1987-1971965L
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING NEW SEWER RATE SCHEDULES, 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 sewer service as
provided for in Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances, are hereby
amended as follows
SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
PAGE
Si Residential Sewer Service 2
S1R Religious Worship Sewer Service 4
S2 Commercial/Industrial Sewer Services 6
S2A Commercial/Industrial Sewer Services 8
S3 Wholesale Sewer Treatment Service for a
Governmental Agency, Division or Subdivision 10
S4 Intragovernmental Sewer Service 12
S5 Sale of Treated Sewer Effluent to Municipal
Utility Customers 14
S6 Metered Sewer 15
S7 Residential Sewer Service to Users Outside
of Denton Corporate Limits 17
S8 Residential Sewer Service to Users without C~ty
of Denton Water Service 19
S9 Commercial/Industrial Sewer Service Outside
the City of Denton Corporate Llmlts 21
S10 Metered Sewer Outside City L~m~ts 23
SCHEDULE SI
RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE
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 $3 00/30 days
(2) volume Charge $1 50/1,000 gallon effluent
Billing shall be based on ninety-eight (98%) percent of
water consumption but shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five
thousand (25,000) gallons Monthly billings for the period March
through November shall be based on the average monthly rate of
water consumption during the immediately prior months of December
through February Billings for the months of December through
February shall be based on actual consumption New residential
customers who do not have a full prior non-lrrlgatlonal history
(December through February) will have a maximum b~ll based on
ninety-eight (98%) percent of water consumption or ten thousand
(10,000) gallons of water consumption, whichever is less until a
non-lrrlgatlonal water consumption history is established
MINIMUM BILLING
Facility charge $3 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 fac~lltles in order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the special facllltles rider
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PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Bllllng for the Faclllty charge shall be based on 12
b~llmngs annually
Formula
Actual days ~n reading per~od x customer charge 30 days
(b) Bllllng 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 ~n reading per~od x GAL ~n rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SCHEDULE SiR
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP SEWER SERVICE
APPLICATION
Applicable to all facilities used primarily for religious
worship and/or education and not for residence or commercial or
industrial enterprise
Not applicable for sub-billing or other utility billing by
service user in any event
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility charge $3 00/30 days
(2) volume Charge $1 50/1,000 gallon effluent
Billing shall be based on ninety-eight (98%) percent of
water consumption but shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five
thousand (25,000) gallons Monthly billings for the perlod March
through November shall be based on the average monthly rate of
water consumption during the immediately prior months of December
through February B~lllngs for the months of December through
February shall be based on actual consumption New residential
customers who do not have a full prior non-lrrlgatlonal h~story
(December through February) will have a maximum b~ll based on
nlnety-e~ght (98%) percent of water consumption or ten thousand
(10,000) gallons of water consumption, whlchever is less until a
non-lrrlgat~onal water consumption history is established
MINIMUM BILLING
$3 00/30 days
PAYMENT
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid
w~thln 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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PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Bllllng for the Faclllty charge shall be based on 12
b~ll~ngs annually
Formula
Actual days ~n reading per~od x customer charge 30 days
(b) Blll~ng 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 ~n reading per~od x GAL in rate Dlock x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SCHEDULE S2
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICE
APPLICATION
Applicable to all commercial and ~ndustr~al sewer service
users and to all sewer service users not otherwise classified
under thls ordinance
Not applicable for sub-billing or other utility billing by
service user ~n any event
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facll~ty Charge $6 50/30 days
(2) volume Charge $1 60/1,000 gallon effluent
B~ll~ng based on e~ghty (80%) percent of monthly water
consumption
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addition to the adore charge for commercial and
~ndustr~al, there will be added to the net monthly rate an
industrial surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu ~s the surcharge for user X
Vu is the b~ll~ng volume for user X
Bu ~s the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
S ($0 000596) is the unlt cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING
$6 50/30 days
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PAYMENT
Bllls are due when rendered, and become past due if not pa~d
w~th~n 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) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days ~n 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 ~n reading per~od x GAL in rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons ~n rate
block
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SCHEDULE S2A
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICES
APPLICATION
Applicable to all commercial and ~ndustr~al sewer service
users and to all sewer service users not otherwise classified
under this ordinance whose waste ~s measured by a meter dedicated
to water which ~s returned ~nto the wastewater collection and
treatment system
Not applicable for sub-billing or other utility billing by
service user ~n any event
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge $6 50/30 days
(2) volume Charge $1 60/1,000 gallon effluent
B~ll~ng based on n~nety-e~ght (98%) percent of monthly water
consumption
