SECTION:
8-5-1: Water Rates And Charges
8-5-2: Sewer Rates And Charges
8-5-3: Garbage And Trash Collection Rates
8-5-4: Brush Collection Charges
8-5-5: Sanitary Landfill Use Procedures, Rates And Charges
8-5-6: Electric Rates
8-5-7: Natural Gas Rates
8-5-8: Rate Disputes
8-5-9: Use Of City Services; Late Payment Penalties
8-5-10: Fees And Policy For Private Sewer Unplug
A. Meter Deposits And Tap Fees: All premises using Alamo’s water supply must be equipped with a water meter furnished by the city; and as security for payment for said water, a meter deposit shall be charged in the amounts set forth below. The meter deposits are usually paid by the owner(s); however, in a multi- family (apartment) setting, the city allows a tenant to pay the meter deposit fee, as may be negotiated with the owners(s)/landlord. Should the apartments’ tenant leave the premises and his/her water account is examined and determined to be in good standing, the City of Alamo shall follow normal administrative protocol to (partially) refund said deposit as he/she may be entitled to minus a nominal twenty-five dollars ($25.00) administrative refund process fee.
Size Of Tap | Meter Deposit Fee | Tap Fee | WM Box Fee |
Size Of Tap | Meter Deposit Fee | Tap Fee | WM Box Fee |
3/4" | $ 250.00 (residential) | $600.00 | $40.00 |
3/4" | $300.00 (commercial) | $600.00 | $40.00 |
1" | $300.00 | $900.00 | $40.00 |
1 1/2" | $325.00 | $1100.00 | $40.00 |
2" | $350.00 | $2200.00 | $40.00 |
3" | $350.00 | $3000.00 | $40.00 |
4" | $375.00 | $4600.00 | $40.00 |
5"
| $400.00
| $5075.00
| $40.00
|
6"
| $475.00
| $6200.00
| $40.00 |
B. Connection And Reconnection Fees During Regular Working Hours:
1. Connection Fees: Water (re)connection fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) for connections made during regular working hours. (Note: for reconnections made during non-working hours, see Section 8-1-3(L).
2. Reserved.
3. Full Tap Connection Fees: In cases where staff must connect into the water main, a full tap connection fee shall be added to the water meter tap fee in the amount of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) for such connections. Furthermore, should the utility account holder request that their existing water meter be relocated, or re-tapped, all incidental water main full-tap fees plus estimated labor/equipment cost shall be paid for prior to the meter being relocated; plus, should said utility account not be up-dated regarding deposit fees, then the re-tap process shall also include the account holder updating their water meter deposit fee to thus be fully compliant to prevailing water use regulations. These full tap or re-tap fees incorporate the costs of providing the tapping saddles, corporation stops, angle ball valves, meter couplings, and any other materials and equipment/labor needed in order to tap into the main line and provide the service connection for the water meter. However, if such service connection task requires an open cut to a paved street or paved alley, these incidental costs (asphalt removal/disposal/re-paving) shall be calculated and added to the full tap connection fee(s).
1. Inside City Limits: The following rates shall be charged to all users of treated water furnished by the city:
a. Minimum charge of seventeen dollars ($17.00) for two thousand (2,000) gallons or less.
b. One dollar thirty cents ($1.30) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from two thousand one (2,001) to fifteen thousand (15,000).
c. One dollar forty cents ($1.40) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from fifteen thousand one (15,001) to twenty five thousand (25,000).
d. One dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from twenty five thousand one (25,001) to thirty five thousand (35,000).
e. One dollar seventy cents ($1.70) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from thirty five thousand one (35,001) to fifty thousand (50,000).
f. One dollar ninety cents ($1.90) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons after fifty thousand one (50,001) gallons.
2. Outside City Limits: For users of treated water furnished by the city outside the city limits there shall be an additional thirty percent (30%) charge for such service. Such thirty percent (30%) charge is to be added to the calculated amount as per the rates listed above.
3. Commercial And Industrial Category: Motels, hotels, tourist courts, trailer parks, offices, stores, lumberyards, cafes, taverns, service stations, schools, packing sheds, car washes, laundromats, beauty shops, barbershops, and any other entity that is considered commercial or industrial, will be charged as follows:
Inside and outside city limits:
Commercial base water rates will be:
0 - 25,000 gallons | $23.50 |
25,001 - 75,000 gallons | 25.50 |
75,001+ gallons | 29.50 |
Plus:
a. One dollar twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from two thousand one (2,001) to fifteen thousand (15,000).
b. One dollar thirty cents ($1.30) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from fifteen thousand one (15,001) to twenty five thousand (25,000).
c. One dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from twenty five thousand one (25,001) to thirty five thousand (35,000).
d. One dollar seventy cents ($1.70) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons from thirty five thousand one (35,001) to fifty thousand (50,000).
e. One dollar ninety cents ($1.90) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons after fifty thousand one (50,001) gallons. (Ord. 23-11-03, 11-18-2003; amd. Ord. 26-11-08, 11-18-2008; Ord. 26-09-13, 9-24-2013; Ord. 40-08-21, 8-3-2021; Ord. 157-01-25, 1-7-2025)
Notes
| 1 | There will be a base rate increase of $1.00 for each subsequent fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009 until September 30, 2014. |
The following rates shall be charged for sanitary sewer service by the city and there will be a base rate increase of one dollar ($1.00) for each subsequent fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009 until September 30, 2014: (Ord. 9-14-93B, 9-14-1993; amd. Ord. 27-11-08, 11-18-2008)
A. Category Of Customer: Residence designed for and occupied by one family, churches, duplexes and multiple connections on one water meter will be charged as follows:
Inside city limits: Seventeen dollars fifty cents ($17.50) base fee for each dwelling.
