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ORDINANCE NO: 16, 456
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF SEWER RATES FOR
THE LITTLE ROCK WASTEWATER UTILITY WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1993, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 13,982
(APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1981), ORDINANCE NO. 16,018
(APPROVED MARCH 5, 1991), AND ORDINANCE NO. 16,080
(APPROVED AUGUST 6, 1991), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the authority to operate and maintain the Little Rock
Wastewater Utility is vested in the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer
Committee (the "Sewer Committee "), but the authority to establish
sewer rates is vested in the Board of Directors of the City, and
the Sewer Committee has determined and recommended to the City
Board of Directors that the rates herein set forth should be duly
adopted by ordinance pursuant to law; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that the rates estab-
lished herein are adequate to pay the principal of and the interest
on sewer revenue bonds, to make payments into the sewer revenue
bonds sinking fund, to provide an adequate depreciation fund and to
provide the Little Rock Wastewater Utility's estimated cost of
operating and maintaining the sewer system, including the cost of
improvements; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of the comprehensive rate study performed
in 1990, and thereafter supplemented in 1993, the need for an
adjustment of rates was determined and the Sewer Committee has
requested the adoption of rates reflected herein and has stated
that the adjustments are necessary to cover the cost of the
foregoing items herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY:
Section 1. That the following monthly rates are hereby
established as rates to be charged for services furnished by the
Utility, which rates the Board of Directors hereby find and declare
to be reasonable and necessary minimum rates to be charged;
(a) The Sewer Committee shall compute separately for each
customer (customer being hereby defined as any landowner whose
buildings or premises are connected with and use the sewer system
or otherwise discharge sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or
other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the sewer system)
the monthly water consumption of each customer.
(b) In case of customers obtaining water exclusively from the
Little Rock Municipal Water Works, the computation shall be based
upon the water consumption records of the Little Rock Municipal
Water Works.
(c) In the case of customers obtaining water from sources
other than the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, the Sewer
Committee shall determine the amount of water obtained by such
customers from other sources and the amount so determined shall be
used (together with the amount reflected by the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works' records, if any said customer also obtained
water from the Little Rock Municipal Water Works) in making the
computation.
(d) In the case of customers whose water use is such that an
appreciable quantity does not reach the sewer system, then the
customer may be permitted by the Utility, upon written request to
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the Utility, to have a meter installed for the purpose of determin-
ing the amount of such quantity not reaching the sewer system,
provided, however, the meter shall be inspected and approved by the
Utility. Upon written application to the Sewer Committee, if a
customer can show by such an approved and inspected meter that an
appreciable quantity of the water used by the customer did not
reach the sewer system, then the computation upon which that
customer's sewage charge is based shall be adjusted and determined
in accordance with the measurement as indicated by the meter, but
the burden of showing that an appreciable quantity of water usage
does not reach the sewer system shall be upon the customer, and in
no event shall the customer be entitled to any adjustment for such
water usage beyond twelve months from the date of the written
application to the Sewer Committee.
In the case of water used for irrigation or lawn sprinkling
purposes, the customer shall have an additional service meter
installed by the Little Rock Municipal Water Works to deliver the
water in such a way that the water is billed separately without a
sewer charge being computed.
(e) The following rates shall be effective September 1, 1993
and shall be applied to the monthly water consumption of each
customer, as above determined, to arrive at the monthly charge for
each customer:
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(1) Service Availability Charge
Size Water Meter
Furnishing Water Inside City Limits
5/811 $ 2.57
3/410 $ 3.85
jig $ 6.42
1 1/2" $ 12.84
2" $ 20.55
31' $ 38.53
41' $ 64.22
6" or larger $128.45
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Outside City Limits
$ 3.86
$ 5.78
$ 9.63
$ 19.26
$ 30.83
$ 57.80
$ 96.33
$192.68
(2) Volumetric Charge (for all water consumed)
Volume of Water
Consumed Inside City Limits Outside City Limits
Per 100 cu. ft. $1.31 $1.97
(3) Billing Charge Customers whose usage requires
rendering a bill by means other than the Municipal Water Works'
Data Processing Facilities shall pay a service charge of $2.00 per
bill in addition to all other charges.
(4) Delinquent Accounts All accounts for sewer
service not paid within thirty (30) days of the billing date shall
bear interest at the maximum rate permitted by law until paid in
full.
Section 2. The following rates for extra strength charges
and Liquid Waste Haulers are also established as rates which the
Board of Directors further find and declare to be reasonable and
minimum rates to be charged:
(a) The discharge of wastewaters having an excessive
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) or Total Suspended Solids Content
(TSS) or Oil and Grease Content (O &G) constitute an added expense
in the operation and maintenance of the Utility's treatment
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facilities and should be accompanied by payment of an Extra
Strength Surcharge to compensate for this added expense. Excessive
BOD and /or TSS is hereby defined as in excess of 300 mg /1, for
either parameter, and excessive O &G is hereby defined as in excess
of 100 mg /l, as determined in accordance with 'Standard Methods for
the Examination of Water and Wastewater', latest edition. The
Extra Strength Surcharge shall be 9.20 cents per pound of BOD in
excess of 300 mg /1, 8.83 cents per pound of TSS in excess of 300
mg /1, and 4.70 cents per pound of O &G in excess of 100 mg /1. The
Extra Strength Surcharge shall be computed separately for BOD, TSS
and O &G on the total discharge (consumption).
(b) There shall be a charge paid on all liquid waste
delivered to Adams Field Treatment Plant which is discharged into
the sewer system at the Plant, as follows:
Cost Base <500 Gal. 501 -3000 Gal. 3000+ Gal.
Charge $10.00 $15.00 $30.00
Section 3. All bills for sewer service shall be rendered
monthly. Under the provisions of A.C.A. § 14- 235 -223, if any sewer
charge is not paid within thirty (30) days after same is due, suit
may be brought to collect the amount due, together with a 10%
penalty and a reasonable attorney's fee.
Section 4. Each user of the sewer system shall be
notified, at least annually by publication in a newspaper having
wide circulation in Pulaski County, Arkansas, in conjunction with
a regular bill, of the rate and the portion of the user charges
which are attributable to waste water treatment services, in
compliance with 40 C.F.R.§ 35.929 -2(f).
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Section 5. *at the provisions of tFiis Ordinance are J '7
separable and, if a section, provision, or phrase shall be declared
invalid, it shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
Ordinance.
Section 6. That all resolutions and ordinances and parts
thereof in conflict with this ordinance including Ordinance No.
13,982 (approved February 19, 1981), Ordinance No. 16,018 (approved
March 5, 1991) and Ordinance No. 16,080 (approved August 6, 1991)
are repealed at the effective date of this Ordinance which is
September 1, 1993.
Section 7. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that
the proper operation, maintenance, and continued improvement of the
wastewater collection and treatment facilities of the City are
necessary to prevent a hazard to the public health, safety and
welfare of the inhabitants of the City and, therefore, this
Ordinance shall take effect on September 1, 1993; and, until that
date, Ordinance No. 13,982, Ordinance No. 16,018 and Ordinance No.
16,080 shall remain in full force and effect.
PASSED:
July 6, 1993
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK A6BBIE HANCOCK
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MAYOR IM DAILEY