consumption December 1995 through Februarv 1996 ONLY. A For customers with a water consumption bllllng 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 b~lllng 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 98% of the actual water consumption for the month, up to 30,000 water gallons B For customers without an exlstlng Average Dally Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be 98% of actual billed water volume, up to a maximum of 9,500 water gallons 2 Bllllngs 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 Dally 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 Faclllty Charge VOLUME CHARGE - WITH CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE With an established Average Dally Usage, billings through the following February shall be based on the Average Dally Usage Formula Average Dally Usaae × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average DaLly Usage, b~ll~ngs for months other than December, January or February shall be based on 98% of actual water consumption for the month, or 98% of 6,500 gallons, whichever is less Formula- The Lower of, Actual Water Consumption x 98% × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 Or, 6,500 Gallons x 98% × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers w~thout an established Average Dally Usage, bllllngs for December through February shall be 98% 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% × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 PAYMENT Bmlls are due when rendered, and become past due if not pamd within 15 calendar days from date of issuance PAGE 3 SPECIAL FACILITIES Ail services which require special facilities in order to meet cus- tomer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special facilities r~der PRQRATION OF FACILITY CHARGE B~ll~ng for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days ~n readina per~od × customer charge 30 days SRN NET MONTHLY RATE - WITHOUT CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE SRI SRO Inside Corporate Outside Corporate L~m~ts L~m~ts (1) Facility Charge $6 20 / 30 days $7 15 / 30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 37 / 1,000 gals $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 b~ll~ng for the wastewater volume shall be based on the wastewater volume calculated during the b~ll~ng per~od Formula M~n~mum 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 subject to the special facilities rider PROP~ATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Blll~ng for the Facll~ty Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days ~n readin~ Derlod × 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 llmlts of the City of Denton and also receiving water from the C~ty of Denton NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Faclllty 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 Dally Usage, wastewater volume is calculated based upon the current month's water consump- tion A For customers with an established water consumption bllllng hlstory for the preceding months of December through February, the Average Dally Usage applicable through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the average dally water consumption for the preceding December through February, subDect to the following exception 1. Wei~htin~ factor. If the Average Daily Usage so calcu- lated deviates by more than 50% from the dally wastewater usage (98% of average dally water consumption) calculated for any component month (December, January or February), the Average Dally Usage calculated for the previous year shall be substituted for the dally usage in any such deviant month in calculating a new weighted Average Dally Usage to be utilized through the following February PAGE 6 B For customers without an established water consumption bill,n9 history for the preceding months of December through February, wastewater volume for each month through the following February shall be calculated at 98% of the actual water con- sumpt~on 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 98% of 6,500 gallons of water consumption PAGE 7 De~ember 1995 through February 1996 ONLY. A For customers with an existing Average Dally Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be the lower of, a the Average Dally Usage determined during the preceding bllllng months of December 1994 through February 1995 or b 98% of the actual December 1995 water volume up to 30,000 water gallons 2 Bllllngs 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 Dally Usage 1 The December 1995 wastewater volume billed shall be the lower of, a 98% of 9,500 gallons or b 98% of actual billed water volume 2 Bllllngs for the months of January and February 1996 shall be 98% of actual water consumption up to 30,000 water gallons The Average Dally Usage, applied from March 1996 through Febru- ary 1997, will be calculated using only the b~lllng months of January and February 1996 MINIMIR4_BILLING Faclllty Charge PAYMENT Bmlls are due when rendered, and become past due if not pamd 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 PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE Bllllng for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings annually and shall be prorated based on the following formula Actual days in readina period × customer charge 30 days VOLUME CHARGE With an established Average Dally Usage, b~lllngs for the months of March through February shall be based on the Average Dally Usage Formula Averaae Wastewater Volume × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 For customers without an established Average Dally Usage, bllllngs prlor 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 98% × 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 Dally 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 × 98% X Rate per 1,000 gallons 1000 PAGE 9