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addltlon to the above charge for commercial and
~ndustrial, there wlll be added to the net monthly rate an
~ndustrial surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [Su-260] SI)
Where Cu ~s the surcharge for user X
Vu is the b~ll~ng volume for user X
Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su ~s the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
S ($0 000596) ~s the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
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MINIMUM BILLING
$6 50/30 days
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid
w~thln 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 subject to
the special facilities rider
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) B~ll~ng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days ~n reading period x customer charge 30 days
(b) Bllllng 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 da~s ~n reading period x GAL ~n rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SCHEDULE S3
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 $1 55/1,000 gallon of effluent
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-260] B + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu is the surcharge for user X
Vu is the billing volume for user X
Bu is the tested BOD level tor user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
S ($0 000596) is the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
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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 speclal facilities in order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the special facilities r~der
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Faclllty charge shall De 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 ~erlod x GAL ~n rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SCHEDULE S4
INTRA-GOVERNMENTAL SEWER SERVICE
APPLICATION
Applicable to all City of Denton Departments and agencies
for all sewer service
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Fac~llty Charge $6 50/30 days
(2) Volume Charge $1 60/1,000 gallon effluent
Bllllng shall be based on e~ghty (80%) percent of water
consumption
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addition to the above charge for commerclal and
industrial, there wlll be added to the net monthly rate an
industrial surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu ~s the surcharge for user X
Vu is the b~ll~ng volume for user X
Bu ~s the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su is the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
S ($0 000596) is the unlt cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING
$6 50/30 days
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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 customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the special facilities rlder
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Bllllng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days in reading per~od x customer charge 30 days
(b) Bllllng 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 ~n reading per~od x GAL in rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SCHEDULE S5
SALE OF TREATED SEWER EFFLUENT TO
MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS
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 $97 00/30 days
(2) Volume Charge $ 75/1,000 gallon effluent
MINIMUM BILLING
$97 00/30 days
PAYMENT
B1lls 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 facll~tles ~n order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the special faclllt~es rider
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) B~lllng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days in reading period x customer charge 30 days
(b) B1lllng 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 da~s in readln~ ~erlod x GAL in rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons ~n
rate block
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SCHEDULE S6
METERED SEWER
APPLICATION
Application to any sewer service customer desiring to meter
all sewage net monthly rate effluent from a single customer
location and not otherwise classified under this ordinance
NET MONTHLY RATE
Facll~ty charge $130 00/30 days
volume charge $ 1 60/1,000 gallon effluent
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addition to the above charge for commercial and
~ndustr~al, there w~ll be added to the net monthly rate an
lndustrlal surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu ~s the surcharge for user X
Vu is the b~lllng volume for user X
Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever 1s greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su ~s the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
S ($0 000596) is the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING
$130 00/30 days
PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not pa~d
w~th~n 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance
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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
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
b~ll~ngs annually
Formula
Actual days In reading period x customer charge 30 days
(b) Bllllng 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 ~er~od x GAL in rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons ~n rate
block
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SCHEDULE S7
RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE TO USERS
OUTSIDE CITY OF DENTON CORPORATE LIMITS
APPLICATION
Applicable for slngle family resldent~al sewer customers
lndlv~dually metered apartments or mobile homes or mult~-famlly
facllltles 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 $4 50/30 days
(2) volume Charge $2 25/1,000 gallon effluent
Billing shall be based on ninety-eight (98%) percent of
water consumption but shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five
thousand (25,000) gallons Monthly billings for the period March
through November shall be based on the average monthly rate of
water consumption during the ~mmed~ately prior months of December
through February Blll~ngs for the months of December through
February shall be based on actual consumption New res~dentlal
