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HomeMy WebLinkAbout167 - 11/19/2002 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO WASTEWATER FEES ORDINANCE NO. 167, 2002 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO WASTEWATER FEES WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to 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 such 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 user rates or adjustments to be in effect for the following year; and WHEREAS, Section 26-277 further provides that 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 user rates be imposed for the billing year beginning January 1, 2003. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Subsection(c)of Section 26-279 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-279. Service charges; categories. (c) The rate determination by category is as follows: (1) The rate for categories A and B shall be a flat rate representative of the actual cost of serving a typical user in each of these categories. (2) The rate for category C shall be based on winter quarter water use in accordance with the following formula: Cu = VuC Where: Cu = Users charge per billing period. Vu = Volume of winter quarter water use. C = A charge per unit volume of water used based upon the cost of service per unit volume of normal, domestic-strength wastewater. The user shall be charged the greater of this calculated amount or the applicable base charge as set forth in § 26-280.If any metered water service customer connects to the wastewater utility or makes a change in the use of the premises or substantially expands such premises,the Director shall make an estimate of the water consumption on such premises during an average winter month based upon a count of plumbing fixtures, consumption of similar customers or other information relevant to such determination and such estimate when made shall be the basis for the wastewater service charge until the actual winter use for the premises can be determined. (3) The rate for category D shall be based upon the user's consumption of water in accordance with the following formula: Cu = VuC Where: Cu = Users charge per billing period. Vu = Volume of water used per billing period. C = A charge per unit volume of water used based upon the cost of service per unit volume of normal, domestic-strength wastewater. Users in category D are subject to a base monthly charge based on the size of the water meter. (4) The users in categories D, E and F shall be billed upon the basis of metered water consumption except where they can show to the satisfaction of the Director that not all of the water going through the water meter is returned to the wastewater system but is instead consumed in the process or otherwise diverted. In such cases,and with the approval of the Director,the wastewater charges may be based upon one(1)of the following methods: (a)a metering device of a type and installed in a manner approved by the Director may be used to measure the quantity of wastewater returned to the public sewer and the actual volume of wastewater discharged will be substituted in the formula for billing purposes; or (b) when the user discharges only wastes reasonably and regularly corresponding to winter quarter water use,said winter quarter water use may be substituted in the formula for billing purposes. Any metering device used to measure wastewater shall be installed and maintained at the user's expense. (5) The rate for users in category G shall be as set forth in § 26-280. (6) The rate for users in category H shall be determined by negotiation with the party concerned.However,the rate shall be based upon cost of service and shall not be less than that of in-city users and shall include any wastewater strength surcharges. Section 2. 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 residential $17.01 per month user(flat rate) Single-family residential $7.51 per month plus $1.496 per 1,000 user(metered water use) gallons of winter quarter water use B Duplex (two-family) $26.97 per month residential users (flat rate) Duplex (two-family) $10.01 per month plus $1.496 per 1,000 residential users gallons of winter quarter water use (metered water use) C Multifamily residential $1.496 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter user (more than two water use, plus a base charge of $1.18 per dwelling units including month per dwelling unit served mobile home parks)and winter quarter based nonresidential user D Minor nonresidential The greater of$1.496 per 1,000 gallons of user water use, measured sewage t1ow or winter quarter water use, whichever is applicable, plus the following applicable base charge: Size of water meter Base (inches) Charge 3/4 or $ 5.05 smaller 1 11.53 11/2 23.36 2 39.10 3 64.98 4 109.11 6 535.00 8 580.94 E Intermediate $1.496 per 1,000 gallons of water use, and nonresidential user measured wastewater flow or winter quarter F Significant industrial water use, whichever is applicable; plus a user surcharge of$1.435 per million gallons for each milligram per liter of suspended solids in excess of 250 milligrams per liter; plus a surcharge of$1.205 per million gallons for each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of 200 milligrams per liter or a surcharge of $0.743 per million gallons for each milligram per liter of COD in excess of 300 milligrams per liter, or a surcharge of $2.156 per million gallons for each milligram per liter of TOC in excess of 100 milligrams per liter, whichever is applicable.The user shall either pay this calculated amount plus the applicable base charge set forth below: Size of water meter Base (inches) Charge 3/4 or $ 5.05 smaller 1 11.53 11/2 23.36 2 39.10 3 64.98 4 109.11 6 535.00 8 580.94 G User outside city limits: The rate for users outside the city 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 agreement The rate shall be negotiated Section 3. That Subsection(a)of Section 26-281 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-281. Wastewater strength or industrial surcharge; categories. (a) Industrial and intermediate nonresidential users in categories E, F, G and H shall also be subject to a monthly surcharge for excessive strength of BOD, COD, TOC and TSS in their discharged wastewater in addition to the base monthly service rate per volume of water consumed or volume of wastewater discharged. The surcharge rates shall be based on the extra costs incurred by the city in surveillance, sampling and testing of the discharges, for additional operating and maintenance expenses and for any other action required to identify,handle,process or supplement normal activities due to the excessive strength, plus overhead charges, and once established the rates shall be set forth in 26-282. Section 4. That Subsection(a)of Section 26-282 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: Excess over Rate per Parameter (mg/1) 1,000 gallons BOD 200 $0.001205 COD 300 0.000743 TOC 100 0.002156 TSS 250 0.001435 Section 5. That Subsections (a), (b) and (d) of Section 26-284 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-284. Sewer plant investment fees and surcharges established. (a) The schedule of sewer plant investment fees (not including surcharges) for users who are not subject to a monthly surcharge as set forth in § 26-281 of this Article,or who are not expected to generate greater than the average daily flow in the month of maximum discharge for the applicable category, is as follows: Category SPIF A $1,030. B and C $830 for each dwelling unit or mobile home space Water meter size Category (inches) Fee D,E,F 3/4 $2,500. 1 6,500. 1'/z 12,900. 2 18,900. 3 39,600. 4 and above Calculated based on estimated average wastewater flow G Same as equivalent category,plus any special sanitation district fees. H Determined pursuant to paragraph(d)of this Section. (b) Industrial and intermediate nonresidential users in categories E, F, G and H which are subject to a monthly surcharge as set forth in § 26-281 of this Article shall also be subject to a plant investment fee surcharge for any average concentrations of BOD and/or TSS in their discharged wastewater which exceed those average concentrations set forth in § 26-282(b) under Category E-34. (d) The amount of the plant investment fee and surcharge for each nonresidential surcharged user, users in category H and those users who are expected to generate greater than the average daily flow in the month of maximum discharge for the applicable category, shall be calculated utilizing the following formula: Section 6. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained in herein shall go into effect with respect to all city utility bills issued on or after January 1, 2003, if said billings are calculated based on flat rates or based on winter quarter water use. Section 7. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained in herein shall go into effect with respect to all city utility bills issued for meter readings taken on or after January 1, 2003, if said billings are calculated based on metered water use or measured sewage flow. Introduced and considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of November, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of November, A.D. 2002. gig Mayor TEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of November, A.D. 2002. Mayor ,.. yH: . ATTEST: City Clerk