HomeMy WebLinkAbout114 - 11/03/2009 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2009
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 third year in the five year period; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to the City Council that
the following wastewater rates be imposed for the billing year beginning January 1, 2010.
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 residential $28.66 per month
user (flat rate)
Single-family residential $12.80 per month plus $2.488 per 1,000 gallons of
user(metered water use) either winter quarter water use or 3,000 gallons,
whichever is greater
B Duplex (two-family) $44.75 per month
residential users (flat
rate)
Duplex (two-family) $16.58 per month plus $2.488 per 1,000 gallons of
residential users either winter quarter water use or 4,000 gallons,
(metered water use) whichever is greater
C Multi-family residential $2.488 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter water
user (more than two use, plus a base charge of $1.95 per month per
dwelling units including dwelling unit served
mobile home parks) and
winter quarter based
nonresidential user
D Minor nonresidential $2.488 per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
user sewage flow or winter quarter water use, whichever
is applicable, plus the following applicable base
charge:
Size of water meter Basecharge
(inches)
3/4 or smaller $7.18
1 16.58
1'/2 33.37
2 57.09
3 91.22
4 144.06
6 631.51
8 729.17
E and F I n t e r m e d i a t e $2.488 per 1,000 gallons of water use, measured
nonresidential user and wastewater flow or winter quarter water use,
Significant industrial whichever is applicable; plus a surcharge of $2.574
user per million gallons for each milligram per liter of
suspended solids in excess of 235 milligrams per
-2-
liter; plus a surcharge of$2.143 per million gallons
for each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of 265
milligrams per liter or a surcharge of $1.353 per
million gallons for each milligram per liter of COD
in excess of 400 milligrams per liter, or a surcharge
of$4.007 per million gallons for each milligram per
liter of TOC in excess of 130 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
(inches) charge
'/4 or smaller $7.18
1 16.58
1% 33.37
2 57.09
3 91.22
4 144.06
6 631.51
8 729.17
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:
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Parameter Excess over (mg/Z) Rate per
1, 000 gallons
BOD 265 $0 , 002143
COD 400 0. 001353
TOC 130 0 , 004007
TSS 235 0. 002574
Section 3 . That Section 26-289 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows :
Sec. 26-289. Miscellaneous fees and charges.
The following is a schedule of miscellaneous fees and charges :
Description Amount
( 1 ) Connection fees and service Fees shall be set forth as in §
charges 26-712(b)
(2) Industrial discharge permits :
a. Administration $ 76 . 00 annually
b . Surveillance Determined for each user
annually, based on direct
cost plus 15 % indirect costs,
billed monthly
(3) Laboratory support services Determined on a case-by-
case basis based on direct
cost plus 15 % indirect costs
(4) Materials and labor provided by Determined on a case-by-
City case basis based on direct
cost plus 15 % indirect costs
(5 ) Charges for disposal at the Fort
Collins Regional Sanitary Waste
Transfer Station:
a. Septic tanks, vaults, privies,
portable toilets :
Generated within Larimer $0 . 061 per gallon
County
Generated outside Larimer $0 . 092 per gallon
County
b. Recreational vehicle sanitary
waste holding tanks :
Residential customers of the No charge for single disposal
City of Fort Collins
Wastewater Utility
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Others $2.00 base fee plus $0.061
per gallon
(6) Miscellaneous fees Determined on a case-by-
case basis based on direct
costs plus 15% indirect costs
Section 3. That the amendments to the Chapter 26 of the City Code contained herein
shall go into effect in January 1, 2010.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
October, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on 3rd day of November, A.D.
2009.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City-Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of November, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:-
City-Clerk
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