(A) A residential equivalent unit (REU) shall be calculated for every new customer (residential, commercial, non-industrial, industrial) in the city or existing customer who is expanding a facility in the city to form the basis for comparing different water customers to calculate the capacity fee as established by this section.
(B) One REU represents the volume of water expected to be used by a single-family residence in the city. The water REU in the city is equal to 300 gallons per day when calculating equivalency on flow basis.
(C) The number of REUs for an entity other than a single-family residence shall be calculated by dividing the actual total daily water consumption (if known) or the projected total daily water consumption (from the information provided by the owner or determined by the Utility from the Table below - Typical Water Use) from the entity by 300 gallons.
(1) Example #1. New Commercial Customer “X” - Projected daily water use of 2,400 gallons per day. (2,400/300 = 8 REUs for water use).
(2) Example #2. Existing Customer “Z” - Expanding and projected daily water use increase by 3,000 gallons per day. (3,000/300 = 10 REUs increase for water).
(3) Example #3. New Customer “A” - School with cafeteria, gym and showers and 600 students (Appendix, Table D: Typical Water Use Expected - 25 gallons per student per day = 15,000 gallons per day water use = 15,000/300 = 50 REUs).
(Ord. 1627, passed 7-5-16)