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ORDINANCE NO.. 2002 -10
AN ORDINANCE • relating to wastewater .rates, , fees, and _ charges; adjusting
various wastewater rates, fees, and charges;
amending Sections 7.60.005, 7.60.010, 7.60.020, 7.60.025,
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7.60.035, 7.60.050, 7.60.070, 7.60.090,..7.60.105;
deleting section 7.60.040: and .
providing for related matters. .
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WHEREAS, the City of Yakima (the "City ") is authorized, by RCW Title 35 to acquire,
construct, own, operate, and provide financing for waterworks and systems of sewerage, and to
establish rates, fees, and charges therefore; and
WHEREAS, the' City Council determines that it is in the best interests of the citizens of
the City that ordinances. related to such-systems of sewerage, wastewater rates, fees, charges, and
related matters be amended as set forth in this Ordinance; and
• WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the rates, fees; and charges contained in this
Ordinance are fair, just, and reasonable;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA
Section 1. : :Section 7.60.005 of the - Municipal Code reads as follows: •
• 7.60.005 • • Definitions;
1. "Biochemical oxygen demand" (BOD) shall have the same meaning as.in Chapter
7.65.
2.. "Industrial discharger" shall havelhe same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
3. "Industrial wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
4. "Minor industrial user" (MIU) shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
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5. "Sewer" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
6. "Significant industrial user" (SIU) shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
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7. "Suspended solids" (SS) shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
8. "Total suspended solids (TSS) shall have the same meaning as suspended solids.
9 "Wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
10. "Wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or "publicly owned
treatment works" in Chapter 7.65. The term includes all sewers and wastewater
treatment plants. •
11. "Wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
Section 2. Section 7.60.010 of the Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
7.60.010 - City to fix and collect wastewater rates and
A. The public health, safety and welfare require that the city of Yakima fix and collect
wastewater rates and charges upon, and measured by either the quantity of water supplied to the
premises or, if metered, the quantity of wastewater discharged into the wastewater sewer system
in the city of Yakima and in areas outside the corporate limits of the city, for the carrying and
discharge of all wastewater into the wastewater system of the city of Yakima as presently
maintained and operated, together with 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 not affect the financing of construction of sewers and trunk sewers
pursuant to the local improvement district process, the imposition of a wastewater connection
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.
B. Biennial Review. In accordance with federally: mandated Environmental
Protection Agency requirements and to satisfy bond covenants, the city 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 wastewater system and the user charge system. The charges for
users or classes of users, shall be revised as. required.
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Section 3. Section 7.60.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
7.60.020 Owner (inside city) retail wastewater service charge.
A. Wastewater Service Charge. There shall be charged to and collected from all
premises within the city served by the city wastewater system a wastewater service charge
composed of a ready -to -serve charge and a volume charge based on either the quantity of water
supplied to the premises or, if metered, the quantity of wastewater discharged into the wastewater
sewer system PROVIDED that in no event shall the total wastewater service charge be less than
the minimum charge indicated below:
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Minim um charge effective
April 8, 2002
$11.48 /month
(1) Wastewater Service Charge -- Schedules. The wastewater service charge
shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules:
(a)" Ready -to -Serve Charges. For all customers other than multiple-
unit residential customers:
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• Charges effective
April 8, 2002
Water Meter Bimonthly
Size (Inches) Monthly charge charge
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3/4 $11.48 $22.96
1 14.58 29.16
• 1 -1/2 18.83 37.66 •
2 . 30.31 : 60.62
3 114.80 229.60
4 146.14 292.28 ; •
6 219.27 438.54
8 302.61 605.22
10 605.23 1,210.46
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For multiple -unit residential customers, the monthly ready -to -serve charge shall be based on
the number of accounts plus the number of dwelling units, according to the following:
Ready-to-'serve charge effective
April 8, 2002
(5.97 /account) + ($5.51 /dwelling unit )
(b) Volume Charge. For all customers, the volume charge shall be
determined by the following:
Volume charge effective
April 8, 2002
$2.01 per 100 cubic ft of water consumption or,
if metered, quantity discharged
B. Strong Waste Surcharge. For customers located inside the city discharging
wastewater which contains more than three hundred parts per, million of biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and/or total suspended solids (TSS), 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 TSS concentrations typical to each classification under the Standard
Industrial Code or by actual concentrations verified by the city. If the 'customer chooses, at its
expense, to install a sampling station, the strong waste charge shall be calculated based upon
actual concentrations. Any testing done by the city may be charged at the rates set forth in
section 7.60.105 of this title. The following formula shall be utilized to calculate the strong waste
charge:
Monthly surcharge = (unit costs per pound of BOD or TSS) times (weight of one
gallon of water) times (customer's monthly volume in one hundred cubic feet divided by
one thousand three hundred thirty- seven) times (customer's concentration of BOD or TSS
in parts per million per [the national average values] or [verified concentrations] minus
three hundred).
