HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-013 Rates, fees and charges ORDINANCE NO. 97- 13
AN ORDINANCE relating to wastewater rates, fees, and
charges;
repealing Chapter 3.62 and Sections 7.60.110 and 7.65.110;
reenacting Section 7.65.110;
adding Sections 3.60.005, 3.60.030, 3.64.005, 3.65.005, .
3.101.005, 7.12.005, 7.60.005, 7.60.035; 7.60.105;
amending Sections 3.60.010, 3.60.020, 3.64.010, 3.64.020,
3.65.020, 3.101.010, 3.101.020, 3.101.030, 7.12.010, 7.12.020,
• , 7.12.030, 7.12.040, 7.12.050, 7.12.060, 7.12.070, 7.12.080,
7.60.010, 7.60.020, 7.60.025, 7.60.030, 7.60.040, 7.60.050,
7.60.055, 7.60.060, 7.60.070, 7.60.090, 7.60.100, 7.63.010,
7.63.020, 7.63.030, 7.63.040, 7.63.050, 7.65.020; and
providing for related matters.
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 therefor;
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:
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Section 1, Section 3.60.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as
follows:
3.60.005 Definitions.
"Food processing wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as in
Chapter 7.12,
"Food processing wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as,
in Chapter 7.12,
"Wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter ' 7.65.
"Wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or "publicly
owned treatment works" in Chapter 7.65.
"Wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
Section 2. Section 3.60.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.60.010 Fund created -- Purpose.
There is created a fund to be known as the -sewer wastewater collection syster
project construction fund of the city of Yakima for deposit of moneys for and the
payment of the costs of the planning for. installation. rehabilitation. expansion and
modification of those portions of the wastewater system other than the wastewater
treatment plant. including the Wa3hington Avenue trunk. interceptor and collection
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waste treatment lift station facilities (except for the Rudkin Road lift station), and
those portions of the food processing wastewater system other than the food .
processing wastewater treatment plant. including all costs of every nature
whatsoever related thereto.
Section 3, Section 3.60.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.60.020 Fund—Transfer Source of Funds.
The sum of eighty thousand dollars is transferred and loaned to the sewer
development fund • . $30,000.00
Water deposits fund 50.000.00
Total $80,000.00
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effective January 2, 1963; - • . . • : .
loaned to - the sewer _construction' fund from ,, special : water .- deposits . -in . lieu of L.I.D.
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at the rate of three and one third percent per year, by the issuance of water sewer
revenue bonds at such timc as a determination is made of the amount necessary for
Proceeds from any issue of wastewater system revenue bonds. together with
any money contributed or - loaned by any governmental agency or any other source
for the purpo specified . in Section 3.60.010 above. may be deposited into the Yakima „
wastewater collection system project fund. as any such money becomes available.
The city council may, from time to time. transfer or appropriate money from any
available source into said fund. .
Section 4. Section 3.60.030 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
3.60.030 Expenditures.
Expenditures from the wastewater collection system project fund shall he made
only for the purposes specified in Section . 3.60.010 above. No expenditure shall be
made from such fund unless the Yakima city council shall approve such expenditure
by passing an ordinance appropriating money within the fund for the purpose for
which the expenditure is to be made or by including an appropriation for, such
purpose in the budget.
Section 5. . Chapter - 3.62 of the Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 6. Section 3.64.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
3.64.005 Definitions.
"Food processing wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as
in Chapter 7.12.
"Wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
"Wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or "publicly
owned treatment works" in Chapter 7.65,
"Wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
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Section 7. Section 3.64.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.64.010 Fund created - -- Purposes.
There is created a special fund to be known as the Yakima wastewater facilities
project fund. The for deposit of moneys for and the
payment of the costs of the planning for. installation. rehabilitation. expansion and
modification expenses of engineering services, land acquisition and construction,
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improvements to, and new .facilities for,Qf the wastewater treatment
plant and the Rudkin Road lift station. and of the food . processing wastewater
treatment plant. including all costs of every nature whatsoever related thereto. e-f
wastewater interceptors to meet thc E.P.A. requirements for thc treatment of
Section 8. Section 3.64.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.64.020 Source of funds.
Proceeds from any issue of wastewater facilities System revenue
bonds, together with any money contributed or loaned by any governmental agency
or any other source for the purposes specified in Section 3.64.010 above, 3hafl —may b e
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Yakima wastewater facilities project fund, as any such money becomes available. The
city council may, from time to time, transfer or appropriate money from any
available source into said project fund.
Section 9, Section 3.65.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
3.65.005 Definitions.
"Wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
"Wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or "publicly
owned treatment works" in Chapter 7.65.
"Wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
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Section 10. Section 3 of the, y Municipal Code is hereby_. , amended to read
as follows:
3.65.020 Source of funds.
Payments of capital reserves received by the city . of Yakima from Yakima
County, the Town —City of Union Gap and the Terrace Heights Sewer District, pursuant
to the agreement of those parties entitled "Agreement For Wastewater Treatment and
Disposal Service," dated February 23, 1976, shall be deposited in the wastewater
facilities capital reserve fund. The city council may, from time to time. transfer or
Appropriate money from any available source ` into said fund,
Section 11, Section 3.101.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
3.101.005 Definitions.
"Food processing wastewater system" shall mean the system established in
Chapter 7.12.
"Stormwater" 'shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
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• "Wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
"Wastewater system" shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or "publicly
owned treatment works" in Chapter 7.65.
