HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2717 OFWINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE nXINGTHS RATES TO BE CHARG4D BY ZfE CITr
OF PORT WOUTH, TEXASO TO PZUSDQ�, FIRMS AM,' ) CORF,0�1,LhTIONS
USING ITS SANITARY' SEK0,1AGE LINES AND SYSr OR PARTS
THSaEOF, ING[XDING THE SEWAGE AND INDUST]"illa, WASTES
M130' PLANT AND ()TK1,'Q`4 &Wlf? T AND 111,"OPERTY USED IN THE
'rRJ1;kT%, -j,NT OF 53MAGE0 AND PROVIDING [011 I)ISCONNECTING
SERVICE LINES FOR THE FAILURE TO PAY SUCH GHARGES AS THZEY
SHALL BECOIC0 IN JE AND PAYABLE; DEFINING TERMS; PROHIBITIEG
CONNECTIONSWITH AND USE OF' CITY S1511ERAGE SYST04, EXCEiPT
L")N C010 H131ID11TI-1; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FIXIM-
ING A PENALTY R,)R THE VIOLATION 1021,SA)f OF A KNE OF Nlyr
BAR THAN TV,1FXff-1qW DMLAR ($25.00) NOR Pon THa oKr,,
HUNDRED DOUARS 1`d13, yEA1XNG ALL =INANCES IN
(.'ONFLI(.',r RE1M4I'r11; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
'WHEREASs the City, of Fort Worth, at great expense, has built and
has in operation a sanitary sewerage system, sanitary sewer linlemp and
a sewage and industrial wastes treatmaryt, plant,, for the ptirpose of collech-
ing swiitary sewage and ir�LtJuzitrlal wastes and corrveying the same away fr=
the premises to a place of treatment an disposal, anid in connection with
such system, lines and plants, it is maintaidning, and operating intercept-
ii,,ig sewers, puiAping stations and a treatment works for 'tho triewtizent, of
such se'wage; and,,
WHEREAS, funds sufficient for the cost, maintenante and operation
of said sewer system and sewage treatiment works will, ru:)t be available from,
the current operating revenue of the City; and,
'WHEREAS, the City Council, in the exercise of the discretion reposed
in it by law, in order to promote the public healtlh,, saff,�.ty' and
convenience, has decided that it is necessary, izi, order to play he cost
and the expense of the naintenance, operation and repair of such property,
to lemy and collect a charge or rental for the use of such lines, system
atid plant; N(W1, THE
BE IT ORDAINE0 BY' TRE 10TTY COUNCII OF ',r1,1E C.17Y OF FOOT VORTHp TEXAS:
S13'CT1011 la
Defi nit l.on
s
(a) I'Sanita,r5r sewage" is hereby, defined as the liquid waste vdiieh,
izirty or raq not eontain solids, originating in the sanitary convenAnces
for personnel of a dwellinig, business buildita e
g
factory'or institutdon*
(b) "Industrial wustes" are hereby-Aef Crone d as being the liquidor
other character of waste resulting from any commercial, manufuctuArg or
industrial operations or processes.
as "Person" is hereby defined as any person,, f1m, assoclation of
peraons, or corporstion, including a public, prlvate and annicipQ. carpora'.
tion.
(d) "City Water Works" or "Water Arks" is hereby defined as the
City Mer Works SyMem and mains, and any and all filtration plants
operated by the Cityj and all other works of the City dirvetlyconnected
therewith, and all plants, properties and appliances incident to or connected
'with the operation of said "WAter Works, and sha,11 include the satiitary
sewerage system and sewage treatment plant of the City of Fort Worth.
MOTION 2,
It Is hereby determined and declared to be necessary for the City
o,f Fort 'Wo °to levy arid collect service dharges from all persons that
are using the sanita, sower systent and lines of the City, The charges
to be made for render.!.n, slush sanitary st,WEI&D Sel"Vice,, as herein defined,,
shall be based upon the anount of water used,, and the schcadul,e of
charges AM be as follows:
Firet 266-2/1 or lose cubic feet of water
used per month $.25 AM=
For next 1,000 cubic feet of water
used per month .06 per 100 cubic feet
For next 2,000 cubic feet of water
used per-month .04 per 100 cubic feet
For next 5,000 cubic feet of water
used per as .03 per 100 cubic feet
For next 421,M) cubic feet of water
tised per muith, .02 per 100 cubic feet
Faun all in excess of 50,266-2/3
cubic feet of Mer used per month .015 per 1,00 cubic feet
The irwritthly charge to be made each industrial waste producer for
rendering service in connection with treating industrial wastes, as herein
defined, shall be based on the Me day Biochemical OzyMen Demand and
other charatteristics of the industrial waetes reduced to the five day
Biochemical Oxyge ynand and other characteristics of the sanitary sewage*
An amaiait as inoney equal to sariitax7 sewer serviee charge for said user
shall then be mult.,`Lplied by, the base derived in preceding forziula,,, and
the product thereof shall be the nonthly sewer service charge for rendering
service to such industrial waste producer#,,
The adnimum charge to be made for rendexwLng sardtary sewage service
to premises located outside the corTorate limits of Fort Worth-shall be
based on as charge of One Dollar (01.00) 1per iiK)nth, or fraetion-Ahereof, for
each residential or commercial connection, the flow through which isklti_
mately received into the sanitary sewerage system of the City of Fort "Worth,
est-0, no service shall be rendered through any wawa to connection u6less Said
charge is pa,id in accordance with the tezrms of 'this ordinance.