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In the foregoing formula, the applicable values are as follows:
Effective Effective Effective Effective
April 8, 2002 January 1, January 1, January 1,
2003 2004 2005
Unit cost per pound for BOD $0.244 $0.259 _ $.0275 $0.293
Unit cost per pound for TSS $0.178 $0.212 $0.252 $0.299
Weight of one gallon of water 8.34 8.34 8.34 8.34
pounds pounds pounds pounds
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Section 4. Section 7.60.025 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
7.60.025 Non -owner (outside city) retail wastewater service charge.
' A. Wastewater Service Charge. There shall be charged to and collected from all
premises outside the city served by the city wastewater system a wastewater service charge
composed of a ready -to -serve charge and a volume charge based on domestic water consumption;
provided that in no event shall the total wastewater service charge -be less than the minimum
charge indicated below:
Minimum charge effective
April 8, 2002
• - $18.25 /month
(1) Wastewater Service Charge -- Schedules. The wastewater service charge shall
be calculated and charged according to the following schedules:
(a) Ready -to -Serve Charge. For all customers other than multiple -unit
residential customers:
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Charges effective
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April 8, 2002
Water Meter Bimonthly
Size (Inches) Monthly charge charge
3/4 $18.25 $36.50
1 23.18 46.36
1 -1/2 29.93 59.86
2 48.18 96.36 •
• 3 182.50 365.00
4 232.32 464.64
6 348.58 697.16
8 481.07. 962.14
10 962.14 1,924.28
For multiple -unit residential customers, the monthly ready -to -serve charge shall be based on the
number of accounts plus the number of dwelling units, according to the following:
Ready -to -serve charge effective
April 8, 2002
( $9.49 /account) + ( $8.76 /dwelling unit)
(b) Volume Charge. For all customers, the volume charge shall be
determined by the following:
. Volume charge effective
April 8, 2002 .
$3.26 per 100 cubic ft. of water consumption
- ; . or, if metered, quantity discharged
B. Strong Waste Surcharge. For customers located outside the city discharging
wastewater which contains more than three hundred parts per million of biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and/or total suspended solids (TSS), there shall be a surcharge, in addition to the
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ready -to -serve charge and the volume - charge, which shall be calculated utilizing the national
average values of BOD and TSS concentrations typical to each classification under the Standard
Industrial Code or by actual concentrations verified by the city. If the customer chooses at its
expense to install a sampling station, the strong waste charge shall be calculated based upon
actual concentrations. Any testing done by the city may be charged at the rates set forth in
section 7.60.105 of this title. The following formula shall be utilized to calculate the strong waste
charge:
Monthly surcharge = (unit costs per pound of BOD or TSS) times (weight of one gallon
of water) times (customer's monthly volume in one hundred cubic feet divided by one thousand
three.hundred thirty- seven) times (customer's concentration of BOD or TSS in parts per million
per [the national average values] or [verified concentrations] minus three hundred).
In the foregoing formula, the applicable values are as follows: . •
Effective
May 21, 2001
Unit cost per pound for BOD $0.502
Unit cost per pound for TSS $0.493
Weight of one gallon of water 8.34 pounds
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Section 5. Section 7.60.030 of the Municipal Code reads as•follows:.
