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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 4581 OFFICIAL RL. CORO CITY SECRETARY ORDINANCE NO. FT. WORTH, TEX. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 4437, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RATES CHARGED CONSUMERS OF WATER SUPPLIED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY WATER WORKS, CONNECTION CHARGES AND SANITARY SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES, BY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE RATES THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH AND MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES NOS. 4437, 4244, 4183, 3701 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES ON THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER EXCEPT WHERE SAME CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF OF A FINE NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) ; PRESCRIBING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED IN EVERY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH WATER WORKS AND EACH AND EVERY WATER AND/OR SANITARY SEWERAGE SERVICE CUS- TOMER; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, at great expense, has built or caused to be built, a water works system, including mains, sub-mains, laterals, pump stations, treatment plants and other necessary appurtenances and facilities for the pur- pose of treating, transporting, distributing and furnishing water service to its water consumers; and, WHEREAS, funds sufficient for the cost, maintenance and operation of the water system and its component parts are not available from operating revenues of the City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council, in the exercise of the discre- tion reposed in it by law, in order to promote the public wel- fare, health, safety and convenience, has decided that it is necessary, in order to provide for payment of the cost and the expense of the maintenance, operation and repair of such property, to levy and collect increased charges for the use of water and sewerage lines and facilities; and, WHEREAS, the succeeding provisions of this ordinance, after investigation by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, have been deemed to be reasonable charges, rules and regulations for the conduct of such business, and for the pay- ment of the cost and expense of maintenance, operation and re- pair of the water and sewerage system of the City of Fort Worth, and for the furnishing of water and sewerage service; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 1 of ordinance No. 4437 be, and the same is hereby, amended so that hereafter the same shall read and be as follows: Section 1. The following schedules of rates per month, or frac- tion thereof, shall be the charges to all persons, as herein defined, for furnishing water to water consumers and/or for rendering sanitary sewerage service to prem- ises located within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth: SCHEDULE A. Rates for water and sewerage service: CUBIC FEET RATE First 200 or less cubic feet of water used per month ------$1.70 Minimum For next 1,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .334 Per 100 Cu. Ft. -2- For next 2,000 cubic feet of water used per month ---------$ .312 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 5,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .302 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 41,800 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .291 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 40,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .260 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 43,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .218 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 133,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .176 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For all in excess of 266,666-2/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------------- .134 Per 100 Cu. Ft. Where a customer is furnished both water and sewerage service, the Director of the City Water Works is au- thorized to combine such billing under the symbols "WTR" or "W" or such symbols as may be necessary to designate the applicable charge. SCHEDULE B. Rates for water service only: CUBIC FEET RATE First 200 or less cubic feet of water used per month ------$1.15 Minimum For next 49,800 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .254 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 40,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .232 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 43,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .193 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 133,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .153 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For all in excess of 266,666-2/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------------- .113 Per 100 Cu. Ft. SCHEDULE C. Rates for sewerage service only: CUBIC FEET RATE First 200 or less cubic feet of water used per month ------$ .55 Minimum For next 1,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .08 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 2,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .058 Per 100 Cu. Ft. -3- For next 5,000 cubic feet of water used per month ---------$ .048 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 41,800 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .037 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 40,000 cubic feet of water used per month --------- .028 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 43,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .025 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For next 133,333-1/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------ .023 Per 100 Cu. Ft. For all in excess of 266,666-2/3 cubic feet of water used per month ------------- .021 Per 100 Cu. Ft. The service charges set out in the foregoing