customers who do not have a full prior non-~rrlgatlonal history
(December through Pebruary) will have a maximum ~111 based on
ninety-eight (98%) percent of water consumption or ten thousand
(10,000) gallons of water consumption, whichever is less until a
non-1rr~gat~onal water consumption history is established
MINIMUM BILLING
$4 50/30 days
PAYMENT
Bllls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid
w~thln 15 calendar days from date of ~ssuance
SPECIAL FACILITIE~
Ail services which require special facilities in order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the special fac~llt~es rider
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PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days in readln~ perlo~ 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
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SCHEDULE S8
RESIDENTIAL SEWER SERVICE TO USERS WITHOUT
CITY OF DENTON WATER SERVICE
APPLICATION
Applicable to all residential facilities not also receiving
metered water service from the City of Denton, including
sub_divisionsv for apartmentst mobile home parks, or other
residential service users The monthly charge w~ll be based on
the maximum number of resldentxal units in the area served during
the month t~mes the volume and facility charges
NET MONTHLY RATE
In Corporate Outside Corporate
L~m~ts Llm~ts
(1) Facility Charge $ 2 25/30 days $ 3 35/30 days
(2) Volume Charge $ 1 50/1,000 gals $ 2 25/1,000 gals
volume charge w~ll be for five thousand (5,000) gallons per
month
MINIMUM BILLING
$ 9 75 per 30 days/ $14 60 per 30 days/
per resident unit per resident unit
PAYMENT
B~lts are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not paid
w~thln 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 sub]ect to
the special facilities r~der
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) B~ll~ng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
bxll~ngs annually
Formula
Actual days in read~n~ ~er~od x customer charge 30 days
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(b) Bllllng 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 da~s in read,n9 ~er~od x GAL ~n rate block x RATE
30 days per 1,000 gallons ~n rate
block
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SCHEDULE S9
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SEWER SERVICE
OUTSIDE CITY OF DENTON CORPORATE LIMITS
APPLICATION
Applicable to all commercial, industrial or any other
facility not otherwise covered under th~s ordinance outside the
corporate l~m~ts of the City of Denton and receiving sewer
service from the C~ty of Denton
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Fac~llty Charge $9 75/30 days
(2) volume Charge $2 40/1,000 gallon effluent
Billing based on e~ghty (80%) percent of monthly water
consumption
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addition to the above charge for commercial and
~ndustr~al, there will be added to the net monthly rate an
~ndustr~al surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [$u-260] SI)
Where Cu is the surcharge for user X
Vu ~s the b~ll~ng volume for user X
Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000885) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su ~s the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
S ($0 000894) is the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLING
$9 75/30 days
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PAYMENT
Bllls are due when rendered, and become past due if not pa~d
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 subject to
the spec,al facilities r~der
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Faclllty charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual days in readln~ ~erlo~ x customer charge 30 days
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SCHEDULE S10
METERED SEWER OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
APPLICATION
Application to any sewer service customer desiring to meter
all sewage effluent from a single customer location and not
otherwise classified under th~s ordinance
NET MONTHLY RATE
Facllity Charge $195 00/30 days
volume Charge $ 2 40/1,000 gallon effluent
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
In addition to the above charge for commerclal and
industrial, there w~ll be added to the net monthly rate an
industrial surcharge based on the following formula
Cu=Vu ([Bu-260] B + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu is the surcharge for user X
Vu ~s the b~lllng volume for user X
BU ~s the tested BOD level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000885) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su ~s the tested SS level for user X or 250 mg/1,
whichever ~s greater
S ($0 000894) ~s the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM BILLIN~
$195 00/30 days
PAYMENT,
B~lls are due when rendered, and become past due ~f not pa~d
w~th~n 15 calendar days from date of issuance
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SPECIAL FACILITIES,
All services which require special facilities ~n order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be provided subject to
the speclal faclllt~es r~der
PRORATION OF UTILITY BILLS
(a) B~ll~ng for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
b~lllngs annually
Formula
Actual days ~n readln~ ~erlod x customer charge 30 days
(b) B~lllng for the sewer effluent shall De based on 30 days
per month to determlne the gallon effluent to be charged
to each rate block
Formula
Actual days in read~n~ ~erlod x GAL ~n rate block x RATE
30 days - per 1,000 gallons in rate
block
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SECTION II
That if any sectlonv subsectlonv paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in th~s ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held ~nvalld by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining port~ons of this ord~na~ce~ and the City council of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION III
That the schedule of Rates hereln adopted shall be effective,
charged and applied to the f~rst regular b~ll~ng cycle on or
after October 1, 1987
PASSED AND APPROVED thls ~ day of ~, 1987
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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