§ 50.10 WATER RATES.

   There are established for the use of and the service rendered by the Waterworks, the following rates and charges:

   (A)   Minimum monthly charges. Each user shall pay a minimum monthly charge, in accordance with the following chart, based upon the size of the installed meter. These minimum monthly charges include the fee assessed for the amounts included below in the columns titled “Included Usage”. All usage in excess of these included usage amounts shall be assessed and payable pursuant to division (B), below:

Minimum Monthly Charges Monthly Charge by Meter Size in Inches
Meter Size	Included Usage	Effective July 1, 2022
5/8"	168 cubic feet	12.25
3/4"	194 cubic feet	14.14
1"	224 cubic feet	16.33
1 1/4"	287 cubic feet	19.91
1 1/2"	349 cubic feet	23.29
2"	550 cubic feet	34.24
3"	974 cubic feet	57.35
4"	1,533 cubic feet	87.82
6"	2,084 cubic feet	117.85

 

   (B)   Usage rates.

 

Metered Consumption per Month Above Included Usage
	Effective July 1, 2022
First 232 cubic feet	7.29
Next 4,600 cubic feet	5.45
Next 11,667 cubic feet	4.79
Next 16,666 cubic feet	2.16
Over 33,165 cubic feet	1.52

 

   (C)   Hydrants.

      (1)   Private hydrant. Private fire hydrants, including the mains that supply them and the connection to the public main, are owned and maintained by the property owner. These hydrants are to be used only for fire protection and extinguishing fires, except as otherwise expressly authorized by the City's ordinances or the Board. These hydrants and mains main only be connected with prior written notification to the Department and the property owner shall be assessed an annual availability charge per hydrant, billed twice per year. The annual fee is as follows:

 

Fire Protection Charges - Private Hydrant
	Current	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5
Annual Fee	671.35	578.81	590.39	602.19	614.2 4	626.52

 

      (2)   Municipal hydrant. Each user shall share in the cost of ongoing maintenance and replacement of city-owned hydrants. The municipal hydrant charge shall be billed monthly to each user based upon the size of the user's meter. The monthly charges are as follows:

Fire Protection Charges - Municipal Hydrant Monthly Charge by Meter Size in Inches
Meter Size	Current	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5
5/8" - 3/4"	5.13	6.46	6.59	6.72	6.85	6.99
1"	12.80	16.15	16.47	16.80	17.14	17.48
1 1/2"	25.59	32.30	32.95	33.61	34.28	34.97
2"	40.94	51.68	52.71	53.76	54.84	55.94
3"	76.77	96.90	98.84	100.82	102.8 4	104.90
4"	127.94	161.50	164.73	168.02	171.3 8	174.81
6"	255.85	323.00	329.46	336.05	342.7 7	349.63

 

   (D)   Permanent fire protection systems. Permanent fire protection apparatus, including standpipe and sprinkler connections, owned and maintained by an entity other than the city may be connected to the distribution system where compatible, and are to be used only for fire protection and in extinguishing fires, except as otherwise expressly authorized by the city's ordinances or the Board. Those connections shall be made only with prior express written notification to the Department, and they shall be assessed and pay an annual availability charge, based on the size of the connection to the Waterworks, in addition to charges for water supplied by the Waterworks, which shall be charged pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) above, as follows:

Permanent Fire Protection Systems - Standpipes and Sprinklers Annual Charge by Connection Size in Inches
	Current	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5
1 1/2"	96.60	15.08	15.38	15.69	16.00	16.32
2"	144.80	32.19	32.83	33.49	34.16	34.84
3"	289.50	93.50	95.37	97.28	99.23	101.21
4"	482.50	199.26	203.25	207.32	211.47	215.70
6"	723.70	578.81	590.39	602.20	614.24	626.52
8"	868.45	1,233.49	1,258.16	1,283.32	1,308.99	1,335.17
10"	1,254.65	2,218.22	2,262.58	2,307.83	2,353.99	2,401.07
12"	1,736.80	3,583.01	3,654.67	3,727.76	3,802.32	3,878.37

 

   (E)   Applicability of rates and charges. The rates and charges fixed in this section shall apply to individual parcels of real estate and individual user; they shall not be construed to permit multiple users being served through one meter, except as expressly authorized in advance in writing by the Board or Department.

   (F)   Schedule of future rates and charges. The rates and charges of § 50.10(A), (B), (C)(1), (C)(2), and (D) identified above as "current" are those adopted on June 14, 2011 in Ordinance 4-C-ll.

      (1)   The Phase 1 rates shall supersede and replace those current rates and be effective for the first full monthly billing period of the municipal water utility following the adoption and effectiveness of this section.

      (2)   The Phase 2 rates shall supersede and replace those Phase 1 rates effective as of and for and after the first full monthly billing period following August 31, 2017;

      (3)   The Phase 3 rates shall supersede and replace those Phase 2 rates effective as of and for and after the first full monthly billing period following August 31, 2018;

      (4)   The Phase 4 rates shall supersede and replace those Phase 3 rates effective as of and for and after the first full monthly billing period following August 31, 2019; and

      (5)   The Phase 5 rates shall supersede and replace those Phase 4 rates effective as of and for and after the first full monthly billing period following August 31, 2020.

(Ord. 7-C-85, passed 5-14-85; Am. Ord. 17-C-91, passed 8-26-91; Am. Ord. 20-C-96, passed 9-10-96; Am. Ord. 13-C-04, passed 9-14-04; Am. Ord. 37-C-07, passed 10-30-07; Am. Ord. 15-C-08, passed 12-9-08; Am. Ord. 4-C-11, passed 6-14-11; Am. Ord. 15-C-16, passed 8-30-16; Am. Ord. 10-C-22, passed 6-14-22; Am. Ord. 32-C-22, passed 12-13-22)