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ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, CHAPTER 55, UTILITIES, REGARDING WATER, GAS AND
WASTEWATER RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 55 -50 of the Code of Ordinances is amended by revising it to read
as follows
"Sec. 55 -50. Schedule of water rates.
"(a) Base rates for water service.
"The rates for water service are as follows:
"(1) Monthly Minimum Charges
"a. Metered Treated Water Customers
"1. Inside City Limits
Meter Size
(Inches)
August 1,
August 1,
2005-te
2006 to
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Residential
5/8" - 3/4"
$- 6--799
$ 7.189
Commercial
5/8" - 3/4"
9.812
10.376
' Residential &
Commercial
1 "
X660
16.560
1 -1/2"
26,309
27.821
2"
/10.931
43.287
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Meter Size
(Inches)
Aug-ust1,
2005 to
August 1,
2006 to
July 31,
July 31,
2906
2007
3"
$1-4-6,87-6
$155.321
15/8" - 3/4"
i
4"
167.569
177.204
! Commercial
6"
251.773
266.249
21.659
8" and larger
378.172
399.916
1"
1 Large
Volume
33.982
Any size
12,749.434
13,482.526
2"
"2. Outside City Limits
Meter Size
August 1,
August 1,
2005 to
July31,
2006 to
July31,
2086
2007
Residential
15/8" - 3/4"
i
$44.435
$ 15.265
! Commercial
15/8" - 3/4"
20.482
21.659
E Residential &
i Commercial
1"
32.135
33.982
1 -1/2"
53,460
56.523
2"
82.683
87.437
3"
294.569
311.506
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Meter Size
August 47
2005 -to
July31,
August 1,
2006 to
July31,
2006
2007
4"
$335.977
$355.295
6"
504.405
533.408
8" and larger
757.485
800.733
Large
Volume
Any size
21,273107
22,496.945
"b. Untreated Water Customers
August-17 August 1,
20054e 2006 to
July 31, July 31,
2006 ' 2007
Minimum
monthly
service
charge, water
districts/
municipalities
with raw
water supply
contracts
executed
after January
1,1997
$304.371 $321.872
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Mi y g b c Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer
without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997: If the charge
based on the volume of water taken in a monthly billing period is Tess than $185.376
$196.035, the customer shall be billed $185.376,$196.035 unless a valid water supply
contract between the customer and City that was executed prior to January 1, 1997,
provides for a minimum annual payment. If a valid water supply contract between the
August 1,
August 1,
2005 -to
.1441y-3-1,
2006
2006 to
July 31,
2007
Minimum
monthly
service
charge for
Public
Agency for
Resale
Untreated
Water without
a raw water
supply
contract
executed
after
January 1,
19971
$185.376
$196.035
Minimum
monthly
service
charge,
industrial
304.371
321.872
Minimum
monthly
service
charge,
domestic
10.130
10.721
Minimum
annual
service
charge,
domestic
101.151
107.287
nimum month) char e for Pu li A
Mi y g b c Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer
without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997: If the charge
based on the volume of water taken in a monthly billing period is Tess than $185.376
$196.035, the customer shall be billed $185.376,$196.035 unless a valid water supply
contract between the customer and City that was executed prior to January 1, 1997,
provides for a minimum annual payment. If a valid water supply contract between the
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customer and City executed prior to August 1, 2000, provides for a minimum annual
payment, the customer shall pay the minimum annual payment under the contract.
