1996-20897WATER ORD NOTE Amended by Ordinance No. 97-237.
O I ANCE NO q -ao8
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 SEVE~ABILITY 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-
vlded for in Chapter 26 of the Code of 0rdxnances, are amended to
read as follows
WATER RATE SCHEDULES
PAGE
WR Residential Water Service 2
WRE Outside Corporation Limits Res~dentlal Water Service 4
WC Cor~ercial/Industrlal 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 Irrmgation Rate 12
WGA Local-Governmental Water Servmce 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
S~HEDULE ~
RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE
(Effective 10/01/96)
APPLICATIQN
Applicable for single family residential service, and individually
metered apartments or mobile homes or multi-family facilities with
less than four un,ts
Also applicable where the metered water is not returned to the
wastewater system for collection and treatment, 1 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 Blllin~ Per 30 Days
3/4" Meter $ 9 55
1" Meter $11 40
1-1/2" Meter $16 25
2" Meter $18 10
(2) Volume Charge Rate Per 1.000 Gallons
RATE BLOCK PER 30 DAYS WINTER SUN~4ER
Billing months of B~lling 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 ~f not paid w~th~n
15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided sub3ect to the
special facilities rider
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PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE
Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings
annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing per~ods using
the following formula
Formula
Actual days in readlna period
30 days x customer charge
VOLUME CHARGE
Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumption during the bllllng per~od
Formula:
Gal. in rate block
× rate per 1,000 gal in rate block
1000 gallons
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SCHEDULE WRE
OUTSID~ CO~ORATE L~MITS ~SID~NTI~L WATE~ SE~VICB
(EE~ect~ve 10/01/~)
APPLICATION
Applicable for slngle family residential service, and ~nd~v~dually
metered apartments or mobile homes or multi-family facilities with
less than four un.ts outside the corporate l~mlts of the City of
Denton, with or w~thout wastewater service
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge B~ll~n~ Per 30 Days
3/4" Meter $11 00
1" Meter $13.10
1-1/2" Meter $18.65
2" Meter $20 80
(2) Volume Charge Rate Per 1.000 Gallons
RATE BLOCK PER 30 DAYS WI~TER S~R
Billing months B~ll~ng months
NOV through APRIL MAy through OCT
0-15,000 gals $3.00 $3 00
15,001-30,000 gals $3 00 $4 05
Over 30,000 gals $3 00 $5 00
MINI}~3MBILLING: Facility Charge
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within
15 calendar days from date of issuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
All services which require special facilities ~n order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the
special facilities rider
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PRORATIQN OF FACILITY CHARGE
Billing for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 billings
annually and prorated for longer or shorter b~lllng periods using
the followIng formula
Formula
Actual days in read~n~ Derlod
× customer charge
30 days
VOLUME CHARGE
B~lllng for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumption during the billing period
Formula
Gal. in Rate Block
1,000 gallons x Rate per 1,000 Gal ~n Rate Block
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SCHEDULE WC
COS~4ERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE P~ATE
(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, 1 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 ~n con]unction w~th
applicable rider
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge Blllln~ 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) Volume Charge $2 87 per 1000 gallons
MINIMUMBILLING Facility Charge
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid w~thln
15 calendar days from date of issuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail services which require special facilities in order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the
special facilities rider
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PRORATION OF FACILITY CNARGE
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 zn readln~ period
× customer charge
30 days
VOLUME CHARGE
Billing for the water consualption shall be based on the consumption
during the billing period
Formula
Gallons consumption
× rate per 1,000 gallons
1,000
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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
w~thout wastewater service.
Not applicable to temporary, standby or supplementary service,
except in con]unct~on wxth applicable rider
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge Bill,ha 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
8" Meter $205 00
10" Meter $247 00
(2) Volume Charge $3 25 per 1,000 gallons
MI~IMUM~BILLING Facility Charge
PAYMENT
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid within
15 calendar days from date of issuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail services which require special facilitIes in order to meet
customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to the
special facilities rider
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PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE
Bllllng for the Facility Charge shall be based on 12 b~lllngs
annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing periods using
the following formula.
Formula
Actual days ~n reading per~od × customer charge 30 days
Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumption during the b~lling period
Formula
Gallons Consumption
x Rate per 1,000 gallons
1,000
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SCHEDULE W~
INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SALES OF FINISHED WATER
(Ef fectlve 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 ~n con]unct~on w~th
applicable rider.
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge B~ll~na 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
10" Meter $214 00
(2) Volume Charge $2 81 per 1,000 gallons
~INI~3MBILLING. Facility Charge
PAYMENT
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f 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 r~der
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PRORATIQN QF FACILITY CHARGE
Bllllng for the Faclllty Charge shall be based on 12 billings
annually and prorated for longer or shorter billing per~ods using
the following formula
Formula
Actual days ~n readln~ period
× Facility Charge
30 days
VOLUME CHARGE
B~ll~ng for the water consumptzon shall be based on the gallon
consumption during the b~lling per~od
Formula'
Gallons Consumption
× Rate per 1,000 gallons
1,000
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SCHEDULE W~I
~OC~L ~OVEPd'~I~ ~INELE~ I~IGAT[ON i~.TE
(~[fect~ve 10/01/9~)
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 w~ll be provided on a non-~nterrupt~ble
basis or on an as available basis, interruptlble as needed to meet
peak requirements
Not applicable to resale service ~n any event, nor to temporary,
standby, or supplementary service except ~n con, unction w~th
applicable rider
N~T MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charae B~lllnq Per 30 Days
(A) Meter Charae
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) VQ~ume Charae
(WGN) Non-lnterruptible $2 81 per 1,000 gallons
(WGI) Interruptible $2.40 per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge
PAYMENT
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f 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
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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 readln~ period
30 × Facility Charge
VOLUME CHARGE
Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumption to be charged during the billing period
Formula.
