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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-079 Waste sewer charges • ORDINANCE: NO. 94-79 AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities, increasing sewer ready - to -serve charges, volume charges, and strong waste surcharge rates for owner (inside city) and non -owner (outside city) retail customers, increasing septage charges, amending industrial waste sewer charges, amending water -sewer tax; amending , Sections 7 12.010, 7 12 020, 7.12.030, 7.60.010, 7.60.020, 7.63:010, 7.63.020, 7 63.030, 7.63.040, 7.63.050, and 7 64.010; and adding as a new section Section 7 60 025, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section' 1 Section 7.12.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "7 12 010 Annual service charge established. From and after June 1, 1958, there is hereby charged to all users of the industrial wastes sewer line and treatment facilities an annual service charge in an amount sufficient to amortize the actual costs to the city of Yakima for the construction of the separate industrial wastes sewers including meters and measuring devices, and other capital expenditures related to this system, plus the necessary annual operation and maintenance costs of the separate industrial • wastes system. B.� Commencing on tanuary 23. 1995. the 50% cost sharing of the annual service charge between industrial waste users and owner (city) retail customers shall be adjusted as follows. In 1995. the . industrial waste users shall pay 60% of the annual service chaz_ge. In 1996, the industrial waste users shall pay 70% of the annual service charge. !In 1997. the industrial waste users shall pay 80% of the annual service dharge. In 1998. the industrial waste users shall pay 90% of the annual service charge. Commencing on January 1. 1999. there shall be no cost isharing of the annual service charge between industrial waste users and owner (city) retail customers." Section 2 Section 7 12 020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7 12 020 Annual service charge — Method of computation. engineer after construction of the facilities. This amount shall be multiplied by the factor 0.06505 (Capital Recovery Factor thirty (30) The annual service charge shall be determined using a Utility Rate Basis as defined in the American Water Works Associations (AWWA) Manual M1. Fourth edition copyright 1991. The three elements of the Utility Rate Basis are Operating Expense. Depreciation Expense. and Return on. Investment. Pagel i Section 3 Section 7.12 030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7.12.030 Installation of measuring device -- Apportionment and payment of charges. The city shall install a measuring device for each user, to measure and record the liquid wastes contributed to the industrial sewer The City der Wastewater Department shall have access to said measuring devices and shall take readings at periodic intervals. The total yearly charge shall be apportioned among the users directly in proportion to the total volume of wastes contributed during the previous calendar year - • . - - . • = . - - - - - . - . . - - -' • . -. ..- -.- . - - - - .: - . •. Afee shall be charged for any flow which. for any reason. is diverted from the industrial waste facility to the municipal facility for treatment. For use in this chapter. such flow shall be called 'diverted flow.' The fee for this diverted flow shall include treatment. testing. and anv receiving costs. The treatment costs shall be calculated by the following formula. Diverted Flow Treatment Cost = (Unit cost per pound of BOD or SS) times (Weight of one gallon of water) times (Flow discharged in one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty - seven) times (Diverted flows concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million) plus (Unit cost per one hundred cubic feet of flow) times (Flow discharged in one hundred cubic feet). The unit cost per one hundred cubic feet of flow equals $0.186. The remaining unit cost values are as set forth in Section 7.60.020. Diverted Flow Testing Cost. The costs of any testing are set forth in Section 7.65.110. The wastewater superintendent shall have final authority over what tests shall be required for any discharge. Any fee due for diverted flow shall be in addition to annual charges established under this Chapter. The sewerage charge provided in this chapter ishall be payable at the office of the city treasurer at the same time as the water bill for the premises is payable, and the yearly charge shall be paid in twelve equal monthly installments or as billed by the, city " Section 4 Section 7 60.