"(2) Monthly Volume Charges Per 1,000 Gallons
"a. Residential Rate
"1. Inside City Limits
" *Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"2. Outside City Limits
A1,
2005
to
July 31,
August 1,
2006
to
July 31,
2006
2007
2007
First 2,000
Gallons
Mini *
Minimum*
Minimum*
Next
13,000
Gallons
$350
$2.485
Next
15,000
Gallons
3.317
3.507
Next
20,000
Gallons
4.058
4.292
Over
50,000
Gallons
4.925
5.208
" *Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"2. Outside City Limits
August 1,
August 1,
2006
to
July 31,
2006
to
July 31,
2006
2007
First 2,000
Gallons
Mi-RiMUR1±
Minimum*
6
Next
13,000
Gallons
$- -4.925
$ 5.208
2095
to
July31,
Next
15,000
Gallons
4.925
5.208
2007
Next
20,000
Gallons
4.925
5.208
Next
13,000
Gallons
i
Over
50,000
Gallons
4.925
5.208
Next
85,000
I Gallons
F
" *Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"b. Commercial Rate
"1. Inside City Limits
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
August 1,
August 1,
2095
to
July31,
2006
to
July31,
2006
2007
First 2,000
Gallons
Vim*
Minimum*
Next
13,000
Gallons
i
$350
$ 2.485
Next
85,000
I Gallons
F
2.091
2.211
Next
II.', 900,000
Gallons
- -1.588
1.680
Over
1,000,000
Gallons
1.245
1.316
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
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"2. Outside City Limits
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"c. Reserved"
"d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates
"Treated water rates purchased by a public agency for resale are hereby
set as follows:
August 1,
August 1,
2-005
to
July31,
2006
to
July31,
2-006
2007
First 2,000
Gallons
Minimum *
Minimum* !
J
Next
13,000
Gallons
$- 5-1-26
$ 5.420
Next
85,000
Gallons
4.603
4.867
Next
900,000
Gallons
x-576
3.781
Over
1,000,000
Gallons
1.951
2.063
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"c. Reserved"
"d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates
"Treated water rates purchased by a public agency for resale are hereby
set as follows:
August 1,
August 1,
2005
to
July 31,
2006
to
July31,
2006
2007
First 2,000
Gallons
Minimum*.
Minimum*
J
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"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"e. Large Volume Customers
"A commercial customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of 10,000,000
gallons of treated water per month is considered a large volume customer.
Once a customer has elected to become a large volume customer, the
customer will be billed as a large volume customer until the customer
notifies the City and requests reclassification as a commercial customer in
writing. However, a commercial customer may not elect to become a
large volume customer more than once in any 12 month period.
"1. Inside City Limits
August 1.
August 1,
2006
2006
to
July 31,
to
July 31,
2006
2007
l,
Next
13,000
Gallons
$-270
$ 2.400
2007
Next
85,000
Gallons
2.031
2.147
Next
900,000
1 Gallons
1.527
1.614 1
Next
9,000,000
Gallons
1.205
1.274
Over
10,000,000
Gallons
0.781
0.829
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"e. Large Volume Customers
"A commercial customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of 10,000,000
gallons of treated water per month is considered a large volume customer.
Once a customer has elected to become a large volume customer, the
customer will be billed as a large volume customer until the customer
notifies the City and requests reclassification as a commercial customer in
writing. However, a commercial customer may not elect to become a
large volume customer more than once in any 12 month period.
"1. Inside City Limits
August 1,
August 1,
2006
2006
to
to
l,
July 31,
2006
2007
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First
M444111-L111212`
Minimum*
10,000,000
2006
to
July 31,
Gallons
2007
Each
$-0,82-5
$0.872
Additional
$-
$ 1.275
1,000
Gallon
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"2. Outside City Limits
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"f Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water Rates
"The rates for the purchase of untreated water purchased by a public
agency, which does not have a raw water supply contract with the City
executed after January 1,1997, is the average of the monthly raw water
cost adjustments, established under subsection (b) of this section, for the
period used to determine the composite cost of untreated water under the
City's current contract with the public agency.
"(b) Raw water cost adjustment (RWCA).
"In addition to the charges for the base rates for water service, established in subsection
(a) of this section, a separate charge for the costs of raw water, the RWCA, will be
added to each consumer's bill, except Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water
customers without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997. (A
Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer without a raw water supply
contract executed after January 1, 1997, will pay the lower of the composite cost, as
defined in its contract with the City or the rate for Public Agency for Resale Untreated
August 1,
August 1,
2005
to
l,
2006
to
July 31,
2006
2007
First
10,000,000
Gallons
Minin*
Minimum*
Each
Additional
1,000
Gallon
$-
$ 1.275
.206
"* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1).
"f Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water Rates
"The rates for the purchase of untreated water purchased by a public
agency, which does not have a raw water supply contract with the City
executed after January 1,1997, is the average of the monthly raw water
cost adjustments, established under subsection (b) of this section, for the
period used to determine the composite cost of untreated water under the
City's current contract with the public agency.