Section 12, Section 3.101.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
3.101.010 Fund created — Purpose.
There is created a special fund to be known as the wastewatersewer operating
fund. The purpose of • such fund is to pay all operating and maintenance costs
(including the cost of billing and collecting charges) incurred by the city in
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pretreatment and disposal service for wastewater, stormwater, and food processing
wastewater, and for the payment of capital costs related to such service.
Section 13. Section 3.101.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
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3.101.020 Source of funds.
All money received by the city in payment of w a s t e w a t e r s c w c r service And
connection fees. or for the use of the wastewater system or related thereto, shall be
deposited in the wastewaters-e -wer operating fund; provided. however. that funds to be .
paid under the "Agreement For Wastewater Treatment .nd Disposal Service." dated
February 23. 1976, into the wastewater capital reserve fund shall be deposited into
h - w. -wat-r _ . i .1 rv- f - • ,n• • h - w. -w. -r . • i - Is.
Section 14, Section 3.101.030 of the Municipal Code is hereby . amended to read
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as follows:
3.101.030 Expenditures from fund.
Expenditures from the wastewatersewer operating fund shall be made only for
the purposes. specified in Section 3.101.010 of this chapter. Expenditures shall be
made from such fund only on the enactment by the city council of an ordinance
appropriating within such fund for the purpose for which the expenditure is to be
made, or by including an appropriation for such purpose in the budget.
Section 15. Section 7.12.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
7.12.005 Definitions.
1. "Food processing" means the preparation of fruits or vegetables for
human or animal consumption. including. but not limited to. the
preparation of fruits or vegetables for wholesale or retail sale b y
washing and /or other processes in which the skin of the fruit or
vegetable is not broken and in which the interior part of the fruit or
vegetable does not come in direct contact with the wastewater
2. "Food processing wastewater" means wastewater that contains wastes
generated by food processing and that is discharged into the food .
processing wastewater system. "Food processing wastewater" does not
include any domestic or industrial wastewater except as set forth above.
3. "Food processing wastewater system" means the system for the
collection and treatment of food processing wastewater. This definition
includes any devices or systems used in the collection. storagg,
treatment. recycling. or reclamation of food processing wastewater and
any conveyances that convey food processing wastewater to the food .
processing wastewater treatment plant,
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food processing wastewater system to provide treatment of food
processing wastewater. including. but not limited to. spray fields.
5. "Wastewater. when not used as part of the term "food processing
wastewater." shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65, ;7
6. "Wastewater system." when not used as part of the term "food processing
wastewater system." shall have the same meaning as "POTW" or
"publicly owned treatment works" in Chapter 7.65,
7. "Wastewater treatment plant." when not used as part of the term "food
processing wastewater treatment plant." shall have the same meaning
As in Chapter 7.65,
Section 16. Section 7.12.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
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7.12.010 Annual service charge established.
A. From and after June 1, 1958, there is charged to all users of the =-mil -food
processing wastewaters . sewer - line- system 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 ind al food processing wastewaters scwcr3
system. including mctcrs and measuring devices, and othcr capital expenditures
related to this system, plus the necessary annual 'operation and maintenance costs of
the separate i -food processing wastewaters system.
B. Commencing on January' 23, 1995, thc fifty perccnt The cost sharing of the
annual service charge . between = -food processing wastewater system users
and owner (city). retail customers shall be adjusted as follows. In 1995, thc industrial
wa3tc users shall pay Sixty perccnt of thc annual 3erviec . charge. In 1996, the
industrial waste uscrs shall pay seventy percent of thc annual service charge. I n
1997, the industrial food processing wastewater system users shall pay eighty percent
of the annual service charge. In 1998, the i-al -food processing wastewater
Sy stem users shall pay ninety percent of the annual service. charge. Commencing on
January 1, 1999, there shall be no cost sharing of the annual service charge between
industrial food processing wastewater system users and owner (city) retail customers.
Section 17. Section 7.12.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.12.020 Annual service charge -- Method of computation.
The annual service charge shall be determined using a Utility Rate Basis as
0 defined in the American Water Works Associations (AWWA) Manual M1.- (:Fourth
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Section 18. Section 7.12.030 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.12.030 Installation of measuring device -- Apportionment --and
payment of annual, diverted flow and connection charges.
A. Installation of meter. The city shall install at the user's expense a measuring
device for each user, to measure and record the liquid wastes contributed to the
food processing wastewater system. The cit
shall have access to said measuring devices and shall take readings at periodic
intervals.
B. Apportionment of annual service charge. The total — yearly annual service .
charge shall be apportioned among the users directly in proportion to the total
amountvelu -m-e of wastes contributed during the previous calendar year.
C. Diverted flow. An additional fee shall be charged for any flow which, for any
• reason, is diverted from the food processing wastewater - System facility to
the municipal facility wastewater treatment plant for treatment. For use in this
chapter, such flow shall be called "diverted flow." The fee for this diverted flow shall
be as set forth in YMC Section 7.60.040.
shall be imposed on the owner of any
Connection charge. A connection fee p Y
food processing facility to be connected to the food processing wastewater system,
The connection fee shall be established at the time of application for connection.
The wastewater superintendent shall establish said fee in an amount sufficient to
allocate to the applicant an equitable share of the cost of the existing food processing
wastewater system and a reasonable estimate of the actual cost of connection
(including costs associated with expanding the food processing system),
include treatment, tcsting and any receiving costs. The treatment costs shall be
calculated by the following formula:
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thousand three hundred thirty seven) times (diverted flows concentration of BOD or
(flow discharged in one hundred cubic feet). The unit cost per one hundred cubic
7.60.020.
