HomeMy WebLinkAbout035 - 03/17/2015 - ESTABLISHING RENTAL RATES AND DELIVERY CHARGES FOR USE OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER FOR THE 2015 IRRIGATIORDINANCE NO. 035, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING RENTAL RATES AND DELIVERY CHARGES
FOR USE OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER FOR THE 2015 IRRIGATION SEASON
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XII, Section 4 of the City Charter, if at any time the
water supply is greater than the immediate needs of the City and its inhabitants, the City Council
may authorize the City Manager to permit the use of such surplus water by consumers outside
the City at such rates as the City Council may prescribe, provided that no vested right shall
accrue under such permits; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XII, Section 6 of the City Charter, the City Council shall
by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain, and provide for the collection of such
rates, fees, or charges for water furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay
the cost of operation and maintenance of the City's utilities in good repair and working order and
to provide and maintain an adequate working capital fund for the day-to-day business operations
of the utilities; and
WHEREAS, the Water Board discussed the rental program and the rates on February 19,
2015 and recommended that the rental rates and delivery charges set forth herein be prescribed;
and
WHEREAS, City staff and the Water Board have made a recommendation to City
Council regarding rental rates of surplus raw water for the 2015 irrigation season, as set forth in
the following table, to be made available to persons outside the City or persons which have not
been deemed to have satisfied the City's raw water requirements; and
RATES FOR RENTALS OF SURPLUS RAW WATER
Type of Water
Rate Per Acre Foot
North Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC):
Early Agricultural Use Water
$15.00 per acre foot
NPIC: Seasonal Agricultural Use and Multiple
Use Water
(Annual Assessment for 2015 of $200.00 per
share / (Sum of Allocation of Seasonal
Agricultural Use and Multiple Use Water per
share)) + $2.00 per acre foot
Colorado -Big Thompson Water from the
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(NCWCD)
Rate for NPIC: Seasonal Agricultural Use and
Multiple Use Water + any NCWCD transfer
fees calculated at the time of transfer
Reusable Sources
$600.00 per acre foot
Type of Water
Rate Per Share
Water Supply and Storage Company
Annual Assessment for 2015 + $600.00 share
WHEREAS, City staff and the Water Board have made a recommendation to City
Council regarding raw water delivery charges for the 2015 irrigation season, as set forth in the
following table, to be made available to persons deemed to have satisfied the City's raw water
requirements; and
RAW WATER DELIVERY CHARGES
Type of Water
Rate Per Share
Arthur Irrigation Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Larimer County Canal No. 2 Irrigating
Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
New Mercer Ditch Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Warren Lake Reservoir Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Sherwood Reservoir Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Sherwood Irrigation Company
110% of Annual Assessment for 2015
Type of Water
Rate Per Acre Foot
Reusable Sources
$120.00 per acre foot
WHEREAS, the rental rates and delivery charges in the above tables will be rounded to
the nearest dollar, when necessary; and
WHEREAS, the rental rates and delivery charges in the above tables will be adjusted by
City staff, as necessary, to reflect the remaining yield or the prevalent market price of the water
or shares being rented in order to prevent undue economic loss to the City; and
WHEREAS, City Council finds that the rates set forth herein are appropriate and will
provide revenues sufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the City's utilities in
good repair and working order and to provide and maintain an adequate working capital fund for
the day-to-day business operations of the utilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the rental rates and delivery charges set forth above are hereby approved
as the City's rental rates and delivery charges for the 2015 irrigation season and the City
Manager and the Utilizes Executive Director are authorized to rent or deliver such raw water to
eligible water users at the rental rates and delivery charges set forth above.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
March, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2015.
Mayer
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2015.
City Clerk
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