"(b) Raw water cost adjustment (RWCA).
"In addition to the charges for the base rates for water service, established in subsection
(a) of this section, a separate charge for the costs of raw water, the RWCA, will be
added to each consumer's bill, except Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water
customers without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997. (A
Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer without a raw water supply
contract executed after January 1, 1997, will pay the lower of the composite cost, as
defined in its contract with the City or the rate for Public Agency for Resale Untreated
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Water customers without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997,
specified in subsection (a)(2)f. of this section.) The RWCA will be based on projected
system -wide raw water sales. The RWCA will be calculated on an annual basis
according to the following procedures,
"(1) Use projected system -wide water sales based on historical consumption and
projected growth
"(2) Include the annual budgeted cost of debt service. Bond payments,
amortization of deferred losses on refundings, and other debt service costs shall
be applied to the RWCA in the same proportion as the raw water activities
proportion of the original bond proceeds.
"(3) Include budgeted expenditures for purchases of water.
"(4) Include purchases of water rights, amortized over the duration of the water
right agreement.
"(5) Budgeted expenditures for capital items shall be included as follows:
"a. The expense of acquiring a capital item that cost not more than
$100.000 shall be charged in the year in which it is acquired.
"b. The expense of acquiring a capital item that cost more than $100,000
shall be amortized over the number of years used to calculate
depreciation expenses, with the half -year convention used in the year of
acquisition
"(6) All operating and maintenance expenditures shall be charged based on
annual budgeted amounts. These expenditures include operation and
maintenance of dams, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, pumping stations, and related
interfund charges
"(7) All expenses for consultants, engineering, legal services, and administration
shall be charged based on annual budgeted amounts in the proportion to which
they apply to raw water issues.
"(8) Expenses related to the acquisition and transportation of emergency water
supplies shall be included in the RWCA for the following fiscal year, unless
foreseen and budgeted in advance, in which case they are included in the year
budgeted.
"(9) Miscellaneous revenues related to raw water activity, such as oil and gas
lease revenues and interest earned on debt service surety bonds, is applied as
an offset based on annual budgeted amounts.
"(10) At fiscal year end, determine the amount of over or under collections that have
resulted from differences between budgeted and actual expenses and offsetting
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revenues and the difference between projected and actual volume of water sold.
Use of overcollections to create and maintain a reserve to level out large fluctuations
in raw water charges is authorized. Apply this any remaining amount as an
adjustment to the following fiscal year's RWCA."
"(11) Apply the credit for levelized Choke Canyon debt payments to City rate-
payers' projected water consumption, and deduct from their RWCA. (The
escalating payment schedule on the Choke Canyon debt was levelized through
the creation of a reserve fund. In the initial years, payments greater than the
debt service were made, with the excess going into the reserve fund. This
excess was paid through a rate surcharge on ICL and OCL metered treated
water customers. Now that bond payments exceed the levelized payment
amount, the reserve fund is drawn on to make up the difference. Since only ICL
and OCL metered treated water customers participated in building the reserve
fund, the drawing on the reserve fund is only credited to the RWCA assessed
against ICL and OCL metered treated water customers.
"(c) Definitions.
"'Costs of raw water' is the total of all costs of acquiring, producing, storing,
conserving, and transporting untreated water from its source to the City's
treatment facility and all other points of diversion. These costs include, but are
not limited to, the costs of:
"Construction, including debt service , operation, and maintenance of dams and
reservoirs.
"Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of raw water
supply transmission pipelines.
"Construction. including debt service, operation, and maintenance of wells.
"Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of facilities
capable of converting wastewater effluent, salt water, and brackish ground water
into water suitable for municipal, industrial, or agricultural uses.
"Acquisition of new water supplies and water rights.
"Payments to the P.L. 104 -318 Alternative Water Supply Acquisition and
Facilities Construction Special Fund.
"Construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities to reduce water losses
from water resources due to evaporation or the release of water from a reservoir
due to the operation of law.
"Acquisition and transportation of emergency water supplies, including the costs
of transporting water by vessel or pipelines from other regions.
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"Water supply development and protection, including consultants' studies and
reports, investigations, legal fees, court costs, and any other costs related to the
development or protection of the water supply.
