[Amended 12-31-1975 by Ord. No. 50-1975; 9-29-1976 by Ord. No. 29-1976; 4-25-1979 by Ord. No. 10-1979; 4-1-1982 by Ord. No. 13-1982; 12-31-1986 by Ord. No. 113-1986; 3-1-1995 by Ord. No. 26-1995; 9-27-1995 by Ord. No. 98-1995; 12-13-2004 by Ord. No. 53-2004; 12-15-2006 by Ord. No. 102-2006; 12-27-2011 by Ord. No. 73-2011; 12-9-2013 by Ord. No. 81-2013]
A. The sewer service rental is divided into a meter service charge and a volumetric service charge for properties with a water meter. To the extent a property does not have a water meter and is subject to a gross fixed or flat water rate, the monthly sewer service rental for such property shall equal 150% of the fixed or flat water rates assessed to such property by the Reading Area Water Authority or its successor.
B. Monthly meter service charge. For properties with water meters, the meter service charge will be assessed as a fixed monthly charge based on the size of a property's water meter, with a maximum monthly volumetric allowance for water consumption set by meter size, as identified in Table 1, below:
Table 1: Monthly Meter Service Charge Schedule
Water Meter Size | Monthly Volumetric Allowance (Gallons) | 2014 Monthly Meter Service Charge | 2015 Monthly Meter Service Charge | Monthly Meter Service Charge After 2015 |
Water Meter Size | Monthly Volumetric Allowance (Gallons) | 2014 Monthly Meter Service Charge | 2015 Monthly Meter Service Charge | Monthly Meter Service Charge After 2015 |
5/8-inch | 2,000 | $27.82 | $28.93 | 4% annual increase |
3/4-inch | 3,000 | $37.99 | $39.51 | 4% annual increase |
1-inch | 5,000 | $56.09 | $58.33 | 4% annual increase |
1.25-inch | 6,660 | $71.11 | $73.96 | 4% annual increase |
1.5-inch | 10,000 | $101.34 | $105.39 | 4% annual increase |
2-inch | 16,000 | $155.64 | $161.86 | 4% annual increase |
3-inch | 30,000 | $282.34 | $293.63 | 4% annual increase |
4-inch | 50,000 | $463.34 | $481.87 | 4% annual increase |
6-inch | 100,000 | $915.84 | $952.47 | 4% annual increase |
8-inch | 160,000 | $1,458.84 | $1,517.19 | 4% annual increase |
10-inch | 230,000 | $2,092.34 | $2,176.03 | 4% annual increase |
C. Monthly volumetric service charge. In the event water is consumed on a property with a water meter in excess of the applicable monthly volumetric allowance, as identified in Table 1, a monthly volumetric service charge, as calculated in Table 2, shall be included in such property's sewer service rental in addition to the meter service charge. No volumetric service charge shall apply in any month that a property's water consumption does not exceed the applicable monthly volumetric allowance.
(1) For properties with a water meter equal to five-eighths-inch, a uniform volumetric rate per 1,000 gallons of water consumed shall be charged as the volumetric service charge.
(2) For properties with water meter larger than five-eighths-inch, a tiered rate structure per 1,000 gallons of water consumed shall be charged as the volumetric service charge.
Table 2: Volumetric Service Charge Schedule
Volumetric Rates Based on Customer Meter Size | 2014 Monthly Volumetric Service Charge (Per 1,000 gallons) | 2015 Monthly Volumetric Service Charge (Per 1,000 gallons) | Monthly Volumetric Service Charge After 2015 |
5/8-inch uniform rate | $8.49 | $8.83 | 4% annual increase |
For meters larger than 5/8-inch | |||
First 750,000 gallons | $9.05 | $9.41 | 4% annual increase |
Next 3,000,000 gallons | $7.24 | $7.53 | 4% annual increase |
Over 3,750,000 gallons | $6.83 | $7.10 | 4% annual increase |
D. The meter service charge and volumetric service charge shall be increased on January 1 of each calendar year in accordance with schedules set forth in Tables 1 and 2. Pursuant to Ordinance 106-2017, the annual increase in rates is frozen to allow for a rate study to be completed to determine the rates necessary to pay capital improvement bonds for the wastewater plant, sanitary sewer, and MS4 projects. Pursuant to Ordinance 89-2018, the annual increase in rates for 2019 is frozen in accordance with the recommendations of the Sewer Rate Study. Pursuant to Ordinance 63-2019, the annual increase in rates is frozen to allow for a rate study to be completed to determine the rates necessary to pay capital improvement bonds for the wastewater plant, sanitary sewer, and MS4 projects. [Added 11-27-2017 by Ord. No. 106-2017; amended 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 89-2018; 12-9-2019 by Ord. No. 63-2019]
E. Allocation of sanitary sewer rental. The sanitary sewer rental shall equal 93% of the total sewer service rental. [Added 12-22-2014 by Ord. No. 101-20143]
F. Allocation of stormwater sewer rental. The stormwater sewer rental shall equal 7% of the total sewer service rental. [Added 12-22-2014 by Ord. No. 101-20144]
3. Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
4. Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.