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1991-147e dpdocs\sewrate o ORDINANCE NO ~ / 7 / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Rate Schedules for sewer service as provided for in Chapter 26 of the Code of ordinances, are amended to read as follows SEWER RATE SCHEDULES PAGE SR Residential Sewer Service 2 SC Regular Commercial Industrial Sewer Service 4 SEP Restaurants & Food Service Sewer Service 6 SES Equipment Services Sewer Service 9 SPT Commercial/Industrial Pretreatment Sewer Services 12 SCD Commercial/Industrial Sewer Service with Dedicated Water Meters 14 SSC Wholesale Sewer Treatment Service for a Governmental Agency, Division or Subdivision 16 SG Intragovernmental Sewer Service 18 SGE Sale of Treated Sewer Effluent to Municipal Utility Customers 20 SM Metered Sewer Inside/Outside Corporate Limits 22 SRO Residential Sewer Service to Users Outside of Denton Corporate Limits 24 SRN Residential Sewer Service to Users without City of Denton Water Service 26 SCO Commercial/Industrial Sewer Service Outside the City of Denton Corporate Limits 28 SCHEDULE SR RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE (Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential service, and individually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi-family facilities with less than 4 units Not applicable for sub-billing or other utility billing by service user in any event NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $4 45/30 days (2) Volume Charge $1 65/1,000 gallon effluent Monthly billings shall be calculated by using ninety-eight percent (98%) of water consumption for the month as determined herein, up to a maximum of thirty thousand (30,000) gallons For the months of December through February, actual water consumption shall be used For the months of March through November, the average monthly rate of water consumption for the preceding months of December through February shall be used If the customer did not have water service for those prior months, the actual water consumption for the months March through November or 10,000 gallons, whichever is less, shall be used MINIMUM BILLING Facility Charge $4 45/30 days 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 2 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading Period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x 30 days GAL in rate block x RATE per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 3 SCHEDULE SC COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICE [Effective 10/1/91] S2) REGULAR COMMERCIAL APPLICATION Applicable to all commercial and industrial sewer service users and to all sewer service users not otherwise classified under SEP, SES, or SPT listed herein or Schedule SCD NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $10 75/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 15/1,000 gallon effluent Billing based on eighty (80%) percent of monthly water consumption SAMPLING/ANALYSIS CHARGE Sampling charge (each) $30 00 Analysis charge (per test) $15 00 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial service, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user X Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever 1s greater S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING PAGE 4 $10 75/30 days 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billings for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 5 SCHEDULE SEP RESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICE SEWER SERVICE [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable to all restaurants and food service operations which prepare and serve food directly to customers and are categorized by Standard Industrial Code Numbers 5812 or 5813 NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $11 65/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 85/1,000 gallon effluent Billing based on eighty (80%) percent of monthly water consumption SEP EXEMPTIONS (1) Customers under the SEP rate shall be charged the SC rate if only pre-wrapped and pre-processed foods are served from their premises and no food processing is performed on the premises so that only minimal organic material is dis- charged to the sanitary sewer The exemption for the SEP class shall be determined by the City of Denton Environmen- tal Health Services Food Inspection Division (2) Customers under the SEP rates shall be charged the SC rate plus the applicable industrial surcharge if the customer (a) Installs a wastewater sampling manhole on the sanitary sewer discharge line, (b) Agrees to pay for the City to sample and analyze, quarterly, the wastewater discharge for the following Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG), based on the actual costs, and (c) Agrees to pay, based on the industrial surcharge formula, a surcharge on all wastewater discharged that is in excess of 500 mg/l of BOD and 500 TSS as deter- mined by the monitoring performed in Section 2(b) MINIMUM BILLING $11 65/30 days PAGE 6 INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE The industrial surcharge calculation that applies to equipment services claiming the SEP exemption shall be based on the following formula Cu=vu ((Bu-250 B + [Su-250] S)) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user X Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B is the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billings for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days PAGE 7 (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 8 SCHEDULE SES EQUIPMENT SERVICES SEWER SERVICE [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable to establishments which perform washing, cleaning or servicing of automobiles, trucks, busses or similar equipment and are categorized by Standard Industrial Code Numbers 5541, 7549 or 7542 NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $11 65/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 85/1,000 gallon effluent Billing based on eighty (80%) percent of monthly water consumption SES EXEMPTIONS Customers under the SES rates shall be charged the SC rate plus the applicable industrial surcharge if the customer (a) Installs a wastewater sampling manhole on the sanitary sewer discharge line, (b) Agrees to pay for the City to sample and analyze, quarter- ly, the wastewater discharge for the following Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG), based on the actual costs, and (c) Agrees to pay, based on the industrial surcharge formula, a surcharge on all wastewater discharged that is in excess of 500 mg/1 of BOD and 600 TSS as determined by the monitoring performed in Section 2(b) MINIMUM BILLING $11 65/30 days PAGE 9 INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE The industrial surcharge calculation that applies to equipment services claiming the SES exemption shall be based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user X Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater S 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons 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 sub]ect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billings for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days PAGE 10 (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 11 SCHEDULE SPT COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT SEWER SERVICES [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable to all ma3or commercial and industrial customers subject to EPA Pretreatment criteria or such other commercial and industrial customers that have the probability of discharging extra strength wastewater or which may have substances in their wastewater which are listed on EPA's categorical pollutant list NET MONTHLY CHARGE (1) Facility Charge (2) Pretreatment/Program Charge a Categorical b Noncategorical (3) Volume Charge (4) Surcharge $ 10 75/30 days $260 00/30 days $ 30 00/30 days $2 15/1,000 gallon effluent $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of TSS Billing shall be based on 80% of water consumption or actual metered sewer SAMPLING/ANALYSIS CHARGE Sampling charge (each) $30 00 Analysis charge (per test) $15 00 INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=vu ([BU-250] B + [SU-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user X Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater PAGE 12 B is the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater S 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING $270 75/30 days 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billings for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 13 SCHEDULE SCD COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICE WITH DEDICATED WATER METERS [Effective 10/1/911 APPLICATION Applicable to all commercial and industrial sewer service users and to all sewer service users not otherwise classified under this ordinance whose waste is measured by a meter dedicated to water which is returned into the wastewater collection and treatment system Not applicable for sub-billing or other utility billing by service user in any event NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter 6" Meter 8" Meter (2) Volume Charge (3) Surcharge Billing Per 30 Days $ 17 80 $ 19 50 $ 22 60 $ 25 15 $ 71 15 $118 60 $152 50 $172 80 $2 15/1,000 gallon effluent $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of SS Billing based on ninety-eight (98%) percent of monthly sewage flow as measured by the wastewater discharge flow meter INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ((Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user x PAGE 14 Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING $17 80/30 days 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 15 SCHEDULE BBC [Effective 1-1-911 WHOLESALE SEWER TREATMENT SERVICE FOR A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY DIVISION OR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION Applicable to any municipal corporation, or other governmental agency or subdivision which operates a sewer collection system and contracts with the City of Denton for sewer treatment service NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $125 00/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 10/1,000 gallon of effluent (3) Surcharge $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of TSS Billing shall be based on one-hundred (100%) percent of actual gallons measured by meter at one point MINIMUM BILLING $125 00/30 days INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user x Bu 1s the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B is the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater PAGE 16 S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block EFFECTIVE DATE The charges stated herein shall be applied to all sewer services provided after January 1, 1991 Until January 1, 1991 applicable charges will be determined by Schedule S3 of Ordinance 89-136 PAGE 17 SCHEDULE SG INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SEWER SERVICE [Effective 10/1/911 APPLICATION Applicable to all City of Denton Departments and agencies for all sewer service NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $11 65/30 days (2) Volume Charge $1 85/1,000 gallon effluent (3) Surcharge $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of TSS Billing shall be based on eighty (80%) percent of water consumption INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user x Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B is the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING $11 65/30 days PAGE 18 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 19 SCHEDULE SGE SALE OF TREATED SEWER EFFLUENT TO MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable on sales of treated sewer effluent to any municipal utility Not available for resale in any event NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge (2) Volume Charge MINIMUM BILLING $100 00/30 days $ 95/1,000 gallon effluent $100 00/30 days 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading Period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block PAGE 20 Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 21 SCHEDULE SM METERED SEWER INSIDE/OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable to any sewer service customer