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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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Item No. 6.Q.
For Meeting of: December 4, 2018
Ordinance amending Chapter 7.68 Yakima Municipal Code
regarding Water rates
Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
David Brown, Interim Assistant Public Works Director, 509-575-
6204
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
To keep up with the cost of inflation, to maintain appropriate reserve fund levels, as well as to
properly plan for significant infrastructure projects such as the Water Treatment Plant Intake
Improvements and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project, Water rates must periodically be
adjusted to cover the cost of service. Having a sound infrastructure ensures that the Water
Division treats and delivers potable water of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the domestic,
commercial, industrial, irrigation and fire suppression needs within the system's retail service
area.
The City contracted with HDR Engineering to conduct a rate study of the Water Division. This
effort corresponded with the City Council adopted 2017 Water System Plan. HDR Engineering
recommended a rate increase of 5% per year for four years (2019-2022). The last rate adjustment for
the Water Division was conducted in 2018. The revenue received is collected into the Water
Operating Fund 474 and Water Capital Fund 477.
Attached for review is the revised Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 7.68 based on the
recommendations from HDR Engineering and as directed by the City Council at the October 18, 2018
Budget Session. This rate increase provides the Water Division with proper funding levels for the next
four years.
Future fee increases will be presented to Council in an annual fee schedule rather than individually
throughout the year on a case-by-case basis.
ITEM BUDGETED: Yes
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
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AN ORDINANCE
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ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -
establishing rates, charges, terms and conditions for domestic water
system connections and service; amending sections 7.68.250, 768.251
and 7.68.282 of chapter 7.68, Water Division, of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code; and providing for an effective date.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.92.010 authorizes cities to own and operate water utilities, and to
regulate and control the use, distribution, and price for water utility service; and
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 1 of the City Charter of the City of Yakima authorizes the
City Council to provide by ordinance rules and regulations for the control, management and
operation of all public utilities owned and operated by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established rates and charges for domestic water
connection and service through the enactment of Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) chapters 7.68
and 7.75; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the rates, charges, terms and
conditions for domestic water utility service set forth in this ordinance are fair, just and reasonable;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that adoption of this ordinance is in the
public interest; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.250 Water services charges.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
A. Effective January 8, 2017, tlhe charge for domestic water supplied within the city of Yakima
shall consist of a ready -to -serve charge and a charge for water consumed. Ready -to -serve
charges are as follows:
Ready -to -Serve Charges per Two -Month Period
Meter Size
January 811,
20172019
January 1,
201/82020
January 1,
2021
January 1,
2022
January
1 2023
3/4"
$19,632 63
$20.6422,76
23.90
25. 0
26.36
1"
24.0227.36
26.0723.73
3017
31.63
33.26
1-1/2"
3'43642.57
40.5344.70
46.94
49.29
31.75
2"
33A260.85
.667.03
67.63
76.43
73.95
3"
93.2103.53
68.63103,76
114.20
119,91
125.91
4"
. 46164.61
771 72.34
131.43
190.55
200.03
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Ready -to -Serve Charges per Two -Month Period
Meter Size
January 811,
20172019
January 1,
20182020
January 1,
2021
January 1,
2022
January
t2023
6"
. 3i 7.33
2.88
34972
38 770
38535
8"
542,4361i
588.5434837
881.11
715.38
75'1.15
10"
.923.97
.3497 3.32
1,021.99
1,073.39
1,126.74
12"
1,188,E 7 1,35148
,789.5 ,421,88
1,49276
1,587.40
1,64577
Charges for water consumed are as follows, expressed in rates per UOC, where "UOC" means
unit of consumption and equals one hundred cubic feet of water:
January 81
20172019
January 1,
2020
Januar 1. 2021
Januar r 1. 2022
January 1. 2023
$ 0 1.80
$ . 089
098
2.08
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B. The ready -to -serve charge may be computed on a daily basis by dividing the two-month
charge by sixty days.
C. All charges for water supplied outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the applicable
rates set forth in subsections A and B of this section by one and one-half.
D. 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 director of finance
and budget or their designee written documentation annually from a recognized kidney dialysis
center certifying that the person requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that
person's dialysis.
Section 2. Section 7.68.251 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.251 Bulk Rate
The charge for water supplied through fire hydrants, when the water is used by either the city or
a private person for any use authorized by the water/irrigation division, shall be the same as the
highest UOC charge set forth in YMC 7.88.250. No charge shall be made for water supplied
through fire hydrants when the water is used for fire suppression or for maintenance and operation
purposes by the city.
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B. All water served through a fire hydrant shall comply with YMC 768.300.
C. Daily meter assembly use charge for temporary water service shall be as follows: four dollars
Januar A
2.019
Januar 1. 2020
Januar 1, 2021
Januar ' 1 2022
Januar: 1, 2023
$4.20
$4.40
$4.65
$4.85
$5.10
The minimum meter assembly use charge shall be four doilarse ual o he dallew r o er asse b
chare
Section 3. Section 7.68.282 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.282 Fire service charges.
