HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 81-38 - Sewer Charge238 � / -39
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
SEWER USE CHARGE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, The City of Georgetown is constructing new wastewater
treatment facilities and must recover the operation and maintenance '
expenses of these facilities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Georgetown has issued municipal bonds
for the construction of these facilities and must recover the
debt service charge on these bonds; and
WHEREAS, The City of Georgetown must continue to recover the
debt service charge on existing bonds on the wastewater treatment
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the minimum sewer charges must be raised to maintain
the continued sound fiscal status of the City of Georgetown, Texas;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Georgetown, Texas:
1. The User Charge System developed under EPA Grant C-48-1120-03
for the City of Georgetown, Texas, shall be adopted.
2. The charges for residential sewer use shall be as follows:
a. 0-3000 gallons per month (GPM)
(minimum billing): $.3.30
b. Over 3000-12,500 GPM: $.,:0.70 per 1000 gallons
c. Greater than 12,500 GPM
(maximum billing)
$10.00
3. The charges for commercial sewer use shall be as follows:
a. 0-3000 GPM (minimum billing) $ 5.30
b. Over 3000 GPM $ 0.80 per 1000 gallons
c. No maximum billing
4. The charges for high strength waste dischargers as defined
in the aforementioned User Charge System shall be as follows:
Monthly Char e = $0.17 (TGPM) + $0.13 (lb BOD/month) + $0.15
(lb SS/month
Where: TGPM = (thousand gallons per month)
lb = (pound)
BODS = (5 -day biochemical oxygen demand)
SS = (suspended solids)
5. This ordinance shall become effective on or after October
10, 1981 and shall supersede any previous or existing sewer
use charge for the City of Georgetown, Texas.
5. For the preservation of order and general welfare, an emergency
is hereby declared and this ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
READ, PASSED, AND APPROVED by"the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, on first reading as an emergency this 2nd day
of September, 1981.
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J0 n C. Doerfl er
M' or
00 ATTEST:
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Q Jim Colbert
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joe B. McMaster
City Attorney
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