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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 20 of 2003
(Amending Sections 17.16.670 and 17.16.680, and repealing Table 17.16.670,
of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to water rates)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 17.16.670 AND 17.16.680, AND REPEALING TABLE 17.16.670, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO WATER RATES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 17.16.670 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows, effective for all meter readings beginning June 1, 2003, and thereafter until further amended:
17.16.670 Minimum Charges:
Each customer shall pay the following minimum fixed charge to cover meter reading, billing, customer service and collection costs:
|
Size of Connection |
City Monthly |
City Daily Rates |
County Monthly |
County Daily Rates |
|
¾ ‘ & 1” |
$5.62 |
$.1846 |
$7.59 |
$.2494 |
|
1 ½” |
6.80 |
.2234 |
9.18 |
.3016 |
|
2” |
7.45 |
.2248 |
10.06 |
.3305 |
|
3” |
13.04 |
.4284 |
17.60 |
.5782 |
|
4” |
14.02 |
.4606 |
18.93 |
.6219 |
|
6” |
20.59 |
.6765 |
27.80 |
.9133 |
|
8” |
37.66 |
1.2373 |
50.84 |
1.6703 |
|
10” |
70.50 |
2.3162 |
95.18 |
3.1271 |
|
Fire Hydrant Meters |
100.00 |
3.2854 |
135.00 |
4.4353 |
The minimum fixed charge for meters larger than ten inches (10") shall be based proportionately on meter capacity, as determined by the Public Utilities Director.
Customers which are granted an abatement for taxes on their dwelling under Sections 59-2-1106 through 59-2-1108, Utah Code Annotated, or successor provisions, shall be granted a four dollar and thirty-three cent ($4.33) abatement of the minimum monthly charge.
SECTION 2. Table 17.16.670 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Section 17.16.680 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows, effective for all meter readings beginning June 1, 2003, and thereafter until further amended:
17.16.680 Meter Rates:
Each customer shall pay for each hundred cubic feet of water supplied through such customer’s meter at the following rates:
Residential Customers (Single)
|
Winter Months (November – March, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
All Water Metered |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Summer Months (April – October, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
Block 1: 1 through 9 hundred cubic feet of water |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Block 2: 10 through 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Block 3: Excess over 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.53 |
$2.07 |
Residential Customers (Duplex)
|
Winter Months (November – March, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
All Water Metered |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Summer Months (April – October, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
Block 1: 1 through 12 hundred cubic feet of water |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Block 2: 13 through 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Block 3: Excess over 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.53 |
$2.07 |
Residential Customers (Triplex)
|
Winter Months (November – March) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
All Water Metered |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Summer Months (April – October, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
Block 1: 1 through 15 hundred cubic feet of water |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Block 2: 16 through 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Block 3: Excess over 29 hundred cubic feet of water |
$1.53 |
$2.07 |
Residential Customers (Fourplex or more & Commercial and Industrial Accounts)
|
Winter Months (November – March, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
All Water Metered |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Summer Months (April – October, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
Block 1: 1 hundred cubic feet of water through AWC* |
$0.72 |
$.97 |
|
Block 2: Above AWC through 300% of AWC |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Block 3 Over 300% of AWC |
$1.53 |
$2.07 |
AWC means average winter consumption, and is calculated as the average amount of water used by a customer during the months of November through March, inclusive (a “winter period”), taking into account the highest number of complete winter periods available for that customer, up to a maximum of three winter periods. Any customer that at the time of calculation has not established an AWC will be assigned the class average AWC by meter size for such customer’s classification. Customers with defective plumbing or unexplained large usage increases of more than 25%, may be adjusted back to a prior AWC, or be assigned the class average by meter size.
Irrigation Accounts1
|
Winter Months (November – March, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
All Water Metered |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Summer Months (April – October, inclusive) |
City Water Rates |
County Water Rates |
|
Block 2: 1 hundred cubic feet of water to Target Budget2 |
$1.10 |
$1.49 |
|
Block 3 Over Target Budget |
$1.53
|
$2.07
|
1Irrigation Account shall mean an account established for applying water for irrigation and landscaping only, as determined by the Public Utilities Director or his designee.
2Target Budget shall mean the estimated amount of water consumed per acre, which shall be established by the Public Utilities Director or his designee each year for each customer based on factors including, but not limited to, evapotranspiration, and considering efficient water practices. A different Target Budget shall be established for each month of the irrigation season.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 22nd day of April, 2003.
Bill No. 20 of 2003.
Published: May 10, 2003.