"Administrative costs, including overhead and the portion of the City's general
administrative costs applicable to the activities enumerated in this definition."
SECTION 2. The water rates established in Section 1 of this ordinance shall take effect
and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August 2006.
SECTION 3. Section 55 -61 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the
classification of customers and schedule of gas rates, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 55 -61. Classification of customers and schedules of rates.
"(a.) RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS:
"(1) Inside City Limits
"a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10)
!Monthly Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Meter Charge
$8-80
$1.00
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
8.757
8.757
Next 2 MCF
4.913
4.913
Next 7 MCF
-2 840
2.840
Next 5 MCF
2.479
Next 35 MCF
2.679
Next- 49-MCF
2.679
Alt over 50 MCF
1.905
-996
"Note: Rates do not include purchased aas ad
justment and sales tax, where applicable
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"b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10)
Monthly Consumption
August 1, 1
August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2896
2007
Meter Charge
,Meter Charge
$9-09
$1.00
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
First 1 MCF
!(Minimum Bill)
8
8.757
Next 2 MCF
5.508
Next 2 MCF
4.913
4.913
3.139
Next 5 MCF
-840
2.840
2.962
Nutt 2 MCF
1.426
All over 50 MCF
2.066
Next 28 MCF
1.390
Next-30-P1/44GF
1 .426
All 38 MCF
1.267
1.267
"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
"(2) Outside City Limits
"a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10)
Monthly Consumption
Auger
2005
August 1,
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Meter Charge
$8:80
$1.25
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
1 -0.806
10.805
Next 2 MCF
5.508
5.508
Next 7 MCF
3.139
-3-439
Next 40 MCF
2.962
2.962
All over 50 MCF
2.066
2.066
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"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
"b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10)
Monthly Consumption
August 1,
( August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2806
2007
Meter Charge
WOO
$1.25
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
10.805
10.805
Next 2 MCF
5.508
5.508
Next 5 MCF
39
3.139
-
Next 40 MCF
Next 30 MCF
1.
1.566
All over 38 MCF
1.347
1.347
Next 100 MCF
"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
"(b) GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS (commercial, industrial, & institutional) rates:
"(1) Inside City Limits
Monthly Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Meter Charge
WOG
$8.13
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
8.757
8.757
Next 2 MCF
4.913
4.913
Next 7 MCF
4.590
4.590
Next 40 MCF
4.415
4.415
Next 50 MCF
-1905
1.905
Next 100 MCF
1.588
1.588
Next 100 MCF
1.387
1.387
2005
2006 -
Next 700 MCF
1.327
1.327
2007
Next 1.000 MCF
1.147
1.147
Next 13,000 MCF
1.031
1.031
Allover 15,000 MCF
X.088
0.988
"Note: Rates do not include purchased aas ad
"(2) Outside City Limits
Monthly Consumption
August-1,
August 1,
2005
2006 -
July 31,
July 31,
2-006
2007
Meter Charge
$000
$10.16
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
40.806
10.805
Next 2 MCF
5.508
5.508
Next 7 MCF
5.172
5.172
Next 40 MCF
4.972
4.972
Next 50 MCF
2.066
2.066
Next 100 MCF
1.706
1.705
Next 100 MCF
1.487
1.487
Next 700 MCF
1.405
1.405
Next 1.000 MCF
1.147
1.147
Next 13,000 MCF
1.031
1.031
All over 15,000 MCF
0.988
0.988
"Note: Rates do not include purchased aas ad
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justment and sales tax, where applicable
justment and sales tax, where applicable
"(c) SEASONAL CUSTOMERS (partial year service) rates (all customers who have
requested a cutoff and re- connection at the same location or for services to the same
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premises, including increases or reductions of the same premises, and which cutoff was
not necessitated by reason of reconstruction of the building on the premises, shall be
classified as seasonal customers, and in lieu of the rates applicable to residential
customers, shall be charged and collected the following charge for gas furnished and
delivered to the meters by the Gas Department of the City):
"(1) Inside City Limits
Monthly Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
, Meter Charge
Meter Charge
$1.25
$0.00
$1.00
17.475
;First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
148
14.548
15.028
Next 2 MCF
156
13.156
