The following schedule of rates, fees and charges are hereby fixed and determined as the rates, fees and charges to be charged to customers of the water system of the City of Wellsburg throughout the entire territory within the corporate limits served:
SCHEDULE I
(Step 2 - Effective January 1, 2019)
APPLICABILITY
Applicable to entire territory served.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE
Available for general domestic, commercial, industrial and resale service.
CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION RATES MONTHLY
First 2,000 gallons used per month $6.94 per 1,000 gallons Next 18,000 gallons used per month 6.44 per 1,000 gallons All over 20,000 gallons used per month 4.06 per 1,000 gallons |
CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE - IN ADDITION TO WATER CONSUMPTION RATES
No bill will be rendered for less than the following:
5/8 inch meter $13.88 per month 3/4 inch meter 20.82 per month 1 inch meter 34.70 per month 1 1/4 inch meter 50.66 per month 1-1/2 inch meter 69.40 per month 2 inch meter 111.04 per month 3 inch meter 208.20 per month 4 inch meter 347.00 per month 6 inch meter 694.00 per month 8 inch meter 1,110.40 per month |
FLAT RATE CHARGE (Customers with non-metered water supply)
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $43.86 per month
(Equivalent to 4,500 gallons of water usage)
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The above schedule is net. On all current usage billings not paid in full when due, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net current amount unpaid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is only to be collected once for each bill where it is appropriate.
LEAK ADJUSTMENT INCREMENT PRODUCED
An amount not to exceed $3.00 per 1,000 gallons to be used when the bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on customer’s side of the meter. This rate is used to calculate consumption above the customer’s historical average usage. The City shall establish a non-discriminatory policy regarding this provision for leak adjustments.
RESALE RATE
The rate to be used when selling water to another water utility for resale:
$5.25 per 1,000 gallons
BULK WATER SALES - $4.85 per 1,000 gallons.
SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGE
The following charges are to be made whenever the utility installs a new tap to serve an applicant.
A tap fee of $100.00 will be charged to customers applying for service before construction is completed adjacent to the customer’s premises in connection with a Certificate proceeding before the Commission. This pre-construction tap fee will be invalid after the completion of construction adjacent to the applicant’s premises that is associated with a Certificate proceeding.
A tap fee of $350.00, or the actual cost of the connection (solely determined by the City), whichever is greater, shall be made for each new connection to the water system.
WATER DISCONNECT/RECONNECT FEES/ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Water service will not be restored until all past due water bills have been paid in full and all accrued penalties plus a disconnection charge of $25.00 have been paid.
There shall be a $25.00 reconnection charge paid prior to restoration of water service which had been previously disconnected for any reason.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
The municipality or governing body, but only one of them, may collect from all new applicants for service a deposit of $50.00 or two twelfths of the average annual usage of the applicant’s specific customer class, whichever is greater, to secure the payment of water service rates, fees and charges in the event they become delinquent as provided in this section. In any case where a deposit is forfeited to pay service rates, fees and charges which were delinquent and the user’s service is disconnected or terminated, no reconnection or reinstatement of service may be made by the municipality or governing body until another deposit equal to $50.00 or a sum equal to two twelfths of the average usage for the applicant’s specific customer class, whichever is greater, is remitted to the municipality or governing body. After twelve months of prompt payment history, the municipality or governing body shall return the deposit to the customer or credit the customer’s account with interest at a rate as the Public Service Commission may prescribe: Provided, that where the customer is a tenant, the municipality or governing body is not required to return the deposit until the time the tenant discontinues service with the municipality or governing body. Whenever any rates, fees, rentals or charges for services or facilities furnished remain unpaid for a period of twenty days after the same become due and payable, the user of the services and facilities provided is delinquent and the user is liable at law until all rates, fees and charges are fully paid. The municipality or governing body may, under reasonable rules promulgated by the Police Service Commission, shut off and discontinue water services to a delinquent user of water facilities ten days after the water services become delinquent regardless of whether the municipality or governing body utilizes the security deposit to satisfy any delinquent payments: provided further, that nothing contained within the rules of the Police Service Commission shall be deemed to require any agents or employees of the municipality or governing body to accept payment at the customer’s premises in lieu of discontinuing service for a delinquent bill.
As of the date of passage, the applicable provision of the PSC Water Rules, Rule 4.2.a.1:
For a municipal water system only, the deposit shall not be more than either fifty dollars ($50.00) or two-twelfths of the average annual usage of the applicant’s specific customer class, whichever is greater.
This tariff, in accordance with the above cited statutory language and PSC Water Rules, produces a Security Deposit of $65.00 (based on 4,000 gpm x 2 months) for residential customers. All other classes of customers will have their required deposit calculated in accordance with the above language in regards to average usage.
SCHEDULE II
(Step 2 - Effective January 1, 2019)
APPLICABILITY
Applicable to entire territory served.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE
Available for private and public fire protection where service lines are used solely for fire protection and where adequate facilities exist.
If lines used for private fire protection are an integral part of, or tied with, general water service to such consumer, then this schedule will not apply and such customer shall be served under Schedule I.
RATE
Based on the size of the hydrant, whichever is smaller.
Each 2 inch service line or smaller | $3.78 per month |
Each 4 inch service line | 14.50 per month |
Each 6 inch service line | 32.80 per month |
Each 8 inch service line | 58.40 per month |
Each 10 inch service line | 91.20 per month |
Each 12 inch service line | 131.20 per month |
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The above schedule is net. On all current usage billings not paid in full when due, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net current amount unpaid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is only to be collected once for each bill where it is appropriate.
(Ord. 2018-3-1. Passed 5-15-18.)