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The bimonthly charge for each fire service shall be as follows:
A. Charges within the city of Yakima shall be as follows:..
Size of
Service
January 811,
20172019
January 1,
82020
Januar 1
2021
Januarr
1 2022
Januarr
2023
2"
$5.517.41
$7.06778
8. 7
3.58
9.01
3"
903510.83
...., .37
11.94
12.54
13.17
4"
119.53211.68
70.652276
23.90
25.10
26.36
6" including
hydrant only
.,.19463 72
6075966.91
70,26
73.77
7T46
8"
9. 5 4 35.74
129.28142.53
149.66
157.14
165.00
10"
214.2'1244.07
232 5256.27
268.08
282.53
296.66
12"
8 .48394.46
3- 7.w 3414.18
434.89
456.63
479 46
B. Daily charge is calculated by dividing the bimonthly charge by sixty days.
C. Charges for fire services outside the city limits shall be computed by multiplying the
applicable rate above by one and one-half.
D. The inside diameter of the pipe leading to a fire hydrant shall determine the service charge.
Any fire hydrant installed and maintained by the city outside of city limits will be billed as a fire
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service, which charge shall be terminated at such time as the responsible consumer's property is
annexed to the city.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4th day of December, 2018.
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
Kathy Coffey, Mayor
AN ORDINANCE
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ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -
establishing rates, charges, terms and conditions for domestic water
system connections and service; amending sections 7.68.250, 7.68.251
and 7.68.282 of chapter 7.68, Water Division, of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code; and providing for an effective date.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.92.010 authorizes cities to own and operate water utilities, and to
regulate and control the use, distribution, and price for water utility service; and
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 1 of the City Charter of the City of Yakima authorizes the
City Council to provide by ordinance rules and regulations for the control, management and
operation of all public utilities owned and operated by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established rates and charges for domestic water
connection and service through the enactment of Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) chapters 7.68
and 7.75; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the rates, charges, terms and
conditions for domestic water utility service set forth in this ordinance are fair, just and reasonable;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that adoption of this ordinance is in the
public interest; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.250 Water services charges.
A. The charge for domestic water supplied within the city of Yakima shall consist of a ready -to -
serve charge and a charge for water consumed. Ready -to -serve charges are as follows:
Ready -to -Serve Charges per Two -Month Period
Meter Size
January 11,
2019
January 1,
2020
January 1,
2021
January 1,
2022
January
1,2023
3/4"
$21.68
$22.76
$23.90
$25.10
$26.36
1"
27.36
28.73
30.17
31.68
33.26
1-1/2"
42.57
44.70
46.94
49.29
51.75
2"
60.85
67.08
67.08
70.43
73.95
3"
103.58
108.76
114.20
119.91
125.91
4"
164.61
172.84
181.48
190.55
200.08
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Ready -to -Serve Charges per Two -Month Period
Meter Size
January 11,
2019
January 1,
2020
January 1,
2021
January 1,
2022
January
1,2023
6"
317.03
332.88
349.52
367.70
385.35
8"
617.97
648.87
681.31
715.38
751.15
10"
923.97
973.32
1,021.99
1,073.09
1,126.74
12"
1,353.48
1,421.68
1,492.76
1,567.40
1,645.77
Charges for water consumed are as follows, expressed in rates per UOC, where "UOC" means
unit of consumption and equals one hundred cubic feet of water:
January 11, 2019
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2022
January 1, 2023
$1.80
$1.89
$1.98
$2.08
$2.18
B. The ready -to -serve charge may be computed on a daily basis by dividing the two-month
charge by sixty days.
C. All charges for water supplied outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the applicable
rates set forth in subsections A and B of this section by one and one-half.
D. 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 director of finance
and budget or their designee written documentation annually from a recognized kidney dialysis
center certifying that the person requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that
person's dialysis.
Section 2. Section 7.68.251 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.251 Bulk Rate
The charge for water supplied through fire hydrants, when the water is used by either the city or
a private person for any use authorized by the water/irrigation division, shall be the same as the
highest UOC charge set forth in YMC 7.68.250. No charge shall be made for water supplied
through fire hydrants when the water is used for fire suppression or for maintenance and operation
purposes by the city.
B. All water served through a fire hydrant shall comply with YMC 300.
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C. Daily meter assembly use charge for temporary water service shall be as follows::
January 11,
2019
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2022
January 1, 2023
$4.20
$4.40
$4.65
$4.85
$5.10
The minimum meter assembly use charge shall be equal to the daily meter assembly charge.
Section 3.
as follows:
Section 7.68.282 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
7.68.282 Fire service charges.
................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The bimonthly charge for each fire service shall be as follows:
A. Charges within the city of Yakima shall be as follows:
Size of
Service
January 11,
2019
January 1,
2020
January 1,
2021
January
1,2022
January 1,
2023
2"
$7.41
$7.78
$8.17
$8.58
$9.01
3"
10.83
11.37
11.94
12.54
13.17
4"
21.68
22.76
23.90
25.10
26.36
6" including
hydrant only
63.72
66.91
70.26
73.77
77.46
8"
135.74
142.53
149.66
157.14
165.00
10"
244.07
256.27
268.08
282.53
296.66
12"
394.46
414.18
434.89
456.63
479.46
B. Daily charge is calculated by dividing the bimonthly charge by sixty days.
C. Charges for fire services outside the city limits shall be computed by multiplying the
applicable rate above by one and one-half.
D. The inside diameter of the pipe leading to a fire hydrant shall determine the service charge.
Any fire hydrant installed and maintained by the city outside of city limits will be billed as a fire
service, which charge shall be terminated at such time as the responsible consumer's property is
annexed to the city.
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Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4th day of December, 2018.
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
Kathy Coffey, Mayor