HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27213-10-2024ORDINANCE NO.27213-10-2024
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 35 "WATER
AND SEWERS", ARTICLE III "CHARGES", SECTION 35-
56, "WATER AND SEWER RATES WITHIN THE CITY" BY
AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g) and (h) 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, 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)* $0.8350
Maximum Day ($/MGD excess) $100;828.00
Maximum Hour ($/MGD excess) $27,923.00
Customer ($IMeter/Month) $25.00
*plus raw water cost
RAW WATER SERVICE
All uses inside and outside the Tarrant Regional Water District shall be $1.52615
per 1,000 gallons per month.
SECTION 2.
That Section 35-56(h), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, as amended, is hereby further amended to be as follows:
(h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the
charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such
customers:
RATES FOR WHOLESALE WASTEWATER SERVICE
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) $1.8275
BOD ($/pound) $0.6136
TSS ($/pound) $0.3223
Customer ($/month) $75.00
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, 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conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.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 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 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 5.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2024
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRETARY
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Douglas W. Black
Senior Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: October 15, 2024
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Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 10/15/24 M&C FILE, NUMBER: M&C 24-0866
LOG NAME: 60WHOLESALE RATES 2025 AMEND
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Ordinance Amending Wholesale Water and Wastewater Volume Service Rates and Amending Chapter 35 - Water and Sewers,
Article III - Charges, Division 1 -- Generally, Sections 35-56 (g) and (h) of the City Code With an Effective Date of Billing on or After November 1,
2024 for Usage and Flows from and After October 1, 2024 for Water and Wastewater Service
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the wholesale water and wastewater volume service rates and
amending Chapter 35 - Water and Sewers, Article III - Charges, Division 1 — Generally, Sections 35-56(g) and (h) of the City Code, with an
effective date of billing on or after November 1, 2024, for usage and flows from and after October 1, 2024 for water and wastewater service.
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On August 27, 2024, (M&C 24-0724), the City Council approved the FY2025 wholesale rates calculated under the terms of the uniform wholesale
customer contracts to recover the cost of providing wholesale water and wastewater services. An element of the cost of service for both water and
wastewater is the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT), which by contract is calculated based on the utility's net asset base and the Fort Worth
adopted property tax rate.
The FY2025 wholesale water and wastewater volume service rates adopted on August 27, 2024 were calculated incorporating a PILOT cost that
used a tax rate of $0.677301$100 of valuation. Subsequently, the City Council adopted a tax rate of $0.672501$100 of valuation that decreased
the PILOT cost. In accordance with the terms of the uniform wholesale customer contracts, new volume rates have been calculated and are
presented below.
FY2025
(Adopted
8127/24)
FY2025
Amended
Water Volume Base Rate ($ per 1,000
gallons)
$0.8351
$0.8350
Water Maximum Day Rate ($ per
Millions of Gallons per Day excess)
$100,817.00
$100,828.00
Wastewater Volume ($ per 1,000
gallons)
$1.8278
$1.8275
Wastewater Biochemical Oxygen —
Demand (per pound)
$0,6135
$0.6136
This project is located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION 1 CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendation and adoption of the attached ordinance, funds will be deposited
into the Water and Sewer Fund. The Water Department (and Financial Management Services) is responsible for the collection and deposit of
funds due to the City.
Submitted for City Manager's
Office by.
Femando Costa
6122
Originating Business Unit Head:
Chris Harder
5020
Additional Information Contact: Kristen Nutter 8252