HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 20405-09-2012ORDINANCE NO. 20405 -09 -2012
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 35 -56(c) and (d) OF
CHAPTER 35, "WATER AND SEWERS ", OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY REVISING
AND ADDING CERTAIN VOLUME 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 the monthly wastewater volume rates as described in Section 35- 56(c)(2) of
Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended
to read as follow:
(2) A monthly volume charge shall also be charged to residential customers in
the amount of two dollars and eighty -five cents ($2.85) per one hundred
(100) cubic feet of water used, and to nonresidential /non- monitored
customers in the amount of three dollars and fifty -eight cents ($3.58) per one
hundred (100) cubic feet of water used, or wastewater produced, as more
specifically set forth hereinafter.
The monthly volume charges for residential class customers will be based on
the individual customer's average monthly water use during the preceding
winter quarter months of December, January and February, but in no event
shall the volume used to compute this monthly charge for a single family
residential unit or a duplex unit exceed three thousand (3,000) cubic feet. The
volumes used to compute these charges are based on the amount of water
used by the residential class customer as measured by a meter. Where no
preceding winter quarter average is available from records, the director shall
estimate a volume to be used for this monthly volume charge.
The monthly charges to the nonresidential /non- monitored customers will be
based on total water use as measured by appropriate meters, with the
provision that if a customer can prove, to the satisfaction of the director, that
a significant portion of the metered water usage does not enter the sanitary
sewers, the customer will be charged for only that volume entering the
sewers, as determined by a method approved by the director.
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SECTION 2.
That the monthly volume rates for the monitored class as described in Section 35 -56(d)
of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby
amended to read as follow;
Volume charge, per 100 cubic feet $2.50
BOD strength charge, per pound of BOD $0.2600
Suspended solids strength charge
per pound of suspended solids $0.1184
Dissolved solids strength charge, per pound of
dissolved solids (applicable to gas well drillers) $0.0420
Monitoring and pretreatment charge= Total actual cost
The monitoring charge shall consist of all cost for personnel, material and
equipment used to collect and analyze samples from the customer's
wastewater to determine the strength of the wastewater produced and, when
appropriate, to inspect pretreatment facilities, to administer pretreatment
permit systems and to enforce ordinance requirements. Pretreatment
requirements primarily affect industries that are subject to 40 CFR, Part 403,
General Pretreatment Regulations.
This schedule shall replace all other charges previously made for industrial
waste strength,
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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 4.
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
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the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2013.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Christa W Reynolds
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: September 18, 2012
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City ��x Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL, ACTION,.- Approved''As Amended on 9/18/2012 - Ordinance No. 20405-09-20,12,
DATE: Tuesday, September 18.2O12
LOG NAME: 60RETAIL RATES FY2013
REFERENCE NO.: G-17679
Adopt C)ndiounne Revising Retail Water and Wastewater Rates and Charges for Volume Usage and
Amending Sections 35-50(b).(o) and kJ\. Article III Charges n[ Chapter 35 Water and Sewers of the City
Code Effective January 1.2013 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance revising retail water and wastewater
rates and charges for volume usage and amending Sections 3550(b)'(c) and (d). Article III Charges, of
Chapter 35 Water and Sewers of the City Code, effective January 1'2013.
DISCUSSION:
Each year the Water Department staff conducts cost of service studies establishing annual operating
revenue requirements for retail water and wastewater services. The resulting revenue requirements are
shared with a nine-member Water and Wastewater Retail Rate Structure Advisory Committee charged
with ensuring fair and equitable cost allocation among the retail rate classes. The Advisory Committee is
made up of representatives of the residential, commercial, industrial, Super User, and irrigation classes.
The Fiscal Year 2013 cost of service studies identified a need for an increase in retail revenue
requirements of0.74 percent for the water system and 6.41 percent for the wastewater system. The
studies were discussed by the Advisory Committee af three scheduled meetings.
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volumes. Staff recommended and the Advisory Committee concurred with raising the wastewater volume
rate for residential, non-monitored and monitored o|aenea. The recommendation also included increases in
strength charges for monitored commercial and industrial customers. There are no changes
recommended to the monthly services charge. These increases are part of a three-year plan to meet cost
of service by customer class. The resulting increase im2.8O percent system-wide and varies by
established cost of service by customer class.
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.Meter Size (inches)
5/8 inches
3/4 inches x 5/8 inches
Current; Proposed
$5.10 $5.10
1 $5.10 j $5.10
$5.401 $5.40
$6.00
$6.00
$7.501
$7.50
L $9.30
$9.30
$17.551
$17.55
C $27.00
$27.00
$52.50
$52.50
$88.501
$163.50
$88.50
i10 inches
$130.501
130.50
12 inches
$163.50
$163.50
`Residential !
Current �
Proposed
jVolume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet)
$2.71
$2.85
,Non Residential /Non /Monitored
Current
Proposed
Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet) j
$3.56
$3.58
Monitored Group
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Proposed
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Volume Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet)
2.41
$2.41'F-
$2.50
BOD Charge (Per Pound)
$0.2492'
$0.2600
,TSS Charge (Per Pound) $0.1140] $0.1184
TDS Charge (Per Pound) for Oil and $0.0420 $0.0420
Gas
This project is located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
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 493012 0601000 $0.00
FROM Fund /Account/Centers
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PE45 493022 0701000
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
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Fernando Costa (6122)
S. Frank Crumb (8207)
Melissa Ramon (8245)
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