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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2291 08-16-2021 ORDINANCE NO. 2291 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EULESS, CHAPTER 30, "FEES", SECTION 30-35, "WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE—MONTHLY RATES," SUBSECTION (4), "RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE — VOLUME CHARGE PER 1,000 GALLONS," SECTION 30-37, "MONITORED GROUP CLASS"; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas, purchases water from the Trinity River Authority and sends wastewater to the Trinity River Authority for treatment; and WHEREAS, the Trinity River Authority periodically raises the rate it charges the user cities for these services; and WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board's Best Management Practices for Water Utilities discourages the inefficient use or waste of water; and WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board's Best Management Practices for Water Utilities encourages water conservation through the adoption of conservation pricing structures which include increasing unit pricing with increased consumption, base rates, and excess use rates; and WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas, finds it necessary to adjust the rates charged to the consumers and encourage water conservation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Chapter 30, "Fees", Section 30-35, "Water and wastewater service — monthy rates," Subsection (4) "Reclaimed water service —Volume charge per 1,000 gallons," be amended to hereafter be and read in its entirety as follows: Section 30-35. Water and Wastewater service— monthly rates. (4) Reclaimed water service —Volume Charge per 1,000 gallons. The monthly volume charge for water service is as follows: (A) Non-boosted: Total consumption $2.07 per 1,000/gallons (B) Boosted: 0 — 8,000 gallons $4.65 per 1,000/gallons 9,000 — 15,000 gallons $4.85 per 1,000/gallons 16,000 — 35,000 gallons $5.30 per 1,000/gallons Over 35,000 gallons $5.81 per 1,000/gallons (C) Construction and Gas Well Meters: Total consumption $9.12 per 1,000/gallons SECTION 2. Chapter 30, "Fees", Section 30-37, "Monitored Group Class", be amended to hereafter be and read in its entirety as follows: Section 30-37. Monitored group class. Customer monthly service charge $11.00 Volume charge per 1,000 gallons BOD $4.34 Strength charge, per pound of BOD $0.09237 TSS per pound of suspended solids $0.13058 Monitoring charge 100% of cost to city SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. That applicable chapters of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. Ordinance No. 2291, Page 2 of 3 SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and the rates adopted herein shall be effective with bill dates beginning on or after November 1, 2021, and as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND APPROVED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on August 16, 2021, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED:29-M42,, ,,,-/, artin, Ma L,.....„ Mayor y �ATTEST: _ Sutter, RMC, CMC, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Th, ( ' Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney Ordinance No. 2291, Page 3 of 3