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HomeMy WebLinkAbout035 - 03/17/2015 - ESTABLISHING RENTAL RATES AND DELIVERY CHARGES FOR USE OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER FOR THE 2015 IRRIGATIORDINANCE NO. 035, 2015 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ESTABLISHING RENTAL RATES AND DELIVERY CHARGES FOR USE OF THE CITY'S RAW WATER FOR THE 2015 IRRIGATION SEASON WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XII, Section 4 of the City Charter, if at any time the water supply is greater than the immediate needs of the City and its inhabitants, the City Council may authorize the City Manager to permit the use of such surplus water by consumers outside the City at such rates as the City Council may prescribe, provided that no vested right shall accrue under such permits; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XII, Section 6 of the City Charter, the City Council shall by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain, and provide for the collection of such rates, fees, or charges for water furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the City's utilities in good repair and working order and to provide and maintain an adequate working capital fund for the day-to-day business operations of the utilities; and WHEREAS, the Water Board discussed the rental program and the rates on February 19, 2015 and recommended that the rental rates and delivery charges set forth herein be prescribed; and WHEREAS, City staff and the Water Board have made a recommendation to City Council regarding rental rates of surplus raw water for the 2015 irrigation season, as set forth in the following table, to be made available to persons outside the City or persons which have not been deemed to have satisfied the City's raw water requirements; and RATES FOR RENTALS OF SURPLUS RAW WATER Type of Water Rate Per Acre Foot North Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC): Early Agricultural Use Water $15.00 per acre foot NPIC: Seasonal Agricultural Use and Multiple Use Water (Annual Assessment for 2015 of $200.00 per share / (Sum of Allocation of Seasonal Agricultural Use and Multiple Use Water per share)) + $2.00 per acre foot Colorado -Big Thompson Water from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) Rate for NPIC: Seasonal Agricultural Use and Multiple Use Water + any NCWCD transfer fees calculated at the time of transfer Reusable Sources $600.00 per acre foot Type of Water Rate Per Share Water Supply and Storage Company Annual Assessment for 2015 + $600.00 share WHEREAS, City staff and the Water Board have made a recommendation to City Council regarding raw water delivery charges for the 2015 irrigation season, as set forth in the following table, to be made available to persons deemed to have satisfied the City's raw water requirements; and RAW WATER DELIVERY CHARGES Type of Water Rate Per Share Arthur Irrigation Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Larimer County Canal No. 2 Irrigating Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 New Mercer Ditch Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Warren Lake Reservoir Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Sherwood Reservoir Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Sherwood Irrigation Company 110% of Annual Assessment for 2015 Type of Water Rate Per Acre Foot Reusable Sources $120.00 per acre foot WHEREAS, the rental rates and delivery charges in the above tables will be rounded to the nearest dollar, when necessary; and WHEREAS, the rental rates and delivery charges in the above tables will be adjusted by City staff, as necessary, to reflect the remaining yield or the prevalent market price of the water or shares being rented in order to prevent undue economic loss to the City; and WHEREAS, City Council finds that the rates set forth herein are appropriate and will provide revenues sufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the City's utilities in good repair and working order and to provide and maintain an adequate working capital fund for the day-to-day business operations of the utilities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the rental rates and delivery charges set forth above are hereby approved as the City's rental rates and delivery charges for the 2015 irrigation season and the City Manager and the Utilizes Executive Director are authorized to rent or deliver such raw water to eligible water users at the rental rates and delivery charges set forth above. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of March, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2015. Mayer City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of March, A.D. 2015. City Clerk -3 • yor