7.60.030 Wastewater charge added to and payable with water bill.
The wastewater service charge provided for in this chapter shall be payable at the office of the
treasurer of the city, and shall be billed for and payable at the same time as .the water bill for the
premises is payable; and payment for water service shall not be accepted unless payment of the
wastewater service charge is made at the same time. The same shall be payable bimonthly and
shall be added to city water bills as a•separate charge thereon. •
Section 6. Section 7.60.035 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
7.60.035 Septage and exceptional wastewater disposal charges.
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- A. • Septage Wastewater Disposal Charge. For septage wastewater disposed
pursuant to Chapter 7.63, the following charge shall apply:
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• Charge effective •
April 8, 2002
$0.316 /gal.
B. Exceptional Wastewater Disposal Charge. For exceptional wastewater disposed pursuant
to Chapter 7.63, the charge `shall be calculated by reference to the following formula:
Exceptional wastewater Charge = (Treatment Costs) + (Receiving Costs) + (Testing Costs)
(1) Treatment costs. Treatment costs shall be determined by reference to the
following formula:
Treatment costs = [(UBOD /TSS) x (WW) x (V/1,337) -x (CBOD /TSS)] + [(UV) x
(V)] where:
V = Volume discharged (in one hundred cubic feet);
CBOD /TSS = Concentration of BOD or TSS (in parts per million); and
the remaining values are as follows:
Value Effective
Abbreviation Meaning May 21, 2001
' UBOD /TSS • $0.502 (BOD)
Unit cost per pound of BOD or TSS $0.493 (SS)
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Weight of one gallon of water 8.34 pounds
UV Unit cost per one hundred cubic feet
of volume $0.250
(2) Receiving Costs. Receiving costs 'shall be calculated by the wastewater
manager and based on actual or estimated staff time, materials, and related costs
incurred in connection with receiving the particular waste at issue.
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(3) Testing Cost. The costs of any testing are set forth in Section 7.60.105.
The wastewater manager shall have final authority over what tests shall be required
for any discharge. - ,
C. The amount of the'•disposal fee, at the rate specified in subsections . A or B of this
section, shall be based upon the actual quantity measured and discharged. Measurement shall be
through and instruments as determined by the city.
Section 7. Section 7.60.040 of the Municipal Code is hereby deleted.
Section S. • Section 7:60.050 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows : ;
7.60.050 Meters required - Penalty for violations Rates for . metered and
unmetered premises.
A. Meters Required -- Penalty. Commencing September 1, 1977, all premises
thereafter newly connected or reconnected to the wastewater system• shall have a meter, approved
by the city water /irrigation manager, installed to measure either the quantity of water supplied to
the premises or the quantity of wastewater discharged into the wastewater system; and it shall be
unlawful for anyperson, firm or corporation, to thereafter connect any premises so as to be served
by the wastewater system without installing a meter as required by this subsection.
Any person, firm or corporation who. connects any premises so as to be served by the
wastewater system in'violation of this subsection shall upon conviction thereof be subject to.a fee
not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars or subject .to imprisonment in the city jail facility for a
term not exceeding ninety days.
B. Rates for Metered Premises. All premises served by either city domestic water
service or by some other source of domestic water, and which have meters to measure all.water
supplies which are ultimately discharged into the city wastewater system shall pay wastewater
service charges according to the rates specified in Section 7.60.020. or 7.60.025 of this chapter,
and all premises which have meters to measure the quantity of wastewater discharged into the
wastewater system shall likewise pay wastewater service charges according to the rates specified
in Section 7.64.020 'or' 7.60.025 of this chapter.
C. • Rates for Unmetered Premises. Premises with existing connections to the city
wastewater'system, but which have no meter to measure either the domestic water supplied to the
premises or the wastewater discharged therefrom, shall be charged a wastewater: service .charge
according to rates specified in Section 7.60.020 or 7.60.025 of this chapter in an amount
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determined by the wastewater manager to be the average charge for wastewater service to similar
premises.
Section 9. Section 7.60.055 of the Municipal Code reads as follows:
7.60.055 Each premises an individual consumer. '
For purposes of computing the wastewater service charge imposed by. Sections 7.60.020 or
7.60.025, and Section 7.60.050 of this chapter, each one - family dwelling unit and each dwelling
unit in a two - family dwelling or in a multiple dwelling, as all those terms are defined in Title 12,
Zoning, of the city of Yakima Municipal Code, shall constitute one individual consumer. Further,
for purposes of those sections, each separate mobile home site within a mobile home court, park
or other mobile home complex shall constitute one individual consumer; provided, an automobile
trailer court as defined in Title 12, Zoning, of the city of Yakima. Municipal Code, rather than
each separate trailer site therein, shall constitute an individual consumer for purposes of those
sections. Each such consumer constitutes a premises to which the minimum wastewater service
rate is applicable, and there shall be no deductions for vacant premises.
