Ord 543ORDINANCE NO. 543
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING CHAPTER 13.11.010, SCHEDULE OF WATER SERVICE CHARGES
AND ESTABLISHING WATER RATES
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides water service to citizens of Poway; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway wishes to maintain the current per-unit water
consumption rates through December 31,2002; and
WHEREAS, the City has a fixed bimonthly service charge (capacity charge) based upon
the hydraulic capacity of the meter size; and
WHEREAS, the fixed bimonthly service charge (capacity charge) adopted herein shall
be imposed as a condition of service by the City to the customer. Any customer may avoid
payment of the fee or charge by disconnecting from the facilities of the City. This fee or
charge is not imposed upon real property or upon a person as an incident of property
ownership; and
WHEREAS, the City has a basic water use charge, which shall be imposed on the basis
of the amount of water used or consumed by the customer. 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
WHEREAS, the City has pumping charges for established Service Areas; and
WHEREAS, the City has a Raw Water Rate and other charges; and
WHEREAS, all fees or charges adopted herein were not calculated or developed on the
basis of any parcel map, including an assessor's parcel map.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the water rate schedule is hereby established as follows for all water
billed on the first full billing cycle after January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002:
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Water Use Rate
The basic water rate for all classes of
service including agriculture and
agriculture/domestic shall equal (per
unit)
Pumping Charges
Water customers within the areas
specified below shall pay a bimonthly
pumping charge for service from a water
reservoir:
Improvement District No. 1
Improvement District No. 4
Orchard A-73, Silver Saddle
Camelback
Woodcliff
Community Pump Station
Welton
Reclaimed
Old Coach Way
$1.766
$0.3670
0.0560
0.1210
0.1100
0.1440
0.0530
0.1420
Basic Water Service Charges
All water customers shall pay a
bimonthly basic water service charge for
water service based upon meter size as
follows:
Meter Size
5/8-inch
3/4-inch
1 -inch
1-1/2-inch
2-inch
3-inch
4-inch
6-inch
8-inch
10-inch
$ 16.80
16.80
31.50
55.95
85.35
163.65
251.80
594.50
791.00
1,182.33
543
$1.766
$.03952
.0678
.1621
1878
.2268
.1079
.1268
.2600
.2600
$ 16.80
16.80
31.50
55.95
85.35
163.65
251.80
594.50
791.00
1,182.33
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Raw Water Rate
The basic raw water rate for raw water Actual cost of raw Actual cost of raw
usage water from SDCWA water from SDCWA
plus a surcharge cai- plus a surcharge cal-
culated based on culated based on
related costs per related costs per
contracts, contracts.
Reclaimed Water Rate
Water rate for use of reclaimed water. 90% of the water use 90% of the water use
rate. rate.
Other Charges
Restoration of Service $20 during normal $30 during normal
working hours; $45.00 working hours; $80.00
for weekends or for weekends or
outside normal outside normal
working hours; $55.00 working hours;
for holidays. $104.00 for holidays.
Delinquency 10% of unpaid balance 10% of unpaid balance
or $25.00, whichever or $50.00, whichever
is less. is less.
Returned Check $10.00 $25.00
Agricultural Rebate for qualified
Agricultural Users $0.2709 or as set by $0.2824 or as set by
MWD/CWA MWD/CWA
Section 2. That the setting of such charges and rates is categorically exempt from the
requirements of CEQA, pursuant to Sections 1080(b)(4) and (b)(8)(1) & (2) and Section
21060.3 of the Public Resources Code, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations,
Section 15269(c) and 15273(a)(1) & (2) and 15307.
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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 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 10th day
of July, 2001, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 31st day of July 2001, by the following mil call vote.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Mic~or
Peoples, City ~erl~
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