2200_00001ORDINANCE NO.2200
ANORDINANCE AMENDINGCHAPTER 13.12 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED"WATERAND SEWER RATES"
THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITYOF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 13.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water and Sewer Rates"is amended
as follows:
13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
A.The following shallbe the monthly rate charge for water from the city water system from all
residential living units within thecorporate limitsofthe city and outside the corporate limits of
the city after May 1,2005:
Amount Used
(incubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $18.80per month
Over 500 $.65per 100 cu.ft.or portionthereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according toeach meter in
service for all residential living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits ofthe cityafter May 1,2005::
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubicfeet)
3/4 or smaller $18.80 500
1 $22.05 1,000
1½$31.80 2,500
2 $80.55 10,000
NOTE:Allminimum charges are the base rate withall consumption inexcess offivehundred
(500)cubic feet computed at the over five hundred (500)cubic feet rate.
C.Unmetered residential water services within the corporate limits ofthe cityand outside thecorporatelimitsofthecityshallbebaseduponthefollowingratescheduleafterMay1,2005::
BillingCycle Flat Rate
November throughMarch $18.80per month
AprilthroughOctober $37.60per month
13.12.015 Dwellinas With Two Livinq Units:
A.The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from the citysystem fora dwelling
with two(2)separate living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the cor-porate limitsofthecitywith onlyone (1)meter serving two(2)livingunits or for two(2)houses
on a singlelot served by one (1)meter after May 1,2005::
Amount Used(incubic feet)Water Rate
0-1,000 $37.60 per month
Over 1,000 $.65 per 100 cu.ft.or portion thereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthlyamountscharged according to the size of each
meter in serviceto a dwelling withtwo(2)separate livingunits with only one (1)meter tothelivingunitorfortwo(2)houses on a single lot served by one (1)meter withinthe corporatelimitsofthecityandoutsidethecorporatelimitsofthecityafterMay1,2005:
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Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $37.60 1,000
1 $44.10 2,000
1½$63.60 5,000
2 $161.10 20,000
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 living units served by one (1)meter
withinthe corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limitsof the city after May 1,
2005:
Amount Used
(incubic feet)Water Rate
0-500 $31.70per month
Over 500 $.65 per 100 cu.ft.or portionthereof
B.The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to each meter in
service for commercial users and dwellings with three (3)or more living units served by one
(1)meter withinthe corporate limitsofthe cityand outside the corporate limitsofthe cityafter
May 1,2005:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(ininches)per Calendar Month (incubic feet
3/4 or smaller $31.70 500
1 $34.95 1,000
1½$44.70 2,500
2 $93.45 10,000
3 $158.45 20,000
4 $255.95 35,000
6 $353.45 50,000
8 $613.45 90,000
10 $1,003.45 150,000
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 limitsofthe cityfor sewer service
from the city sewer system for single-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex with separate
meters:flat rate,$27.50per month after May 1,2005.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates:The following shall be the monthlyrate charged customers residing within
the corporate limits of the cityand outside the corporate limits of the cityfor sewer servicefrom
the citysewer system for duplexes with onlyone (1)meter serving two(2)livingunits or for two
(2)livingunits on a single lot served by one (1)meter:flat rate,$55.00 per month after May 1,
2005,
13.12.040 Commercial Sewer Rates:
A.The followingshallbe the monthly rate charged customers residing within the corporate limits
of the cityand outside the corporatelimits of the cityfor all chargeable water discharged into
the city sewer system by commercial users and dwellings with three (3)or more living units
served by one (1)meterafter May 1,2005:
Amount Used (incubicfeet)Sewer Rate
0-1,000 $28.95permonthminimum
Over 1,000 $1.05per 100 cu.ft.or portionthereof
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B.For purposes of calculating sewer charges,chargeable water shall be defined as follows:
Chargeable water shall be measured bythe water consumed on the premises,whatever the
source of such water,and the same willbe metered either by a public utilitymeter or oneinstalledandmaintainedbytheownerofthepremisesathisownexpenseandapprovedandinspectedbythecity.As an option,if requested by the owner of the premises,the city will
install a water meter with the cost for the meter and installation being paid bythe owner ofthe
premises in accordance with the charges assessed in MLMC 13.08.020 for water/sewer
corinections.Under such circumstances thewater meter becomes theproperty oftheownerofthepremisesandallcostsofreplacementandrepairaretheresponsibilityoftheownerof
O the premises.In all circumstances where the water is metered by a privately owned water
meterand is used todetermine sewer charges,thecityshallbe allowedaccess tothemeter
in order to read such meter.Where the use of water is such thata portion of all the wateruseddoesnotflowintothesewersystem,for whatever reason,but is lost by evaporation,irrigation,sprinkling or is used in manufacturing or in a manufactured product,or is lost for
whateverreason,and the person in controlprovides proof ofthisfact and installs a meter orothermeasuringdeviceapprovedbythecitytomeasuretheamountofwatersousedandsalost,or ifthe cityis capable of determining the amount of sewage enteringthe city'ssewersystembysomeothermechanicalmeans,thiswater may be deducted from the actual water
consumption used in calculating the sewer charge.
The sewer charges for triplexesand apartments,mobile home parks,schools,hospitals andothercommercialestablishmentswithincreasedusageforirrigation,only iftheirlandscaping
exceeds five thousand(5,000)square feet,shall be computed on the average consumption
during the previous non-irrigation season,unless the user elects to install,at his expense,anapprovedmeasuringdevicetomeasurewaternotenteringthesewersystem.When a userhasaswimmingpoolorcoolingunitsdischargingtothesanitarysewer,he must install anapprovedmetertodeterminetheamountofwaterexemptfromsewerchargesduringthe
irrigation season.The irrigation season shall be defined as the period in which statements
are mailed for theApril throughNovember billingcycles.
C.Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer system may be separately
determined by the CityCouncil,based upon both volume and chemical characteristics ofthe
sewage.The City Council reserves the privilege to require pre-treatment of any materialdischargedintotheseweragesystem,or to prohibit discharge into the system of industrial
wastes that,because of either volumeor concentration,will overload existingseweragefacilities.
D.Allair-conditioning and refrigeration units that are installed,replaced or that have capacity
increased after theeffective date of the ordinance codified in thischapter shall be required toinstallrecirculatingunits.Disposal maynot be accomplishedbydischarging intothe sanitary
sewer system.
Section 2.This ordinanceshalltake effectand be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication of
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Roriald C.Covey,Mayo
ATTEST:
onald R.Cone,Fi ance Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JamesA.Whitaker,CityA~ttornTy
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