. The charge to be made for treating industrial wastes originating
from premises located outside the corporate limits of Fort "Worth-shall be
AM* the charges fbr treating conWarsble industrial wastes originating
from premises within the corporate '11 wits of Fort Worth.
Nothing in this section or any-other section of this ordinance, or
any other ordinance, shall be construed to compel, the City of' Fort Worth
to furnish sanitai7, sevage or Mustrial waste se ice or the sex-vices of
its sanitary sewage and industrial waste treatment plant to anyperson,
as herein defined, located beyond the corporate limits of the City of Fort
Woft,h or to contlmie surwh service once begun; and the City of Fort. Worfli
reserves the rit o,at to Pxmish service to such persons it deems advisalble
and to, at any time, wholly or partially discontinue the serwice upon vio-
lation gat' as of the terms of this ordinance the same as though such con-
sumer were located in Uie (3 ty, of Fort Worth,
SECTION 30
In the event that any, person using the eiyweragie system arid siever
lines gat" these City of Fbit Wbrth is supplied partiallyor entirely by water
not supplied by the Water Department of said City, and the water s,o supplied
is not completely as by as city, water meter or by a moker acceptable
to the Director or Superintendent of the Water Department, Lkjen and in such
case the total amount oUwater so used an q,,plied shall be otherwiell
YnaasurW or determir*4 by the Director or Superintendent of the WAter Do-
partment in order to determine the fair and reasonable charge to be madle
for 9mwer service provided A)r in this ordinance, or the said 'user may-on-
stall and mairtain a meter acceptable to the Director or Superintendent of
the WAter Department for said purpose,
SBCTION 4,
The above service charges sh,&Ll 'be due and payable monthly in the
same manner water bills are paid to the City of Fort 'WorLh, apd said charges
all be paid to the Director or Superintendent of the Wm ter Departanent ar
his designated representativ,
SECTION 5,
In the event any person using the sewerage system or sewer, lines
of the City of Fort Worth, either directly or indirectly,, discharges in-
dustri �stes into the said system and l ines and it is not practical
to measure such wastes by meter, the Director or Superintendent of t,l,,Ie
Water Department sh&'1.1. measure such wastes in such manner and by-such
method as he may find practicable In the light of the conditions and ato-
ten rauuustances of the case in order to determine the sewer service
charge or renter` according to the schedule of rates hereinbefore set forth*
SECTION 6*
Any person who shall fail t,o pay the sewer service charge as here-,
in levied and assessed withiti, 'ten (10) days from the date same 'skiall be-
come due and payable shall be subject to have his sewer disconnected from
the city-sewerage system and lines, and if he use water in said service
line 't;kmt is stx;)plied by the City Water Department, this service shall also
be disconnected, and no connection thereafter shall be made with either
the sewerage system and-nines or the water in until such person shall.
have paid all, swiotints due and a charge of One Dollar (11,00) for reconneet,
ing eac1i of the said s�,y'stms.,
SMOZION A
All ordirvinces or parts of ordinances In conflict herewith are here.-
by repealed.
SECTION 8.
If any section, part of a section or prorvision of SaIny section of
this ordinance shall be held to be vfl,Ad, ineffective or unconstitutionaa
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding of such section, part
of a-section or provision of any section to be vDid, ineffective or un-
constitutionual MM CaUse whatsoever shall in no way affect the validity"
of the remaining sections and provisions of this ordinanc,e, whi,ch shall re-
Tmain in fuU, force and effect, The City Council would not have passed an
sections, parts of sections or, provisions of any-sections of this ordinance
that were unconstitutional, void or ineffective if they had known that they
were unconatitutional, void or ineffective at the time of adopting this
ordinance,
SECTIUN 9.
No personshIll make a connection with the sanitary" se e system
and lints of the City of Fort Worth, and no person shall use or perv&t to
be used the sanitary sewerage system and lines of the City of Fort Worthp
e t upon rya mpli,�Lnce with and observance of the terms of this ordinanc,
and for every violation of the terms of this ordinance the person violating
same, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not 1.ess than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) nor inore than, Oie Him"idred Dollars ($100,00). and each
violation and each day there is a failure to co )ly wit[,i the terms of this
ox0nance shall constitute a separate offense.
SKTI(%, 100,
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:
Ci ty, Attorney