Diverted Flow Testing Cost. Thc coats of any tcsting arc set forth in Section
7.65.110. Thc wastewater superintendent shall have final authority over what tests
Anil be required for any discharge.
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Any ; fees. due for diverted„ flow 1 -shall bc, in, _. 4to: -. an - al ch
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under .this chapter. • The s ewerage charge provided 'in This chapter Shall ' be payable
as billed by the city.
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Section 19. Section 7.12.040 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows: •
7:12.040 Exclusive use of in-du tr a1 ewerage food processing
wastewater system.
This food processing wastewater system is for usage
only by food processing industries and only upon - 'Written written authorization by the
wastewater superintendent. .
Sanitary sewer and charged accordingly.
Section 20,. Section 7.12.050 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.12.050 Sewerage Food processing wastewater service outside
city limits -- Surcharge:
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Where- seer'age —food processing wastewater service- is provided to premises
outside the city limits, the - se•wera•ge— service charge and any diverted flow charge
shall be computed on the same basis as premises located inside the city, except that a
surcharge of fifty percent shall be added.
Section 21. Section 7.12.060 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.12.060 Sewer --Food processing wastewater service charges --
. Payment -- Delinquency -- Priority of lien.
All -sewer--food processing wastewater service charges shall be due and payable at the
office of the city treasurer on or before the tenth day after &.bill has been issued, and
if unpaid shall become delinquent after said tenth day,
s h a ll b i nd i cate d „i bill. Any- sewer — food processing wastewater service charge
which becomes . delinquent shall immediately become a lien upon the premises, and if
unpaid for sixty days after delinquency, 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. Said lien shall be superior to all other liens and
encumbrances except general taxes and local and special assessments.
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Section 22. Section 7.12.070 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
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7.12.070 Delinquent erg —food processing wastewater service
charges -- Stoppage of water service.
As an additional and concurrent method of collection of any such delinquent
sewerage —food processing wastewater rate or charge, the
manager of the water /irrigation department may cut off the water service or supply
from the premises to which such rate or charge—sewerage —has attached until such
rates and charges are paid.
Section 23, Section 7.12.080 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.12.080 Wastewater operatingWater sewer fund.
Any and all revenues received for the use of this industrial sewerage food
processing wastewater system, or in connection therewith, shall be credited to the
wastewater operating fundWatcr Scwcr Fund, and all expenses for the operation and
maintenance and for the servicing of bonds of said food
processing wastewater system shall be charged to said fund in the manner and to the
extent provided by ordinance. Such expenses shall include the cost of billing and
collection of said charges.
Section 24. Section 7.60.005 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
7.60.005 Definitions.
1. "Biochemical oxygen demand" shall have the same meaning as in
Chapter 7.65.
2. "Industrial discharger" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
3. "Industrial wastewater" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
4. "Minor industrial user" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
5. "Sewer" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65,
6. "Significant industrial user" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter
7.65.
7. "Suspended solids" shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
8. "Wastewater" shall . have the same meaning as in Chapter 7.65.
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0 9, "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,
10. "Wastewater treatment plant" shall have the same meaning as in
Chapter 7.65.
Section 25. Section 7.60.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.010 .City to fix and collect wastewater rates and
charges.
A. The public health, safety and welfare require that the city of Yakima fix
and collect wastewater. 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 wastewater
into the municipal wastewaters-e- wcr 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-s-a-ri-ii-a-Fy
• scwcr 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.
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 systemtrcatmcnt works and the user charge system. The
charges for users or classes of users shall be revised as required.
Section 26. Section 7.60.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.020 Owner (inside city) retail wastewater —sewer—service
charge.
A. Rates (1995).
(1) Sewer Service Charge Commcncing January 23, 1995, there shall be
0 charged to and collected from all premises within the city served by the city acwer
system a scwcr service charge compo3ed of a ready to acrvc charge and a volume
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&{-}i WastewaterScwer Service Charge. Com mencing January . 23, 1996, tLhere
shall be charged to and collected from all premises within the city served by the city
wastewaterscwcr system a wastewater3cwe -r 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 wa stew aters-e"wer service charged be less than seven
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Minimum charge jvlinimum charge
effective March 24, effective January I,
1997_ 1998
$ 7.55 /month $ 7.78 /month
(le) WastewaterScwe-r Service Charge -- Schedules. - The wastewaterscwcr
service charge shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules:
(.1 Ready -to -Serve Charges. For all customers other than multiple -unit
residential customers:
Water Charges effective January 23, Charges effective January 23,
1995 March 24. 1997 199-6,ianuary 1. 1998
Meter
Size Monthly Bimonthly Monthly Bimonthly
(Inches) charge charge charge charge
3/4 $ 6.77 7.55 $ 43 754 15.10 $ 7:33 7.78 $.4.466 15.56
1 Sr-68 9.59. 4 8 19.18 934 9.88 .18.62 19.76
1 - 1 /2 48 12.38 22.2124.76 12.02.12.76 24-04 25.52
2 17.87 19.93 35.75 39.86 19.35 20.54 30 41.08
3 6-7-40 75.50 135.4.0 151.00 73730 77.80 446.60 155.60
4 8.6-1 -8 96.11 172.36 192.22 93.31 99.04 186-62 198.08
6 129.31 144.21 258.61 288.42 44.0.00 148.60 288784 297.20
8 448.46 199.02 356.91398.04 193.22 205.08 386744 410.16
10 356.91 398.04 41 -343 796.08 386.44 410.16 772.88 820.32
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: three dollars and .eighty cents per account plus three dollar3 and
fifty three cents per dwelling unit cffcctivc January 23, 1996.
