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ORDINANCE NO.2714
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 ofthe 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 1,2014:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $22.25 per month
Over 500 $.83 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 1,2014:
Meter Size
(in inches)
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $22.25 500
1 $26.40 1,000
V/2 $38.85 2,500
2 $101.10 10,000
NOTE: All minimum charges are the base rate with all consumption in excess offive 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 limitsof the city shall be based upon the following rate schedule after May 1,2014:
Billing Cycle Flat Rate
November through March $22.25 per month
April through October $44.50 per month
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13.12.015 DwellingsWith Two Living Units:
A.
B.
The following shall bethe monthly rate charged for water from the city system for a dwelling
with two(2)separateliving unitswithin the corporate limits ofthe city andoutsidethe corporate
limits ofthe citywithonlyone (1)meter serving two(2)living unitsor for two (2)houses on a
singlelotserved by one (1) meter after May 1, 2014:
Amount Used
(in cubicfeet)Water Rate
0-1.000 $44.50 per month
Over 1,000 $.83 per 100 cu. ft. or portion thereof
The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according tothe size ofeach
meter inserviceto a dwelling with two(2)separate living units with onlyone (1)meter tothe
living unit or for two (2)houses ona single lotserved by one (1)meter within the corporate
limits ofthe cityand outsidethe corporate limits ofthe cityafterMay 1,2014:
Meter Size
(in inches)
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $44.50 1,000
1 $52.80 2.000
YA $77.70 5.000
2 $202.20 20.000
13.12.020 Commercial Water Rates:
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)meter
within the corporate limits of the cityand outside the corporate limits of the cityafter May 1,
2014:
Amount Used
(in cubicfeet)Water Rate
0-500 $37.70 per month
Over 500 $.83 per 100 cu. ft. or portion thereof
B. The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to each meter in
service forcommercial users and dwellings withthree (3) or more living units served by one
(1)meterwithin the corporate limits ofthecityandoutsidethe corporate limits ofthe cityafter
May 1,2014:
Meter Size
(in inches)
Minimum Charge
per Calendar Month
Water Delivered for Minimum
(in cubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $37.70 500
1 $41.85 1,000
V/z $54.30 2.500
2 $116.55 10.000
3 $199.55 20.000
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4 $324.05 35.000
6 $448.55 50,000
8 $780.55 90,000
10 $1,278.55 150,000
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,$32.70 per month after May 1, 2014.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing within
the corporate limits ofthe city and outside the corporate limits of the city for sewer service from
the city sewer system for duplexes with only one (1)meter serving two (2)living units or fortwo
(2) living units on a single lot served by one (1)meter:flat rate,$65.40 per month after May 1,
2014.
13.12.040 Commercial Sewer Rates:
A.
B.
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 allchargeable 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 1,2014.
Amount Used (in cubic feet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $34.30 per month minimum
Over 1,000 $1.32 per 100 cu.ft. or portion thereof
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 property owner of the premises at the property owner's
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 ofwater 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 orina manufactured product, or
is lost for whatever reason,and the person in control provides proof of this fact and installs a
meteror othermeasuring device approved by the cityto measurethe amountof water so used
and so lost, or if the city is 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 forirrigation,only iftheir landscaping
exceeds five thousand (5,000)square feet, shall be computed on the average consumption
during the previous non-irrigationseason,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 of water exempt from sewer charges during the
irrigationseason.The irrigation season shall be defined asthe period inwhich statements are
mailed for the April through November billing cycles.
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C.Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer system may be separately
determinedbythe City Council,based uponbothvolumeandchemicalcharacteristics ofthe
sewage. The City Council reserves the privilege to require pre-treatmentof any material
discharged intothe sewerage system, orto 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 ofthe ordinance codified in this chapter shall be required to
install recirculating units.Disposal may notbe accomplished by discharging intothe sanitary
sewer system.
13.12.042 StormwaterRates: The following shallbe the monthlyratefor stormwaterfees on residential and
non-residential properties.
A Residential properties shallbechargedfivedollars andthirty cents ($5.30)pereach living unit.
B. Non-residential properties shall be charged the following rates perTable 13.12:
Table 13.12.042
Category Impervious
Ground Cover (s.f)
Rate
Non-residential 1 Up to 6,000 $5.30
Non-residential 2 6,001 to 15,000 $8.95
Non-residential 3 15,001 to 30,000 $13.15
Non-residential 4 30,001 to 60,000 $26.25
Non-residential 5 60,001 to 120,000 $52.40
Non-residential 6 120,001 to 240,000 $104.85
Non-residential 7 More than 240,000 $157.35
C. Undeveloped propertyshallnot be charged a stormwater fee.
D.Non-residential property owners may submit a request for the following credits to the
stormwater fees.Residential properties are not eligible for credits.The credits are not
cumulative.Requests forcreditshallbe submitted tothe Municipal Services Directoron forms
provided by the Municipal Services Department.
1.A creditof up to eighty percent (80%) may be approved fornon-residential properties for
portions ofon-sitestormwaterdischargesto privately maintained on-sitetreatment facilities
that are in compliance with an active National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)permit.A copy of the NPDES permitand the associated Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan shall be provided to the Municipal Services Directorwith the application
for credit. No credits will be approved for stormwater discharged to facilities that are
maintained and serviced by the stormwater utility.
2. A credit of up to fifty percent (50%) may be approved for non-residential property for
portions ofon-sitestormwaterdischarges to privately maintainedstormwatersystemsthat
meet best management practices of the most current version of the Stormwater
ManagementManual for Eastern Washington,meet all Cityof Moses Lake requirements,
and are approved by the Municipal Services Director.
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3.A credit of upto ten percent (10%)may be approved for non-residential property for
portions of on-site stormwater discharges from roofs of non-residential buildings to
privately maintained stormwater facilities that utilize a permissive rainwater harvesting
system that complies with the Department ofEcology's requirements and is approved by
the Municipal Services Director.
E.Approval of credit shall be indicated by a credit application that is signed by the Municipal
Services Director.Approved credits are effective for the first full month's billing cycle following
the date of approval.Credits may be approved for multiple billing cycles,provided that
conditions ofapproval are continuously met by the applicant.Credits are not retroactive to
current or prior billings.Credits for future billing cycles may be revoked by the Municipal
Services Director ifon-siteconditions change;if federal,state,or local regulations change
suchthaton-site stormwater treatment facilities areno longer current oracceptable;orifthe
ordinance for stormwater is revised by CityCouncil.
F.The above stormwater rates will become effective May 1,2014.
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 bythe City Council and signed byitsMayor onApril 8,2014
Dick Deane,.Mayor
ATTEST:
.RobepTTaylor,Financer Dyecfcrector
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VJ^f>/
rine L.Kenison,City Attorney