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Section 10. Section 7.60.060 of the Municipal Code reads as follows:
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7.60.060 Water not used or lost -- Minimum charge not to be reduced.
Where the use of water is such that a portion of all water used is lost by evaporation,
irrigation, sprinkling or other cause, or is used in manufactured goods and commodities, and the
person in control provides proof of this fact and installs .a meter or other measuring device
approved by the city water /irrigation manager to enable measurement of the amount of water so
used or lost, no charge shall be made for wastewater because of water so used or lost, except that
in no case will the minimum charge be adjusted or reduced. Direct discharge of wastewater to
fresh water or to. point's other than the city sewer system shall not be cause for adjustment or
reduction of the wastewater service charge.
• Section 11. Section 7.60.070 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows: •
7.60.070 Water used for irrigation not to be charged as wastewater.
It is the intent of this chapter that the portion of water used exclusively for irrigation be not
charged correspondingly for wastewater. Upon application, where it can be shown to the
satisfaction of the city wastewater manager that the higher charges for wastewater during the
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summer months are due to water. used- for irrigation, the wastewater . charge for summer period
may be adjusted to the winter months' charges. .
Section 12. Section 7.60.080 of the Municipal Code reads as follows:
7.60.080 Home Kidney Dialysis .
Home Kidney Dialysis. A residential customer who undergoes kidney , dialysis at his or her
home, or whose home is also the home of a different person who undergoes home kidney dialysis,
shall not be required to pay utility charges for domestic water service or sewer service for the
quantity of water that is necessary for the home dialysis. In order to be excused from utility
charges• under. this subsection, the residential customer. must present to the customer
division written documentation from a recognized kidney. dialysis center certifying that the person
requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that person's dialysis.
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• Section 13. Section 7 :60.090 of the Municipal Code,is amended to read as follows:.
7.60.090 Procedure for paying wastewater service charges-- Delinquency --
Imposition of priority lien.
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All charges for wastewater service shall be due and payable at the office of the city treasurer
on or before the fourteenth day after the bill therefore is rendered, and if unpaid shall become
delinquent twenty -one ' days after the due date. Any wastewater service • charge which becomes
delinquent shall immediately become a lien upon the premises, and if unpaid for sixty days after
the date payment was due, shall bear Interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date
payment was due, and such lien may be foreclosed by the city as provided by state law. The lien
shall be superior 'to all other liens and encumbrances except general taxes and local and special
assessments. • •
Section 14. Section 7.60.100 of the Municipal Code- is . amended to read as follows:
7.60.100 Additional collection method-- Wateir. service suspension -- Notice and
hearing procedure. • •
A. As an additional' and concurrent method of collection .of any such delinquent
wastewater 'rate or charge;•the'customer service manager may suspend the water service or supply
from the premises to which such charge for wastewater has attached until such rates and charges
are paid.
B. No water service shall be suspended until a written notice has been served upon or
mailed to the customer at least seven days prior to suspending service. Such notice shall state the
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date on which service is to be suspended, the amount of delinquent wastewater charges, and that
a customer may request in writing a hearing before the customer service manager or his designee
to contest the suspension, provided such request is received by the customer service manager or
his designee before the date service is to be suspended.
C. Upon timely receipt of a request for hearing, the customer service manager or his
designee shall conduct a hearing, and the customer requesting the hearing shall be notified in
writing by the customer service manager or his designee of the time, date and place of such
hearing. Pending the outcome of a hearing, no service shall be suspended.
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D. When water service has been suspended for nonpayment of a wastewater charge,
water service shall not be resumed until all delinquent service charges have been paid, together
with an additional fifteen dollar reconnection charge.
