HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23377-09-2018 Ordinance No. 23377-09-2018
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (2015), AS
AMENDED, CHAPTER 35 "WATER AND SEWERS", ARTICLE III "CHARGES", SECTION 35-56,
"WATER AND SEWER RATES WITHIN THE CITY" BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g), (h) and
(i) REVISING WHOLESALE AND RAW WATER RATES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER;
ARTICLE VIII "RECLAIMED WATER", SECTION 35-188(a); PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; 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(g), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows:
(g) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges
to all wholesale customers for furnishing water to such customers:
RATES FOR WHOLESALE WATER SERVICE
Volume ($/1,000 gallons)` $1.0715
Maximum Day ($/MGD excess) $156,337.00
Maximum Hour($/MGD excess) $50,407.00
Customer($/Meter/Month) $25.00
`plus raw water cost
RAW WATER SERVICE
All uses inside Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $1.3758 per 1,000 gallons per
month.
All uses outside Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $1.3791 per 1,000 gallons per
month.
SECTION 2.
That Section 35-56(h), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (2015) as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows:
(h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges
to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such customers:
RATES FOR WHOLESALE WASTEWATER SERVICE
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) $1.3712
BOD ($/pound) $0.4162
TSS ($/pound) $0.2737
Customer($/month) $75.00
SECTION 3.
That Section 35-56(i), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows:
(i) The standby charge per month, per 1,000 gallons is$0.9324.
SECTION 4.
That Section 35-188(a), Article VIII "Reclaimed Water" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows:
(a) The rate for all Reclaimed Water users, effective October 1, 2018, shall be $1.7364
per 1,000 gallons, with an annual increase of five percent(5%) thereafter.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas (2015), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinance and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions
of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6.
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 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 7.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2018.
PPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ATT T'
Christ R. Lopez eynol s M ry J. Kay
Sr. Assistant City Attorney City Secretary
ADOPTED: September 11, 2018
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9/1112018 - Ordinance No. 23377-09-2018
DATE: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 REFERENCE NO.: G-19364
LOG NAME: 60WHOLESALE RATES 2019
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Revising Wholesale Water, Wastewater and Raw Water Service Rates and Amending
Chapter 35-Water and Sewers, Article III - Charges, Division 1 —Generally, Sections 35-56(g) (h)and (i)
of the City Code, and Amending Chapter 35 -Water and Sewers, Article VIII — Reclaimed Water, Division 2
— Reclaimed Water Service, Section 35-188 (a) of the City Code with an Effective Date of Billing on or After
November 1, 2018 for Usage and Flows From and After October 1, 2018 for Water, Wastewater and
Reclaimed Water Service (ADJACENT TO ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance revising wholesale water,
wastewater and raw water service rates and amending Chapter 35 -Water and Sewers, Article III -
Charges, Division 1 —Generally, Sections 35-56(g) (h) and (i) of the City Code, and amending Chapter 35
-Water and Sewers, Article VIII — Reclaimed Water, Division 2— Reclaimed Water Service, Section 35-
188 (a) of the City Code with an effective date of billing on or after November 1, 2018, for usage and flows
from and after October 1, 2018 for water, wastewater and reclaimed water service.
DISCUSSION:
Each year wholesale water and wastewater rate studies are prepared in accordance with the terms of the
uniform wholesale customer contracts.
For Fiscal Year 2019, the wholesale water and wastewater cost of service and rate studies were
performed by Water Department staff, per the uniform contract requirements. The results of these studies
indicate the need for an increase of 3.09 percent in wholesale water revenue requirements and an
increase of 12.05 percent in wholesale wastewater revenue requirements. The rates as proposed in the
table below will recover the cost of providing wholesale water and wastewater service.
A joint meeting of the Wholesale Water Advisory Committee and the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory
Committee was held June 6, 2018, to present the studies and the rates.
WHOLESALE WATER RATES
Current _ Proposed
Base Rate ($/1,000 gallons) $0.9927 $1.0715
Maximum Day ($ per MGD r
excess) 1$159,516.001$156,337.00
Maximum Hour ($ per MGD $48,598.00 $50,407.00
excess)
Monthly Customer Charge
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(per meter I $25.001 . $25.00
The city also enters into wholesale water contracts with standby customers who do not use water on a
regular basis. These customers are assessed a minimum charge equal to the three year numerical
average of the treatment, pumping and transmission charge per 1,000 gallons. The charge for FY2019
shall be $0.9324 per 1,000 gallons per month.
RAW WATER RATES
The cost of untreated water supplied by the Tarrant Regional Water District is $1.26220 per 1,000 gallons
for use inside the district and $1.26520 outside the district. Adjusted for street rental and system loss, the
raw water charge to customers is $1.3758 inside the district and $1.3791 outside the district and is a direct
if pass through" cost to wholesale water customers.
WHOLESALE WASTEWATER RATES
Current Proposed
Volume ($ Per 1,000 Gallons) $1.1445 $1.3712
BOD ($ Per Pound) $0.4241 $0.4162
TSS ($ Per Pound) $0.2300 $0.2737
Monthly Customer Charge $75.00 $75.00
RECLAIMED WATER RATES
On February 8, 2011 (M&C G-17201), the City Council adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 35 -
Water and Sewers, by adding Article VIII — Reclaimed Water to define the terms and conditions for which
reclaimed water may be provided to customers within the city's reclaimed water service area.
Originally, the retail rate for reclaimed water for irrigation users was set at 75% of the first retail irrigation
tier, and the retail rate for reclaimed water for gas drilling activity was set at 75% of the retail gas driller
rate. Staff recommends amending Section 35-188 (a) to align the rate with the wholesale rate of
$1.7364/1,000 gallons effective October 1, 2018, with rate increases of five percent annually.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the Water Department is responsible for the collection and deposit of
funds due to the City.
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CERTIFICATIONS:
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Jay Chapa (5804)
Originating Department Head: Kara Shuror (8819)
Additional Information Contact: Skipper Shook (8402)
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