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JWF/mck ORDINANCE NO. 8479
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 28-92 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, IN ITS ENTIRETY SO AS TO CHANGE THE RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE
WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1983; PROVIDING 'A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion and deems it to be in the
public interest that sewer service rates be increased as is herein set out in
order to provide adequate sewer service for the citizens of the City of Lubbock;
WHEREAS, the City Council's intention is to establish sewer service rates
that will adequately cover operational, maintenance and capital costs; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 28-92 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, be and is amended to read as follows:
"(a) Sewer service charges presently in effect under this Section
shall remain in effect until October 1, 1983, and effective for all bil-
lings scheduled to be rendered on and after October 1, 1983, there shall
be charged for sewer service to all residences, places of business, pri-
vate and public buildings, churches, schools, institutions, and all other
sewer service customers the following service charge:
Individually Metered Residential
Units:
$ 2.20 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.2lper thousand
gallons per month thereafter maximum
charge $3.67 {10,000 gallons per
month) for each non-sprinkler meter.
Individually metered residential units shall pay the above service charge
based on a calculated estimate of sewer flow determined from water con-
sumption records for individual customers. Water consumption information
for months of typically low irrigation usage will be examined to establish
a "basis" for sewer service charges. Sewer charges will be levied based
on water consumption up to the maximum determined by the "basis". The
basis for new customers shall be 6,000 gallons until adequate historical
information is available.
Commercial:
5/8 inch or 3/4 inch meter
1 inch meter
$ 2.20 per month minimum including
3,000.gallons; $0.21 per thousand
gallons per month thereafter
$ 4.36 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per thousand
thereafter
l½ inch meter
2 inch meter
3 inch meter
4 inch meter
6 inch meter
8 inch meter
10 inch meter
$ 1.23 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$ 10.10 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$ 25.90 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$ 44.57 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$ 90.53 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$130.03 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter
$209.02 per month minimum including
3,000 gallons; $0.21 per
thousand thereafter.
Commercial accounts may be adjusted to·exclude in-plant losses.
Universities, Schools, Geriatric
Institutions, Orphan Homes,
Public or Private Institutions,
Public Schools, Churches and all
other sewer service customers
except individually metered re-
sidents and industrial customers:
Industrial:
Multi-family Residential
(Non-individually metered
Residential Units):
The charge for these users shall be
the same as the commercial rate.
The charge tor industrial users
shall be the same as the commercial
rate; however, industrial waste that
exceeds the allowable strength shall
be admitted to the sewer only by con-
tract with the City. The charge for
treating B.O.D. shall be $0.0491/lb.
and treating S.S. shall be $0.0433/lb.
The charge for these users shall be
the same as the commercial rate.
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(b) The rates for sewer service as shown in paragraph (a) next-
above, shall be reviewed annually to insure the adequacy of the rates
to cover the total cost of operation, maintenance, and capital costs.
These rates shall be examined by the Director of Finance and the Director
of Finance shall make such recommendations for adjustments and changes
in such rates to the City Council as deemed necessary after each such
annual review for consideration by the City Council.
(c) The charges assessed above shall be collected by the City of
Lubbock and included on its regular water statements. In the event the
person, firm, corporation, or institution does not receive water from the
Water Utilities Department, a separate monthly statement shall be sent
covering such sewer service based upon a 6,000 gallon per month sewer flow
for residential customers and an on-site survey of estimated sewer flow by
the Water Utilities Department of the City for all other type customers."
SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub-
lication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method
provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by City Council on first reading this 25th
Passed by City Council on second readingthis ...-. ........ _
ATTEST:
reasurer
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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