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Home My WebLink About13109K � a IRV .ti N 00 M M zs 0 v a� M r-i 0 A a� rd a� « ORDINANCE NO. 13,109 AN ORDINANCE FIXING RATES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE WASTEWATER UTILITY OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") owns and oper- ates a Wastewater Utility (the "Utility "); and WHEREAS, the City has undertaken the construction of extensions, better- ments, and improvements to the Utility (the "improvements "); and WHEREAS, the improvements include water pollution control facilities and the City is eligible for federal financial assistance under the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92 -500); and WHEREAS, permanent financing of the improvements is being obtained from federal grant funds and available City funds; and WHEREAS, the requirements of Public Law 92 -500 state that the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Utility be borne by each user in proportion to his usage; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. That the following monthly rates be, and they are hereby, fixed as rates to be charged for services furnished by the Wastewater Utility of the City, which rates the Board of Directors hereby find and declare to be reasonable and necessary minimum rates to be charged: (a.) The Sevier Committee shall compute separately for each customer (custorler 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 indi- rectly into the sevier system) the monthly water consumption of each cus%omer. (b) In the casF of customers obtaining water exclusively from the Little Rock Mu Little, Works, the computation shall be based upon the wai.er cor;su;nption records ofl' the Little Ruck: k1unic4al 6Jater i-ori;s. (c) Iii the case of customers obtaining water from sources otter than the Little Rock Municipal water tlorks, the Seuer Co!limittee shall determine the amount of watier obtained by such customers from other sources and the bOD -yl 10-4 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 ap- preciable quantity does not reach the sewer system, the Sewer Committee, upon application and a sufficient showing by any such customer, shall determine the quantity total water usage that shall be charged for and said computation shall be based upon that quantity. The burden of show- ing that an appreciable quantity of water usage does not reach the sewer rests with the property owner or customer. The Sewer Committee may require the installation of multiple water meters for customers whose total water consumption does not reach the sewer so that the quantity subject to a sewer charge may be billed and collected by means of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works' data processing facilities, utilized for this purpose. (e) The following rates shall be applied to the monthly water con- sumption of each customer, as above determined, to arrive at the monthly charge for each customer: (1) Service Availability Charge: Size of Water Meter Furnishing Water 5/8" 3/4" 1" Z 2" 311 4" 611 811 Service Availability Charge $ 1.60 3.20 5.50 11.00 17.00 34.00 55.00 110.00 175.00 (Said service availability charge includes usage of 200 cubic feet) 2 ) �'o i umetri c Charge: In addition to the service availability charge, the following rates shall apply for water consumed or discharge measured, whichever is p•i tc, in excess of 200 cubic feet per month: app— The next 1,800 cubic feet per month $0.30 per 100 cubic feet All over 2,000 cubic feet per month $0.20 per 100 cubic feet (3) Customers whose usage requires rendering of a bill by means other +Chr, , the Little Rock P "unicipal Water Works' data processing f��cili Lies shall service charge of ?_ per bill. 2 Section 2. That the discharge of wastewaters having an excess- ive Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) or Suspended Solids Content (SS) 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. Ex- cessive BOD and /or SS is hereby defined as in excess of 300 mg /1, for either parameter, as determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and.Wastewater ", latest edition. Said added charge shall be 2t per 100 cubic feet per unit or fraction of 300 mg /l excessive BOD and 3¢ per 100 cubic feet per unit or fraction of 300 mg /1 excessive SS. Added charge shall be computed separately for BOD and SS on the total discharge (consumption). Section 3. That the revenues resulting from the above men- tioned charges shall be allocated as follows: (a) Funds allocation and funds flow shall be as determined in Ordinance 11,695, passed December 20, 1965, and Ordinance 12,632, passed April 4, 1972, said ordinances being the Revenue Bond Indenture Ordinan- ces of the February 1, 1966, and June 1, 1972, Sewer Revenue Bond Issues respectively. (b) It is estimated that for the calendar year 1976 of the total sewer charges paid by each customer discharging into the sewer system, 18.2¢ per 100 cubic feet on the customer's total discharge and all ex- cessive BOD and SS charges assessed as set forth in Section 2 represent this customer's proportionate share of the total cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of the system. It is acknowledged that the specific accounting of this proportionate share of operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for each customer's monthly charge would be an unneccessary administrative effort for the Utility, but the information is available to the Utility to accurately estimate this amount on an annual basis. It is therefore understood that the budgetary aNprupri aii on by the Sewer Coiimi ttee of the City of L1 t C e Kock, Arkansas, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1176, is $1,596,635 for operation, maintenance, and replacement expenses and the monthly deposits to the Sewer Operation and Maintenance Funs; and Sewer Depreciation Fund required 3 by the Revenue Bond Indenture Issues mentioned above shall be increments of this budget plus amounts sufficient for non - operation and maintenance administrative expenses as may be incurred by the Utility. Section 4. That all bills for sewer service shall be rendered monthly. Under the provisions of Ark. Stat. Ann. X19 -4113 (Repl. 1968), a lien is fixed upon the land for any unpaid sewer charge even though the use of the sewer system is by a tenant or lessee instead of the owner and, if any sewer charge is not paid within thirty (30) days after same is due, suit shall be brought to enforce the lien and to collect the amount due, together with a 10% penalty and a reasonable attorney's fee. Section 5. That, if in the judgement of the Sewer Committee, sufficient excess capacity in the Utility's trunk sewers and treatment facilities exists and the best interests of the City are served, sewer service may be extended to customers outside the city limits of the City, provided that voluntary annexation of the properties so served to the City is not legally possible. Customers outside the city limits receiv- ing sewer service shall pay charges equal to one and one -half (12) the charges set forth in Sections 1 and 2. Section 6. 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 7. That all resolutions and ordinances and parts there- of in conflict, herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the proper operation, maintenance, and continued improvement of the waste- water collection and treatment facilities of the City are necessary to prevent a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare of the inha- bitants of the City and that these objectives can only be obtained by establishing the sewer charges fixed in this Ordinance. rHJ ATT