Ready -to -serve charge effective Ready -to -serve charge effective
March 24. 1997 January 1, 1998
($3.93 /account) + (3:62 /dwelling unit) ($4.05 /account) + ($3.73 /dwelling unit)
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(Li-i) Volume Charge. For all customers, the volume charge shall be
d etermined by the following:: - • - • - - - - • - - - • • • • • -
fcct of water consumption effective January 23, 1996.
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Volume charge effective Volume charge effective
March 24. 1997 January 1. 1998
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$1.35 per 100 cubic ft. of water $1.39 per 100 cubic ft. of water
consumption consumption
F{2) Strong Waste Surcharge. Commcncing January 23, 1996, fEor
e- er- ' l na d vetrial 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 - vial ind ustrial - 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 SS) times (weight of one
gallon of water) times (customer's monthly volumef4e -w 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. the applicable values are as follows:
Effective January 23, Effective January 23,
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Unit cost per pound for BOD $0462..214 $0.214
Unit cost per pound for SS $0.•1 -G0 .140 $0.140.
Weight of one gallon of 8.34 pounds 8.34 pounds
water
Section 27. Section 7.60.025 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.025 Non -owner (outside city) retail wastewater -sew— service
charge.
A. Rates (1995).
(1) Scwcr Service Chargc. Commcncing January 23, 1995, there shall be
charged to and collected from all premises 'outside thc city served by thc city sewer
3cwcr service charged by less than twelve dollars and thirty cents per month. ,
(a) Scwcr Service Charge Schedules. The Sewer service charge shall be
calculated and charged according to thc following schedules:
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(i) Ready to Serve Charge. For all, other than multiple unit
) residential customers:
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Water Monthly Bimonthly
Meter Charge
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S--i-z-e (effective (effective
• (Inches) January 23, January 23, -f=
1 9 9 5) 1995 )
$ 12.30 $44760
4 15.62 34724
4— 20.17 40734
2 32.47 64.94
123.00 246.00 ;-7.•
4 156.58 313.16
6 234.93 449746
• 324.23 648.46 •
4-0 • 648746 1;296.91
be six dollars and thirty five cents per account • plus five dollars and ninety five
eents per dwelling unit effective January 23, 1995.
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twenty cents per one hundred cubic feet of water consumption effective January 23,
1995.
(2) Strong Waste. Surcharge. Commencing January 23, 1995, for commercial and
-- • - - : - - - - . - - • - - • - • - • • . - • : • - - • - : - • : e th.
- : - : . -. • : e : - .
• Standard Industrial Codc or by actual concentrations verified by the city. If the
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following formula shall be utilized to calculate thc strong waste chargc:
• " - • - : - . " • " • - • • . - • • : e
• - 1 ' • - - - . - - - . - - - • •
in parts per million per the national average • values or verified •concentrations
minus three hundred)
In thc foregoing formula:
• Unit cost per pound for BOD $0.258
Unit Goat per pound for S S 0.163
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effective • January • 23, 1995.
B. Rates (1996).
W as tew aterS-e-w-e-r Service Charge. Commencing January 23, 1996 e re
) shall be charged to and collected from all premises outside the city served by the city
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wastewaters - a -w-e -r system a wastewatersewcr 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 wastewatersewcr service charged be less than the
minimum charge indicated below. -' - , .. . • . - • . . - - • i - , , -
Minimum charge Minimum charge
effective March 24 effective January 1,
1997 1998
$ 14.44 /month $ 15.31 /month
(-al) WastewaterSewer Service Charge -- Schedules. The wastewatj.scwcr service
charge shall be calculated and charged according to the following schedules:
(L}) Ready -to -Serve Charge. For all customers other than multiple -unit
residential customers:
Water Charges effective January 23, Charges effective n y ---23,
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1995March 24. 1997 "9"96,Tanrjary 1. 1998
Meter
Size Monthly Bimonthly Monthly Bimonthly
JInchesL charge charge charge charge
3/4 $- 122..-3014.44 $- 4.6028.88 $_13.62 15.31 $_27.24 30.62
1 15.62 18.34 3-1.24 36.68 4430 19.44 34759 3 8.88
1-1/2 20.17 23.68 40734 47.36 22--3425.l1 - - 44.67 50.22
2 32.47 38 12 6494 76.24 35.96 40.42 71.91 80.84
3 x,3.00144.40 246700 2 88.80 1 436.20 .153.10 2-7-2:40 306.20
4 156.58 183.82 34 -3-1-6 367.64 173.38 194.90 346.77 389.80
6 _ 234.93 275.80 469.86 551.60 - 260.14 292.42 520.28 584.84
8 324.23 380.64 648.46 761.28 359.02 403.57 718.05 807.14
10 648.46 761.28 1,296.91 1,522.56 718.05 807.14 1,436.09 1.614.28
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: • . .. . - . . - , . - • . .. .. . . •
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Ready -to -serve charge effective Ready -to -serve charge effective
March 24. 1997 January 1. 1998
($7.51 /account) + ($6.93 /dwelling unit) ($7.96 /account) + ($7.35 /dwelling unit)
(Iii -i) Volume Charge: For all customers, the volume charge shall be determined by
the following: ; .. . • . . - - .. - - - - - - . - .. - - - . . . -
eensu-mptien-- effectivc January 23, 1996.
