Ord 622
ORDINANCE NO. 622
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 provides sewer service to citizens of Poway; and
WHEREAS, the City has a user charge system based on water consumption and which
takes into account both quantity and quality of a customer's sewage; and
WHEREAS, a bimonthly service charge is established which recovers all costs associated
with customer service and a portion of the fixed costs associated with maintaining the capacity of
the City's sewer system; and
WHEREAS, a seven-tier, single-family residential sewer commodity charge is established,
which includes the bimonthly sewer service charge for single-family customers. Single-family
residential customers are 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
home customers. The variable commodity charge is based on 85 percent of the water through the
water meter if a separate landscape meter exists. If a separate landscape meter does not exist,
the variable commodity charge is based on 75 percent of the water through the water meter; and
WHEREAS, a variable sewer commodity rate is established for all non-residential
customers based upon customer class and 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
commercial users. The variable commodity charge for the special industrial user class is based
upon an assigned 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 water use amount. The per-student-per-day
use amount is derived from dividing the student count into the March/April water consumption for
the previous year; and
WHEREAS, a variable sewer commodity 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 average winter use for the prior year as compared to the total annual
average for the church; and
WHEREAS, the variable sewer commodity charge adopted herein shall be imposed on the
basis of the established percentages of the amount of water through the water meter. The fee or
charge is not imposed upon real property or upon a person as an incident of property ownership.
A customer may reduce or avoid the fee by reducing or discontinuing use; and
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WHEREAS, the City has pumping charges for established service areas; and
WHEREAS, the City has a delinquency fee and other noted fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POW A Y DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a schedule of bimonthly sewer service charges is hereby established for all
sewer services billed beginning the first full billing cycle after July 1, 2005:
Schedule of Bimonthly Sewer Service Charges
All sewer customers shall pay a bimonthly basic sewer service charge effective 7/1/05 for
service based upon meter size as follows:
Meter Size:
Single Family' $ 12.02 $ 3.00 $ 15.02
5/8 inch and 3/4 inch 15.10 4.50 19.60
1-inch 19.20 7.50 26.70
1-1/2-inch 29.45 15.00 44.45
2-inch 41.76 24.00 65.76
3-inch 74.57 48.00 122.57
4-inch 111.49 75.00 186.49
6-inch 255.05 180.00 435.05
8-inch 337.09 240.00 577.09
lO-inch 501.16 360.00 861.16
*A universal class has been established for sewer bimonthly service charge for all single-family residential users
based on a 5/B-inch meter. All other classes of residential and commercial/industrial bimonthly service charges
are based on actual water meter size beginning with the combined 5/B-inch and 3/4-inch class.
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Commodity Rate - Single-Family Residential
All single-family residential customers shall pay a bimonthly seven-tier flat commodity
charge effective 7/1/05 as follows:
Bimonthlv Charae Variable
Description Replacement
CaDacitv + Reserve + Flow =Total
Tier Water Use
Tier 1 (0-5 HCF) $12.02 $3.00 $20.14 $ 35.16
Tier 2 (6-12 HCF) 12.02 3.00 37.41 52.43
Tier 3 (13-19 HCF) 12.02 3.00 57.55 72.57
Tier4 (20-26 HCF) 12.02 3.00 63.31 78.33
Tier5 (27-37 HCF) 12.02 3.00 74.82 89.84
Tier 6 (38-50 HCF) 12.02 3.00 86.33 101.35
Tier 7 (51+ HCF) 12.02 3.00 94.96 109.98
Single-family customers are assigned a commodity charge tier each year based on 85% of
their three-year average of lowest winter water use.
New customers in single-family residential, and condominium and town homes with
separate master landscape meters, are assigned to Tier 3. They will remain at this tier until
they establish their own winter water use (one full billing cycle during the winter months of
November-April).
Commodity charge tier assignments are evaluated and updated annually, at the first full
billina cvcle after Julv 1.
Commodity Rate - Multifamily, Mobile Home, Nonresidential
All multifamily, mobile home, nonresidential and institutional customers shall pay a
bimonthly variable commodity rate on estimated sewer flow effective 7/1/05 as follows:
Multifamily and Mobile Home
Estimated sewer flow based on 85% of customer's bimonthly
water usa e 75% if a se arate landscape meter does not exist.
$2.88
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Nonresidential Customers
Estimated sewer flow based on 90% of customer's bimonthly
water usage:
General Commercial
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 system as evidenced by
data supplied by the user, and classified per the currently
approved water and sewer rate study.
$2.88
3.23
3.71
4.65
6.08
3.00
3.23
Institutional
Churches--Estimated sewer flow based on calculated
percentage of customer's bimonthly water usage.
$2.88
Schools--Estimated sewer flow based on calculated flow per
student per day.
$2.88
All service connections whose wastewater is served by wastewater pump stations (including the
Rancho Bernardo Pump Station) will be charged $3.86/bi-monthly 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 customer, sewer charges will be prorated on a 60-day billing period basis
between old and new customer.
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.
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A fee of $15 will be charged if, because of non-payment, a shut-off notice must be delivered
advising a customer of possible service disruption.
A fee of $25 shall be charged for retumed checks and returned automatic payments.
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 the names of members voting for and against the same in 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 21st day of June 2005 and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the 5th day of July 2005, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
BOYACK, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES:
NONE
ABSENT:
EMERY
DISQUALIFIED:
NONE
ATTEST:
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L. Diane Shea, City Clerk