1849_00001ORDINANCE NO.1849
ANORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER 13.12 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"WATER ANDSEWERRATES"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter13.12 oftheMoses Lake Municipal Codeentitled"Water andSewer Rates"isamended
as follow:
13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
0 A.The followingshall be themonthlyrate charge forwater fromthecity water system fromallresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecity:
Amount Used(incubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $16.05per rnonth
Over 500 $.51per 100 cu,ft,or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimummonthlyamounts charged according to each meter inserviceforallresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecity:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $16.06 500
1 $18.60 1,000
1½$26.25 2,500
2 $64.50 10,000
NOTE:Allminimumcharges are thebase ratewithallconsumptioninexcess offive hundred4(500)cubicfeet computed at theoverfive hundred (500)cubic feet rate.
C.Unmetered residential water services withinthe corporate limits ofthecity and outside thecorporatelimitsofthecityshallbebaseduponthefollowingrateschedule:
BillingCycle Flat Rate
NovemberthroughMarch $16.05per month
April throughOctober $32.10per month
13.12.015 Dwellings With Two LivinqUnits:
A.The followingshall be the monthlyrate charged forwater from thecitysystemfor a dwellingwithtwo(2)separate livingunits withinthecorporatelimitsofthecityand outside thecorporatelimitsofthecitywithonlyone(1)meter servingtwo(2)livingunits or for two (2)houses on asinglelotservedbyone(1)meter:
Amount Used(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-1,000 $32.10 per month
Over 1,000 $.51 per 100 cu.ft,or portion thereof
4 B.The following shallbe the minimummonthly amounts charged according to the size of eachmeterinservicetoadwellingwithtwo(2)separate livingunitswithonlyone (1)meter tothelivingunitorfortwo(2)houses on a single lot served by one (1)meter within the corporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecity:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum(ininches)per CalendarMonth (incubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $32.10 1,000
1 $37.20 2,000
1½$52.50 5,000
2 $129.00 20,000
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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 livingunits served by one (1)meterwithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecity:
Amount Used(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-500 $26.40per month
Over500 $.51 per 100 cu.ft.of portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimummonthlyamounts charged accordingto each meter in
service for commercialusers and dwellings withthree (3)or morelivingunitsserved by one(1)meter within thecorporate limitsofthecityand outsidethecorporatelimitsof the city:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month .(incubicfeet
3/4 or smaller $26.40 500
1 $28.95 1,000
1½$36.60 2,500
2 $74.85 10,000
3 $125.85 20,000
4 $202.35 35,000
6 $278.85 50,000
8 $482.85 90,000
10 $788.85 150,000
13.12.030 Residential Sewer Rates:The following shall be themonthly rate charged customers residing
withinthecorporatelimitsofthecityand outsidethecorporate limits of the cityfor sewer service
from thecitysewer system for single-familydwellings and each unitof a duplex with separate
meters:flat rate,$23.55per month.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates:The following shallbe the monthly rate charged customers residing within
the corporate limits of thecity and outside thecorporatelimits of the cityfor sewer servicefrom
thecitysewersystem for duplexes with only one (1)meter servingtwo (2)living units or for two(2)livingunitson a singlelot served byone (1)meter:flat rate,$47.10per month.
13.12.040 Commercial Sewer Rates:
A.The followingshall be themonthly rate charged customers residing withinthe corporatelimits
of the cityand outside thecorporate limits of the city forallchargeable waterdischarged into
the city sewer system by commercialusers and dwellings with three(3)or more living units
served by one (1)meter:
Amount Used
(incubicfeet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $24.75per monthminimum
Over 1,000 $.85 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.For purposes of calculatingsewer charges,chargeable water shall be defined as follows:
Chargeable water shall be measured by the water consumed onthe premises,whatever the
source of such water,and the same willbe metered either by a public utility meter or oneinstalledandmaintainedbytheownerofthepremisesathisownexpenseandapprovedand
inspected by the city.As an option,ifrequested by theownerofthe premises,thecitywill
install a water meterwiththecost for the meter and installation beingpaid by the owner ofthe
premises in accordance with the charges assessed in MLMC13.08.020 for waterisewer
connections.Under such circumstances thewater meterbecomes the property ofthe owner
ofthe premises and allcosts of replacement and repairare theresponsibility ofthe owner of
the premises.In all circumstances where thewater is metered by a privatelyownedwater
meterand is used to determine sewer charges,thecityshall be allowedaccess tothemeter
inordertoreadsuch meter.Where theuseofwater is such thata portion ofallthe water used
does not flowinto thesewersystem,forwhatever reason,but is lost by evaporation,irrigation,
sprinklingor is used in manufacturing or in a manufacturedproduct,or is lost forwhatever
reason,and theperson incontrol providesproof ofthisfact and installs a meter orother mea-
suring device approved by thecity tomeasure the amount of water so used and so lost,or if
the cityis capable of determining theamountof sewage enteringthe city's sewer system by
some othermechanicalmeans,thiswatermaybe deducted fromtheactual water consumption
used in calculating thesewer charge.
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The sewer charges for triplexesand apartments,mobilehome parks,schools,hospitals andothercommercialestablishmentswithincreasedusageforirrigation,onlyiftheirlandscaping
exceeds fivethousand(5,000)square feet,shall be computed on theaverage consumptionduringthepreviousnon-irrigationseason,unless the user elects toinstall,at his expense,anapprovedmeasuringdevicetomeasurewaternotenteringthesewersystem.When a userhasaswimmingpoolorcoolingunitsdischargingtothesanitarysewer,he must install anapprovedmetertodeterminetheamountofwaterexemptfromsewerchargesduringtheirrigationseason.The irrigationseason shallbe defined as theperiodinwhich statements aremailedfortheAprilthroughNovemberbillingcycles.
C.Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer system may be separatelydeterminedbytheCityCouncil,based upon both volumeand chemicalcharacteristics ofthe0sewage.The City Council reserves the privilegeto require pre-treatment of any materialdischargedintotheseweragesystem,or to prohibit discharge into the system of industrialwastesthat,because of either volumeor concentration,will overload existing seweragefacilities.
D.AIIair-conditioning and refrigeration units thatare installed,replaced or that have capacityincreasedaftertheeffectivedateoftheordinancecodifiedinthischaptershallberequiredtoinstallrecirculatingunits.Disposal may not be accomplishedby discharging into thesanitary
sewer system.
Section 2.This ordinanceshalltakeeffectand be in force five (5)days after its passage and publicationofitssummaryasprovidedbylaw.
Adopted by theCityCounciland signed by its Mayor on ch 9,199
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Ffna ce Director
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PUBLISH:3/12/99
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