ORD 78-05 WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER PARTICIPATION FEESORDINANCE NO. 78-Q5
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW AMENDING
ORDINANCES 74-16 AND 76-4, PROVIDING FOR
WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER SYSTEM PARTICIPATION
FEES AND PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC ANNUAL COST
OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO HOOK-UP CHARGES,
SYSTEM PARTICIPATION FEES AND USAGE RATES.
The City Council of the City of Winslow do ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section D4 of Ordinance 74-16 is hereby
amended to provide as follows:
4. Sewer and water connections. All sewer and
water service connections shall be made by authorized
employees and/or agents of the City of Winslow. The
charge for such connections shall be comprised of the
cost of labor, materials, plus 25% for engineering and
administrative expenses. In addition, there shall be
charged a system participation fee of $200 for each new
facility desiring to hook-up to the water system and a
charge of $200 for each new facility desiring hook-up to
the sewer system. In the event that the new facility
consists of more than one dwelling unit, business unit
or combination of dwelling and business units, a system
participation fee of $200 shall be assessed for each
such unit for each utility system to which the new
facility desires to hook-up.
All excavating, pipe laying, backfilling and replace-
ment of roadway or widewalks will be done by city personnel
or, except for the actual connection to the city water or
sewer system, by licensed plumbers or contractors upon
permits issued by the City Engineer. In the event any
such work is accomplished by other than city personnel,
such work must be periodically inspected and approved by
the City before backfilling the trench. The inspection fee
therefor shall be $25.
In those instances where in the judgment of the City
Engineer a backflow protection device is required in order
to comply with the State Board of Health Regulations, the
City may require said device to be installed and the cost
thereof to be paid by the customer.
The property owner or a licensed contractor hired by
the property owner shall construct his part of the side
sewer on his property, but inspection and approval by the
City Engineer must be obtained before backfilling or use.
All charges described in this subparagraph 4 shall be
subject to automatic annual adjustment on January 1 of each
year based on the Consumer Price Index for November of the
preceding year as reported in "Economic Indicators" prepared
by the Council of Economic Advisers. The consumer price
index for November 1977 is 182.5 and shall form the basis
for the water and sewer charges set forth in this subpara-
graph 4 for the year 1978.
Section 2. Table I ("Water and Sewer Monthly Rate Schedule")
of Ordinance 74-16, as amended by Ordinance 76-4, is hereby
amended to provide as follows:
TABLE I
WATER AND SEWER MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE
Category 1 - Single Family Residences:
Water
$3.00 per month per unit plus
$ .50~ per 100 cubic feet or
part thereof.
Sewer
$7.00 per unit per month.
Category 2 - Multiple Dwelling ResidenCes including but not
limited to apartment houses, condOminiums, and mobile home courts:
Each single dwelling unit shall constitute one unit for pur-
poses of this rate schedule.
Water Sewer
$2.50 per unit per month plus $5.00 per unit per month.
$ .50~ per 100 cubic feet of
water consumed or part thereof.
Category 3 - All Other Users including but not limited to
commercial and public establishments:
Water
$3.00 per water meter, plus
$ .50~ per 100 cubic feet or
part thereof per month.
Sewer
$3.00 per month per water
meter plus .50~ per 100
cubic feet or part thereof
per month.
All rates described herein shall be subject to automatic annual
adjustment on January 1 of each year based on the Consumer Price
Index for November of the preceding year as reported in "Economic
Indicators" prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers. The
Consumer Price Index for November 1977 is 182.5 and shall form
the basis for the water and sewer charges for the year 1978.
THESE PATES SHALL APPLY TO ALL USERS EXCEPT BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE RATE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY SEPARATE
ORDINANCE.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective March
1978.
THIS
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON,
20th DAY OF MARCH, 1978.
ATTEST:
MayOr