1051_00001ORDINANCENO.1051
AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER13.12 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"WATERANDSEWERRATES"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 13.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water andSewerRates"is hereby amended to read as follows:
I 13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charge for water from thecitywatersystemforallresidentiallivingunits:
Amount Used(in cubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $8.75 per monthOver500$0.27 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged accord-ing to each meter in service:
Water DeliveredMeterSizeMinimumChargeforMinimum(in inches)per Calendar Month (in cubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $8.75 500110.10 1,0001½14.15 2,500234.40 10,000
C.Unmetered residential water services shall be based upon the fol-lowing rate schedule:
i Billing Cycle Flat Rate
November through March $8.75 per monthAprilthroughOctober17.50 per month
13.12.015 Duplex Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from thecitysystemforduplexeswithonlyonemeterservingtwolivingunitsorfortwohousesonasinglelotservedbyonemeter:
Amount Used(in cubic feet)Water Rate
0-1,000 $17.50 per monthOver1,000 $0.27 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged accord-ing to the size of each meter in service to duplexes with only onemetertothelivingunitsorfortwohousesonasinglelotservedbyonemeter:
Water DeliveredMeterSizeMinimumChargeforMinimumI(in inches)per Calendar Month (in cubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $17.50 1,000120.20 2,0001½28.30 5,000268.80 20,000
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13.12.020 Commercial Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from thecit.y water s.ystem for commercial users and dwellings with three ormorelivingunitsservedbyonemeter:
Amount Used(in cubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $12.35 per monthOver500$0.27 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amount charged accordingtoeachmeterinservice:
Water DeliveredMeterSizeMinimumChargeforMinimum(in inches)per Calendar Month (in cubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $12.35 500117.75 2,5001½24.50 5,000238.00 10,000365.00 20,0004105.50 35,0006146.00 50,0008254.00 90,00010416.00 150,000
13.12.030 Residential Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthly rate
charged customers residing within the corporate limits of the city andoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityexceptfortheareacommonlyknownastheformerLarsonAirBaseareaforsewerservicefromthecitysewersystemforsingle-family dwellings and each unit of a duplexwithseparatemeters:flat rate,$6.20 per month.
The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residingoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecit.y in the area commonly known astheformerLarsonAirBaseareaforsewerservicefromthecitysewersystemforsingle-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex with
separate meters:flat rate,$8.50 per month.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthly rate chargedcustomersresidingwithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityexceptfortheareacommonlyknownastheformerLarsonAirBaseareaforsewerservicefromthecitysewersystemforduplexeswithonlyonemeterservingtwolivingunitsorfor
two living units on a single lot served by one meter:flat rate,$12.40 per month.
The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing
outside the corporate limits of the city in the area commonly known astheformerLarsonAirBaseareaforsewerservicefromthecitysewersystemforduplexeswithonlyonemeterservingtwolivingunitsorfor
two living units on a single lot served by one meter:flat rate,$17.00per month.
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 corporatelimitsofthecityexceptfortheareacommonlyknownastheformer
Larson Air Base area for all chargeable water discharged into thecitysewersystembycommercialusersanddwellingswiththreeormorelivingunitsservedbyonemeter:
Amount Used(in cubic feet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $6.20per month minimum
Over 1,000 $0.39per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
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The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residingoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityintheareacommonlyknown
as the former Larson Air Base area for all chargeable water dis-charged into the city sewer system by commercial users and dwell-ings with three or more living units served by one meter:
Amount Used(in cubic feet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $8.50per month minimumOver1,000 $0.57 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereofiB.For purposes of calculating sewer charges,chargeable water shallbedefinedasfollows:Chargeable water shall be measured by thewaterconsumedonthepremises,whatever the source of such water,and the same will be metered either by a public utility meter oroneinstalledandmaintainedbytheownerofthepremisesathis
own expense and approved by the city.Where the use of water issuchthataportionofallthewateruseddoesnotflowintothesewersystem,but is lost by evaporation,irrigation,sprinkling orisusedinmanufacturingorinamanufacturedproduct,and thepersonincontrolprovidesproofofthisfactandinstallsameterorothermeasuringdeviceapprovedbythecitytomeasuretheamountofwatersousedandsolost,this water may be deductedfromtheactualwaterconsumptionusedincalculatingthesewercharge.
The sewer charges for triplexes and apartments,mobile home parks,schools,hospitals and other commercial establishments with in-creased usage for irrigation,only if their landscaping exceedsfivethousandsquarefeet,shall be computed on the average con-sumption during the previous non-irrigation season,unless the userelectstoinstall,at his expense,an approved measuring device tomeasurewaternotenteringthesewersystem.When a user has aswimmingpoolorcoolingunitsdischargingtothesanitarysewer,
I he must install an approved meter to determine the amount of waterexemptfromsewerchargesduringtheirrigationseason.The ir-rigation season shall be defined as the period in which statementsaremailedfortheAprilthroughOctoberbillingcycles.
C.Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer systemmaybeseparatelydeterminedbytheCityCouncil,based upon bothvolumeandchemicalcharacteristicsofthesewage.The City Coun-cil reserves the privilege to require pre-treatment of any materialdischargedintotheseweragesystem,or to prohibit discharge intothesystemofindustrialwastesthat,because of either volume orconcentration,will overload existing sewerage facilities.
D.All air-conditioning and refrigeration units that are installed,replaced or that have capacity increased after the effective dateoftheordinancecodifiedinthischaptershallberequiredtoinstallrecirculatingunits.Disposal may not be accomplished bydischargingintothesanitarysewersystem.
13.12.050 Surcharge:
A.In addition to the charge for water and sewer services as set forthinthischapteratwenty-five percent surcharge shall be assessedforwaterserviceandsewerservicefurnishedoutsidethecityIlimits.
B.Sewer rates for industrial or processing plants may be separatelydeterminedbytheCityCouncil,based upon both volume and chemicalcharacteristicsofthesewage.
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13.12.100 Fire Protection Charges:
A.Metering shall not be required for fire protection lines running
directly to buildings when used solely for furnishing water tosprinkler,deluge or other fire protective systems.Water flowalarmsshallbeprovidedinallfireprotectionsprinklerinstal-lations.Such alarms shall be either water motor or electric
gongs,except where alternate devices are specifically approved bythecity.
B.Water supplied to underground tanks or other private systems from
which water is pumped for fire protection service shall be meteredandpaymentshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeestablishedrate
for commercial accounts.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force with billing datesafterApril1,1982.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on March 9,1982.
Mayor ,X-ATTEST://
City Clerk
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Publish:March 19,1982
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