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ORDINANCE NO . 2381
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.12 OFTHE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "WATER AND SEWER RATES"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 13.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Water and Sewer Rate s" is amended
as follows:
13.12.010 Residential Water Rates:
A. The following shall be the monthly rate charge for water from the city water system from all
residential living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of
the city after May 1, 2008:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet) Water Rate
0-500 $20.85 per month
Over 500 $.75 per 100 cu. ft. or portion thereof
. B. The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to each meter in
service for all residential living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits of the city after May 1, 2008:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(in inches) per Calendar Month (in cubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $20.85 500
1 $24.60 1,000
1% $35.85 2,500
2 $92.10 10,000
NOTE: All minimum charges are the base rate with all consumption in excess of five hundred
(500) cubic feet computed at the over five hundred (500) cubic feet rate.
C. Unmetered residential water services within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits of the city shall be based upon the following rate schedule after May 1,2008:
Billing Cycle Flat Rate
November through March $20.85 per month
April through October $41 .70 per month
13.12.015 Dwellings With Two Living Units:
A. The following shall be the monthly rate charged for water from the city system for a dwelling
with two (2) separate living units within the corporate limits of the city and outside the
corporate limits of the city with only one (1) meter serving two (2) living units or for two (2)
houses on a single lot served by one (1) meter after May 1, 2008:
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Amount Used
(in cubic feet)
0-1,000
Over 1,000
March 25, 2008
Water Rate
$41.70 per month
$.75 per 100 cu. ft. or portion thereof
B. The following shall be the minimum monthly amounts charged according to the size of each
meter in service to a dwelling with two (2) separate living units with only one (1) meter to the
living unit or for two (2) houses on a single lot served by one (1) meter within the corporate
limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city after May 1, 2008:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(in inches) per Calendar Month (in cubic feet)
3/4 or smaller $41.70 1,000
1 $49.20 2,000
l Y, $71.70 5,000
2 $184.20 20,000
13.12.020 Commercial Water Rates:
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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 •
within the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city after May 1,
2008:
Amount Used
(in cubic feet) Water Rate
0-500 $35.15 per month
Over 500 $.75 per 100 cu. ft. or portion thereof
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 se rved by one
(1) meter within the corporate limits ofthe city and outside the corporate limits of the city after
May 1,2008:
Meter Size Minimum Charge Water Delivered for Minimum
(in inches) per Calendar Month (in cubic feet
3/4 or smaller $35.15 500
1 $38.90 1,000
l Y, $50.15 2,500
2 $106.40 10,000
3 $181.40 20,000
4 $293.90 35 000 •
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March 25, 2008
$406.40 50,000
$706.40 90,000
$1,156.40 150,000
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 limits of the city for sewer service
from the city sewer system for single-family dwellings and each unit of a duplex with separate
meters: flat rate, $30.45 per month after May 1, 2008.
13.12.035 Duplex Sewer Rates: The following shall be the monthly rate charged customers residing within
the corporate limits of the city and outside the corporate limits of the city for sewer service from
the city sewer system for duplexes with only one (1) meter serving two (2) living units or for two
(2) living units on a single lot served by one (1) meter: flat rate, $60.90 per month after May 1,
2008.
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 corporate limits of the city for 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) meter after May 1, 2008.
Amount Used (in cubic feet) Sewer Rate
0-1 ,000 $32.10 per month minimum
Over 1,000 $1.20 per 100 cu. ft . or portion thereof
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 one
installed and maintained by the owner of the premises at his own expense and approved and
inspected by the city. 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 by the owner of the
premises in accordance with the charges assessed in MLMC 13.08.020 for water/sewer
connections. Under such circumstances the water meter becomes the property of the owner
of the premises and all costs of replacement and repair are the responsibility of the owner of
the premises. In all circumstances where the water is metered by a privately owned water
meter and is used to determine sewer charges, the city shall be allowed access to the meter
in order to read such meter. Where the use of water is such that a portion of all the water
used does not flow into the sewer system, for whatever reason, but is lost by evaporation,
irrigation, sprinkling or is used in manufacturing or in a manufactured product, or is lost for
whatever reason, and the person in control provides proof of this fact and installs a meter or
other measuring device approved by the city to measure the amount of water so used and so
lost, or if the city is capable of determining the amount of sewage entering the city's sewer
system by some other mechanical means, this water may be deducted from the actual water
consumption used in calculating the sewer charge.
The sewer charges for triplexes and apartments, mobile home parks, schools, hospitals and
other commercial establishments with increased usage for irrigation, only if their landscaping
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, an
approved measuring device to measure water not entering the sewer system. When a user
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has a swimming pool or cooling units discharging 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 in which statements
are mailed for the April through November billing cycles.
C. Sewer rates for commercial uses discharged into the sewer system 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 pre-treatment of any material
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.
D. 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 required to
install recirculating units. Disposal may not be accomplished by discharging into the sanitary
sewer system.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication of
its summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on~ ~
Ronald C. Covey, Mayor
ATTEST: £.~~m
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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