Schedules A, B and C are based upon the amount of water used as measured by meters. For sanitary sewerage service customers whose water is not measured by a meter, a flat rate of One and 25/100 Dollars ($1.25) per month shall be charged for each dwelling unit to which service is provided direct- ly or indirectly. For each business, commercial or industrial unit to which sanitary sewerage service is furnished directly or indirectly and whose use of water is not measured by a meter, the Director of the Fort Worth City Water Works is authorized to apply Schedule C, based upon an esti- mated water use to determine such monthly charge. The minimum monthly charge for each such customer shall be One and 75/100 Dollars ($1.75) . The monthly charge to be made for each industrial waste producer for rendering service in connection with the treatment of industrial waste shall be based on the Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand content of such waste. The relative strength or base factor of industrial waste introduced into the sanitary sewerage system shall be computed using the Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand content for domestic sewage of 300 parts per million by weight for comparison. The billing factor is hereby determined to be the Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand content of the industrial waste as expressed in parts per million by weight divided by the figure 300. The monthly sewerage service charge for an industrial waste producer shall be computed using the applicable rate schedule above multiplied by such billing factor. The Director of the Fort Worth City Water Works is hereby au- thorized to determine or cause to- be determined the Bio- chemical Oxygen Demand content of industrial waste not less than once each year. -4- SECTION 2. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 4437 be, and the same is hereby, amended so that hereafter the same shall read and be as follows: Section 2. (a) A minimum charge per month, or fraction there- of, shall be made for each connection with the water mains and/or sewer mains of the City Water Works. This charge shall be based on the size of meter through which water is furnished, regardless of source, and shall be as follows: Size of Cubic Ft. Water Water Sewer Meter Allowed & Sewer Only Only 3/4" or less 200 $ 1.70 $ 1.15 $ .55 1" 700 3.35 2.10 1.25 1-1/2" 1,720 6.65 4.15 2.50 2" 2,790 10.00 6.25 3.75 3" 6,420 21.00 15.00 6.00 4" 13,510 42.00 28.00 14.00 6" 26,630 80.00 50.00 30.00 8" 43,810 130.00 80.00 50.00 10" 56,540 165.00 100.00 65.00 12" 123,480 325.00 200.00 125.00 The amount of water allowed for water and sewer service for respective size of meter is shown above. The charges for connections to unmetered automatic sprinkler systems installed and used for fire protec- tion only shall be One and no/100 Dollars ($1.00) per one inch (1") of diameter of the fire service connection. All fire protection systems provided with outlets other than standard closed sprinkler heads must be provided with meters before connecting with water mains of the City of Fort Worth. Charges for water furnished through such meters shall be made at rates in effect. Each meter shall be read and billed separately. The charge for replacing a one inch (1") or one and one-half inch (1-1/2") meter with a smaller meter shall be Ten and no/100 Dollars ($10.00) , and the charge for replacing a two inch (2") meter with a smaller meter shall be Fifteen and no/100 Dollars ($15.00) . The charge for replacing a meter smaller than one and one-half inches (1-1/2") with a one inch (1") or one and one-half inch (1-1/2") meter shall be Twenty and no/100 Dollars ($20.00) . The charge for re- placing a meter smaller than a two inch (2") meter with a two inch (2") meter shall be Thirty and no/100 Dollars -5- ($30.00) . In no case will a meter be installed of a size larger than the service line to the main. only one 5/8 x 3/4" or 3/4" meter shall be attached to and served by a 3/4" tap. Not more than two 3/4" or one 1" meter shall be attached to and served by a 1" tap. Not more than one 1-1/2" or four 3/4" or three 1" meters shall be attached to and served by a 1-1/2" tap. Not more than one 2", four 1" meters, or eight 3/4" meters shall be attached to and served by a 2" tap. (b) In all cases where more than one living or busi- ness unit is supplied water through one meter, not less than a minimum charge for such water shall be made for each living unit or business unit supplied through such meter, and all additional water service charges above the minimum for each such unit shall be based upon the quantity of water passing through the meter or meters divided by the number of units and charged for as set forth in the applicable rate schedules above. (c) In all cases where more than one living or busi- ness unit is supplied water through a water meter or meters and a s;,nitary sewerage service charge is made in connection therewith, at least a minimum charge for such service shall be made for each unit supplied water through such meter or meters and all additional sani- tary sewerage service charges above the minimum for each unit shall be based upon the quantity of water passing through such meter or meters, regardless of source, di- vided by the number of units and charged for as set forth in the applicable rate schedules above. (d) A charge shall be made by the City Water Works for each tapping of the water mains for a connection, said charge to be determined by the size of the connection and the character of the surface of the street in which the connection is to be located. From the following schedule shall be determined the charge for making taps, said charge being payable in advance: Size Unimproved Street Shot or Chat Street Paved Street 3/4" $ 35.00 $ 45.00 $ 70.00 1" 45.00 55.00 80.00 1-1/2" 125.00 137.50 165.00 2" 150.00 165.00 195.00 Above 2", cost plus 10% For each 3/4" branch, add $10.00 For each 1" branch, add $20.00 For any water connection larger than two inches (2") , such shall be made under a contract