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7.60.010 City to fix and collect sewerage rates and charges. The public health, safety and welfare require that the city of Yakima fix and collect sewerage rates and charges upon, and measured by water served to, premises in the city of Yakima And in areas outside the corporate limits of the city, for the carrying and • discharge of all sewage and drainage into the municipal sewer system of the city of Yakima as presently maintained and operated, together with Page 2 414 additions and betterments thereto and extensions thereof, which rates and charges are fixed by this chapter; provided, that the specifying of service rates and charges by this chapter shall be affect the financing of construction of sewers and trunk sewers pursuant to the local improvement district process, the imposition of a sanitary sewer capital cost recovery charge, or other alternate means of financing such construction, provided further, the adoption of rates for service to property outside the corporate limits of the city does not constitute an undertaking by the city to serve any or all such property without compliance with other laws, regulations and policies of the city pertaining to the furnishing of city sewer service outside city corporate limits. �. Biennial Review. In accordance with federally mandated Environmental Protection Agency requirements and to satis(v bond covenants. the ci shall review not less often than every two 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." Section 5 Section 7 60 020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7 60.020 Owner (inside city) retail sewer service charge. • A. Rates (1995) Minimum Charge- (1) Sewer Service Charge Commencing January 1,. 1990 January 23. 1995, 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 charged be less than five dollars and seventy three cents ($5.73) six dollars and seventy -seven cents ($6.77) per month . - - - - - - - : _ . _ . _ - _ . city limit boundary. (a) Sewer Service Charge -- Schedules. The sewer service charge shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules. (i) Ready -to -serve Charge For all customers other than multiple -unit residential customers: Monthly Bimonthly Water Meter Charge (effective Charge (effective Size (Inches) 99A January 23. 1995) January 23. 1995) 3/4 $ 5.73 6.77 $ 11.46 13.54 1 9.92 $,ID 1944 17.20 1 -1/2 16.88 11.10 33.76 22.21 • 2 25.22 17.87 50.11 35.75 3 14.71 67.7Q 8-9:42 135.40 Page 3 4 72.52 86.18 145404 172.36 6 142.11 129.31 284.22 258.61 8 253.45 178.46 506.90 356.91 10 406.53 356.91 813.06 713.83 For multiple -unit residential customers, the monthly ready -to- serve charge shall be - - - .. . - - - • - - . • . three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per account plus two d o ll ars and scve ty eight ccnts $2.78) three dollars and twenty -seven cents $3.27) per dwelling unit effective January 1, 1990 January 23. 1995 (h ji) Volume Charge: For all customers, the volume charge shall be one dollar and one cent ($1.01) one dollar and twenty -one cents ( $1.21) per one hundred cubic feet of water consumption effective January 21, 19901anuary 23. 1995 (2) Rates Minimum Charge. Commencing January 22, 1992, thirty six cents (.$9.36) per month for premises outside the city limit boundary until August 26, 1992 when such minimum charge for premises outside city limit boundary shall be ten dollars and ninety eight cents ($10.98). (a) Sewer Service Charge Schedules. The sewer service • charge shall be calculated and charged according to the `el owing schedules: (i) Rudy to serve charge: For all customcrs other than multiple unit residential customers: Monthly Bimonthly - Water Meter Charge (effective Charge (effective Size (Inches) January 22,1992) January 22, 1992) /4 $ 6.24 $ 12.17 1 10.79 21.58 1 1/2 18.36 36.72 2 27.13 54.87 3 48.63 97.26 4 78.88 157.76 6 154.58 309.12 8 275.68 551.35 10 442.19 884.39 For multiple unit residential customcrs, the monthly ready to account plus three dollars and three ccnts ($3.03) per dwelling unit effective January 1992. _ customers, the volume charge shall 410 Page 4 • consumption. effective January 22, 1992. Commencing December 31, and eleven and -one half cents ($1.115) per one hundred cubic feet of • - . - • - - e . •- . - - - - . - - - - , billings calculated in accordance with thc • rates for inside city •• - . - seventy six percent. E L Strong Waste Surcharge. Commencing February 1 , 1997 January 23. 1995, for commercial and industrial customers located inside . the city discharging wastewater which contains more than three hundred 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 one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty -seven per month) times (Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million per the national average values o verified concentrations minus three hundred]. per thc national average values or verified concentrations) In the foregoing formula. Unit cost per pound for BOD = $ :1 0.162 Unit cost per pound for SS = :06 0.100 Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 B. Rates (1996). (1) Sewer Service Charge. Commencing Tanuary 23. 