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Volume' charge - effec Volum e charge effective
March 24. 1997 January 1. 1998
$2.58 per 100 cubic ft. of water $2.73 per 100 cubic .ft. of water
consumption consumption
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11,-() Strong Waste Surcharge. or a rcial
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 ind r-i -al-- 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 SS) times (weight of one
gallon of water) times (customer's monthly volumef-iew 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. the applicable values are as follows:
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Effective January ---23, Effective ,
1- 9- 9.5March 24. 1997. 1- 9- 9-6,1anuary 1. 1998
Unit cost per pound for BOD $0.258 .444 50.496 .481
Unit cost per pound for SS $0. .372 $0.267 .47M
Weight of one gallon of 8.34 pounds 8.34 pounds
water
(3) Septagc Charge. A charge of . nineteen and one half cents per gallon shall be '
paid for septic tank waste (scptagc) dumpcd at the wastewater treatment plant
effective January 23, 1996.
Section 28. Section 7.60.030 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.030 WastewaterS -ewer charge added to and payable with
water bill.
The wastewaters-ewe -r 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 wastewaterscwcr service charge
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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 29, Section 7.60.035 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
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:
Charge effective March 24, Charge effective January 1
1997 1998
$0.230/gal. $0.265/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 /SS) x (WW) x (V/1,337) x (C BOD /SS)] + [(LTV) x (V)] •
where:
V = Volume discharged (in one hundred cubic feet);.
CBOD /SS = Concentration of BOD or SS (in parts per million); and
the remaining values are as follows:
Value effective Value effective
Abbrevia Meaning March 24, 1997 January 1, 1998
tion
UBOD /SS Unit cost per pound of $0.444 (BOD); $0.481 (BOD);
BOD or SS $0.372 (SS) $0.476 (SS)
WW - Weight of one gallon of 8.34 pounds 8.34 pounds
water
UV Unit cost per one $0.245 $0.245
hundred cubic feet of
volume
(2) Receiving Costs. Receiving costs shall be calculated by the wastewater
superintendent 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 7.65.105.
0 • . The wastewater superintendent 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 methods and instruments as determined by the city.
Section 30. Section 7.60.040 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.040 Diverted flow charge for users of
food processing wastewater system.
industrial user's: •,: if
be hereafter fixcd by ordinance of the city of Yakima.
A. "Diverted flow" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.12.030.
B. The fee for this diverted flow shall be calculated by reference to the following.
formula:
0 'iv- -. Fl.w h.r� - = Tr-, m-n • . + R- ivin� • . +
(1) Treatment costs. Treatment costs shall be determined by reference to
the following formula:
Treatment costs = 1( UBOD /SS) x (WW) x (V/1.337) x ( CBOD /SS + 1( UV ) x (V)1
where:
V = Volume discharged (in one hundred cubic feet);
.B O D/S S = Concentration of BOD or SS (in parts per million): and
the remaining values are as follows: •
Value effective Value effective
A b b r e v i a Meaning March 24. 1997 January 1. 1998
tion .
JBOD/S Unit cost per pound of $0.266 (BOD); $0:318 (BOD);
,SOD or SS $0.228 (SS) $0.315 (SSI
WW Weight of one gallon of 8.34 pounds 8.34 pounds
water
uV Unit cost per one $0.192 $0.192
hundred cubic feet of
IIII volume
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(2) Receiving Costs. Receiving costs shall be calculated by the wastewater
Superintendent and based on actual or estimated staff time. materials. and related
costs incurred in connection with receiving the particular waste at issue.
(3) Testing Cost. The costs of any testing are set forth in Section 7.65.105.
The wastewater superintendent shall have final authority over what tests shall be
required for any discharge,
C. Any fees due for diverted flow shall be in addition to annual charges
established under Chapter 7.12. The diverted flow charge provided in this chapter
shall be payable as billed by the city.
Section . 31. 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 a ear demcstic sewer linc t h e
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 wastewaterscwcr system; and it
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to thereafter connect any
premises so as to be served by a city domestic scwcr line 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
o city domestic scwcr line 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 -dernest-ie
wastewaterscwcr system shall pay wastewaterse-we -r 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
wastewaters e system shall likewise pay wastewaters- eww -e-r service charges
according to the rates specified in Section 7.60.020 or 7.60.025 of this chapter.
C. Rates for Unmetered Premises., Premises with existing connections to the city
dent c wastewatersewer system, bui which have no meter to measure either the
domestic water supplied to the premises or the wastewater discharged therefrom,
shall be charged a wastewatersew-e-r service charge according to rates specified in
Section 7.60.020 or 7.60.025 of this chapter in an amount determined by the -eity
wastewater superintendent to be the average charge for wastewaterscwcr service to
similar premises.
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Section 32. Section 7.60.055 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.055 Each premises an individual consumer.
For purposes of computing the wastewaters-ew-er 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 wastewaterscwcr service rate is applicable, and
there shall be no deductions for vacant premises.
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Section 33. Section 7.60.060 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.060 Water not used or lost -- Minimum charge not to be
reduced.
