673_00001ORDINANCE NO.673
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.6 OF THE MOSES LAKE CITY CODE
ENTITLED "WATER AND SEWER RATES"(CITY SYSTEM)BY AMENDING COMMER-
CIAL SEWER RATES BASED UPON WATER DISCHARGED INTO THE CITY SEWER
SYSTEM.
NOW,THEREFORE,TI4E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN ASIFOLLOWS:
Section 1.That Chapter 9.6 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water and Sewer Rates"
be amended to read as follows:
9.6.13 COMMERCIAL SEWER RATES
(1)The following shall he the monthly rate charged for all chargeable water discharged
into the City sewer system by commercial users and dwellings with two or more
living units served by one meter:
Up to -1000.C.F..$3,00/month (minimum)1001 -15000 C.F..0.20/100 C.F.
15001 -35000 C.F.0.15/100 0,F.
all over -35000 C.F.0.10/100 C.F.
(3)Por 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 apublicutilitymeteroroneinstalledandmaintainedbytheownerofthepremises
at his own expense and approved by the City.Where the use of water is such .,
that a portion of all the water used does not flow into the sewer system,but is
lost by evaporation,irrigation,sprinkling,or is used in manufacturing or in amanufacturedproduct,and the person in control provides proof of this fact and
installs a meter or other ineasuring device approved by the City to measure the
amount of water so used and so lost,this water may be deducted from the actual
water consumption used in calculating the sewer charge.
The sewer charges for duplexes and apartments,mobile home parks,motels,
schools,and hospitals during the irrigation season shall he 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 an
air conditioner dischargint;to the sanitary sewer,he must install an approved meter
to determine the amount of water exempt from sewer charges during the irrigation
season.The irrigation season shall be defined as the period of April through
October.
(3)Special Commercial Sewer Rates:Sewer rates for Commercial uses discharged
in excess of 10,000 cubic feet per month 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 pretreatment of any materials
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.
(4)Air conditioning and refrigeration: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 zequired to install recir-
culating units.Disposal may not be accomplished by discharging into the sani-
tary sewerage system.
(5)The foregoing charges in no way alter or repeal any rules and/or regulations
previously enacted by ordinances regarding the sewer system of the City of
Moses Lake.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake and APF D by its.Mayor this 10th
day og July ,1973.
ATTE MAYOR -Otto g
APP
Attörney John E.Calbom