1894_00001ORDINANCE NO.1894
ANORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER 13.12 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"WATERAND SEWER RATES"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THE CITYOF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 13.12 of theMoses Lake Municipal Codeentitled "Water and SewerRates"is amendedasfollowsforbillingdatesafterMay1,2000 and after May1,2001:
13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charge for water from thecity water system from allresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay1,2000:
Amount Used
(incubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $16.55 per month
Over 500 $.53per 100 cu.ft or poltionthereof
The following shall be the monthly rate charge for water from thecitywater system from allresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay1,2001:
Amount Used(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-500 $17.05 per month
Over 500 $.55per 100 cu ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged accordingtoeach meter inserviceforallresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethe
O corporate limitsof thecity after May 1,2000:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum(ininches)per CalendarMonth (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $16.55 500
1 $19.20 1,000
1½$27.15 2,500
2 $66.90 10,000
NOTE:Allminimum charges are thebase rate with allconsumption inexcess offive hundred(500)cubicfeet computedat theover five hundred (500)cubicfeet rate.
The following shall be theminimummonthly amounts charged according to each meter inserviceforallresidentiallivingunitswithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay2001:
MeterSize MinimumCharge Water Delivered for Minimum(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $17.05 500
1 $19.80 1,000
1½-$28.05 2,500
2 $69.30 10,000
NOTE:Allminimum charges are thebase ratewith allconsumption in excess offive hundred(500)cubicfeet computedat theoverfive hundred (500)cubic feet rate.
C.Unmetered residentialwater services withinthe corporate limits of thecityand outside thecorporatelimitsofthecityshallbebaseduponthefollowingratescheduleafterMay1,2000:
BillingCycle Flat Rate
November throughMarch $16.55per month
AprilthroughOctober $33.10 per month
Unmeteredresidentialwater services within thecorporate limits of thecityand outside thecorporatelimitsofthecityshallbebaseduponthefollowingratescheduleafterMay1,2001:
BillingCycle Flat Rate
November throughMarch $17.05 per month
AprilthroughOctober $34.10 per month
13.12.015 Dwellings With Two LivingUnits:
A.The following shallbe themonthly rate charged for water from thecity system for a dwelling
with two(2)separate livingunits withinthecorporate limitsof thecityand outside thecorporatelimitsofthecitywithonlyone(1)meter servingtwo(2)livingunits or for two(2)houses on asinglelotservedbyone(1)meter after May 1,2000:
Amount Used(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-1,000 $33.10per month
Over 1,000 $.53per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
The followingshall be themonthly rate charged forwater from thecity system for a dwelling
with two(2)separate livingunitswithinthe corporate limitsofthecity and outsidethecorporatelimitsofthecitywithonlyone(1)meter serving two(2)livingunits or for two(2)houses on asinglelotservedbyone(1)meter after May 1,2001:
Amount Used(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-1,000 $34.10per month
Over 1,000 $.55per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be theminimum monthly amounts charged accordingto the size ofeachmeterinservicetoadwellingwithtwo(2)separate livingunitswithonlyone (1)meter tothe
livingunit or for two(2)houses on a single lot served by one (1)meter withinthe corporate
limits ofthe cityand outside the corporatelimitsofthecityafter May 1,2000:
MeterSize MinimumCharge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $33.10 1,000
1 $38.40 2,000
1½$54.30 5,000
2 $133.80 20,000
The followingshall be theminimummonthly amounts charged according tothesize of each
meter inservice to a dwelling with two(2)separate living units with only one (1)meterto the
livingunit or for two(2)houses on a single lot served by one (1)meter withinthe corporate
limits ofthe city and outside the corporatelimitsof thecityafter May 1,2001:
MeterSize MinimumCharge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $34.10 1,000
1 $39.60 2,000
1½$56.10 5,000
2 $138.60 20,000
13.12.020 CommercialWater Rates:
A.The following shall be the monthlyrate charged for water fromthe citywater system forcommercialusersanddwellingswiththree(3)or more living units served by one (1)meterwithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay1,2000:
Amount Used
(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-500 $27.95 per month
Over 500 $.53per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
