HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-2690 ORDZIq2~CE NO. 87-2690
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85-2568,
OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, SETTING THE
RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE SEWER SERVICE
AND THE SEWER DISPOSAL SERVICE; AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview is a recipient of an
Environmental Protection Agency Grant; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency Grant is being
utilized to make improvements to the Sewer Plant and other sewer
facilities; and
WHEREAS, a condition of said Grant is that the City must
implement a user charge system that is based on the expenditures
associated with the various phases of wastewater treatment, and
distributed equitably to each user according to their contribution
toward these cost.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Plainview, Texas:
SECTIO~ l: Section 6 of Ordinance No. 85-2568, which was adopted on
September 11, 1984, is hereby repealed.
SEC~IO~ 2: Section 6 of Ordinance No. 85-2568, adopted September
11, 1984, shall henceforth read as follows:
Section 6: For the furnishing of sewer service and sewer
connections by the City, the following schedule is hereby
established as the monthly rates to be charged:
a. Residential rates:
1. Single family dwellings, $4.50 minimum plus $.34
per one thousand gallons. The monthly charge for the
use of sewer shall be calculated on the basis of water
meter readings for the months for which said charge is
made.
2. Duplexes, apartment houses and rooming houses - each
dwelling unit shall carry a minimum charge of $4.50
plus a $.34 per one thousand gallons, per the water
meter. The monthly charge for the use of sewer shall
be calculated on the basis of the water meter readings
for the months for which said charge is made.
For all other commercial establishments, including hotels
and motels, the rates to be charged for such sewer service
shall be as follows:
The minimum charge shall be $4.50 and for each one
thousand gallons metered an additional charge of $.34
per thousand. The monthly charge for the use of sewer for
such commercial establishments shall be calculated on the
basis of the water meter readings for the months for which
said charge is made.
Should there be a residence, establishment, business or
commercial, not using City water, or using City water for
only a portion of its total water use, then the sewer rates
for such establishment in excess of the minimum rate of
$4.50 per month, shall be based upon the estimated gallons
of water used by said establishment, the same to be arrived
at on the basis that it is reasonable and fair to both the
resident or commercial establishment and to the City.
A sewer charge shall not be applied to water meters which
are exclusively used for yard watering or an irrigation
system. The Director of Public Works shall develop and
administer an application procedure for exemptions and
said exemptions shall be renewed annually.
Se
SECTION
repealed.
SECTION 4:
Any consumer who wishes to install a sewer sampling and
meter device may do so if such meets City specifications
and the consumer pays acquisition and installation costs.
The metering equipment shall become City property and the
City shall be responsible for maintaining such. Said
consumer shall be exempt from the above charges and shall
pay a minimum of $4.50 per month plus $.64 per thousand
gallons of sewage discharged to the City sewer system,
plus additional charges based on quality as addressed in
the City industrial waste ordinance.
Any ordinance in conflict with this ordinance is hereby
Ail parts of the ordinance, unless otherwise stipulated,
shall be enforced from and after its passage and shall take affect
and be charged in the computation for sewer service rendered after
July 1, 1987.
PASSED AND APPROVED, on first reading this
1987.
on second and
PASSED AND APPROVED
May , 1987.
12th day of May
ATTEST:
S~E'~YL~OWEN, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVE~ Ak TO FORM:
D I~BLACKB'URN, Assistant City Attorney
final reading this 26th day
E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor
of