84-F-16 SEWER RATES
ORDINANCE NO. ~Lf-F -Ita
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 83-
F-7, SECTION XXX - S~WER RATES ESTABLISHED,
AS SET OUT IN EXHIBIT 5.
WHEREAS, based on an increase in rates from Cibolo Creek
Municipal Authority, it has been determined that the sewer rates
for residential, business and mUlti-family, and public schools
should be amended so as to increase the City sewer rates
accordingly~ NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
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THAT Section XXX. Sewer Rates established, of Ordinance No.
83-F-7 is hereby amended as follows:
nSECTION XXX Sewer Rates Established (See Exhibit 5)
EXHIBIT NO. 5
SEWER RATES ESTABLISHED
A. The rates and charges for the services of the City of
Schertz, Texas, shall consist of a base rate for debt service and
system depreciation and a user charge for system operation and
maintenance. The rates and charges shall be assessed according
to the following categories:
1. Single Family Residence:
a. Base Rate Each single-family residential
connection shall be assessed a base rate of $3.25 per
month.
b. User Charge -- Each single-family residential user
of the sewer system shall be assessed a monthly rate
based on one hundred percent (100%) of the user's
average water consumption as computed for the months of
December, January and February. One Dollar and Forty
Cents ($1.40) shall be assessed for each one thousand
(l,OOO) gallons. In the event a customer moves from one
address to another within the city, his sewer rate at
the new address shall be the same as that at the former
address until the annual re-rating which shall occur in
February of each year. In the event that no previous
rate has been established by the customer, the rate
assessed shall be determined by taking the overall
average of chargable water consumption of all single-
family residences on the sewer system.
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2. Business and MUlti-family Dwelling Units:
a. Base Rate -- The base rate shall be assessed in
terms of connection equivalents, which equivalents shall
be determined as follows: Customer's previous twelve-
month water consumption as determined at the annual
rerating in February shall be divided by three hundred
sixty-five (365), and the results of such division shall
then be divided by two hundred forty five (245). The
figure arrived at by the second division shall be the
customer's connection equivalent. Each business
assessed a base rate of four dollars and twenty five
cents ($4.25) per connection equivalent per month. In
the event of a new sewer connection or a change in use
of the existing connection, the base rate assessed shall
be based on the connection equivalent as determined by
Cibolo Creek Municipal Author ity in calculating sewer
connection fees, until such time as the customer has
established a six-month average. At such time, the base
rate shall be based on the six-month average until the
annual re-rating which shall occur in each year in the
month of February.
b. User Charge -- The user charge will be assessed on
one hundred percent (100%) of the customer's water
consumption, at one dollar and forty-three cents ($1.43)
per one thousand (l,OOO) gallons.
3. Public Schools:
a. Base Rate -- Each public school shall be assessed a
base rate of four dollars and twenty five cents ($4.25)
per connection equivalent. In the event that new
schools are constructed, the base rate shall be based on
the connection equivalents as determined by Cibolo Creek
Municipal Authority in determining sewer connection
fees, until such time as the new school has established
a twelve-month average. At such time, the base rate
shall be based on the twelve-month average until the
annual re-rating in February.
b. User Charge -- The user charge, based on one hundred
percent (100%) of all water consumed each month, shall
be one dollar forty-three cents ($l.43) per one thousand
(l,OOO) gallons.
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B. Industrial Wastes:
Where industr ial wastes are discharged into the sewers, if
such waste contains amounts of suspended solids and/or
biochemical oxygen demand in excess of normal domestic waste,
the service charge for such connection shall be subject to
negotiation between the business establishment and the city.
Such special charges shall be based on the quantity and
quality of waste discharged into the sewerage system of the
city.
C. If, and in the event, it is determined that as a result
of a temporary water leak or other unusual curcumstance the
means of establishing rates for sewer service by measurement
of water flow would place a substantial burden on the
customer, then the water consumption for such temporary
per iod shall be determined by the City Manager based on
evidence available to him.- His determination shall be final
and unappealable.
D. Any residence or business outside the city limits
desiring to be included in the sewer system must negotiate
with Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority and the city, and the
price for such connections is to be determined by such
negotiation."
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All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or exhibits in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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The prov1s1ons of this ordinance shall take effect and be in
force as of October 1, 1984.
APPROVED AT FIRST READING the /q day of
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the J 9
1984.
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, 1984.
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ATTEST:
ty Secretary, City of Schertz