1996, 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 charged be less than seven dollars and thirty -three cents ($7.33) per month, (a) Sewer Service Charge -- Schedules. The sewer service charge shall be calculated and . charged according to the following schedules: (i) Ready -to -serve Charge: For all customers other than multiple -unit residential customers: 1 Page 5 Monthly Bimonthly Water Meter Charge (effective Charge (effective • Size (Inches) January 23. 1996) January 23. 19961 3/4 $ 7.33 $ 14.66 1 9.31 18.62 1 -1/2 12.02 24.04 3 73.30 146.60 4 93.31 186.62 6 140.00 280.01 8 193.22 386.44 1 :..44 For multiple -unit residential customers. the monthly ready -to- serve charge shall be three dollars and eighty cents ($3.80) per account plus three dollars and fifty -three cents ($3.53) per dwelling unit effective January 23. 1996. (ii) Volume Charge. For all customers. the volume charge shall be one dollar and thirty -one cents ($1.31) per one hundred cubic feet of water consumption effective January 23. 1996. (2) Strong Waste Surcharge, Commencing January 23. 1996, for commercial and industrial customers located inside the city . discharging wastewater which contains more than three hundred 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. f the commercial industrial c st•mer .. e a i _ e .- - • ', .1 - 1_• ins .n j- • +_� 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 one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty -seven per month) times (Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million per the national average values or verified concentrations minus three undyed) In the foregoing formula. Unit cost per pound for BOD. _ $ 0.214 Unit cost per pound for SS = 0.140 Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 • Page 6 • be revised as required. F. Capital Charges. Commencing January 1, 1986, a portion of .. - .. • .. :. :. - _. - •.• • - -- • . nineteen thousand nine hundred sixty two dollars. The capital • - - - - - - - - _ - - .. • . • ... - - - - - - - - o b l i g a t i o n s and payments of interest thereon issued for capital purposes. This section does not increase sewer rates but merely . : . - - - - • - _ .. : . :. - . nt ..f • - - _ .: determine allocation): fling Capital Amount Alleeatien- less $ 1.96 $ 5.00 2.45 6.00 2 7.00. 3.43 ® 8.00 3.92 9.00 • 4.41 10.00 4.90 11.00 5.39 12.00 5.88 13.00 6.37 14.00 6.86 15.00 7.35 16.00 7.84 17.00 8.33 18.00 8.82 19.00 9.31 20.00 9.80 For „ae dollar ther after of sewer bill, the capital allocation shall be ink by forty nine ccnts. the excess shall be deemed a - ' - •• : : . .: • - • . . • - - • : • iscal ycar total of two million two • Page 7 Section 6 Section 7 60.025 is hereby added as a new sect'on to the Yakima • Municipal Code to read as follows: "7.60.025 Non -owner (outside city) retail sewer service charge. A. Rates (1995) (1) Sewer Service Charge. Commencing January 23, 1995, there shall be charged to and collected from all premises outside 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 charged be less than twelve dollars and thirty cents ($12.30) per month. (a) Sewer Service Charge -- Schedules. The sewer service charge shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules: (i) Ready -to -serve Charge For all customers other than multiple -unit residential customers: Monthly Bimonthly Water Meter Charge (effective Charge (effective Size (Inches) January 23, 1995) January 23, 1995) 3/4 $ 12 30 $ 24 60 1 15 62 31 24 1 -1/2 20 17 40 34 2 32 47 64 94 3 123 00 246 00 4 156 58 313 16 6 234 93 469 86 8 324 23 648 46 10 648 46 1,296.91 For multiple -unit residential customers, the monthly ready -to- serve charge shall be six dollars and thirty -five cents ($6 35) per account plus five dollars and ninety-five cents ($5 95) per dwelling unit effective January 23, 1995 (ii) Volume Charge: For all customers, the volume charge shall be two dollars and twenty cents ($2 20) per one hundred cubic feet of water consumption effective January 23, 1995 (2) Strong Waste Surcharge. Commencing January 23, 1995, for commercial and industrial customers located outside the city discharging wastewater which contains more than three hundred 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 Page 8 • 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 one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty-seven per month) times (Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million per the national average values or verified concentrations minus three hundred) In the foregoing formula. Unit cost per pound for BOD = $ 0 258 Unit cost per pound for SS = 0 163 Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 (3) Septage Charge. A charge of sixteen and four -tenth cents ($ 164) per gallon shall be paid for septic tank waste (septage) dumped at the wastewater treatment plant effective January 23, 1995 B Rates (1996) (1) Sewer Service Charge. Commencing January 23, 1996, there shall