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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 23819-09-2019 ORDINANCE NO. 23819-09-2019 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; 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)* $0.8642 Maximum Day($/MGD excess) $121,788.00 Maximum Hour($/MGD excess) $51,242.00 Customer($/Meter/Month) $25.00 *plus raw water cost RAW WATER SERVICE All uses inside and outside Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $1.3684 per 1,000 gallons per month. SECTION 2. That Section 35-56(h), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015) as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows: (h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such customers: RATES FOR WHOLESALE WASTEWATER SERVICE Volume ($/1,000 gallons) $1.3303 BOD ($/pound) $0.3985 TSS ($/pound) $0.2633 Customer($/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. 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of such ordinance and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.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 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, 2019. A PRO`vED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Christa R. Lopez-R olds Mary J. Kays Sr. Assistant City Attorney City Secretary ADOPTED: September 10, 2019 FO&T� �XAS City of Fort Worth,Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: 09/10/19 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 19-0121 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 with an Effective Date of Billing on or After November 1,2019 for Usage and Flows From and After October 1,2019 for Water and Wastewater 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,with an effective date of billing on or after November 1,2019,for usage and flows from and after October 1,2019 for water and wastewater 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(FY)2020,the Wholesale Water cost of service and rate study was performed by Water Department staff while the Wholesale Wastewater study was performed by Carollo Engineers,Inc.,per the uniform contract requirements.The results of these studies indicate the need for a decrease of 10.56 percent in Wholesale Water revenue requirements and a decrease of 3.53 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. The rate setting methodology set forth in the uniform contract requires that test year data serve as the basis for establishing costs and the volumes used in calculating the future rates. The test year for FY 2020 is FY 2018. Costs are adjusted to include known and measurable changes impacting the rate period. Unlike retail rates,which are based on projected volumes,wholesale rates are calculated using test year actual volumes. This can cause rates to go up in a year with low volumes or down when the test year has high volumes,as was the case in FY 2018. A joint meeting of the Wholesale Water Advisory Committee and the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory Committee was held on June 5,2019,to present the studies and the rates. WHOLESALE WATER RATES Current Proposed Volume($per 1,000 gallons) $1.0712 $0.8642 Maximum Day($per MGD excess) �$156,337.00 $121,788.00 Maximum Hour($per MGD excess) $50,407.00 $51,242.00 Monthly Customer Charge per meter $25.00 $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 FY2020 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$1.25539 per 1,000 gallons for use both inside and outside the district.Adjusted for street rental and system loss,the raw water charge to customers is$1.3684 and is a direct"pass through"cost to wholesale water customers. WHOLESALE WASTEWATER RATES Current IlProposed (Volume($per 1,000 gallons) $1.3710 $1.3303 BOD(per pound) $0.4162 $0.3985 TSS(per pound) $0.2737 $0.2633 Monthly Customer Charge $75.00 $75.00 A Form 1295 is not required for this contract because: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. Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Dana Burghdoff 8018 Originating Business Unit Head: Chris Harder 5020 Additional Information Contact: Andy McCartney 8567