The following shall be the monthlyrate charged for water from the citywater system forcommercialusersanddwellingswiththree(3)or morelivingunitsserved byone (1)meterwithinthecorporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay1,2001;
Amount Used
(incubicfeet)Water Rate
0-500 $26.80 per month
Over 500 $.55per 100 cu ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthlyamounts charged according to each meter inserviceforcommercialusersanddwellingswiththree(3)or more living units served by one(1)meterwithinthe corporate limitsofthe city and outsidethe corporatelimits of thecity afterMay1,2000:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $27.95 500
1 $30.60 1,000
1½$38.55 2,500
2 $78.30 10,000
3 $131.30 20,000
4 $210.80 35,000
6 $290.30 50,000
8 $502,30 90,000
10 $820.30 150,000
The following shall be the minimummonthlyamounts charged according to each meter inserviceforcommercialusersanddwellingswiththree(3)or more livingunitsserved by one(1)meter within the corporate limits ofthe cityand outside thecorporatelimitsof the city afterMay1,2001:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Deliveredfor Minimum(ininches)per CalendarMonth (incubicfeet)
3/4 orsmaller $28.80 500
1 $31.55 1,000
1½$39.80 2,500
2 $81.05 10,000
3 $136.05 20,000
4 $218.55 35,000
6 $301.05 50,000
8 $621.05 90,000
10 $851.05 150,000
13.12.030 Residential Sewer Rates:
A.The followingshallbethemonthlyrate charged customers residingwithinthecorporate limits
of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city for sewer service from the city sewersystemforsingle-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex with separate meters:flat rate,$24.75per month after May 1,2000.
B.The followingshall be themonthly rate charged customers residing within thecorporate limits
of the cityand outside the corporate limits ofthe cityfor sewer service from the citysewersystemforsingle-familydwellings and each unit of a duplex with separate meters:flat rate,$25.50per monthafterMay 1,2001.O13.12.035 Duolex Sewer Rates:
A.The followingshallbe themonthlyrate chargedcustomers residingwithinthecorporate limits
of thecity and outside thecorporate limits of the city for sewer service from thecity sewersystemforduplexeswithonlyone(1)meterservingtwo(2)livingunitsorfortwo(2)livingunits
on a single lotserved byone (1)meter:flat rate,$49.50 per monthafter May 1,2000.
B.The followingshall be themonthly rate charged customers residing withinthe corporate limits
of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city for sewer service from thecity sewersystemforduplexeswithonlyone(1)meter servingtwo(2)livingunits orfortwo(2)livingunits
on a single lot served by one (1)meter:flat rate,$51.00per month afterMay1,2001.
13.12.040 Commercial Sewer Rates:
A.The followingshall be themonthly rate chargedcustomers residingwithinthe corporatelimits
of the cityand outside the corporate limitsof thecity for all chargeable water discharged into
thecity sewer system by commercialusers and dwellings withthree (3)or more living unitsservedbyone(1)meterafterMay 1,2000:
Amount Used
(incubic feet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $25.50per monthminimum
Over 1,000 $.88per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
The followingshallbe themonthlyrate charged customers residing withinthecorporate limits
ofthecityand outsidethecorporate limitsofthecityfor allchargeable water discharged into
the city sewer system by commercial users and dwellings with three(3)or more living unitsservedbyone(1)meter after May 1,2001:
Amount Used(incubic feet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $26.30per month minimum
Over 1,000 $.91per 100 cu.ft,or portionthereof
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 oneinstalledandmaintainedbytheownerofthepremisesathisownexpenseandapprovedandinspectedbythecity.As an option,ifrequested by the ownerof thepremises,the city will
install a water meter withthe cost for the meter and installation being paid by theownerofthepremisesinaccordancewiththechargesassessedinMLMC13.08.020 for water/sewerconnections.Under such circumstancesthewater meter becomes the property of the ownerofthepremisesandallcostsofreplacementandrepairaretheresponsibilityoftheownerof
the premises.In allcircumstances where the water is metered by a privately ownedwater
meter and is used to determine sewer charges,the city shall be allowedaccess to themeter
inordertoread such meter.Where theuse ofwater is such thata portion ofallthe water used
does notflowintothesewer system,for whatever reason,but is lost by evaporation,irrigation,
sprinkling or is used in manufacturingor in a manufacturedproduct,or is lost for whatever
reason,and the person incontrol provides proof ofthisfact and installs a meter or other mea-suringdevice approved by the city to measure the amountofwater so used and so lost,or if
the cityis capable of determining the amount of sewage enteringthe city'ssewer system by
some other mechanicalmeans,thiswatermay be deducted fromtheactual water consumption
used in calculatingthe sewer charge.
