HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-2657 SEWER SERVICE CHARGE & SEWER SERVICE RATES & CHARGES •
ORDINANCE NO.• 26 5 7
AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities; imposing
a sewer service charge and fixing sewer service
rates and charges; amending Subsection 7.60.020 A
and 7.60.020 C of the City of Yakima Municipal Code;
and declaring an emergency.
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WHEREAS, in order to qualify for interim financing from
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private financial sources, which is necessary in order to obtain
funds to effect the settlement of pending litigation involving
construction of the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant, it is
necessary to adjust sewer service charge rates as provided by
this ordinance, and the City Council therefore finds and declares
an emergency to exist so as to justify the immediate effectiVeness
of this order so that the adjusted rates are applicable for
service rendered on and after January 1, 1983, now, therefore:'
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 7.60.020 A of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.60.020 Sewer Service Charge.
A. Rates- Charge.
Commencing January 1, 1983, 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, in no event shall
the total sewer service charge be less than $4.17 per
month for premises inside the City limit boundary nor
less than $6.26 per month for premises outside the City
limit boundary.
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(1) Sewer Service Charge — Schedules. The sewer
service charge shall be calculated and charged according
to the following schedules:
1. Ready-to-serve charge:
For all customers other than multiple-unit
residential customers:
Water Meter Monthly Bimonthly
Size (Inches) Charge Charge
3/4 4.17 8.34
1 7.21 14.42
1 1/2 12.26 24.52
2 18.33 36.66
3 . 32.49 64.98
4 • 52.71 105.42
6 103.28 206.56
8 184.19 368.38 •
10 295.44 590.88
For multiple-Unit residential customers, the
monthly ready-to-serve charge shall be $2.15 per . •
account plus $2.02 per dwelling unit.
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ii. Volume charge:
For all customers, the volume charge shall be
$.73 per 100 cubic feet of water consumption."
Section 2. Subsection 7.60.020 C of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.60.020 Sewer Service Charge.
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C. Strong Waste Surcharge.
Commencing January 1, 1983, for commercial and
industrial customers discharging wastewater which contains
more than 300 parts per million of Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) and/or Suspended Solids (SS) 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)
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."
Section 3. This ordinance is one to provide for the
immediate preservation of the public peace,. property, health,
safety and welfare of the people of the City of Yakima and an
emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval
and pubAic.ation as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this c=?4,1
day of Q , 1982.
S LY NH CARMICHAEL
Mayor
ATTEST:
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c‘ikhin S. ROBERTS
City Clerk •
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