7.082
7.082
Next 7 MCF
Next 30 MCF
6.246
6.246
Next 30 MCF
$276-7-9
2.679
2.066
All over 40 MCF
1.985
1.905
"Note: Rates do not include purchased pas ad
"(2) Outside City Limits
( Monthly Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
JuIy 3l,
2006
July 31,
2007
, Meter Charge
$0.00
$1.25
First 1 MCF
I(Mlnimum Bill)
17.475
17.475
Next 2 MCF
15.028
15.028
Next 7 MCF
7.082
7.082
Next 30 MCF
2.962
2.962
,All over 40 MCF
2.066
2.066
justment and sales tax, where applicable
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"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
"`(d) INCENTIVE AIR COOLING AND CONDITIONING RATE CUSTOMERS rates
(limited to customers using less than 15,000 MCF per month annual average. All
general rate customers that have installed total energy or have gas operated air cooling
and air conditioning equipment, or both, and have an average used in MCF per month
in the seven summer months that exceeds the five winter months in average use, when
inspected and approved by the Gas Department, who request in writing to be billed in
the summer months on the Summer Incentive Gas Rate Schedule starting with Cycle 11
in April and ending with the billing Cycle 10 in November shall be billed on the following
rate schedule):
"(1) Inside City Limits
Monthly
Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
Juiy -3-1 -:
2006
July 31,
2007
Meter Charge
$0.00
$8.13
!First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
8.56
8.756
Next 2 MCF
4.912
4.912
,Next 7 MCF
4.500
4.590
Next 40 MCF
3.368
3.358
Next 150 MCF
1.426
1.426
Next 300 MCF
1.327
1.327
Next 500 MCF
1.147
1.147
Next 14,000 MCF
1.031
1.031
All over 15,000 MCF
0.988
0.988
"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
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"(2) Outside City Limits
Monthly
Consumption
August 1,
August 1,
2005
2006 —
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Meter Charge
$0.00
$10.16
First 1 MCF
(Minimum Bill)
10.805
10.805
Next 2 MCF
5.508
5.508
Next 7 MCF
5.172
5.172
Next 40 MCF
3.776
3.776
Next 150 MCF
1.566
1.566
Next 300 MCF
1.405
1.405
Next 500 MCF
1.207
1.207
Next 14,000 MCF
14)-70
1.070
All over 15,000 MCF
0.988
0.988
"Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable
"(e) PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT. The rates in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)
of this section are subject to gas cost adjustments as follows: Rates will be adjusted
monthly by the City following the receipt of notice of the cost of gas from the supplier to
pass on to the consumer the full amount of such cost adjusted for pressure base and
gas loss & unaccounted -for factors. Additional fees and charges paid to the supplier,
which are necessary for the City to receive the gas, shall be included in the cost of gas.
Ali general rate customers, who consume over 15,000 MCF in one month, and who
receive gas from the City's distribution system at the same pressure base at which the
City receives the gas from its supplier (14.65 psi), shall be billed 2.05% less per MCF
for purchased gas adjustment than the General Customer Rate Schedule.
"(f) INTERRUPTIONS. Deliveries of gas to Commercial or Industrial customers may be
interrupted or curtailed in case of shortage, or threatened shortage, of gas supply from
any cause whatsoever, to conserve gas for residential and other human need
customers served hereunder, according to all mandatory orders of governmental
agencies having jurisdiction."
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SECTION 4 The gas rates established in Section 3 of this ordinance shall take effect and
be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August 2006.
SECTION 5 Section 55 -100 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the
classification of customers and schedule of wastewater rates, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 55 -100. Schedule.
"(a) The monthly charge to be paid by users of sewer service furnished by the City's
municipal sewer system. except as otherwise provided in Articles VII and XI of Chapter
55, shall be based on the amount of water used by the user according to the following
rates:
Classification
August 1,
August 1,
2005 to
2006 to
July 31,
July 31,
2006
2007
Inside City
Limits
One- family
minimum
monthly
I charge (first
2,000
gallons)
$ 16 .054 1
$ 16.977
Inside City
Limits
One- family
per 1,000
gallons over
2,000
$3,247
$3.433
Inside City
Limits
One - family
maximum
monthly
charge (Up
to 25,000
gallons)
90.735
95.952
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Classification
August17
2005 to
i August 1,
2006 to
July 31.