Gallons Consumption
1,000 - × Rate per 1,000 gallons
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SCHEDULE W~A
LOCJ~L GOV'~.PdT~,~..i~I~ WAT~..R SERVICE FOR "ADOPT-A-SPOT"
(Ef fectave 10/01/96)
APPLICATIQN
Applicable to sales of fanashed water to all local government ac-
counts supplied at one point of delivery and measured through a
meter wath a quick coupler and hose bab for the Keep Denton
Beautiful Board's Adopt-A-Spot program
Not applicable to resale servace an any event, nor to temporary,
standby, or supplementary service except an con3unctaon with appli-
cable rider
NET ANNUAL RATE
(1) Facility Charge Per Ballin~
3/4" Meter $ 9 55
1" Meter $11 40
1-1/2" Meter $16.25
2" Meter $18 10
(2) Volume Charge $2 81 per 1,000 Gallons
MINIMUM.BILLING. Facalaty Charge
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due af not paid w~th~n 15
calendar days from date of issuance.
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail servaces which require specaal facalitaes an order to meet custom-
er's servace requirements shall be provided subject to the special
facilities rider
FACILITY CHARGE
Balllng for the Facality Charge shall be based on three blllangs
annually ~n the months of October, April and July
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VQLUME CHARGE
Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumption during the billing period
Formula
Gallons Consumption × Rate per 1,000 gallons 1,000
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SCHEDULE W~U
INTRA-GQVERNMENTAL 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 con]unction w~th applicable rider
NET MQNTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge $154 00 per 30 days
(2) Volume Charge $1 50 per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING
Facility Charge
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due zf not paid within 15
calendar days from date of issuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
Ail services which require special facll~t~es ~n order to meet custom-
er's service requirements shall be provided subject to the special
fac~lltmes rider
PRORATION OF FACILITY CHARGE
Billlng 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 ~n readin~ Derlod
× customer charge
30 days
VOLUME CHARGE
Billing for the water consumption shall be based on the gallon
consumptzon durzng the bzlllng perzod
Formula
Gallons Consum_Dtzon
× Rate per 1,000 gallons
1,000
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SCHEDULE WFH
(Effective 10/01/96)
APPLICATION
Applicable for all water taken through a f~re hydrant or other
direct distribution line source at one location for private or
commercial use not associated w~th f~re f~ght~ng
DEPOSIT $680 00 per meter
User shall place a deposit each t~me a City's hydrant meter(s) is
requested. Deposit w~ll be returned when meter is returned and
f~nal bill is paid.
NET RATE
Volume Charge. $2 87 per 1,000 gallons
Monthly volume shall be computed by subtracting the beginning meter
read%ng, from the ending meter reading d~v~ded by 1,000, and
mult~plied 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 pa~d within
15 calehdar days from date of issuance
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SCHEDULE WW1
INTERIM TREATED WATER/RAW WATER RESALE ~ 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
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 $ 50 per 1,000 gallons
(2) Transmission Service Fee $ 11 per 1,000 gallons
(3) Variable Treatment Charge $ 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
ad3usted 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
Water Treatment/
Current CPI-U Index
Previous CPI-U Index x Transmission
Service Fees
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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 adjusted at the begInning of each
fiscal year
PAYMENT
Denton shall render bills on the tenth (10th) day of each month
B~lls shall be due and payable when rendered Bills are considered
delinquent if not paid within 20 calendar days of the date a b~ll
for service is rendered There shall be a ten percent (10%) per
annum interest charge on the amount due from the date when due until
pa~d if not paid w~thin 20 calendar days of the date a bill for
service is rendered
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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
TAP AND LOOP FEES
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
WATER TAPS WITH LOOP
Size of TaD and Meter Paved Street Unpaved Street
3/4 inch $ 900 00 $ 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 TaD and Meter Paved Street Unpaved Street
2 inch $1,200 00 $ 350 00
WATER LOOPS
Size of LOOP
3/4 inch $ 265 00
I inch $ 330 00
1/2 inch $ 400 00
2 inch $ 525 00
METER RELOCATIQN$
Size of TaD and Meter RelocatIon of 10 Feet or Less
3/4 inch $ 120 00
1 inch $ 140 00
1 1/2 1nth $ 175 00
2 inch $ 270 00
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FEES FOR INSTALLATION NOT LISTED
For installation of a tap or loop for which a fee ~s not specIfied,
the requestor shall pay ~n advance a deposit based upon the estima-
ted cost of such ~nstallat~on, or s~m~lar work, plus an administra-
tion charge of 20% Upon completion of the ~nstallatlon or s~m~lar
work requested, the applicant shall be b~lled 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 Ut~llty department for
a request to ~nstall taps exclusively dedicated to fire sprinkler
systems
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SPECIAL FACILITIES RIDER
Ail 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 C~ty shall provide the service sub-
ject to paragraph 2 of th~s 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 C~ty and the custom-
er This contract shall be signed by both parties prior to the City
providing service to the customer
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SECTION II That if any section, subsectmon, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word mn thms ordmnance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held mnvalld by any court
of competent ]urmsdmction, such holding shall not affect the valid-
ity of the remamnmng portions of thms ordmnance, and the C~ty Coun-
cil of the Cmty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares mt would have
enacted such remainmng portmons despmte any such mnvalmdlty
SECTION III. That the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall
be effectmve, charged and applmed to all water consumptmon occurring
on or after October 1, 1996; and a copy of samd rates shall be
mamntained on file in the Offmce of the Cmty Secretary
PA~SED AND APPROVED thms the /~-- day of~, 1996
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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