HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18316-09-2008ORDINANCE N0.18316-09-2008
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35-56(b) OF CHAPTER
35, "WATER AND SEWERS", OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY REVISING AND
ADDING CERTAIN RATES AND CHARGES; MAKING THIS
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE
FORT WORTH CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1.
That Section 35-56(b) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986),
as amended, is hereby amended to be and read as follow:
(b) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof,
shall be the charges to all residential and nonresidential customers for
furnishing water to such customers located within the city. The residential
monthly volume charge for water service shall be the charges to the
residential class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing water to
residential water customers located within the city. The nonresidential
monthly volume charge for water service shall be the charges to the
nonresidential customer class, as defined in this chapter, for furnishing
water to nonresidential water customers located within the city.
RETAIL WATER RATES
Monthly Service Charge for Water
Meter Size (inches} Monthly charge
5/8 X 3/4 (standard meter) $6.50
1 $9.00
1-1/2 $15.50
2 $23.00
3 $47.50
4 $83.50
6 $182.00
8 $310.00
10 $490.00
The monthly volume charge for water service is as follows:
Residential Customer Class
Cubic Feet Rate
First 800 or less cubic feet of water used $1.90
per month, per 100 cubic feet
For the next 1,200 cubic feet of water used $2.66
per month, per 100 cubic feet
For the next 1,000 cubic feet of water used $3.28
per month, per 100 cubic feet
For all in excess of 3,000 cubic feet of $3.94
water used per month, per 100 cubic feet
Commercial Customer Class
Cubic Feet Rate
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet $2.15
Industrial Customer Class
Cubic Feet Rate
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet $1.80
SuAer User Customer Class
Cubic Feet Rate
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet $1.63
Irrigation Meters
Cubic Feet Rate
First 10,000 or less cubic feet of water used $2.56
per month, per 100 cubic feet
For all in excess of 10,000 cubic feet of $3.01
water used per month, per 1.00 cubic feet
Gas Well Drillers
Cubic Feet
Rate
All usage of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet $3.58
per month
The service charges set out in the foregoing schedules are based upon the
amount of water used as measured by meters.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions
of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2009.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Christa .Lopez .S
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: September 30, 2008
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Revising Retail Water Rates for Usage and Amending Chapter 35 "Water and
Sewer," Article III "Charges," Section 35-56(b)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance revising retail water rates for usage
and amending Chapter 35 "Water and Sewer," Article III "Charges," Section 35-56(b), effective January 1,
2009.
DISCUSSION:
Water Department staff conducted cost of service studies to establish proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Retail
Water and Wastewater Rates for the Fort Worth Water Department. To assist with decisions about
allocation of costs on a "fair" and "equitable" basis to each customer class, the Water and Wastewater
Retail Rate Structure Advisory Committee was formed consisting of nine members. Membership includes
representatives from neighborhood associations, commercial customers and large volume industrial
customers.
To discuss this recommendation a total of four meetings were conducted with the Committee whose
responsibilities include making recommendations to Fort Worth Water Department staff concerning the
equity of the rate structure. Based on the Committee's guidance and consideration, staff is recommending
rates designed to recover the costs of providing water and wastewater service to retail customers. The
retail portion of the recommended revenue requirements resulted in an increase of 5.96 percent for
water. Retail wastewater revenues are sufficient to meet revenue requirements, and no change in rates is
recommended.
Staff recommended and the Committee concurred with initiating a separate water volume rate for Gas Well
Drillers of $3.58 per 100 cubic feet to avoid spreading their high use costs over the base rate charged to all
customers.
The Water Department proposes the following water and wastewater rates:
RETAIL WATER RATES
Meter Size (inches)
5/8 and 3/4
1
1-1/2
2
3
4
Current Meter Service Charae
$6.00
$8.00
$15.50
$23.00
$47.50
$82.50
Proposed Meter Service Charae
$6.50
$9.00
$15.50
$23.00
$47.50
$83.50
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6 $182.00 $182.00
8 $310.00 $310.00
10 $490.00 $490.00
Residential Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -First 800 Cubic Feet) $1.80 $1.90
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -Next 1,200 Cubic Feet) $2.51 $2.66
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -Next 1,000 Cubic Feet) $3.09 $3.28
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -Over 3,000 Cubic Feet) $3.71 $3.94
Commercial Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -All) $2.01 $2.15
Industrial Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -All) $1.70 $1.80
Super User Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -All) $1.55 $1.63
Irrigation Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -First 10,000 Cubic Feet) $2.47 $2.56
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -Over 10,000 Cubic Feet) $2.91 $3.01
Gas Well Drillers Current Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet -All) $0.00 $3.58
RETAIL WASTEWATER RATES (NO CHANGES TO THE RATES)
Residential Current Proposed
Service Charge Per Month $4.50 $4.50
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet) $2.64 $2.64
Non Residential/Non/Monitored Current Proposed
Service Charge Per Month $4.50 $4.50
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet) $3.16 $3.16
Monitored Group Current Proposed
Service Charge Per Month $4.50 $4.50
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet) $2.34 $2.34
BOD Charge (Per Pound) $0.22 $0.22
TSS Charge (Per Pound) $0.10 $0.10
TDS Charge (Per Pound) for Gas Well Drillers $0.04 $0.04
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that the Customer Service Division of the Water
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Department is responsible for billing and collection of water and wastewater service revenues.
TO Fund/AccountlCenters FROM Fund/Account/Centers
PE45 493012 0601000 0.00
PE45 493022 070100 0.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office b~: Fernando Costa (8476)
Originating Department Head: S. Frank Crumb (8207)
Additional Information Contact: Skipper Shook (8402)
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