July 31,
2006
, 2007
Outside City
Limits
One-family
minimum
monthly
charge (first
2,000
gallons)
30.107
31.838
Outside City
Limits
One-family
: per 1,000
gallons over
2,000
6.088
6.438
Outside City
Limits
One-family
maximum
monthly
charge (Up
to 25,000
gallons)
$170.176
I $179.961
Inside City
Limits
Commercial
minimum
monthly
charge (first
2,000
gallons)
22.877
24.192
i
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Classification
August -7
2005 to
I, August 1,
1 2006 to
July 31,
July 31
2006
2007
Inside City
Limits
Commercial
j per 1,000
gallons over
" 2,000
2.434
2.573
Outside City
Limits
Commercial
minimum
monthly
charge (first
2,000
gallons)
45.756
48.386
Outside City
Limits
Commercial
per 1,000
gallons over
2,000
$4,874
$5.151
"(b) The amount of water used to compute the monthly bills to one family residential
customers shall be computed on the basis of the "winter average" or "interim average"
that is calculated under this subsection.
(1) Definitions
a. Winter Averaging Wastewater Charge Period -- the
period of water and wastewater service during the three
complete consecutive reading periods commencing on or
after December 1 of each year. Using the three complete
consecutive reading periods, the City shall establish monthly
wastewater service charges for customers based upon their
average monthly water consumption. The customer must
receive wastewater service at one location during the three
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consecutive reading periods in order to establish a "winter
average ".
b. Winter Average -- The monthly wastewater usage established
by the City of Corpus Christi during the "winter averaging
wastewater charge period ". This usage is the basis for monthly
billings which apply to service before and including July 31 of each
year. Billings which apply to service after July 31 will reflect
wastewater usages based on the previous "winter averaging
wastewater charge period ".
c. Interim Average -- The monthly wastewater usage
established by the City for individual customers who have
not established a "winter average ". The "interim average"
shall be recalculated each year based on the total "winter
average" consumption of all customers subject to winter
averaging divided by the number of winter averaging
customers, and shall be the basis for monthly billings until a
"winter average" as defined in subsection (b)(1)b. of this
section is established for the individual customer.
d. Service Area -- the geographic region served by the
City's wastewater system.
(2) Winter Average Criteria
a. "Winter Average" charges shall apply to one - family
residential customers only.
b. The "winter average" shall be based on a customer's
average water consumption for three complete consecutive
reading periods commencing with the customer's first
reading period on or after December 1 of each year.
c. The following method will be used to calculate a
customer's "winter average ".
1. Add the three winter months water
consumption to get total water consumption.
"2. Divide three month usage amount by 3 to
get winter average usage. Such winter
average usage shall be limited to a maximum
of 25,000 gallons.
"d. Using the winter average usage, apply the
applicable rates established in subsection (a) of this
section to calculate the customer's wastewater bill for
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each month until a new average is established (or
rates are changed.
"e. New and Relocating Customers; Adjustments
"1. Customers new to the service area, who
have not established a "winter average ", shall
be billed at the "interim average" rate.
"2. Customers who are relocating within the
service area, who established a "winter
average" at their previous address, shall be
billed at the "interim average" rate or their
"winter average" rate at the previous address,
whichever is less.
"3. Customers who are relocating within the
service, area, who have not established a
"winter average" at their previous address,
shall be billed at the "interim average" rate.
"4. When a customer experiences a
substantial increase in water or wastewater
usage from hidden water leaks in the plumbing
system during the winter average charge
period, and if the customer can produce proof
of repairs, the Director of Finance or the
Director's designee may adjust the wastewater
bill.
"(3) Administrative change in rates.
"a. Annually the City Manager shall calculate base revenues
from single - family residential wastewater customers. Base
revenues shall equal a three -year moving average of actual
revenues from single - family residential wastewater
customers, with each year's revenue adjusted for all actual
rate increases, which were implemented in subsequent
years. For this purpose, a year shall run from -June 1
through May 31.
