§ 49-18.4 — RATES FOR WHOLESALE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

SEC. 49-18.4. RATES FOR WHOLESALE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

(a) Form of rate. The director may provide wholesale water service to governmental entities. The service will be furnished in accordance with a written contract at the rates prescribed in this section and under such other terms and conditions as the city council deems reasonable. The rate for wholesale water service to a governmental entity will consist of: (1) a volume charge and a demand charge; or (2) a flat rate charge. (b) Rate table. The director shall charge a governmental entity for wholesale water service in accordance with the following: (1) The volume charge for treated water is $0.6357 per 1,000 gallons of water used, and the annual water year demand charge is $356,542 per each mgd, as established by the highest rate of flow controller setting. (2) If a flat rate charge for treated water is provided by contract, or in the absence of a rate flow controller, the charge is $2.9099 per 1,000 gallons of treated water used. (3) A monthly readiness-to- serve charge will be assessed for any standby service point. The monthly fee, based on size of connection, is as follows: Size of Connection | Monthly Standby Fee 3-inch | $89.60 4-inch | $146.00 6-inch | $288.00 8-inch | $480.00 10-inch or larger | $731.00 (4) The rate for regular untreated water service to a governmental entity is $1.3369 per 1,000 gallons of untreated water used. The rate for interruptible untreated water service to a governmental entity is $0.4554 per 1,000 gallons of untreated water used. (c) Revisions. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, if the written contract for wholesale service between the city and a governmental entity provides for revision of rates, the charges under the written contract must comply with the charges provided in this section. (d) Emergency exchanges. The director may, in the interest of the city and its customers, make connection agreements with other governmental entities for emergency exchange of water. (e) Wholesale wastewater rates. The director may provide wholesale wastewater service to other governmental entities by contract, in accordance with the following rules: (1) The monthly rate for wholesale wastewater service is $3.3829 per 1,000 gallons of wastewater discharged. The director is authorized to compensate those governmental entities located within the boundaries of the city for the city's use of integrated facilities owned by those governmental entities. (2) An infiltration and inflow adjustment factor of 22.5 percent will be added to the average water consumption for the months of December, January, February, and March to determine billable volume for a governmental entity with unmetered wholesale wastewater service. (3) If the BOD or suspended solids concentration of waste discharged exceeds 250 mg/L, the governmental entity must pay a surcharge calculated in accordance with Section 49-18.12(1)(A) or (B), whichever applies. (f) Treatment of water owned by another governmental entity. The director may provide treatment services at the Elm Fork water treatment plant to water owned by another governmental entity in accordance with a written contract. The volume charge for treating water owned by another governmental entity is $0.5981 per 1,000 gallons of water treated, and the annual water year demand charge is $49,732.47 per each mgd, as established by the maximum demand capacity set forth in the contract. (Ord. Nos. 19201; 19300; 19682; 20077; 20449; 20636; 20737; 21061; 21430; 21824; 22208; 22564; 22907; 23289; 23670; 24050; 24414; 24744; 25049; 25385; 25755; 26135; 26479; 26961; 27355; 27698; 28025; 28426; 28795; 29150; 29479; 29879 ; 30215 ; 30653 ; 30993; 31332 ; 31657 ; 32003 ; 32310 ; 32556 ; 32863; 33232)