The sewer charges for triplexesand apartments,mobilehome parks,schools,hospitals and
othercommercial establishments with increased usage for irrigation,onlyiftheirlandscaping
exceeds fivethousand(5,000)square feet,shallbe computed on the average consumption
during the previousnon-irrigation season,unless the user elects toinstall,at his expense,anapprovedmeasuringdevicetomeasurewaternotenteringthesewersystem.When a user
has a swimmingpool or coolingunitsdischargingto the sanitary sewer,he mustinstall an
approved meter todetermine the amount ofwater exempt from sewer charges during the
irrigationseason.The inigation season shallbe defined as theperiod inwhichstatements aremailedfortheAprilthroughNovemberbillingcycles.
C.Sewer rates for commercialuses discharged into the sewer system may be separatelydeterminedbytheCityCouncil,based upon both volume and chemicalcharacteristicsofthesewage.The CityCouncilreserves the privilege to require pre-treatment of any materialdischargedintotheseweragesystem,or to prohibit discharge into the system of industrialwastesthat,because of either volume or concentration,will overload existingseweragefacilities.
O D.Allair-conditioning and refrigeration units thatare installed,replaced orthat have capacityincreasedaftertheeffectivedateoftheordinancecodifiedinthischaptershallberequiredtoinstallrecirculatingunits.Disposalmaynot be accomplishedby discharginginto thesanitary
sewer system.
13.12.085 Service Charge:
A.The service charge forallwaterturn-onsor turn-offsafter4 p.m.and before 8 a.m.and at anyothertimewhichisnotanormalworkingdayforthecityshallbethirtydollars($30).This feeisinadditiontothefeeimposedbythissection.
B.A delinquentservice charge ofseven dollars ($7)willbe assessed on each water,sewer,orgarbageaccountoranycombinationofwater,seweror garbage servicewhichis billedon one(1)accountifnot paid and receivedby the Finance Department,UtilitiesDivision,by 5 p.m.onthedaypriortodateshownuponthedelinquentnoticeprovidednoextensionsaregrantedassetforthinSection13.12.053.The assessment of theseven dollars (7)delinquentservicechargeshallbewaivedonceacalendaryearoneachandeveryaccount.An additionaldelinquentservicechargeoftwelvedollars($12)willbe assessedon each water,sewer,orgarbageaccountoranycombinationofwater,sewer,orgarbage servicewhich is billedonone(1)account ifnot paid by the date and time shown upon the delinquent notice provided noextensionsaregrantedassetforthinSection13.12.053.The seven dollar ($7)and twelvedollar($12)service charges are subject tothe limitations of Subsections F and G ofSection13.12.060.Ifwater service is terminatedfor non-payment of the account,the twelvedollar($12)charge shall include turningthe water back on from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.on normalcityworkingdaysprovidedtheoccupantdoesnotchange.This fee is in addition to thefeeimposedbySubsectionC.
C.A service fee of eight dollars ($8)shall be added to each new water,sewer,or garbageOaccountoranycombinationofwater,sewer or garbage service which is billed on one (1)account.A service fee of eight dollars ($8)shall be added for each change of service toanotheroccupant.This fee shall include one (1)water turn-onifapplicablefrom 8 a.m.to4p.m.on normal city working days.
Section 2.The CityCouncildeclares that an emergency exists and thisordinance shall take effectimmediatelyasprovidedbylawupononereadingif2/3 of the entire CityCouncil present vote in favor ofpassage.
Adopted by theCity Council and signed byits Mayor on e mber 14,1999
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Attorney
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