be charged to and collected from all premises outside 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 charged be less than thirteen dollars and sixty-two cents ($13 62) per month for • premises outside the city limit boundary (a) Sewer Service Charge -- Schedules. The sewer service charge shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules. (i) Ready -to -serve Charge For all customers other than multiple -unit residential customers: Monthly Bimonthly Water Meter Charge (effective Charge (effective Size (Inches) January 23, 1996) January 23, 1996) 3/4 $ 13 62 $ 27.24 1 17 30 34.59 1 -1/2 22.34 44 67 2 35 96 71 91 3 136.20 272 40 4 173 38 346 77 6 260 14 520 28 8 359 02 718.05 10 718.05 1,436.09 For multiple -unit residential customers, the monthly ready -to- serve charge shall be seven dollars and eleven cents ($7 11) per account plus six dollars and fifty-one cents ($6 51) per dwelling unit effective January 23, 1996 • Page 9 (ii) Volume Charge: For all customers, the volume charge shall be two dollars and forty-three cents ($2.43) per one hundred cubic feet of water consumption effective January 23, 1996 (2) Strong Waste Surcharge. Commencing January 23, 1996, for commercial and industrial customers located outside the city discharging wastewater which contains more than three hundred 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 one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty-seven per month) times (Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million per the national average values or verified concentrations minus three hundred) In the foregoing formula. Unit cost per pound for BOD = $ 0 406 Unit cost per pound for SS = 0.267 Weight of one gallon of water = 8 34 • (3) Septage Charge. A charge of nineteen and one -half cents ($ 195) per gallon shall be paid for septic tank waste (septage) dumped at the wastewater treatment plant effective January 23, 1996." Section 7 Section 7 63 010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7 63.010 Septage / exceptioAal waste defined. As used in this chapter, the phrase 'septage waste' means a semiliquid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials generated from a private or public septic tank or other private or public wastewater treatment system. 13. As used in this chapter. the phrase 'exceptional waste' means any liquid or semiliquid substance. other than 'septage waste.' consisting of a combination of varying amounts of water. dissolved materials. and solids generated from private or public sources which is transported to the facility other than through the system's collection system." Section 8 Section 7 63 020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. • Page 10 " 7.63.020 Septage /exception waste disposal -- Condition. A. Septage /exceptional waste will be accepted for disposal at the wastewater treatment plan subject to the provisions, terms and conditions specified in this chapter, and subject to all applicable rules and regulations of Chapter 7.62 7.65 of the city of Yakima Municipal Code, subject to all applicable rules and regulations of the Yakima County health district related to septage waste disposal, and subject to rules and regulations adopted by the city d of cngincering and des- manager or designee as authorized by this chapter B No septage /exceptional, waste shall be accepted for disposal at the wastewater treatment plant unless the hauler holds a valid and applicable Yakima County health district registration certificate and unless the vehicle which hauls the septic waste to the wastewater treatment plant for disposal has been approved by the Yakima County health district in connection with the issuance of the registration certificate. C. Septage /exceptional waste will not be accepted for disposal at the wastewater treatment plant if any of the following conditions exist: 1. The septage /exceptional, waste is of a quality or contains any substance, the discharge of which into the city public sewer system is prohibited or limited by Scction 7.62.050 Chapter 7.65 of the city of Yakima Municipal Code; 2. The hauler of the septage /exceptional waste does not hold a • valid applicable Yakima County health district registration certificate, or otherwise fails to satisfy or comply with the requirements of any applicable provision of this chapter, any applicable rule or regulation of the Yakima County health district, or rule or regulation adopted by the city director of engineering and utilities manager or designee pertaining to septage disposal, 3. Payment for the hauler of a billing by the city to that hauler for septage /exceptional disposal fees is unpaid and more than thirty days have elapsed from the date of the billing." Section 9 Section 7 63 030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7.63 030 Disposal fee -- Payment. A. . - . - . - - - For septage waste. a fee as set forth in Section 7.60.025 shall be paid to the