between consumer and the City, acting by and through the Director or Superin- tendent of the Fort Worth City.Water Works. -6- �h SECTION 3. This ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance in con- flict herewith, but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance shall be in conflict, and as to all other sections of Ordinances Nos. 4437, 4244, 4183, 3701 and all other ordi- nances on the same subject matter not in direct conflict here- with, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative. SECTION 4. A violation of any of the above rules and regulations of the City Water Works as set out herein, or a doing or causing to be done by any person or persons, firm or association, of any of the things or acts forbidden or made unlawful in any of such rules and regulations, shall be deemed to constitute a violation under the terms of this ordinance and an offense, and shall be punishable as such; and for each and every vio- lation of the terms of this ordinance, the person, firm, asso- ciation or corporation shall, upon conviction thereof in the Corporation Court, be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) , and each violation and each day there is a failure to comply with the terms of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 5. If any section, part of a section or provision of any sec- tion of this ordinance shall be held to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding of such section, part of a section or provision of any section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any cause whatsoever shall in no way affect the validity of the -7- remaining sections and provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council would not have passed any sections, parts of sections or pro- visions of any section of this ordinance that were unconsti- tutional, void or ineffective if they had known that they were unconstitutional, void or ineffective at the time of adopting this ordinance. SECTION 6. All of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be incorporated in every contract between the City of Fort Worth and its water and/or sanitary sewerage service customers, and each customer or consumer shall be charged with knowledge of the provisions of this ordinance and, by applying for and accepting water or sanitary sewerage service from the City of Fort Worth, to have assented to the provisions thereof. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and publication as required by law. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: S. G. Johndroe, Jr. City Attorney -8- T CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WORTH xr, � THE SUBJECT MATTER OF T111 C le-� OF FORT VV ORT 1 xr* ftmus WAS PRESN'•NTED TO T�6� TEXAS AND WAS j APPROVED r`OFFICE OF T 4Z.LI.T.Y- Communication to Mayor and Council No. W— 69 i City Secretary February 19, 1962 Honorable Mayor and L Members of the City Council Re: Water Rate Adjustment to City of Fort Worth Offset Raw Water Costs Mrs. McKnight and Gentlemen: The contract approved by the voters of Fort Worth on December 2, 1959 between the ,City of Fort Worth and the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. I provides for payment of specified amounts to the District for raw water used by the 'City. This contract requires that the City pay 20 per 1000 gallons for raw water during the first twelve months period from the date of the first bonds sold by the District (March I , 1960); 30 per 1000 gallons beginning March I , 1961 ; and' U per 1000 gallons beginning March I , 1962. Therefore, it is necessary that present water rates be adjusted to meet the higher cost for all raw water used by the City, effective March I , 1962. As explained during the water bond campaign in the fall of 1959, the raw water charge is based on water used by the City, which is a greater amount than water actually sold. This is due to water needs in the operation of the system for such things as washing filters, fire fighting, flushing fire hydrants, etc., and because there is some water leakage in the'approxi mately 1 ,360 miles of mains and 103,000 services that make up the system. " As a result, the raw water charge must be approximately 13 per cent hinher, on the average, on water actually sold, than the amount paid to the Dist- rict for ail raw water used. In order to offset the increased cost of raw water paid to the Wa+sr District starting March I , 1962, and to allow time for legal publication, it is requested that the attached water and sewer rate ordinance be approved on February 19, 1962. This ordinance provides for a .90 per hund- red cubic feet increase in all water rates. This increase is equivalent to 1 .20 per 1000 gallons. The proposed ordinance also provides for 'an increase in the minimum charge for the first 200 cubic feet of water used. In 1960, when the water 'rate was increased by 1 .7Q per IOO 'cubic feet, the minimum charge for the first 200 cubic feet used was increased 50. The minimum charge'was not increased in 1961 when th6 rate' was increased.80 per 100 cubic feet. Without the proposed increase in the minimum charge, there will be a loss of I .& per month for all customers 'using 200'cublc feet of water or more per month, based on the required increase of.90 per M&C W- 69 February 19, 1962 Page 2 100 cubic feet. The proposed increases would be reflected in the combined charge for water and sewer service and in the charge for "water only" service, but would not be reflected in the charge for "sewer only" service. Adoption of the ordinance on February 19th will permit it to be published and become effective March I , 1962., and be reflected in customers' bills issued beginning April I , 1961 . This increase in water rates will provide for the City of Fort Worth financial committment under the contract with the Water District which was approved by the voters on December 2, 1959, until bonds are sold to construct a pipe line to Cedar Creek. It is recommended that the attached rate ordinance be approved. ReTP. Ciinoggham y submitte , LPC:ih City Manager