2556ORDINANCE NO.2556
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "WATER,SEWER,AND STORMWATER RATES"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 13.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water,Sewer,and Stormwater Rates"
is amended as follows:
13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charge for water from the city water system from all
residential living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of
the city after May 1,2010:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet)
0-500
Over 500
Water Rate
$21.35 per month
$.80 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to each meter in
service for all residential living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits of the city after May 1,2010:
Meter Size
(in inches)
3/4 or smaller
1
V/2
2
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
$21.35
$25.35
$37.35
$97.35
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubic feet)
500
1,000
2,500
10,000
NOTE:All minimum charges are the base rate with all consumption in excess of five hundred
(500)cubic feet computed at the over five hundred (500)cubic feet rate.
C.Unmetered residential water services within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits of the city shall be based upon the following rate schedule after May 1,2010:
Billing Cycle
November through March
April through October
Flat Rate
$21.35 per month
$42.70 per month
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13.12.015 Dwellings With Two Living Units:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from the city system for a dwelling with
two (2)separate living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate
limits of the city with only one (1)meter serving two (2)living units or for two (2)houses on a
single lot served by one (1)meter after May 1,2010:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet)
0-1,000
Over 1,000
Water Rate
$42.70 per month
$.80 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to the size of each
meter in service to a dwelling with two (2)separate living units with only one (1)meter to the
living unit or for two (2)houses on a single lot served by one (1)meter within the corporate limits
of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city after May 1,2010:
Meter Size
(in inches)
3/4 or smaller
1
VA
2
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
$42.70
$50.70
$74.70
$194.70
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubic feet)
1,000
2,000
5,000
20,000
13.12.020 Commercial Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from the city water system for
commercial users and dwellings with three (3)or more living units served by one (1)meterwithin
the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city after May 1,2010:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet)
0-500
Over 500
Water Rate
$35.95 per month
$.80 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to each meter in
service for commercial users and dwellings with three (3)or more living units served by one (1)
meter within the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city after May
1,2010:
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Meter Size
(in inches)
3/4 or smaller
1
VA
2
3
4
6
8
10
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
$35.95
$39.95
$51.95
$111.95
$191.95
$311.95
$431.95
$751.95
$1,231.95
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubic feet
500
1,000
2,500
10,000
20,000
35,000
50,000
90,000
150,000
13.12.030 Residential Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing within
the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city for sewer service from the
city sewer system for single-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex with separate meters:flat
rate,$31.15 per month after May 1,2010.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing within the
corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits ofthe city for sewer service from the city
sewer system for duplexes with only one (1)meter serving two (2)living units or for two (2)living
units on a single lot served by one (1)meter:flat rate,$62.30 per month after May 1,2010.
13.12.040 Commercial Sewer Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing within the corporate limits
of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city for all chargeable water discharged into
the city sewer system by commercial users and dwellings with three (3)or more living units
served by one (1)meter after May 1,2010:
Amount Used (in cubic feet)
0-1,000
Over 1,000
Sewer Rate
$32.85 per month minimum
$1.25 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.For purposes of calculating sewer charges,chargeable water shall be defined as follows:
Chargeable water shall be measured by the water consumed on the premises,whatever the
source of such water,and the same will be metered either by a public utility meter or one
installed and maintained by the owner of the premises at his own expense and approved and
inspected by the city.Where the water is metered by a privately owned water meter and is
used to determine sewer charges,the city shall be allowed access to the meter in order to read
such meter.Where the use of water is such that a portion of all the water used does not flow
into the sewer system,for whatever reason,but is lost by evaporation,irrigation,sprinkling or
is used in manufacturing or in a manufactured product,or is lost for whatever reason,and the
person in control provides proof of this fact and installs a meter or other measuring device
approved by the city to measure the amount of water so used and so lost,or if the city is
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capable of determining the amount of sewage entering the city's sewer system by some other
mechanical means,this water may be deducted from the actual water consumption used in
calculating the sewer charge.
The sewer charges for triplexes and apartments,mobile home parks,schools,hospitals and
other commercial establishments with increased usage for irrigation,only if their landscaping
exceeds five thousand (5,000)square feet,shall be computed on the average consumption
during the previous non-irrigation season,unless the user elects to install,at his expense,an
approved measuring device to measure water not entering the sewer system.When a user has
a swimming pool or cooling units discharging to the sanitary sewer,he must install an approved
meter to determine the amount ofwater exempt from sewer charges during the irrigation season.
The irrigation season shall be defined as the period in which statements are mailed for the April
through November billing cycles.
C.Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer system may be separately
determined by the City Council,based upon both volume and chemical characteristics of the
sewage.The City Council reserves the privilege to require pre-treatment of any material
discharged into the sewerage system,or to prohibit discharge into the system of industrial
wastes that,because of either volume or concentration,will overload existing sewerage
facilities.
D.All air-conditioning and refrigeration units that are installed,replaced or that have capacity
increased after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be required to
install recirculating units.Disposal may not be accomplished by discharging into the sanitary
sewer system.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication of its
summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on April 13,2010.
Jon^Lanp;Mayor
ATTEST:
Ronald R.Cone,Finance Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James A.Whitaker,City Attorney
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