E. In the event the occupant of a premises is someone other than the customer, the
occupant or, in the case of a multiple dwelling, the manager .or person in charge shall be notified
in writing of the date of the suspension of service and the amount of delinquency at the same time
such customer is so notified.
Section 15. Section 7.60.105 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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7.60.105 Rates, charges and fees for pretreatment program.
A. . . It is the purpose of this section to provide for. the .payment of rates, charges, and
fees for certain. discharges . to the wastewater system, to compensate the city for the cost of
administration of the pretreatment program established in Chapter. 7.65 Connection charges for
dischargers subject to Chapter 7.65 are as set forth in Chapter 7.58 of this Code.
B. Rates, Charges and Fees to be Published. The wastewater manager shall maintain
a schedule of current rates, charges and fees, shall post such schedule conspicuously, and shall
make copies available to interested persons. Upon request, the .wastewater manager shall prepare
an estimate of annual rates, charges and fees for a significant industrial
C. Base Rate for Minor Industrial Users. Commencing on the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this section and manager until amended, pursuant to subsection E. of this
section, minor industrial users (as defined in Chapter 7.65) shall pay a base rate for pretreatment
service of $60.00 /month.
Significant industrial users shall not be subject to a base rate.
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D. Charges and Fees for Related . Services. Commencing on the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this section and until amended . pursuant to subsection E below, significant
industrial users shall pay the sampling and laboratory testing charges and fees provided below for
those specific services described or listed below. All customers shall also be subject to the
sampling, laboratory testing, and flat rate charges and fees provided below, in addition to any base
rate provided for in subsection C, but only for those services requested by the customer or
provided as part of a required compliance inspection.
. (1) Sampling Charge. The sampling charge includes sampler set -up, pick -up, and
statistical analysis, as well as billing program charges from the customer service
manager The sampling charge is based on the length of the sampling period,
pursuant to the following schedule:
Sampling Period • Charge Charge Charge . Charge Charge
effective effective effective effective effective
' April 8, January l • January 1, . January 1, ` January 1,
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
First day $222.68 $229.36 .$236.24 . $243.33 $250.63
Each subsequent day in the
same sampling period. $86.22 $88.81 $9L47 $94.21 $97.04
(2) Laboratory Testing Fees. A laboratory testing fee is assessed for each type of
test conducted ' on each sample. Fees . are assessed pursuant to the following
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schedule.
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' . Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge
Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective
, Test, April 8, January 1, . January 1, January January .
2002 2003 2004 1, 2005 1, 2006
BOD- Biochemical
Oxygen Demand- • " $33.82 $34.83 $35.88 $36.96 $38.06
TSS -Total Suspended
Solids 33.82 34.83 35.88 36.96 38.06
PH 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 19.03
BOD Soluble' - - • 50.73 52.25 53.82 55.43 57.10
COD ' ' 33.82 ' ' 34.83 35.88 36.96 38.06
COD Soluble 50.73 52.25. 53.82 55.43 57.10
TDS 33.82 34.83 . 35.88 36.96 . 38.06
Alkalinity (Carbonate) 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 19.03
Ammonia (Ion Selective
Probe) 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 19.03 •
Chlorine Residual .
(Colorimetric) 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 19.03
Dissolved Oxygen
(Azide) 16.91 , .17.42 17.94 18.48 19.03 _
Dissolved Oxygen _
(Membrane) 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 " 19.03
Fecal Coliform - " 50.73 52.25 53.82 55:43 57.10
FOG -Fats. Oils & Grease 67.64 69.67 71.76 73.91 76.13
MPN 338.20 348.35 358.80 369.56 380.65
Nitrate • 33.82 34.83 35.88 36.96 • 38.06
Nitrite • 33.82 34:83 35.88 36.96 38.06
Organic/Volatile Acids 16.91 17.42 17.94 18.48 - 19.03
Total Volatile Solids 33.82 34.83 35.88 36.96 38.06
BNA (b) Market Market cost Market Market Market
Semivolatiles cost (a) (a) cost (a) cost (a) cost (a)
BTEX (b) 198.48 204.43 210.57 216.88 223.39
Metals 248.10 255.54 263.21 271.11 279.24
Metals Graphite Furnace 347.34 357.76 368.49 379.55 390.93
Pesticides /PCB's 545.82 562.19 579.06 596.43 614.33
Market Market cost Market Market Market
TPH (b) cost (a) (a) cost (a) cost (a) cost (a)
Volatile Organics 198.48 204.43 210.57 216.88 223.39
Notes:
(a) This testing is conducted by an outside laboratory. The actual fee
will be based on the actual cost of the test performed, plus any related
costs and taxes incurred.