411 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
superintendent to enable measurement of the amount of water so used or lost, no
charge shall be made for wastewaters-ewefa -gc because of water so used or lost, except
that in no case will the minimum charge be adjusted or reduced. Direct discharge of
wastewater-s wastewater-sewe to fresh water or to points other than the
city sewer system shall not be cause for adjustment or reduction of the
wastewatersewcragc service charge.
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Section 34, Section 7.60.070 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows: i
7.60.070 Water used for irrigation not to be charged as
w astewater. -sewer-age
It is the intent of this chapter that the portion of water used exclusively for
irrigation sprinkling be not charged correspondingly for wastewaterscw ge.
Upon application, where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the city wastewater
superintendent that the higher charges for wastewaterse cra-gc during the summer
months are due to water used for jrri gat ions- p-ri-nklin -g, the wastew ate rscw g-e
charge for summer period may be adjusted . to the winter months' charges.
Section 35. Section 7.60.090 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.090 Procedure for paying wastewater sewer---service charges- -
Delinquency-- Imposition of priority lien.
All wa stew ate rsew -e-r service charges shall be due and payable at the office of the
city treasurer on or before the tenth day and after bill has been issued, and if unpaid
shall become delinquent after the tenth day, and thc date of delinquency shall be
indicated on thc bill. Any w a stew ate rs c w. c r service charge which becomes
delinquent shall immediately become a lien upon the premises, and if unpaid for
sixty days after h- • - • • In' w . . • , 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 36. Section . 7.60.100 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.60.100 Additional collection method - -Water service suspension- -
Notice and hearing procedure.
A. As an additional and concurrent method of collection of any such delinquent
wastewaters rate or charge, the customer service manager may suspend the
water service or supply from the premises to which such charge for
wastewaters-rage 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 date on which service is to be suspended, the amount of
delinquent wastewaters charges, and that a customer may request in writing
a hearing before the customer service manager or his designee to contest the
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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.
D. When water service has been suspended for nonpayment of a wastewaterse-we-r
charge, water service shall not be resumed until all delinquent service charges have
been paid, together with an additional - refifteen- 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 37. Section 7.60.105 is added to the Municipal Code, such new Section
to read as follows:
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
is city for the cost of administration of the pretreatment program established in
Chapter 7.65.
B. Rates, Charges and Fees to be Published. The wastewater superintendent
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 superintendent shall prepare an estimate of annual rates, charges
and fees for a significant industrial user.
C Base Rate for Minor Industrial Users. Commencing on the effective date of
the ordinance codified in this section and 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: •
$33.33 /month.
Significant industrial users shall not be subject to a base rate.
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
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(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 Sampling Charge
First day $182.82
Each subsequent day in $69.23
the same sampling period.
(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
schedule:
Test Laboratory Testing Fee
BOD- Biochemical Oxygen $30.31
Demand
TSS -Total Suspended Solids $30.31
pH $15.15
Alkalinity .(Carbonate) $15.15
Ammonia (Ion Selective $15.15
Probe)
Chlorine Residual • $15.15
(Colorimetric)
Dissolved Oxygen (Azide) $15.15
Dissolved Oxygen $15.15
(Membrane)
Fecal Coliform $45.46
FOG -Fats. Oils & Grease $60.61
MPN $303.05
Nitrate $30.31
Nitrite $30.31
Organic /Volatile Acids $15.15
Total Volatile Solids $30.31
BNA (Semivolatiles) $350.00 (1)
mx{ $887.76
Metals $2,219.40
Pesticides /PCB's $1,109.70
TPH $100.00 (1)
Volatile Organics $887.76
Notes:
(1) Fee shown is an estimate. 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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Glossary:
B TE X : Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Zylene- Highly., volatile
hydrocarbons.
)3NA: Base Neutral Acids (Semivolatile Organic compounds).
TPH: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (includes oils, gasoline, diesel, ^ and
other fuels).
(3) Flat Rate Fees. A flat rate fee is assessed on each of certain transactions or
services, pursuant to the following schedule:
Transaction or Servict Flat Rate Fee
Discharge Authorization $250.00
(1)
Compliance Inspection $ 50.00
Dye testing $ 50.00
Smoke testing $ 50.00
TVing (per hour) $280.00
Notes:
(1) 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 superintendent. Such amendments shall be based on changes in the
costs of providing sampling, laboratory and miscellaneous wastewater 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.
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Section 38. Section 7.60.110 of the Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 39. Section 7.63.010 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read 0
as follows:
7.63.010 Septage /exceptional wastewater exceptional waste
defined.
A. As used in this chapter, the phrase " septage wastewater e"
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 wastewater treatment system.
B. As used in this chapter, the phrase "exceptional wastewater
wa -s-fe" means any . liquid or semiliquid substance, other than "septage
wastewater ," and other than hazardous waste as defined under
Dpplicable federal or state laws or regulations, 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 40. Section 7.63.020 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.63.020 Septage /exceptional wastewater exceptional waste.
disposal -- Condition.
A. Septage /exceptional wastewater will be accepted for .
disposal at the wastewater treatment plant subject to the provisions, terms and
conditions specified in this chapter, and subject to all applicable rules and
regulations of Chapter 7.65 of the city of Yakima Municipal Code, subject to all
applicable rules and regulations of the Yakima Cep- hjjealth . dJistrict related to
septage wastewater disposal, and subject to rules and regulations
adopted by the city manager or designee as authorized by this chapter.
