Ord 732ORDINANCE NO. 732
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
REPLACING SECTION 13. 03.010 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE,
SCHEDULE OF SEWER SERVICE CHARGES,
AND ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES
and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides sewer and water service to citizens of Poway;
WHEREAS, a fixed bimonthly sewer 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, the City collects sewer commodity charges based on water consumption,
which also take into account both quantity and strength of a customer's sewage; and
WHEREAS, the variable sewer commodity charge adopted herein shall be imposed on
the basis of established percentages of the amount of water through the water meter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway held a duly noticed public hearing on
December 20, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard and considered all written and oral communications
to the proposed changes to the rates at.the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . That Section 13.03.010 of Chapter 13.03 of the Poway Municipal Code is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
13.03.010 Schedule of sewer service charges.
A schedule of bimonthly sewer service charges is hereby established for all sewer services
billed beginning the first full billing cycle after January 1, 2012 as follows:
A. Single - Family Residential.
1. Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge. All residential sewer
customers pay the same charge.
2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer pays
a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is based on November
through April (winter months) water usage to exclude any excess water used on
landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest water consumption during this
period is selected for each of the three most recent years, and then averaged.
Current
Charge
Charge Effective
01/01/12
Bimonthly service charge (all residential meters )
$16.35
$16.35
2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer pays
a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is based on November
through April (winter months) water usage to exclude any excess water used on
landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest water consumption during this
period is selected for each of the three most recent years, and then averaged.
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Eighty -five percent of that averaged amount is estimated as sewer discharge.
This figure is used to place the customer in one of seven sewer tiers for a one -
year period.
New customers in single - family residential, condominiums, and townhomes with
separate master landscape meters are assigned to Tier 3 until they establish
their own winter water use.
Tier - Water Use
Current
Charge
Charge Effective
01/01/12
Tier 1 (0 - 5 units *)
$24.98
$23.23
Tier 2 (6 - 12 units)
$44.07
$40.98
Tier 3 (13 - 19 units)
$66.34
$61.69
Tier 4 (20 - 26 units)
$72.70
$67.61
Tier 5 (27 - 37 units)
$85.43
$79.45
Tier 6 38 - 50 units)
$98.15
$91.28
Tier 7 (51 + u nits)
$107.71
$100.17
*one unit = 100 cubic feet (HCF), which is approximately 748 gallons
B. Commercial /Industrial /Institutional (Nonresidential).
1. Every nonresidential sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge, which is
based on water meter size.
Bimonthly Service Charge
Meter Size
Current
Charge
Charge Effective
01/01/12
5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch
$21.58
$21.58
1 -inch
$29.30
$29.30
1-1/2-inch
$48.62
$48.62
2 -inch
$71.81
$71.81
3 -inch
$133.63
$133.63
4 -inch
$203.18
$203.18
6 -inch
$473.66
$473.66
8 -inch
$628.22
$628.22
2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer pays
a commodity charge. Nonresidential sewer commodity charges are based on
percentage of actual water usage. The commodity charge is per unit of water,
and based on the types of sewer discharged.
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Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
01/01/12
Multifamily and Mobile Home.
Estimated sewer flow based on 85 percent of
$3.40
$3.16
customer's bimonthly water usage (75 percent if a
separate landscape meter does not exist).
Nonresidential Customers., Estimated sewer flow based on 90 percent of customer's
bimonthly water use.
T pe of Discharge
General Commercial
$3.40
$3.16
Medium -Low
$3.89
$3.62
Medium
$4.53
$4.21
Medium-High
$5.79
$5.38
High
$6.88
$6.40
Light Industry
$3.57
$3.32
Institutional
Churches. Sewer flow based on 75 percent of
$3.40
$3.16
customer's bimonthly water usage.
Schools. Sewer flow based on calculated flow per
$3.40
$3.16
student per day using March/April water consumption.
Section 2. That the setting of such charges and rates is statutorily and categorically
exempt from the requirements of CEQA, pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the Public
Resources Code, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 15273(a) and
15307.
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 held on the 20th day of
December 2011, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 3rd day of January 2012, by the following roll call vote.
ATTEST:
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CunninghAn, Deputy Mayor
Tina M. White
Deputy City Clerk
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I, Tina M. White, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 732 was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City
Council held on the 3rd day of January 2012, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM
NOES:
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
DISQUALIFIED:
Tina M. White
Deputy City Clerk
City of Poway