Ord 583ORDINANCE NO. 583
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA AMENDING
SECTION 13.03.010 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE, SCHEDULE OF SEWER
SERVICE CHARGES, AND ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provid
to citizens of Poway; and
tak
WHEREAS, the City has a user charge system based on war
~ both quantity and quality of a .;le; and
:)tion and which
WHEREAS, a bimonthly service charge is established which I -1
with :1 a portion of the fixed :1 with ' ' ~3 the capacity of
the City's sewer system; and
WHEREAS ' ;lie-family residential :lity charge is established,
which includes the bimonthly sewer service charge for single-family Single-family
residential assigned a commodity charge tier each year based on 85 percent of
their three-year average of lowest winter water use; and
WHEREAS, a variable sewer commodity rate is established for multifamily and mobile
h The variable commodity charge is based on 85 pement of the water through the
I a separate landscal: If a separate landscape meter does not exist,
the variable commodity charge is based on 75 percent of the water through the war
WHEREAS, a variable sewer commodity rate is established for all non-residential
based uF ~ estimated sewage strength of the user. The variable
commodity charge is based on 90 percent of the water through the meter for the five categories of
users. The variable commodity charge for the special industrial based
Ul: '.;Ined percentage of water through the meter; and
WHEREAS, a variable sewer commodity rate is established for schools. The variable
commodity charge is based on a per-student-per-day I. The per-student-per-day
I is derived from dividing the student count into the March/April ~)tion for
the previous year; and
WHEREAS, a variable Jity rate is established for churches. The variable
commodity charge is based upon an assigned percentage of water through the meter. The
percentage is based on the averag for the prior ~ 3ared to the total annual
average for the church; and
WHEREAS, the variabl :lity charge adopted herein shall be imposed on the
basis of the established percentages of the amount of water through th The fee or
charge is not imposed upon real property or upon a p ':lent of property ownership.
A y red ':1 the fee by reducing or discontinuing use; and
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WHEREAS, the City has pumping charges for established
WHEREAS, the City has a delinquency fee and other noted fees.
and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a schedule of bimonthly larges is hereby established for all
billed beginning the first full billing cycle after July 1,2003:
Schedule of Bimonthly Sewer Service Charges
All lall pay a bimonthly b
service based upon follows:
large effective 7/1/03 for
Meter Size:
Single Family* $ 9.59 $ 3.00 $12.59
5/8 inch and 3/4 inch 11.36 4.50 15.86
1-inch 14.89 7.50 22.39
1-1/2-inch 23.72 15.00 38.72
2-inch 34.33 24.00 58.33
3-inch 62.60 48.00 110.60
4-inch 94.40 75.00 169.40
6-inch 218.09 180.00 398.09
8-inch 288.76 240.00 528.76
10-inch 430.12 360.00 790.12
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Commodity Rate - Single-Family Residential
All single-family residential 3all pay a bimonthly
charge effective 7/1/03 as follows:
" fiat commodity
Tier Water Use
Tier 1 0-5 HCF) $9.59 $3.00 $17.20 $29.79
Tier2 6-12 HCF) 9.59 3.00 31.95 44.54
Tier 3 13-19 HCF 9.59 3.00 49.15 61.74
Tier 4 20-26 HCF 9.59 3.00 54.07 66.66
Tier 5 27-37 HCF 9.59 3.00 63.90 76.49
Tier 6 38-50 HCF 9.59 3.00 73.73 86.32
Tier7 51+ HCF) 9.59 3.00 81.10 93.69
Single-family '..3ned a commodity charge tier each year based on 85% of
'heir three-year average of lowest winter water use.
N in single-family residential, and cone ' ' ~ townhouse with separate
master landscal: ';]ned a tier based on their first period of consumption not-
'o-exceed Tier 3. They will remain at this tier until they establish th :er use.
Single-family Ih less than a three-year history will b ,I based on the
lowest winter war ;]e for any year th has a history at the property.
Commodity Rate - Multifamily, Mobile Home, Nonresidential
All multifamily, mobile home, nonresidential and institutional 3all pay a
bimonthly variable commodity :imated sewer flow effective 7/1/03 as follows:
Multif
Estimated sewer flow based on 85% of
(75% if a s~ t~ Il dsca
bimonthly
ter does not exist)
$2.54
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Nonresidential Customers
Estimated sewer flow based on 90% of bimonthly
water usage:
General C
Medium-Low
Medium
Medium-High
High
Light Industry
Photo/Printer
Special Industrial Users -The Director of Administrative Services is
hereby authorized to determine the percentage of water flow
based on actual discharge to the sewer s~ ' ':lenced by
data supplied by the user, and classified per the currently
approved water and sewer rate study.
$2.54
2.94
3.47
4.48
5.90
2.67
2.94
Institutional
Churches--Estimated sewer flow based on calculated
percentage of bimonthly water usage.
$2.54
Schools--Estimated sewer flow based
student per day.
-I flow per
$2.54
All ~ :1 by pump stations (including the
Rancho Bernardo Pump Station) will be charged $1.93/month surcharge for each pump station
utilized. This surcharge may be adjusted by the City no more than once bimonthly to offset actual
energy costs.
Upon change of ownership, sewer charges will be prorated on a 60-day billing period basis
between old and
A delinquency fee of 10 percent of the unpaid balance or $50, whichever is less, shall be charged
on all accounts that remain unpaid for more than 30 days.
A fee of $25 shall be charged f :1 checks and automatic payments.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after
the date of its passage; and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, it shall be
published once with th = members voting for and against th the Poway News
Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Poway.
Introduced and first read at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway held
on the 24th day of June 2003 and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a reg ' ~ of
said City Council held on the 8th day of July 2003, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: EMERY, GOLDBY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ATTEST:
nne Peoples, City Clerk