HomeMy WebLinkAbout111 - 10/21/2008 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 111, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 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
City Charter 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 the wastewater utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,City Code Section 26-277 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, City Code Section 26-277 further requires that the user rates 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 treatment performance of the Mulberry Wastewater Reclamation Plant has
significantly degraded and $31.8 million is required to upgrade the plant's secondary treatment
processes, to prepare the plant for future regulation-based improvements and to make odor control
improvements; and
WHEREAS, such improvements are not related to growth and will require increased user
rates over a five year period in order to generate sufficient revenues to repay the debt necessary to
finance these improvements; and
WHEREAS, wastewater rates and charges were increased in 2008 to finance the necessary
improvements and this is the second year in the five year period; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended to the City Council that the following
wastewater rates be imposed for the billing year beginning January 1, 2009; and
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:
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 Rate
Customer
A Single-family residential 25.70 per month
user(flat rate)
Single-family residential 11.33 per month plus$2.262
user(metered water use) per 1,000 gallons of either
winter quarter water use or
3,000 gallons,whichever is
greater
B Duplex(two-family) 40.76 per month
residential users(flat rate)
Duplex(two-family) 15.13 per month plus 2.262
residential users(metered per 1,000 gallons of either
water use) winter quarter water use or
4,000 gallons,whichever is
greater
C Multi-family residential $2.262 per 1,000 gallons of
user(more than two winter quarter water use,plus
dwelling units including a base charge of$1.79 per
mobile home parks)and month per dwelling unit
winter quarter based served
nonresidential user
D Minor nonresidential user $2,262 per 1,000 gallons of
water use,measured sewage
flow or winter quarter water
use,whichever is applicable,
plus the following applicable
base charge:
Size ofwater Base
meter(inches) charge
'/.or smaller $ 7.64
1 17.44
1'/z 35.31
2 59.09
3 98.19
4 164.90
6 808.46
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8 877.88
E and F Intermediate 2.262 per 1,000 gallons of
nonresidential and water use, measured
Significant industrial user wastewater flow or winter
quarter water use,
whichever is applicable;
plus a surcharge of$2.168
per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of
suspended solids in excess
of 250 milligrams per liter;
plus a surcharge of 1,820
per million gallons for each
milligram per liter of BOD
in excess of 200 milligrams
per liter or a surcharge of
$1.122 per million gallons
for each milligram per liter
of COD in excess of 300
milligrams per liter, or a
surcharge of $3.259 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 Base
meter(inches) charge
'/<or smaller $ 7.64
1 17.44
1'/z 35.31
2 59.09
3 98.19
4 164.90
6 808.46
8 877.88
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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 pursuant to a special
wastewater services agreement
approved by the City Council
pursuant to§26-290 shall be set
forth in said 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:
Rate per
Parameter Excess over(mg/l) I,000 gallons
BOD 200 $ 0.001820
COD 300 0.001122
TOC 100 0.003259
TSS 250 0.002168
Section 3. That the amendments to Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein shall
go into effect on January 1, 2009.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of
October, A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on st day of October, A.D. 2 08.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of ber, A.D. 2008.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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