B. No septage /exceptional wastewater shall be accepted
for disposal at the wastewater treatment plant unless hauler holds a valid and
applicable Yakima Eery-- hHealth AD istrict registration certificate and unless the
vehicle which hauls the septic waste to the wastewater treatment plant for disposal
has been approved by the Yakima Health daistrict in connection with the
issuance of the registration certificate.
C. Septage /exceptional wastewater will not be accepted
for disposal at the wastewater treatment plant if any of the following conditions exist:
1. The septage /exceptional wastewater is of a
quality or contains any substance, the discharge of which into the city public
sewer system is prohibited or limited by Chapter 7.65 of the city of Yakima
Municipal Code;
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0 2. The hauler of the septage /exceptional wastewaters - gee -e i- a -n-a-1
was -te does not hold a valid applicable Yakima County hljealth d istrict
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 -- hHealth AQistrict, . or rule or regulation
adopted by the city 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 41. Section 7.63.030 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.63.030 Disposal fee -- Payment. r `
A. For septage wastewater , a fee as set forth in Section ,
7.60.0225 shall be paid to the city by the septage hauler for septage wastewater
septage—waste—disposed of at the wastewater treatment facility.
B. For exceptional wastewater , a fee, calculated pursuant
to Section 7.60.035 • • • - - - . - . . -- - . -, . . - - - - - .
testing costs, shall be paid to the city by the hauler for exceptional
wastewatercxceptional waste discharged at the wastewater treatment ; facility:-
(weight of one gallon of water) times (flow discharged in onc hundred cubic feet
divided by onc thousand thrcc hundred thirty seven) times (exceptional waste's
cubic fcct of flow) times (flow discharged in one hundred cubic fcct). • Thc unit cost
per onc hundred cubic feed of flow equals &0.279. Thc remaining cost values arc as
sct forth in Section 7.60.025.
csting Cost. Thc eo3t3 of any tcsting arc sct forth in Section
7.65.110. Thc wastewater superintendent shall have final authority over what tests
shall be required for any discharge.
CD. The disposal fee shall be payable ill A billing shall be
rendered monthly at the city for all disposal fees due from septage /exceptional
wastewater haulers for the preceding month and shall be payable
thirty days from the date it is issued by the city. If . un ,paid for sixty days after due,
interest shall be charged to the account at an interest rate of eight percent per
annum from the date payment was due.
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Section 42. Section 7.63.040 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.63.040 Liability insurance required.
No septage /exceptional wastewater shall be accepted for
disposal at the wastewater treatment plant unless hauler has filed with the office of
the wastewater treatment plant superintendent a certificate of other proof of the
existence of liability insurance with coverage of not less than two hundred fifty
thousand dollars for property damage to city -owned property resulting from
operations of the septage /exceptional wastewater hauler, pursuant
to terms and conditions established by the superintendent.
Section 43, Section 7.63.050 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.63.050 Rules and regulations.
The city manager or designee is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations
as the city manager or designee deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter and to regulate the disposal of septage /exceptional wastewatercxccptional
waste at the wastewater treatment plant, which rules and regulations shall not
conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
Section 44. Subsections 7.65.020(71) and (72) of the Municipal Code are
hereby amended to read as follows:
7.65.020 Definitions.
71. "Wastewater" means water or liquid- carried industrial waste, or
domestic waste or any modification thereto, or any other water - carried waste,
including that which may be combined with any groundwater, surface water, or
stormwater, that is or may be discharged to the POTW or a private wastewater
disposal system. For purposes of this chapter. "wastewater" shall also include
"food processing wastewater." as defined in Chapter 7.12.
72. "Wastewater treatment plant or treatment plant" means that portion of
the POTW designated to provide treatment of wastewater.
Section 45. Section 7.65.110 of the Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 46. Section 7.65.110 of the Municipal Code is hereby reenacted, such
reenacted Section to read as follows: ,
7.65.110 Rates, charges and fees.
Rates, charges and fees relating to the pretreatment program established by
this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter 7.60.
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Section 47. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 18th ;day of
February , 1997.
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
or Lynn Buchanan
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Publication date: 02/21/97
Effective date: 03/23/97
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CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned, clerk of the City of Yakima, Washington (the "City ")
and keeper of the records of the City Council (the "Council ") DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. That the attached ordinance is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No.
97 - 13 of the Council (hereinafter called the "Ordinance "), duly passed at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 18th day of February , 1997.
2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in
accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such
meeting was given; that a.. legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a
legally sufficient number of members of the Council voted in the proper manner for
passage of said Ordinance; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to
the proper passage of said Ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and
otherwise observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City this 18th day of February , 1997.
