HomeMy WebLinkAbout15242ORDINANCE NO. 15,242
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,AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARTS OF SECTION 1(e) AND SECTION 2, OF
ORDINANCE NO. 13,982 APPROVED FEBRUARY 17, 1981, AS PREVIOUSLY
AMENDED BY ORDINANCES NUMBERS 14,303 and 15,235, FIXING RATES
FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE WASTEWATER UTILITY OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 14,303 APPROVED
SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 AND ORDINANCE NO. 15,235 APPROVED JANUARY 6,
1987; 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, Paragraph (e), Subparagraph (1)
and (2) of Ordinance No. 13,982 of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas approved February 17, 1981, as amended by Ordinance
No. 14,303 approved September 7, 1982 and Ordinance No. 15,235
approved January 6, 1987, be and the same hereby is amended to
read as follows:
"(e) Commencing February 6, 1987, 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
Furnishing Water Inside City Limits Outside City Limits
5/8 inch
3/4 inch
1 inch
1 1/2 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch or larger
3.65
5.50
7.30
10.95
12.75
19.15
25.50
38.25
38.25
57.40
76.45
114.70
127.40
191.10
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."
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Section 2. That 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:
"Section 2. 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 /1, 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. The Extra Strength Surcharge 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. The Extra Strength Surcharge shall
be computed separately for BOD, TSS and O &G on the total
discharge (consumption)."
Section 3. That all Resolutions and Ordinances and parts
thereof in conflict with Section 1 and 2 above, including
Ordinances No. 14,303 and 15,235 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.
Section 4. That the provisions of this Ordinance are
separable, and if a section, provision or phrase shall be
declared invalid, it shall not effect 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: February 3, 1987
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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