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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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