Outside city limits: Eighteen dollars ($18.00) base fee for each dwelling.
Plus:
1. Zero to eight thousand (8,000) gallons includes base fee.
2. Over eight thousand (8,000) gallons will be charged at a rate of forty cents ($0.40) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
B. Commercial And Industrial Category: Motels, hotels, tourist courts, trailer parks, offices, stores, lumberyards, cafes, taverns, service stations, schools, packing sheds, car washes, laundromats, beauty shops, barbershops, and any other entity that is considered commercial or industrial, will be charged as follows:
Inside city limits: Commercial sewer will be based on eighty percent (80%) of monthly water bill.
Outside city limits: Commercial sewer will be based on eighty five percent (85%) of monthly water bill.
Industrial sewer: Any entity disposing of industrial sewer will be assessed the rate of $0.55 x M.G. (Ord. 27-11-08, 11-18-2008)
C. Temporary Termination Customers: Any residential type customer, due to the nature of their occupation and/or retirement status or other similar type status, who temporarily moves from a location, but ultimately returns to that location with no interim customer applying for service at such location shall, upon request, be placed on a "standby" status at a flat rate of two dollars ($2.00) per month until service is restored to such location by such customer. (Ord. 09-19-00-E, 9-5-2000)
D. Lawn Sprinkler System Meter Connections:
1. Upon paying the applicable connection fees, residential lots will be allowed another water meter connection for lawn sprinkler systems provided that a water meter connection has been established for the residence.
2. Upon paying the applicable connection fees, commercial lots will be allowed another water meter connection for lawn sprinkler systems provided that a water meter connection has been established for the commercial building.
3. A backflow prevention device must be installed on the lawn sprinkler system by a certified irrigator.
4. A backflow prevention assembly test and maintenance report must be submitted to the City and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) upon installation and on an annual basis. (Ord. 02-01-13, 1-2-2013)
5. Any person or persons operating a lawn sprinkler system must adhere to the regulations of the Drought Contingency Plan for the City of Alamo. (Ord. 02-01-13, 1-2-2013; amd. Ord. 09-06-19, 6-18-2019)
6. No sewer charges will be assessed on these utility accounts provided that these meter connections are used strictly for lawn sprinkler systems. (Ord. 02-01-13, 1-2-2013)
The following rates shall be charged for garbage and trash collection services by the City: (Ord. 9-15-98-02, 9-15-1998)
A. The following monthly rates shall apply to include, but are not limited to, residences designed for and occupied by one family, churches, multiple residences on one master meter, etc. The residential service rate includes a two dollar ($2.00) administrative fee and a one dollar ($1.00) administrative fee on additional containers.
Residential service (once a week pick up service): Twelve dollars ninety eight cents ($12.98) per container.
Additional container: Two dollars ninety cents ($2.90). (Third and subsequent containers will be charged at full rate.)
B. The following monthly rates shall apply to commercial establishments, which include, but are not limited to, offices, stores, garages, lumberyards, taverns, service stations, etc. The commercial service rate includes a two dollar ($2.00) administrative fee and a one dollar ($1.00) administrative fee on additional containers.
Commercial service (once a week service): Twenty dollars seventy eight cents ($20.78) per container.
Additional container: Six dollars thirty cents ($6.30).
(Third and subsequent containers will be charged at full rate.)
C. Commercial and non-commercial (institutional, etc.) dumpsters rates and charges, inclusive of a two-hundred and fifty dollar ($250.00) deposit for each bin of any size, shall be levied as follows:
Bin Size | Frequency: Pick Up/Week | |||||
1x week | 2x week | 3x week | 4x week | 5x week | 6x week | |
2.0 yard | $ 69.74 | $118.60 | $166.07 | $205.78 | $240.66 | $281.81 |
3.0 yard | 76.73 | 130.44 | 180.34 | 226.36 | 264.73 | 319.49 |
4.0 yard | 83.71 | 142.32 | 196.73 | 246.95 | 288.12 | 330.65 |
6.0 yard | 123.45 | 209.89 | 290.17 | 364.26 | 425.97 | 488.33 |
8.0 yard | 139.52 | 239.96 | 326.46 | 422.75 | 520.41 | 618.10 |
(Ord. 26-09-13, 9-24-2013; amd. Ord. 157-01-25, 1-7-2025)
The following rates shall apply to brush collection fees, which include a one dollar ($1.00) administrative fee:
A. A monthly charge of four dollars fifty four cents ($4.54) will be applied to all active residential accounts and per unit on multi-apartment complexes within the City limits of Alamo.
B. A monthly brush charge of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) will be applied to every two (2) spaces within a mobile home park and/or recreational vehicle park regardless if said spaces are occupied or not.
C. A monthly brush charge of four dollars fifty four cents ($4.54) will be applied to all active commercial accounts within the city limits of Alamo. For any institutional type uses, such as schools (public, private, etc.) or religious institutions or other similar public/semi-public uses, the ‘commercial’ brush rate of this provision shall be applied unless otherwise specified in the City of Alamo’s contractual agreement with its solid waste provider. (Ord. 26-09-13, 9-24-2013; amd. Ord. 157-01-25, 1-7-2025)
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