desiring to meter all sewage discharge from a single customer location and not otherwise classified under this ordinance NET MONTHLY RATE (Inside Corporate Limits) (1) Facility Charge $130 00/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 15/1,000 gals discharge (3) Surcharge SAMPLING/ANALYSIS CHARGE Sampling charge (each) Analysis charge (per test) INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE (Outside Corporate Limits) $195 00/30 days $2 85/1000 gals discharge $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of SS $30 00 $15 00 In addition to the above charge, there will be added to the net monthly rate for commercial and industrial, an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([Bu-250] B + [Su-250] S]) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user x Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B is the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater PAGE 22 S ($0 00197) is the unit cost factor for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING (Within Corporate Limits) (Outside Corporate Limits) PAYMENT $130 00/30 days $195 00/30 days 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading Period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 23 SCHEDULE SRO RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE TO USERS OUTSIDE CITY OF DENTON CORPORATE LIMITS [Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable for single family residential sewer customers individually metered apartments or mobile homes or multi-family facilities with less than 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 $6 40/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 50/1,000 gallon effluent Monthly billings shall be calculated by using ninety-eight percent (98%) of water consumption for the month as determined herein, up to a maximum of thirty thousand (30,000) gallons For the months of December through February, actual water consumption shall be used For the months of March through November, the average monthly rate of water consumption for the preceding months of December through February shall be used If the customer did not have water service for those prior months, the actual water consumption for the months March through November or 10,000 gallons, whichever is less, shall be used MINIMUM BILLING $6 40/30 days 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 customer's service requirements shall special facilities rider facilities in order to meet be provided subject to the PAGE 24 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 25 SCHEDULE SRN RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE TO USERS WITHOUT CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE (Effective 10/1/91] APPLICATION Applicable to all residential facilities not also receiving metered water service from the City of Denton, including sub-divisions, for apartments, mobile home parks, or other residential service users The monthly charge will be based on the maximum number of residential units in the area served during the month times the volume and facility charges NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge Inside Corporate Limits $ 4 45/30 days Outside Corporate Limits $6 40/30 days (2) Volume Charge $ 1 65/1,000 gals $2 50/1,000 gals Minimum volume charge will be for five thousand (5,000) gallons per month MINIMUM BILLING $12 70 per 30 days $18 90 per 30 days per resident unit per resident unit 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 PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually PAGE 26 Formula Actual days in reading Reriod x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 27 SCHEDULE SCO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY OF DENTON CORPORATE LIMITS [Effective 10/1/911 APPLICATION Applicable to all commercial, industrial or any other facility not otherwise covered under this ordinance outside the corporate limits of the City of Denton and receiving sewer service from the City of Denton NET MONTHLY RATE (1) Facility Charge $14 40/30 days (2) Volume Charge $2 85/1,000 gallon effluent (3) Surcharge $0 00159/mg/l of BOD $0 00197/mg/l of SS Billing based on eighty (80%) percent of monthly water consumption SAMPLING/ANALYSIS CHARGE Sampling charge (each) $30 00 Analysis charge (per test) $15 00 INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE In addition to the above charge for commercial and industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an industrial surcharge based on the following formula Cu=Vu ([BU-250] B + [Su-250] S3) Where Cu is the surcharge for user X Vu is the billing volume per 1000 gallons for user x Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater B 1s the unit cost factor ($0 00159) for treating one unit BOD per 1,000 gallons Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1, whichever is greater PAGE 28 S is the unit cost factor ($0 00197) for treating one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons MINIMUM BILLING $14 40/30 days 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 sub3ect to the special facilities rider PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS (a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12 billings annually Formula Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days (b) Billing for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged to each rate block Formula Actual days in reading period x GAL in rate block x RATE 30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate block PAGE 29 SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, 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 validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity SECTION III That the Schedule of Rates herein adopted shall be effective, charged and applied to the first regular billing cycle accruing on or after October 1, 1991, except for Schedule SSC, which shall be effective for sewer services /provided of er January 1, 1991 PASSED AND APPROVED this ~day of , 1991 BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS) ATTEST . aQ~ J IFER LTERS, CITY SECRETARY C Y OF NTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY BY PAGE 30