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AN ORDINANCE
MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; AMENDING SECTION 55-100 OF
TRE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, 1976
REVISION, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREASES IN
WASTEWATER RATES; AMENDING SECTION 55-143, SUBSECTION
(B), SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ABNORMAL
SEWAGE SURCHARGE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the last increase in normal sewage wastewater rates and the
abnormal sewage surcharge was authorized by Ordinance No. 13860 and Ordinance
No. 13859 respectively, passed and approved on August 3, 1977; and
WHEREAS, the cost of providing wastewater treatment services has in-
creased since that time and the City Council has studied such increases and it
further appearing that materials and operating costs have increased at least
74%; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in such wastewater
rates is necessary to cope with the rising cost of such service to make such
service more nearly self -supportive and thereby avoid a tax increase:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 55-100 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Corpus Christi 1976 Revision, be and the same hereby is amended by amending the
schedule of rates and the rate schedule only thereof to hereafter read as follows:
"SCHEDULE OF RATES BASED UPON WATER CONSUMPTION FOR
WASTEWATER SERVICE CUSTOMERS WITH WASTEWATER CHAR-
ACTERISTICS OF 250 PARTS PER MILLION OR LESS OF
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, AND 250 -PARTS PER
MILLION OR LESS OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS."
Class
Minimum
One family Maximum
Inside City Limits Outside City Limits
$3.60
for first 2,000 gallons
9.84
$7.20
for first 2,000 gallons
19.68
The charges in addition to the above minimums, as well as the charge for
all other sewer users, will be computed as cents per one thousand (1,000) gallons
of water used as follows:
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Cents Per 1,000 Gallons
of Water Used
Inside City Limits
Each 1,000 gallons of water 48c
Outside City Limits
Each 1,000 gallons of water 96p"
SECTION 2. That Section 55-143, Subsection (B) be and the same hereby
is amended by amending the unit charges, and the unit charges only thereof, used
to calculate the Abnormal Sewage Surcharge to hereafter read as follows:
"S = V x 8.34 x .0324 x (B.O.D. - 250)
and
S= V x 8.34 x .0420 x (S.S. - 250)
S = Surcharge in dollars for the billing period.
V = Water consumption in millions of gallons during the billing
period.
8.34 = Weight of water in pounds per gallon.
.0324 = Unit charge in dollars per pound for B.O.D.
.0420 = Unit charge in dollars per pound for suspended solids.
B.O.D. = B.O.D. strength index in parts per million by weight.
S.S. = Suspended solids stiength index in parts per million by
weight.
250 = Normal B.O.D. and suspended solids strength in parts per
million by weight."
SECTION 3. A11 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict herewith.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall
not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or pro-
vision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that
every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof
be given'full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 5. The rates established by this ordinance shall be applied
against all wastewater service provided beginning with Cycle 1 on or around
August 1, 1980, and which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1
on or around September 1, 1980.
SECTION 6. Publication shall be made one time in the official publica-
tion of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption of this ordinance,
stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
That the foregoing ordinance wa read for the first time and assed to its
second reading on this the dD day of , 19 , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones ,
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinance was read for he secon time and passed to its
third reading on this the (0'44`- day of , 19 5? -0 , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
That the foregoing ordinanc was reap for the iJZird time and passed finally
on this the (3 day of �,..i� , , 19) , by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the I 3 qday of
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
;DAY OF �4� , 19 So :
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
Af 'a .
ByAssi `Ian City Attor e �\
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THE C "' OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
, 19 SSU
15700
it STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nueces.
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came.....
LORRAINE CORTEZ
who being first duly sworn, according to taw, says that he is the
ACCOUNTING CLERK
of the Corpus Christi Caller end The Corpus Christi Times,
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
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---NOTICE OF PASSAGE
OF ORDINANCE —
NO 15700
MAKIN: FINDIN;;S OF,
=ACT, AMENDING SEC- r
TION 55-100 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, 1976
REVISIcN, SO AS TO PRO-
VIDE CERTAIN IN.
CREASES IN WASTE-
WATER RATES;
1 AMENDING SECTION 55.
'143, SUBSECTION (B), SO
S TO PROVIDE FOR AN
NCREASE IN THE AB-
tt%
ORMAL SEWAGE SUR-
HARGE; PROVIDING
FOR REPEALL
NANCES AF IN L CCONFLICCT;
ROVIDING AN EFFEC-
TIVE ATE; PROVIDING
OR SEVERABIILIITY;
ND PROVIDING FOR - -
PUBLICATION. (beginning
With Cycle 1 on or around Au-
gust 1, 1980, and which shall
be billed to customers be -
Inning with Cycle 1 on or
round September 1, 1980. )
AS PASSED AND AP-
PROVED by the City Council
-I the Clty of Corpus Christi,
exas, during the Regular
00001 Meeting held on the
13th day of August, 1980, at
licatpionmone time Ind idthe pub-
lication
publication of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND
AND SEAL of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, this
the 14th day of August, 1980.
-s-Bill G. Read,
City Secretary
Corpus Christi,
TexCity oIas
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