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Home My WebLink About4718 Ordinance - Amending PMC 3.35.160 Water Utility Billing Rates 10-Inch PipesOrdinance – Amending PMC 3.35.160 – 10” Water Line Rate - 1 ORDINANCE NO. 4718 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.35.160 WATER UTILITY, ADJUSTING THE WATER UTILITY BILLING RATES TO INCLUDE A TEN INCH WATER LINE RATE. WHEREAS, Pasco Municipal Code (PMC) Section 3.35.160 contains numerous charges including, but not limited to, Water Utility billing monthly base fees and Water system capital expansion/replacement charges; and WHEREAS, the Water Utility base fee is recurring, which is the basis for the customer’s monthly bill; and WHEREAS, Water system capital expansion/replacement charge is a one-time fee and is charged to all properties at the time of connection; and WHEREAS, the current PMC provides base fees up to meters 8-inch in size while the Water system capital expansion/replacement charge provides a cost for up to meters 10-inch in size; and WHEREAS, the City has the ability to allow the connection of a 10-inch meter but no avenue to assess the monthly bill; and WHEREAS, an overall rate study for all meter sizes was completed in 2021, which was the basis for escalating rate changes for years 2022 through 2026 and was considered and passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco on November 22, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington has determined that certain amendments regarding Water User Fee are necessary. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 3.35.160 entitled “Water utility effective January 1, 2022,” of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows: 3.35.160 Water utility effective January 1, 2022. Fee/Charge Reference 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Inside city: Consumption – per 100 cubic feet: Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.160 – 10” Water Line Rate - 2 Fee/Charge Reference 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Residential/commercial $0.88 $0.94 $1.00 $1.07 $1.12 $1.18 13.20.050 Bulk – per 1,000 gallons $1.45 $1.54 $1.64 $1.75 $1.84 $1.93 13.20.080 Residential – single- family base fees: 3/4 and 5/8 inch – per month $20.55 $21.89 $23.31 $24.83 $26.07 $27.37 13.20.020 1 inch – per month $30.81 $32.82 $34.95 $37.22 $39.08 $41.03 13.20.020 Senior reduced/low income: 3/4 and 5/8 inch – per month $6.83 $7.27 $7.74 $8.24 $8.65 $9.08 3.65.150 1 inch – per month $10.30 $10.97 $11.68 $12.44 $13.06 $13.71 3.65.150 Commercial – base fees: 3/4 inch – per month $28.97 $30.85 $32.86 $35.00 $36.75 $38.59 13.20.030 1 inch – per month $42.37 $45.12 $48.05 $51.17 $53.73 $56.42 13.20.030 1-1/2 inch – per month $81.60 $86.90 $92.55 $98.57 $103.50 $108.68 13.20.030 2 inch – per month $130.86 $139.37 $148.43 $158.08 $165.98 $174.28 13.20.030 3 inch – per month $178.74 $190.36 $202.73 $215.91 $226.71 $238.05 13.20.030 4 inch – per month $257.54 $274.28 $292.11 $311.10 $326.66 $342.99 13.20.030 6 inch – per month $402.01 $428.14 $455.97 $485.61 $509.89 $535.38 13.20.030 8 inch – per month $557.10 $593.31 $631.88 $672.95 $706.60 $741.93 13.20.030 10 inch – per month $967.36 $1,015.73 $1,066.52 13.20.030 Fee/Charge Reference Outside City; effective 11/1/02: Consumption – per 100 cubic feet: Residential/commercial 90% surcharge 13.20.090 Bulk – per 1,000 gallons 90% surcharge 13.20.090 Residential – single-family base fees: 3/4 and 5/8 inch – per month 90% surcharge 13.20.090 1 inch – per month 90% surcharge 13.20.090 Senior reduced/low income 90% surcharge 13.20.090 Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.160 – 10” Water Line Rate - 3 Fee/Charge Reference Commercial – base fees: All sizes 90% surcharge 13.20.090 Fee/Charge Reference Fire hydrants: Meter rental: Refundable deposit Not to exceed 110% of Cost, as determined by the Director of Finance 13.20.080 Nonrefundable removal fee $30.00 13.20.080 Monthly base rental fee $62.00 Late payment and not returning meter after 48 hrs. (per day) $50.00 Hydrant rental – outside corporate limits, per year $20.00 13.20.070 Charges for water meters and services: Meter and service costs equal to average cost to City based on prior year 13.45.010 Move meter for owner Cost + 15% 13.30.060 Change meter size Cost + 15% 13.30.050 Water system capital expansion/replacement charges Inside City limits: 3/4-inch meter $360.00 13.25.010 1-inch meter $601.00 13.25.010 1-1/2-inch meter $1,198 13.25.010 2-inch meter $1,918 13.25.010 3-inch meter $3,599 13.25.010 Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.160 – 10” Water Line Rate - 4 Fee/Charge Reference 4-inch meter $5,999 13.25.010 6-inch meter $11,995 13.25.010 8-inch meter $19,192 13.25.010 10-inch meter $27,591 13.25.010 Outside City limits: 3/4 – 10-inch meter 90% surcharge 13.25.020 Front footage (per foot): Residential: In and out City limits $20.00 13.45.020 Commercial: In and out City limits $25.00 13.45.020 Square Footage (per sq. ft.): Residential: In and out City limits $0.0388 13.45.020 Commercial: In and out City limits $0.0426 13.45.020 Water rights acquisition fee – per acre foot $4,150.00 13.45.060(2) 21.05.120(2) Base water rights acquisition fee – per residential (unit $4,150.00 per acre foot x potable use factor .30) $1,245.00 13.15.030(1) Potable water irrigation fee (no irrigation water available) Equal to 50% of the area of the lot or parcel to be served expressed in acres or portion of acres x 3.5- acre feet of water x $4,150.00 (per 13.15.030(1) Ordinance – Amending PMC 3.35.160 – 10” Water Line Rate - 5 Fee/Charge Reference acre foot) Water rights transfer fee $1,000.00 13.15.030(5) [Ord. 4701A § 11, 2023, Ord. 4561 § 1, 2021; Ord. 4406 § 2, 2018; Ord. 4252, 2015; Ord. 4160, 2014; Ord. 4139, 2014; Ord. 3961, 2010; Ord. 3827, 2007; Ord. 3693 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3655, 2004; Ord. 3610, 2003; Ord. 3575, 2002; Ord. 3553, 2002; Ord. 3543, 2002; Code 1970 § 3.07.160.] Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this Ordinance. Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after approval, passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 1st day of July, 2024. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________ Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC City Attorneys _____________________________ David Milne Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: _____________________________ Krystle Shanks, CMC Deputy City Clerk Published: Sunday, July 7, 2024