HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-3320 Increased charges ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities, in-
creasing sewer strong waste surcharge; increasing
septage charges, and amending Subsections C and D
of Section 7.60.020 of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsections C and D of Section 7.60.020 of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows
"7.60.020 Sewer Service Charge.
C. Strong Waste Surcharge. Commencing Februar\
1, 1991, for commercial and industrial customers dis-
charging wastewater which contains more than three hun-
dred parts per million of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
and or suspended solids (SS), there shall be a surcharge,
_n addition to the ready -to -serve charge and the volume
harge, which shall be calculated utilizing the national
average \.clues of BOD and SS concentrations typical to
each classification under the Standard Industrial Code or
• b■ actual concentrations verified by the City. If the
commercial industrial customer chooses at its expense to
install a sami?ing station, the strong waste charge shall
be calculated based upon a(tual concentrations. The
fo11<<,ing formula shall be utilized to calculate the
stung waste charge
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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 -seen per month) times
(Customer's concentration of BOD or SS in
parts per million minus three hundred per
the national average values or verified
concentrations)
In the foregoing formula
tnit cost per pound for BOD = $ .11 pound
Lnit cost per pound for SS = .06 pound
Weight of one gallon of water = 8.34 pounds
D. Septage Charge. A charge of $.044 per gallon
shall be paid for septic tank waste (septage) dumped at
the wastewater treatment plant effective February 1,
1991."
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Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as
pr( \ ided in law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CIT1 COt\CIL, signed and approved this
8 da' of 6 Q1r , 1990.
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Mayor
ATTEST
City Clerk
Publication Date 10/. 90
Effecti%e Date 1 - ,2I 9)
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