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ORDINANCE NO. 15,235
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARTS OF SECTION 1(e) AND 2, OF ORDINANCE NO.
13,982, APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1981, FIXING RATES FOR SERVICES
RENDERED BY THE WASTEWATER UTILITY OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas:
Section 1. That Section 1,
and (2) of Ordinance No. 13,982 of
approved February 17, 1981, be
read as follows:
paragraph (e), subparagraphs (1)
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
and the same hereby is amended to
(e) The following rates shall be applied to the monthly water
consumption of each customer, as above determined, to
arrive at the monthly charge for each customer:
(1) Service Availability Charge (for the first 200 cu, ft.
of water consumed or fraction thereof)
Size of Water Meter Monthly Service Availability Charge
Finishing Water Inside City Limits Outside City Limits
5/8 inch
3.65
5.50
3/4 inch
7.30
10.95
1 inch
12.75
19.15
1 1/2 inch
25.50
38.25
2 inch
38.25
57.40
3 inch
76.45
114.70
4 inch
127.40
191.10
6 inch or larger
253.80
382.20
(2) Volumetric Charge (for water consumed in excess of
200 cu. ft.)
Volumetric Charge
volume of Water
Consumed Inside City Limits Outside City Limits
All over 200 cu. ft. $.73/100 cu. ft. $1.10 /100 cu. ft.
Section 2. Section 2 of Ordinance 13,982 of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, approved February 17, 1981, be and the same hereby
is amended to read as follows:
That the discharge of wastewaters having an excessive
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) or Total Suspended Solids Content
(TSS) or Oil and Grease (O &G) constitute an added expense in the
operation and maintenance of the Utility's treatment 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 11, for either parameter, and
excessive O &G is hereby defined as in excess of 100 mg /1, as
determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater ", latest edition. Said added charges shall
be 5.75 cents per pound of BOD in excess of 300 mg /1, 6.79 cents per
pound of TSS in excess of 300 mg /1, and 2.6 cents per pound of O &G
in excess of 100 mg /1. Added charge shall be computed separately
for BOD and TSS on the total discharge (consumption).
Section 3. That all Resolutions and Ordinances and parts
hereof in conflict therewith are hereby repealed, provided, however,
that all other parts of Ordinance No. 13,982 revising the procedure
for adjustment of sewer charges and establishing a period of
limitation, increasing industrial sewer rates and consolidating and
clarifying the existing ordinances fixing rates for all other
services rendered by the Wastewater Utility of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, adopted on February 17, 1981 shall in all respects
continue in full force and effect.
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Section 4. That the provisions of this ordinance are 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 5. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the
provisions of this Ordinance are necessary in order to remove a
hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the
City and can be obtained only by establishing the sewer charges
fixed in this Ordinance. It is therefore, declared that an
emergency exists and this Ordinance being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall
take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
PASSED: January 6 . 1987-
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City Clerk Jane Czech Mayor Lottie Shackelford