HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-2567 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES & RATES ORDINANCE NO. 2567
AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities; imposing .
a sewer service charge and fixing sewer service
rates'and charges; amending Section 7.60.020 of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
Ilk BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.60.020 of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.60.020 Sewer Service Charge.
A. Rates--Minimum Charge. There shall be charged
to and collected from all premises within the City served
by the City sewer system a sewer service charge composed
of a ready-to-serve charge and a volume charge based on
domestic water consumption; provided, during the year
1982, in no event shall the total sewer service charge
be less than $1.24 per month for premises inside the
City limit boundary nor less than $4.86 per month for
premises outside the City limit boundary; provided,
further, during the year 1983, in no event shall the
total sewer service charge be less than $3.69 per month
for premises inside the City limit boundary nor less
than $5.54 per month for premises outside the City
limit boundary.
(1), Sewer Service Charge - Schedules. The sewer
service charge shall be calculated and charged according
to the following schedules:
i. Ready-to-serve charge, for the year 1982:
For all customers other than multiple-unit
residential customers:
Water Meter Monthly
Bimonthly
Size (Inches) Charge Charge
3/4 $ 3.24 $ 6.48
1 5.52 11.04
1 1/2 9.32 18.64
2 13.88 • 27.76
3 24.52 49.04
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4 39.72 79.44
6 77.72 155.44
For multiple-unit residential customers,
during the year 1982, the monthly ready-to-serve
charge shall be $1.72 per account plus $1.52 per
dwelling unit.
ii. Ready-to-serve charge, for the year 1983:
For all customers other than multiple-unit
residential customers:
Water Meter Monthly Bimonthly
Size (Inches) Charge . Charge
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3/4 $ 3.69 $ 7.38
1 6.38 12.76
• 1 1/2 10.85 21.70
2 16.22 32.44
3 28.75 57.50
4 46.65 93.3.0
6 91.40 182.80
For multiple-unit residential customers,
during the year 1983 . the monthly ready-to-serve
charge shall be $1.90 per account plus $1.79 per
dwelling unit.
iii. Volume charge for 1982:
For all custoters, the volume charge shall be
$.51 per 100 cubic feet of water consumption.
iv. Volume charge for 1983:
For all customers, the volume charge shall be
$.64 per 100 cubic feet of water consumption.
B. Rate to property outside City. For customers
located outside the City, a 1.5 multiplier shall be applied
to the billings calculated in accordance with the rates
for inside-City customers, except that such 1.5 multi-
plier shall not be applied to the strong-waste surcharge.
C. Strong waste surcharge. For commercial and
industrial customers discharging wastewater which contains
more than 30.0 parts per million of Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) or more there shall be a surcharge, in
addition to the ready-to-serve charge and the volume charge,
which shall be calculated utilizing the national average
values of BOD and SS concentrations typical to each
classification under the Standard Industrial Code or by
actual concentrations verified by the City. If the
commercial/industrial customer chooses at its expense
to install a sampling station, the strong waste charge
shall be calculated based upon actual concentrations.
The following formula shall be utilized to calculate the
strong waste charge:
Monthly Surcharge = (Unit costs per pound of BOD or SS) times
(Weight of one gallon of water) times
(Customer's flow in 100 cubic feet divided
by 1337 per month) times
(Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in
parts per million minus 300 per the
national average values or verified
concentrations)
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For the year 19.82, in the foregoing formula:
Unit cost per pound for BOD = $.04 pound
Unit cost per pound for SS = $.01 pound
Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 pounds;
For the year 1983, in the foregoing formula:
Unit cost per pound for BOD = $.08 pound
Unit cost per pound for SS = $.02 pound
Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 pounds;
D. Septage charge. A charge of $.019 per gallon
11V: shall be paid for septic tank waste (septage) dumped at
the wastewater treatment plant."
E. Biennial Review. The City shall review not less
often than every two (2) years the wastewater contribution
of users and user classes, the total cost of operation
and maintenance of the treatment works and the user charge
system. The charges for users or classes of users shall
be revised as required."
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Section'2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 1st
4111 day of December , 1981.
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