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•(b)Glossary: .
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BNA: Base Neutral Acids (Semivolatile Organic compounds).
BTEX: Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and . Zylene- Highly volatile
. hydrocarbons.
TPH: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (includes oils, gasoline, diesel, and
other fuels).
(3) Other related services are assessed on each of certain transactions or
services, pursuant to the, following schedule:
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Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge
Transaction or Service Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective
April 8, January January 1, January 1, January
2002 1, 2003 2004 2005 1, 2006
Discharge Authorization LS $400.00 $412.00 $424.36 $437.09 $ 450.20
(a)
Compliance Inspection HR 136.46 140.55 144.77 149.11 153.59
Dye testing HR • 136:46, 140.55 144.77 149.11. 153.59
Smoke testing HR . 50.00 51.50 53.05 54.64 56.28
TV (new construction) LF 1.60 1.65. • 1.70 1.75 1.80
TVing (location) HR 260.00 267.80 275.83 284.11 292.63
Notes:
(a) Includes only the first 50,000 gallons of flow. See Chapter 7.65.
E. Amendment of Base Rates, Charges and Fees.
1. The base rate or rates ( "rates" for purposes of this subsection) set forth in
subsection C of this section may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the
city council. Any such amendment shall be based upon changes in the city's cost of
providing wastewater pretreatment service as reflected in the city's annual budget.
The base rates set forth in subsection C of this section are to be billed at 75% for
customers located within the city limits. Other customers will be billed at 100% of
base rates. These percentages may be amended by ordinance of the city council.
2. The charges and fees set forth in subsection D of this section may be
amended from time to time by ordinance of the city council upon recommendation
of the wastewater manager . Such amendments shall be based on changes in the
costs of providing sampling, laboratory and miscellaneous wastewater
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pretreatment services. In determining whether there has been a change in the costs
of providing service, the city council may consider the city's expenses associated
with obtaining services from private .laboratories and other third persons, and the
city's own administrative and other. costs. The charges and fees set forth in
subsection D of this section are to be billed at 75% for customers located within
the city limits. Other customers will be billed at 100% of the charges and fees set
forth in subsection D. These percentages may be amended by ordinance of the city
council.
F. Money to be Credited to Wastewater Operating Fund. All moneys collected
pursuant to this part shall be paid into and credited to the wastewater operating fund as provided
in Chapter 3.101.
Section 16. Section 7.60.120 of the Municipal Code reads as follows:
7.60.120 Severability.
If any section, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance,
which shall continue in full force and effect. . .
Section 17. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect (30) calendar days after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 5 day of March,
2002.
/7" Place, Mayor
ATTEST:
4<01 2
City Clerk
Publication Date: 3 -8 -2002
Effective Date: 4 -7 -2002
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting Of March 5, 2002
ITEM TITLE: Request for Council Action on the 2000 Wastewater Facilities Plan and the
2001 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study
SUBMITTED BY: Dick Zais; City Manager
Glenn Rice; Assistant City Manager LL
Rita Anson; Finance Director
Doug Mayo; Wastewater Manager
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Doug Mayo 575 -6077
SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Mandated Wastewater Facilities Plan was the subject of a
Council Study Session in November 2000. A second study session was held January 15, 2002 on
both the 2000 Mandated Wastewater Facilities Plan, (Facilities Plan) and the 2001 Cost pf
Service and Rate Study (COS). These Studies analyze the financial condition, needs,
requirements, and mandates of the wastewater operating and capital funds and recommend
actions and new wastewater rates to meet those conditions.
