HomeMy WebLinkAbout150 - 11/05/2013 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY CODE TO REVISE THE WASTEWATER RATES, FEES AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 150, 2013 t
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE THE WASTEWATER RATES, FEES 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 Water Board considered the proposed wastewater rates, fees and
changes for 2014 at its September 19, 2013, meeting and recommended approval of the changes
by unanimous vote; 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, 2014.
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 $36.29 per month
user (flat rate)
Single-family residential $16.21per month plus $3.150 per 1,000 gallons of
user (metered water use) either winter quarter water use or 3,000 gallons,
whichever is greater. For single family customers
who have not established a winter quarter water use
at the service address, a system average of 4,800
gallons per month shall be billed.
B Duplex (two-family) $49.71 per month
residential users (flat
rate)
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who have not established a winter quarter water use
at the service address, a system average of 4,800
gallons per month shall be billed.
B Duplex (two-family) $49.71 per month
residential users (flat
rate)
Duplex (two-family) $18.42per month plus $ 2.764 per 1,000 gallons of
residential users either winter quarter water use or 4,000 gallons,
(metered water use) whichever is greater. For duplex customers who
have not established a winter quarter water use at
the service address, a system average 7,200 gallons
shall be billed.
C Multi-family residential $3.051 per 1,000 gallons of winter quarter water
user (more than two use, plus a base charge of$2.40 per month per
dwelling units including dwelling unit served. For multi-family customers
mobile home parks) and who have not established a winter quarter water use
winter quarter based at the service address, a system average of 3,400
nonresidential user gallons per living unit shall be billed.
D Minor nonresidential $2.823 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 (inches) Base
charge
'/< or smaller $ 8.15
1 18.81
1% 37.85
2 64.77
3 103.48
4 163.43
6 716.42
8 827.20
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E and F Intermediate $2.823 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$3.120
user per million gallons for each milligram per liter of
suspended solids in excess of 235 milligrams per
liter; plus a surcharge of $2.599 per million gallons
for each milligram per liter of BOD in excess of
265 milligrams per liter or a surcharge of $1.641
per million gallons for each milligram per liter of
COD in excess of 400 milligrams per liter, or a
surcharge of $ 4.857 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 (inches) Base
charge
'/4 or smaller $ 8.15
1 18.81
1% 37.85
2 64.77
3 103.48
4 16 14 3
6 716.42
8 827.20
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:
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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 (mg/l) Rate per gallon
BOD 265 $ 0.002599
COD 400 0.001641
TOC 130 0.004857
TSS 235 0.003120
Section 3. That the amendments to the Chapter 26 of the City Code contained
herein shall go into effect on January 1, 2014.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of
October, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of November, A.D.
2013.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013.,
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