HomeMy WebLinkAbout172 - 11/16/2004 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 172, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 4
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XH, Section 6, of the
Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish,
maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services
furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs expenses and other
obligations of the wastewater utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, Section 26-277 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, requires that the City
Manager analyze the operating and financial records of the wastewater utility during each
calendar year and recommend to the City Council the user rate fees or adjustments to be in effect
for the following year; and
WHEREAS, Section 26-277 further requires that the user rates shall be revised as
necessary to assure equity of the rate system established and to assure that sufficient funds are
obtained to adequately operate and maintain the wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended to the City Council that the following
wastewater use rates be imposed for the billing year beginning January 1, 2005.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-280. Service charges established by category.
The schedule of rates for each category described in § 26-279 shall be as
follows:
Category Class of customer Rate
A Single-family $18.75 per month
residential user
(flat rate)
Single-family $8.28 per month plus $1.650 per 1,000
residential user gallons of either winter quarter water use
(metered water or 3,000 gallons whichever is greater
use)
B Duplex (two- $29.74 per month
family)
residential users
(flat rate)
Duplex (two- $11.04 per month plus $1.650 per 1,000
family) gallons of either winter quarter water use
residential users or 4,000 gallons whichever is greater
(metered water
use)
C Multi-family $1.650 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter
residential user water use,plus a base charge of$1.30 per
(more than two month per dwelling unit served
dwelling units
including mobile
home parks) and
winter quarter
based
nonresidential
user
D Minor $1.650 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential measured sewage flow or winter quarter
user water use,whichever is applicable, plus
the following applicable base charge:
Size of water meter Base charge
(inches)
'/<or smaller $5.57
1 12.72
1%a 25.76
2 43.11
3 71.64
4 120.30
6 589.84
8 640.49
E and F Intermediate $1.650 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential measured wastewater flow or winter
and quarter water use, whichever is applicable;
Significant plus a surcharge of$1.582 per million
industrial user gallons for each milligram per liter of
suspended solids in excess of 250
milligrams per liter; plus a surcharge of
$1.328 per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of BOD in excess of
200 milligrams per liter or a surcharge of
$0.819 per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of COD in excess of
300 milligrams per liter, or a surcharge of
$2.377 per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of TOC in excess of
100 milligrams per liter, whichever is
applicable. The user shall pay this
calculated amount plus the applicable base
charge set forth below:
Size of water meter Base charge
(inches)
'/<or smaller $ 5.57
1 12.72
1% 25.76
2 43.11
3 71.64
4 120.30
6 589.84
8 640.49
G User outside city The rate for users outside the city limits
limits: shall be the same as for like service inside
the city limits as is specified in categories
A-F and H in this Section.
H Special with The rate shall be negotiated
agreement
Section 2. That Section 26-282(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-282. Wastewater strength or industrial surcharges and categories
established.
(a) The schedule of wastewater strength surcharge for customers located
either inside or outside the city limits shall be as follows:
Parameter Excess over Rate per
(mg/1) 1,000 gallons
BOD 200 $0.001328
COD 300 0.000819
TOC 100 0.002377
TSS 250 0.001582
Section 3. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein
shall go into effect on January 1, 2005.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published in summary
form this 19th day of October, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day
of November, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk/ 11�� �v4
Passed and adopted on final reading this I6th day of November, A.D. 2004.
May
ATTEST:
City Clerk