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL"
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON "'
AGENDA STATEMENT /
• Item No. `
For Meeting Of 211 8I97
ITEM TITLE: Request for Council Action on the 1996 Wastewater Cost of
Service and Rate Study Legislation(And Policy Issues deferred
from 1997 Budget Deliberations)
SUBMITTED BY: Chris Waarvick, Wastewater Superintendent
Doug Mayo, Project Engineer
Glenn Rice, Assistant City Manager
John Hanson, Finance Director
CONTACT PERSON/TET.RPHONE: Chris Waarvick /575 -6078
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
INTRODUCTION
Action on the recommendations of the 1996 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate
Study was deferred from December, 1996 budget discussions until such time in
early 1997 a Study Session could be held. Special interest from Council was shown
in the Strongwaste recommendations found in the Study. Also deferred were two
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solutionX Ordinance .XContract Other (Specify) Attachments and
ferenced materials
Funding Source All wastewater customer classes
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests City Council to: 1) adopt,
by resolution, the 1996 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study; 2) enact, by
ordinance, 1996 Wastewater Cost of Service Recommendations as amended by
deliberation; and 3) approve 1997 Budget Policy Issues A (East Mead Sewer
Issue) and B (Stormwater System Minor Repair). 1997 Budget Policy Issue C
(1996 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study) is addressed above in the first
two recommendations.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION: f
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other 1997 Budget Policy Issues concerning East Mead Sewer Planning and Minor
Stormwater System Repair. Please refer to attached 1997 Policy Issues. The
Study Session was held on 2/4/97. Additional materials were prepared for
Study Session and are included as attachments.
Staff respectfully requests City Council adopt, by resolution, the 1996 Wastewater
Cost of Service Study, and enact by ordinance the recommendations presented i n
the Study. summarized in the November 20. 1996 transmittal and shown as
follows with the amendment arrived at by Council deliberation. This will hold
City Strongwaste rates at current levels. After further testing of domestic
wastewater, staff will return to City Council by mid year with a report on the
findings. City Council direction will then be requested on whether to adjust the
City Strongwaste rates or adjust the City Retail rates in response to the report's
findings.
The following recommendations are provided to adjust current rate and fee
schedules to generate a target revenue increase of approximately $800,000 over
the next two years. Actual revenue levels will vary due to implementation timing
and amendments to sewer rate . recommendations.
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•Pretreatment -- Section 6
Current Rate: $38.33 /Bi Monthly Program Charge
Proposed Rate: $50.00/Bi- Monthly Program Charge
Proposed adjustment of Testing Fees as Outlined in Section 6
•Non -Owner Domestic Retail (County) -- Section 7
Ready to Serve Volume /OUC Increase010 UOC
Existing $13.62 $2.43 $0 /Mn; (0 %) .
Phase I(1997) $14.44 $2.58 $2.32/Mn; (6 %)
Phase. II(1998) $15.31 $2.73 $2.37/Mn; (6 %)
These adjustments are equivalent to two annual 6% rate increases:
•Non -Owner Retail Strongwaste and Septage Waste -- Section 8
BOD /lb (increase) SS /lb (increase)
Existing $0.406 (0 %) $0.267 (0 %)
Phase I(1997) $0.444 (9 %) $0.372 (39 %)
Phase II(1998) $0.481 (8 %) $0.476 (28 %)
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•Non -Owner Retail Strongwaste and Septage Waste -- Section 8 (continued)
$ /Gallon Septage Increase /1,000 gallons
:41) Existing $0.195' $0; (0%)'
Phase I(1997) $0.230 $35; (18 %)
Phase II(1998) $0.265 • $35; (15 %)
These adjustments, by 1998, create a "full cost" rate with no direct subsidy by
City Retail rate payers.
.Municipal Wholesale Customers -- Section 9, •
No Council action required in this section. Rates are governed by 4- Party...
Agreement and possible subsequent written clarifications. .
•Industrial Waste Customers -- Section 10 -Ye
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No action required. Adopted 1994 COS recommendations are being
implemented.
•City Strongwaste Retail Customers -- Section 11
BOD /lb (increase) SS /lb (increase)
Existing $0.214 (0 %) $0.140 (0 %)
The existing rates identified above will be continued until further
review and. deliberation by City Council at mid -year. The rates
identified below are those recommended in the Study but are not
• adjusted in the sewer rate legislation attached.
Phase I(1997) $0.250 (17 %) $0.212 (51 %)
Phase II(1998) $0.286 (14 %) $0.283 (33 %)
The rates at Phase II moves towards a "full cost" level with a direct subsidy by
City Retail rate customers being reduced from 20% to 10 %.
•City Retail Customers -- Section 12
Working on the hypothesis that the above outlined adjustments are substantially
approved by City Council, the following adjustments to City Retail Customers are
recommended. .
Ready to Serve Volume /OUC Increase( 10 UOC
Existing $7.33 $1.31 $0 /Mn; (0 %)
Phase I(1997) $7.55 $1.35 $0.62/Mn; (3 %)
Phase II(1998) $7.78 $1.39 $0.63/Mn; (3 %)
These adjustments equate to an increase of 3% per year for the years 1997 and
1998. Projections indicate that continuing annual increases of around 3% are
required; consistent with the observation in the 1994 COS. For a single family
account using 10 units of consumption (UOC) per month, or 7,500 gallons, the rate
increases are $0.62 and $0.63 per month for 1997 and 1998, respectively.
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customer (begun in earnest in the 1994 COS). the City Retail customer rate and
rate increases would be substantially higher.
DESCRIPTInN OF ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution Adopting 1996 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study
• Ordinance Implementing 1996 Wastewater Cost of Service and Rate Study
Recommendations with City Council amendment
Please Note: During the development of this ordinance and the. draft
Wastewater Connection Charge ordinance (which will be presented to you at
a future date), "housekeeping" adustments in these sections were found to
be necessary. These included some vocabulary and fund verbage
adjustments. Old language is "struck -out" and new language is underlined.
• 1997 Wastewater Budget Policy Issues (A,B,and C)
•January 29, 1997 Study Session Memorandum
•November 20, 1996 Transmittal of Cost of Service Study
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