2012/10/31 Council Agenda Packet

1 ElIfErek V' ORDINANCE NO. An ORDINANCE establishing rates for Everett sewer service and surface water management, rates for water and filtration for inside and outside City customers, rates for wholesale master meters, and repealing Ordinance Nos. 3096-08 (EMC 14.04.020) and 3156-09 (EMC 14.16.710- 13). WHEREAS, Ordinance 3096-08 was adopted on September 24, 2008 establishing current sewer and surface water management rates for Everett sewer customers; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 3156-09 was adopted on November 25, 2009, establishing current water and filtration rates for Everett water customers; and WHEREAS,the 2012 cost of service study has been completed; and WHEREAS,the Washington State Department of Health has adopted Water Use Efficiency Rules that require all end users of municipal water systems with more than 1,000 connections to be metered; and WHEREAS, to cover the cost of service, a general rate increase is necessary to cover operations, maintenance and capital expenditures; and WHEREAS,the City Council fords that the charges herein are reasonable; NOW, THEREFORE,the City of Everett does ordain: Section 1: Effective January 1, 2013, and thereafter, service charges for the City of Everett sewer system are hereby fixed as follows: A. Single family residence: $48.00 per month (The monthly charge includes Surface Water Quality Protection and Enhancement and the current state utility tax.) B. For other than single family residence (multiple family residence, commercial, and industrial users,etc.)the rate shall be computed in accordance with the following formula: Sewer services charge per month=$5.333 per 100 cubic feet of metered water consumption (The monthly charge includes Surface Water Quality Protection and Enhancement and the current state utility tax.) The minimum monthly charge regardless of usage shall be $48.00 per month. C. Septage volume fees: $0.1919 per gallon of discharge 2