HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 19909-09-2011ORDINANCE NO. 19909-09-2011
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 35 "WATER AND
SEWERS ", SECTION 35 -56, "WATER AND SEWER RATES WITHIN
THE CITY" BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g) THROUGH (j); BY
ADDING SUBSECTION (k); 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) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as
amended, is hereby further amended to be and read 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)* $0.7735
Maximum Day ($/MGD excess) $148,810.00
Maximum Hour ($ /MGD excess) $12,799.00
Customer ($ /Meter/Month) $25.00
*plus raw water cost
RAW WATER SERVICE
All use inside Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $0.93648 per 1,000 gallons per
month.
All use outside Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $0.96264 per 1,000 gallons per
month.
SECTION 2.
That Section 35 -56(h) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) as
amended is hereby further amended to be and read as follows:
(h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the
charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such customers:
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RATES FOR WHOLESALE WASTEWATER SERVICE
Volume ($ /1,000 gallons) $0.8093
BOD ($ /pound) $0.3653
TSS ($ /pound) $0.1552
Customer ($ /month) $75.00
SECTION 3.
That Section 35 -56(h) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986) as
amended, is hereby further amended by the addition of subsection (i) to provide for a Standby
Charge and the re- lettering of the previous subsections (i) and 0) to be and read as follows:
(i) The Standby Charge per month shall be $0.7104 per 1,000 gallons.
0) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to
all wholesale customers for furnishing reclaimed water to such customers:
RATES FOR WHOLESALE RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE
Volume ($ /1,000 gallons)
October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012 $1.45
October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014 $1.50
Starting October 1, 2014, the wholesale reclaim water service rates shall increase by five
(5) percent annually until such time as the cumulative amount of the annual system deficits has
been recovered.
The customer shall be charged on a monthly basis the volume rate charge multiplied by a
minimum fifty percent (50 %) of the customer's contracted average monthly amount (annual
amount divided by twelve (12) months) in order to establish a minimum cash flow to meet the
operating and debt expenditures for the system.
(k) A permit /contract fee up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) will be assessed for a
ground water remediation discharge permit. The term of the permit /contract shall not exceed two
(2) years. In addition to a volume charge based on current rates, a monthly service fee of four
dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) will be assessed.
SECTION 4.
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 ordinance and such Code, in which event conflicting
provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5.
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 6.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2011.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Christa R. Reynolds
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: Member 20 2011
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9/20/2011 - Ordinance No. 19909 -09 -2911
DATE: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 REFERENCE NO.: G -17385
LOG NAME: 60WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES ORD REV
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Revising Wholesale Water, Wastewater and Raw Water Service Rates and Amending
Chapter 35 Water and Sewers, Article III Charges, Section 35 -56 of the City Code (NO COUNCIL
DISTRICT)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance revising Wholesale Water, Wastewater and
Raw Water Service rates and amending Chapter 35 Water and Sewers, Article III Charges, Section 35 -56
of the City Code, Water and Sewer Rates with an effective date of billing on or after November 1, 2011, for
usage of flows from and after October 1, 2011 for wastewater and water.
DISCUSSION:
Each year, wholesale water and wastewater rate studies are prepared in accordance with the terms of the
standard wholesale customer contracts.
For Fiscal Year 2012, the wholesale water cost of service study was completed by Red Oak Consulting.
The wholesale wastewater cost of service study was performed by Water Department staff based on the
wholesale water cost of service study completed by Red Oak Consulting for Fiscal Year 2011. The result
of these studies indicated the rates, as proposed 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 July 14, 2011, to present the studies and the rates.
WHOLESALE WATER RATES
Current
Proposed
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) $0.7212$ 0.7735
Maximum Day ($ /MGD excess) $122,742.00 $148,810.00
Maximum Hour ($ /MGD excess) $28,691.00 $ 12,799.00
Monthly Customer Charge per meter $25.00$ 25.00'
RAW WATER RATES
The cost of untreated water supplied by the Tarrant Regional Water District is $0.85916 for use inside the
district and $0.88316 outside the district. Adjusted for street rental and system loss, the raw water charge
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to customers is $0.93648 inside the district and $0.96264 outside the district and is a direct pass through
to wholesale water customers.
WHOLESALE WASTEWATER RATES
.Monthly Customer Charge $ 75.00
Proposed
$0.8093
$0.3653
$0.1552
"...........
..... ........... ....................
$ 75.00
The City also enters into Wholesale Water Contracts with Standby Customers, 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 average is
calculated in the City's most recent annual cost of service rate study. The charge for Fiscal Year 2012
shall be $0.7104 per 1,000 gallons per month.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that the Water Department is responsible for the
collection and deposit of funds due to the City.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
PE45 493042 0601000 $0.00
PE45 493052 0701000 $0.00
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office ty•
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
FROM Fund /Account/Centers
Fernando Costa (6122)
S. Frank Crumb (8207)
Skipper Shook (8402)
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Current
Volume ($/1,000 gallons)
$0.8679
BOD (per pound)
$0.3187
,TSS (per pound)
$0.2224_
.Monthly Customer Charge $ 75.00
Proposed
$0.8093
$0.3653
$0.1552
"...........
..... ........... ....................
$ 75.00
The City also enters into Wholesale Water Contracts with Standby Customers, 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 average is
calculated in the City's most recent annual cost of service rate study. The charge for Fiscal Year 2012
shall be $0.7104 per 1,000 gallons per month.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that the Water Department is responsible for the
collection and deposit of funds due to the City.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
PE45 493042 0601000 $0.00
PE45 493052 0701000 $0.00
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office ty•
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
FROM Fund /Account/Centers
Fernando Costa (6122)
S. Frank Crumb (8207)
Skipper Shook (8402)
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