HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18836-09-2009ORDINANCE NO 18836-09-2009
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED CHAPTER 35 `WATER
AND SEWERS SECTIONS 35-56(g) and 35-56(h) BY REVISING
AND ADDING CERTAIN 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 Section 35-56(g) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986),
as amended, is hereby amended to be and read 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)* $0 6366
Maximum Day ($/MGD excess) $131,337 00
Maximum Hour ($/MGD excess) $34 755 00
Customer ($/Meter/Month) $25 00
*plus raw water cost
All use per month
Distract
All use per month
District
RAW WATER SERVICE
$0 7563 per 1 000 gallons inside Tarrant Regional Water
$0 7944 per 1 000 gallons outside Tarrant Regional Water
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SECTION 2
That Section 35-56(h) of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986)
as amended, is hereby amended to be and read as follows
(h) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the
charges to all wholesale customers for furnishing wastewater services to such
customers
RATES FOR WHOLESALE WASTEWATER SERVICE
Volume ($/1 000 gallons) $1 0100
BOD ($/pound) $0 3674
TSS ($/pound) $0.2275
Customer ($/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 (1986), 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repealed.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 valzd judgment or decree of any court of competent ~unsdiction,
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 m this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1 2009
AP ROVED AS TO FORM AND LEG~A,~LgITY
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C sta R. eynolds
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED- September 22, 2009
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
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COUNCIL ACTION. Approved on 9/22/2009 Ord. No. 18836-09-7009
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DATE Tuesday September 22 2009 REFERENCE NO G 16714
LOG NAME 60WHOLESALE RATES 2010
SUBJECT
Adopt Ordinance Revising Wholesale Water Wastewater and Raw Water Service Rates and Amending
Chapter 35 'Water and Sewer Article III 'Charges Sections 35-56(g) and 35-56(h) 'Water and Sewer
Rates Within City"
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 Sewer Article III
'Charges Sections 35-56(g) and 35-56(h) 'Water and Sewer Rates Within City and providing an
effective date of billing on or after November 1 2009 for usage of flows from and after October 1 2009
DISCUSSION
Each year wholesale water and wastewater cost of service rate studies are prepared in accordance with
the Texas Water Code and the terms of the wholesale water and wastewater customer contracts
For Fiscal Fear 2010 staff completed cost of service studies for wholesale water and wastewater
services The results of these studies indicated the rates as proposed below will recover the cost of
providing wholesale water and wastewater service
A joint meeting of the Wholesale Water Advisory Committee and the Wholesale Wastewater Advisory
Committee was held July 16 2009 to present the study and the rate requirements The Committees had
no objection to the rates
Wholesale Water Rates Current Proposed
Volume ($/1 000 Gallons)* $0 8283 $0 6366
Maximum Day ($/MGD Excess) $103 934 00 $131 337 00
Maximum Hour ($/MGD Excess) $21 585 00 $34 755 00
Monthly Customer Charge Per Meter $25 00 $25 00
Plus raw water costs
Wholesale Wastewater Rates Current Proposed
Volume ($/1 000 Gallons) $0 8819 $1 0100
BOD (Per Pound) $0 3349 $0 3674
TSS (Per Pound) $0 2036 $0 2275
Monthly Customer Charge $75 00 $75 00
RAW WATER RATES
The cost of untreated water supplied by the Tarrant Regional Water District is $0 7003 for ruse inside the
district and $0 7356 outside the district. Adjusted for street rental and system loss the raw water charge to
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customers is $0 7563 inside the district and $0 7944 outside the district and is a direct 'pass through to
wholesale water customers
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that the Water Department is responsible for
collection and deposit of funds due to the City upon adoption of the attached ordinance
FUND CENTERS
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers
PE45 493042 0601000 0.00
PE45 493052 0701000 0.00
CERTIFICATIONS
Submitted for City Manaaer's Office bv.
Originating Department Head.
Additional Information Contact:
Fernando Costa (6122)
S Frank Crumb (8207)
Skipper Shook (8402)
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