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 Chapter 10. Utilities

  § 10-2. Sewer service fees  

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  • The rates and charges for services of the sanitary sewer system of the city shall consist of a base rate for debt service and system depreciation, and a user charge for system operation and maintenance. In addition to the fees required by this section, sewer service fees shall be adjusted effective February 1 of each year based on the United States Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas Metropolitan Area, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, or if such publication is discontinued, the designated index shall then refer to comparable statistics on changes in the cost of living for urban consumers as the same may be computed and published on the most frequent basis available by any agency of the United States or by a responsible financial periodical or recognized authority, which agency or periodical shall be selected by the city.

    A. Residential. Each residential user of the sewer system shall be charged a monthly rate for services from the sanitary sewer system according to the following method of calculation:

    (1) The winter months of November, December, January, February and March preceding the rate-setting period shall be used as the basis for calculating a residential customer's monthly charge.

    (2) The highest use month and the lowest use month of the five winter months shall be deleted from all calculations. The three remaining months shall be averaged to determine a monthly volume for rate-setting purposes.

    (3) This calculated monthly volume shall apply for all 12 months of the rate-setting period.

    (4) Wastewater rate schedule.

    Rate thru 9-30-11 Rate Effective 10-1-11
    Residential meter $7.00 $7.50
    Volume charge per 1,000 gallons: Residential and nonresidential $3.23 $4.18

     

    B. Nonresidential meters (by size): (Including business and industrial)

    Water Meter Size (inches) Rate thru 9-30-11 Rate Effective 10-1-11
    5/8″ $11.32 $12.13
    1″ $18.52 $19.84
    1½″ $27.17 $29.11
    2″ $27.17 $29.11

     

    (1) Industrial users who discharge wastes into said sewer system which are of greater strength than normal domestic waste, shall be charged in addition to the business rate outlined in the chart above, an amount equivalent to the costs required to treat the additional strength to an acceptable level.

    (2) Industrial users who discharge wastes into said sewer system shall pay the capital costs of the capacity of those facilities required to transport and treat such wastes.

(Ord. No. 623, 11-16-87; Ord. No. 1238, 2-20-95; Ord. No. 1531, 11-17-97; Ord. No. 1771, 9-5-00; Ord. No. 2010, § 1, 4-21-03; Ord. No. 3223, § 1, 7-6-10)