HomeMy WebLinkAbout0690 OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE. AMENDING ORDINANCE NO,. 625 AND.BEING AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AND -CHANGING CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY
OF PASCO,,-WASHINGTON ESTABLISHING.PENALTIES FOR THE,NON-PAYMENT
OF WATER'CHARGES: PAVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF DEPOSITS WITH THE
WATER MANAGER AS SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF.WATER CHARGES AND REPEAL
,ING ALL ORDINANCES AND,PARTS OF.ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH:
BE IT ORDAINED BY.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE.CITY.OF PASCO:
Section la, From and after the effective date.of this ordinances"
Section 2-A of Ordinance No. 625 shall read, as follows:
Each family unit shall pay a minimum Disposal Plant charge of
$1.00.per month. Commercial accounts to pay,.a.minimum charge of
$1,00 per month .for 500 cu. ft. or less. Water iused .in excess of
500 cu. ft. shall carry an additional disposal plant charge of .030
per 100 c•a ft®
Commercial users having a lawn of 19000 sq. ft. -or more shall
pay .050 per 100 cu. ft. for 'all water used. -in excess of their aver-
age -wirnter consumption. .(From met'er' reading in' October. to meter read-
ing in March) The.3 cents per 100 cu...ft. disposal plant charge shall
not apply.:to water used for irrigation -.•or lawn sprinkling,
Section 2. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 625 shall hereafter read
as follows
For commercial units, the same rates shall apply,sexcept.commer-
cial and residential users may appeal to the City.Council when an
apparent'inequality.exists;'and'.the Council.may.then adjust such
rates and other problems as they.appear.. All money.so.collected shall
be placed in a sewage -disposal fund@
Section 3. From and after the effective date of this .•ordinance,
Section 5 of Ordinance No.. 625 shall read as follows,,
To raise an 'estimated $25s000'.00' annually necessary -for, interests.
bond redemption and operation of,water filtration plants:,•the follow
ing water i°ate schedule shall apply:
0 2 s
5/84t 3/4" meters --12.00 r° meters .:.� 86x00
lot 49 2.50 `t 99 QQ 8.00
AP 9t t9 .•40 •• •'
1 ' 1/2 3 �.5 6 . 12 ..00
49 t6 n x,•.
2 a2 O 95 "GOeOIi
Commercial rate subject to above riinimup on 500•..cu. ft. or. '.less,
500 cu,. ft. or less. per 100 cup ftp'
newt 3,, 500 cu*t. m 20 c9 A9 99.
next 61,000 cox. f t A. .10tb tt Po is
All over 10'000 can ft. 0.05 4i ,r. t9 9r
Irrigation rate. shall read,o
'Subject, td the. above meter minimum and: following mates set, f(O�thy
shall be app cable to residential water users the entire year,
Next 500
ft, or less �> .40 per 100. cu. ftv•..
dY eR 4i 5t�0 t,°j� • f F, e.. o 2 0 e4 Yb to AP •
All over 1.9000 cu'r. f t @ 05
Section Via..: Vroii and after the eff e • tive date_of this 'ordinance y ;
all. hater bills `shall be .due. ,and .payable on or before the first of • every
month.: If . the bill. is not paid -by tYi� �Oth of the month 'during yh'ich
such payment is,. due 9'' the grater shall be turned ' off by the 1,,kLter Manager
and remain turned off until such , bill, together with'a . ga2000' turn-off
water
charges is paid, Should the water snot :be shut .bff . by x6/supeY'1Ylte%1--
dent follotiing non-payment .of the bi11 by the`20th of. the `Months . then
there shall be levied anal ' assessed. agains the. water user ,a x}2.00
penalty charge for the non-payment of such bill.�
Any water users property :.oirner or occupant who has had grater turned
off for non-payment of water chargesq shall be required to pmst a
minimum deposit of lq.009 or such an amount as the watersuperintendent
may requires not exceeding an -'amount equal to a' two months � -water bill..
This deposit shall be_ made with , the City Treasurer. There '.shall also
be,required a ;,10,00 'minimum deposit .to be paid. at the time. of connee�;
tign to a taater �main9 and all applicahts for grater .service irithin. the
City of Pasco from and after the effective date. -df .this.,6kdU:nanCe
shall pay or provide such a deposit at . the tim of m,kUt Y a4)plication
for grater service.. All, deposits now being field by; the City Treasurer
shall remain credited • to. the ' acct3unt of Lh Crater users in �anose name
the account; now stands,p,...