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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 Ordinance No. 055• • • INTRO DUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN SMITH BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 55 , SERIES OF 1976 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE XV,OF THE 1969 E.M.C., BY RE VISING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SANITARY SEWAGE SERVICE. WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the sanitary sewage service needs of the City and costs incident thereto, finds a nd concludes that the rates and charges for sanitary sewage service are in need of revision. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows: Section 1. That Section 9, Chapter 4, Title XV of the 1969 E.M.C., is hereby amended to read as follows: 15-4-9: RATES AND CHARGES FOR SEWERAGE SERVICE (a) GENERAL: There is hereby levied and charged on each lot, parcel of land, and premises served by or having sewer connection with the sanitary sewer of the City of Englewood, or otherwise discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the City sanitary sewer system, an annual service charge .which shall b e c omputed and payable as follows: 1. The charge for sewage treatment shall be based on the gallonage of water delivered to the premises during the appropriate water meter reading period falling between November 1st and April 30th. This gallonage converted to an annual equivalent and multiplied by the annual rate per 1000 gallons provides the annual treatment charge. 2. A charge for sewer collection system maintenance shall be established annually by action of the City Council where prem- ises are served by the City collection system. Where the City does not own and -1- • 3. • 4. s. • maintain the collection system, the City will collect charges for maintenance of same only when authorized by the terms of contract between the City and the sanitation district. Where water usage information is not avail- able, sewage service charges shall be com- puted using the current rate per 1000 gallons and based on the following "normal usage" by class as follows: 2 mo. (a) Single Family Dwellings 14 (b) Multi-Family Dwelling Units 9 (c) Mobile Home Units 5 (d) Conunercial (by meter size/capacity) 5/8" 19 3/4" 29 1" 49 1 1/2" 97 2 ti 156 3" 311 4" 487 6 ti 973 3 mo. 21 13 8 29 44 73 146 234 467 730 1460 12 mo. 83 52 32 116 176 292 584 936 1868 2920 5840 "Normal usage" by class will be checked by tabulation and averaging at least every five (5) years to detect and adjust for changes in patterns of water usage. The minimum charge per year for sewage treat- ment service, by customer class, shall be a percentage of flat rate charge, this amount representing the fixed portion of Operation and Maintenance (O & M) costs. Outside City customers will be charged 105% of the amount charged inside City customers for similar service to compensate for additional infiltration from the longer interceptor lines. This factor has been included in the flat rate and minimum rate tables in paragraph 8 below . -2- • • • 6. Charges for service to customers inside City limits shall be billed in quarter- annual installments in advance. Charges for sewer-only service outside the City may, at the discretion of the Finance Director, be billed annually where this would not conflict with special provisions of a connector's agreement. All bills are due and payable as of the billing date and become delinquent fifteen (15) days after the billing date. 7. User charges shall be reviewed annually and revised periodically to reflect actual treatment works O & M costs. 8. The following rates will become effective January 1, 1977. Sewage Treatment Charge: Collection System Charge: .203/1000 gals. .027/1000 gals. .230/1000 gals. Both: IN CITY _{g_~R. ) . OUTS IDE ('!R. ) Single Family Dwelling 4.85 4.40 17.70 16.10 Multi-Family Dr.rel ling 3.00 2.71) 11.30 10.30 Mobile Home/Unit 1.85 1.65 6.80 6.20 Coamiercial & Indus- trial by Water Meter Ca2acitI 5/8" 6.65 6.05 24.70 22.50 3/4" 10.10 9.20 37.50 34.10 l" 16.80 15.30 62.20 56.60 1 1/2" 33.60 30.55 124.40 113.20 2" 53.80 49.00 199.35 181.45 3" 107.40 97.75 397.90 362.05 4" 167.90 152.80 621.95 566.00 6" 335.80 305.60 1243.90 1131.95 Minimum charges both inside and outside the City will be 91 % of the inside City flat rate charge for the customer class involved • -3- • • • • Section 2. (b) SPECIAL CASES: 1. Schools operating on a nine-month school year shall be billed seventy-six percent (76%) of the charges which would normally accrue for similar usage by a re~idential customer. 2. Tndustries, car washes and other establish- ments where summer irrigation water is not significant, or where seasonal business fluctuations are more significant than irrigation usage, shall be billed based on a~nu~l rather than winter period water usage. 3. Customers with delivery flow characteristics significantly different from those of a single family dwelling, shall pay an additional readiness-to-serve fee based on the following formula: R=V (. 9lxNW) where R ~ .91 NW 365 v (c) OTHER CASES: = = = = = Annual delivery flow rate characteristics charge Readiness-to-serve portion of O&M costs Customer's annual non- working days Number of days in cal- endar year Annual volume charge for wastewater treatment Where the procedures above are not applicable, or when application of same would work an ob- vious and significant injustice to the customer, a rate shall be established by the Director based on reasonable estimates of projected flow. The amendment hereinabove set forth shall become effective comme ncing January 1, 1977. -4-.... • • • • Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on the 4th day of October, 1976. Published as a Bi ll for an Ordinance on the 6th day of October, 1976. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 18th. day of October, 1976. Published by title as Ordinance No. __ ss __ ~,Series of 1976, on the 20th day of October, 1976. ATTEST: I. William D. James, do hereby certify that the above and fore going is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance , passed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No. 55 , Series of 1976. ex o -5-