"b. The City Manager shall annually, based upon the Winter
Average wastewater usage determined during the Winter
Averaging Wastewater Charge Period, adjust the rate in the
new fiscal year applied to each customer's winter average or
interim average so that the Adjusted Rate will produce an
amount equal to the base revenues.
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"(c) The rates established in subsection (a) of this section are based upon water
consumption for wastewater service customers with wastewater characteristics of 562
parts per million or Tess by weight of chemical oxygen demand index, 250 parts per
million or less by weight of biochemical oxygen demand index, and 250 parts per million
or less by weight of suspended solids index. If the wastewater characteristics exceed
any of these parameters shall pay an additional abnormal wastewater surcharges as
provided in Section 55- 148."
SECTION 6. The wastewater rates established in Section 5 of this ordinance shall take
effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August 2006.
SECTION 7. Section 55 -148 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the
schedule of values used to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharges. Section 55-
148(a)(6) and (8) shall read as follows.
"Sec. 55 -148. Fees.
"(a) Abnormal wastewater surcharge.
°'(6) Computations of each surcharge, as applicable, shall be based on
the following:
"S =V x 8.34 x X x (COD -562)
"S =V x 8.34 x Y x (BOD -250)
"S = V x 8.34 x Z x (TSS -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.
"X = Unit charge in dollars per pound for COD as established subdivision
(8) of this subsection.
"Y = Unit charge in dollars per pound for BOD as established in
subdivision (8) of this subsection.
"Z = Unit charge in dollars per pound for TSS as established in subdivision
(8) of this subsection.
"COD = Chemical oxygen demand strength index in parts per million by
weight, or mg /I.
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"BOD = Five -day biochemical oxygen demand strength index in parts per
million by weight, or mg /I.
"TSS = Total suspended solids strength index in parts per million by
weight, or mg /I.
"250 = Normal BOD and TSS strength in parts per million by weight, or
mg /I
"562 = Normal COD strength in parts per million by weight, or mg /I.
*
"(8) The values for X, Y, and Z used in subdivision (6) of this subsection to
determine the abnormal wastewater surcharge are:"
Value
August
1, 2005
August
1, 2006
to
July 31,
to
July 31,
2006
2007
X (unit
charge in
dollars per
pound of
COD)
$0-.0000
$0.0000 ,
Y (unit
charge in
dollars per
pound of
BOD)
0,2633
0.2784
Z (unit
charge in
dollars per
pound of
TSS)
0.1891 '
0.1999
j
SECTION 8. The values used to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharges
established in Section 7 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all
service provided on or after the first day of August 2006.
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SECTION 9. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision 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 10. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
That the foregoing ordinance was read
reading on this the !&1,/-` day of
r tha first time and passed to its second
, 2006, by the following vote:
Henry Garrett ■ Rex A. Kinnison
Brent Chesney John E. Marez
V
Melody Cooper Jesse Noyola
Jerry Garcia _ 4- Mark Scott
Bill Kelly
That the foregoing o finance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the (96+` day of ; 2006 by the following vote:
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Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 2-41;y day of
ATTEST
Rex A. Kinnison
John E. Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
Armando Chapa V
City Secretary
APPROVED: 3 day of July. 2006:
o
Lisa Aguilar '
Assistant City Attorney
for City Attorney
H : 'Garre
Mayor, The ity of Corpus Christi
State of Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ss: Ad # 5536975
PO #
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Sandra
Orum, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Legal
Sales Representative of the Corpus Christi Caller- Times, a daily newspaper
published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks. Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg,
Live Oak. Nueces Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that
the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the
annexed is a true cop\ , was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times and on
the World Wide Web on the Caller -Times Interactive on the 31ST day(s) of JULY,
2006.
X93.34
?Jetne/-6ec,
Legal Sales Representative
TWO (2 ) Time(s)
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date %%f We &
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
Michelle Cabrera
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on March 19, 2008.
p MICHELLE JOYCE CABRERA I
NA, OMMISSION EXPIRES i'„
Mardi 19, 2008
and
providing for
severance; previditig
for an effective
and providing for
ordi a i a. This
passed
by the
of tfis City
rise on its
on July
and
City
of Corpus
second
25, 2006.
/s! Armando Chapa
City Secretary
City of Cotpus Christi