city by the septage .hauler for septage waste disposed of at the wastewater treatment facility )3. For exceptional waste. a fee. calculated utilizing the following formula for treatment costs. plus any receiving and testing costs. shall be paid to the city by the hauler for exceptional waste . discharged at the wastewater treatment facility: • Exceptional Waste Treatment Cost = (Unit cost per pound of BOD or SS) times (Weight of one gallon of water) times (Flow discharged in one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand three hundred thirty - Page 11 seven) times (Exceptional waste's concentration of BOD or SS in parts per million) plus (Unit cost per one hundred cubic feet of flow) times (Flow discharged in one hundred cubic feet). The unit cost per one hundred cubic feet of flow equals $0.279. The remaining unit cost values are as set forth in Section 7.60.025. forth in Section 7.65.110. The wastewater superintendent shall have final authority over what tests shall be required for any discharge. B C. The amount of the disposal fee, at the rate specified in subsections A Q of this section, shall be based o t capacity o f th • ' _ • . - upon the actual quantity measured and discharged. Measurement shall be through methods and instruments employed by the city E D The disposal fee shall be payable monthly A billing shall be rendered monthly at the city for all disposal fees due from septage /exceptional waste haulers for the preceding month and shall be payable thirty days from the date it is issued by the city " Section 10 Section 7 63 040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "7.63 040 Liability insurance required. • No septage /exceptional waste shall be accepted for disposal at the wastewater treatment plant unless the hauler has filed with the office of the wastewater treatment plant superintendent a certificate or other proof of the existence of liability insurance with coverage of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250.000.00) for property damage to city -owned property resulting from operations of the septage /exceptional waste hauler " Section 11 Section 7 63 050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.63.050 Rules and regulations. The director of engineering and utilities city manager or designee is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as -t-he director the city manager or designee, deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to regulate the disposal of septage /exceptional waste at the wastewater treatment plant, which rules and regulations shall not conflict with the provisions of this chapter " Section 12 Section 7 64 010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Page 12 • "7.64 010 Water -sewer tax. A. Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to impose a tax on sewer service revenues received from wholesale and retail customers that is fair, just and. reasonable. B. Findings. 1. It is equitable that all rates and charges for use of the city's sewerage system be subject to city taxes. 2. It is necessary to increase tax revenues due to an increased demand for city services. 3. Areas receiving wholesale sewer service generally receive some benefit from the expenditure of city tax revenues, but receive a lesser benefit than areas receiving retail sewer service. 4 Adoption of the ordinance codified in this section will promote equity and increase tax revenues by subjecting all sewer rates and charges to a city tax and by taxing revenues from wholesale sewer service at a lower rate than revenues from retail sewer service. C., Water -Sewer Tax. There is levied against the water -sewer revenues of the city a tax against the total gross revenue of the water -sewer fund derived from receipts for domestic water, domestic sewer, and industrial sewer, industrial waste sewer, septage disposal, and wholesale service charges. The rates of the tax for the calendar years 1991 and 1992, shall be as follows: Wholesale service charges 10% • All other service charges 12% The rates of the tax for the calendar year 1993 shall be as follows: Wholesale service charges 10% All other service charges 14% The rates of the tax for the calendar year 1994 and the following years shall be as follows. Wholesale service charges 10% All other service charges 14% 2: Commencing January 1995. the water -sewer tax shall not be applied against that portion of the total gross revenue of the water - sewer fund which is collected as 'debt coverage' for the sewer debt. For use in this chapter. 'debt coverage' shall mean that revenue collected specifically to meet the requirements of primary bonded debt coverage and State Revolving Loan coverage." Section 13 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter • Page 13 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 2Oth day of Dec'. , • 1994 Qat ATTEST Mayor C m c City Clerk Publication Date: 12/23/94 Effective Date: 1/22/95 • • Page 14