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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: 0 City Clerk/ 11�� �v4 Passed and adopted on final reading this I6th day of November, A.D. 2004. May ATTEST: City Clerk