HomeMy WebLinkAbout137 - 11/15/2005 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE IV, DIVISON 4 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 137, 2005
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 XII, 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, 2006; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section1. That Section 26-280 of the Code of the Cityof 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 $19.69 per month
residential user
(flat rate)
Single-family $8.69 per month plus $1.733 per 1,000
residential user gallons of either winter quarter water use or
(metered water 3,000 gallons whichever is greater
use)
B Duplex (two- $31.23 per month
family)
residential users
(flat rate)
Duplex (two- $11.59 per month plus $1.733 per 1,000
family) gallons of either winter quarter water use or
residential users 4,000 gallons whichever is greater
(metered water
use)
C Multi-family $1.733 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter
residential user water use, plus a base charge of$1.37 per
(more than two month per dwelling unit served
dwelling units
including mobile
home parks) and
winter quarter
based
nonresidential
user
D Minor $1.733 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential measured sewage flow or winter quarter water
user use, whichever is applicable, plus the
following applicable base charge:
Size of water meter Base charge
(inches)
'/<or smaller $5.85
1 13.36
1%z 27.05
2 45.27
3 75.22
4 126.32
6 619.33
8 672.51
E and F Intermediate $1.733 per 1,000 gallons of water use,
nonresidential measured wastewater flow or winter quarter
and water use, whichever is applicable; plus a
Significant surcharge of $1.661 per million gallons for
industrial user each milligram per liter of suspended solids in
excess of 250 milligrams per liter; plus a
surcharge of $1.394 per million gallons for
each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of
200 milligrams per liter or a surcharge of
$0.860 per million gallons for each milligram
per liter of COD in excess of 300 milligrams
per liter, or a surcharge of$2.496 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 charge
(inches)
3/4 or smaller $5.85
1 13.36
1%2 27.05
2 45.27
3 75.22
4 126.32
6 619.33
8 672.51
G User outside city The rate for users outside the city limits shall
limits: 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 paragraph(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:
Parameter Excess over Rate per
NO) 1,000 gallons
BOD 200 $0.001394
COD 300 0.000860
TOC 100 0.002496
TSS 250 0.001661
Section 3. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall
go into effect on January 1, 2006.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
November, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passa the 15th day of Nove be r, A.D.
2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk/(V,e',4 u j
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5
day ovember, A.D. 2005.
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May
AITEST:
City Clerk