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Resolution 2 Ordinance 1 Other (Specify)
Contract Mail to (name and address): Phone
Funding Source All wastewater cust r classes
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:
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City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests City Council to:
1) adopt, by resolution, the 2000 Wastewater Facilities Plan; and
2) adopt, by resolution, the 2001 Wastewater Cost of Service and rate Study; and
3) enact, by ordinance, the 2001 Wastewater Cost of Service recommendations as approved by
Council.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION:
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An open record Public Hearing on the 2000 Mandated Wastewater Facilities Plan and
the 2001 Cost of Service and Rate Study was conducted on February 5, 2002. This
Public Hearing was continued on February 19, 2002. After receiving Public
Testimony, Council deliberated the recommendations of the 2001 Cost of Service and
Rate Study and made appropriate amendments. These recommendations as amended
included:
• Pretreatment - Section 6
The COS recommended that approval be given to hire additional staff and purchase
equipment, when needed, to perform the mandated duties as outlined in this section.
This may include one permit writer and two field personnel.
The COS would initiate a Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) reduction program as part of the
pretreatment program as staff and equipment become available.
This Ordinance establishes fees for sampling, testing and other related services as
shown on Table 6 -3 and 6 -6 of the COS. These rates would be charged for required
testing of Significant industrial Users (SIU's), requested testing and testing done for
entities outside the City. However, businesses within the City limits would be charged
only 75% shown for in -house services. The balance is included within the proposed
City retail rate. The rates in the ordinance were set at 2002 levels and adjusted 3%
for inflation for each subsequent year.
The COS continues a cost to conduct the Minor Industrial User (MIU) program as
outlined Table 6 -2 of the COS. Businesses within the City limits would be charged only
75% of the full cost rate. The balance is included within the proposed City retail rate.
The adopted rates adjustment for MIU's was:
• Pretreatment - Section 6 County City (includes 25% cost share)
Current Rate: $35.70 $27.00
Proposed Rate: $60.00 $45.00
Increase % 68% 67%
• Non -Owner Domestic Retail (County) - Section 7
The adopted rate adjustment was:
Ready to Serve Volume /OUC Increase @ 10 UOC
Existing: $16.01 $2.86 $44.61
Proposed Rate: $18.25 $3.26 $50.85
Increase %: 14% 14% 14%
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• Non -Owner Retail Strong Waste - Section 8;
Rates remained unchanged:
BOD /Ib. (decrease) TSS /Ib. (decrease)
Existing: $0.502 $0.493
• Septage Waste - Section 8:
The adopted rate adjustment was:
$ /Gallon Septage Increase /1.000 Gallons
Existing: $0.284 $284.00
Proposed Rate: $0.316 $316.00
Increase %: .11.27% $32.00
These adjustments create a "full cost" rate with no direct subsidy by city retail ratepayers.
• Municipal Wholesale Customers - Section 9:
No Council action required in this section. Rates are governed by a 4 -Party
Agreement and subsequent written clarifications. •
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j This customer class no longer exists. Therefore, these rates are deleted from
the ordinance.
• City Strong Waste Retail Customers - Section 11:
The adopted rate adjustment was:
BOD /Ib. (% increase) TSS /Ib. (%increase)
Existing: $0.230 $0.150
Phase 1(2002): $0.244 6.1% $0.178 18.7%
Phase 2(2003): $0.259 6.1% $0.212 19.1%
Phase 3(2004): $0.275 6.2% $0.252 18.9%
Phase 4(2005): $0.293 6.5% $0.299 18.7%
Council elected to implement this rate adjustment in four equal annual increases.
When complete, these adjustments create a "full cost" rate with no direct subsidy by city retail ratepayers.
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• City Retail Customers — Section 12:
The adopted rate adjustment was:
Readvto Serve Volume /OUC Increase p.10 UOC
Existing: $ 8.33 $1.49 $23.23
* 2% for PWTF* $ 8.50 $1.49 $23.40
Adopted Rate: $11.48 $2.01 $31.58
This Increase %: 35.1% 34.9% 35.0%
* Total increase %:* 37.8% 34.9% 35.9%
* By resolution R- 2000 -66, Council .previously obligated a 2% increase in the Ready -to-
Serve charge for debt service on a PWTF loan that assisted financing of Phase I of the
Fruitvale Neighborhood Sewer -Water Project. The 2% increase is included in this
adjustment.
The proposed ordinance also includes some minor language adjustments for clarification and
compatibility with other City ordinances.
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