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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 43 of 2000
(Amending Section 17.72.030, relating to sewer rates)
AN ORDINANCE AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION
17.72.030, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO SEWER RATES, AND
RELATED MATTERS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 17.72.030(A) of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. Purpose: For the purpose of defraying the costs of construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and operation of the City sewer system, there are hereby imposed the
following charges upon all persons and premises receiving sewer collection and
treatment services.
SECTION 2. Section 17.72.030(B) of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
B. Definitions:
1. Customer Class: The classification or classifications applicable to each
customer of the sewer system for purposes of calculating such customer's
service charge under this Chapter, based on the applicable range of the
strength of such customer's waste discharge, as measured by BOD and
TSS, as follows:
Customer BOD (MG/L) TSS (MG/L)
Class
1 < 300 <300
2 300—600 300 - 600
3 601 —900 601 —900
4 901 — 1,200 901 — 1,200
5 1,201 — 1,500 1,201 — 1,500
6 1,501 — 1,800 1,501 — 1,800
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> 1,800 > 1,800
More than one class may apply to a customer at the same time. For
example, a customer may be in class 2 for BOD, and in class 4 for TSS.
The Director shall assign class designations to customers based upon the
nature of the facility owned or operated by the customer, and estimates
based on sample measurements taken from similar facilities. Any
customer may, at its expense, demonstrate that actual BOD or TSS
discharges differ from the Director's estimates, and the Director shall
assign such customer to a different class or classes, accordingly. Such
actual measurements shall be conducted in accordance with procedures
established by the Director.
2. Duplex: A single building containing two (2) independent dwelling units.
3. Dwelling Unit: A building or other structure or potion thereof, in which
(a) an individual resides as a separate housekeeping unit, or (b) a
collective body of persons (doing their own cooking) resides as a separate
housekeeping unit in a domestic bond based upon birth, marriage,
domestic employment or other family relationship, as distinguished from a
boardinghouse, lodging house, club, fraternity, motel or hotel.
4. Multiple Dwelling: Any building or other structure having four(4) or
more dwelling units therein, including a mobile home park.
5. Service Charge: The charge for sewer collection and treatment services
levied on all users of the public sewer system, as calculated pursuant to
this Chapter.
6. Service To Multiple Buildings: Sewer service to multiple buildings shall
be governed the same as Section 17:16.2000 of this Title.
7. Single Dwelling Unit: A building containing one dwelling unit.
8. Triplex: A single building containing three (3) independent dwelling
units.
SECTION 3. Sections 17.72.030(C) through(E) of the Salt Lake City Code are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Effective January 1, 2001 through June 30,2001
C. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i)the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred (100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period, or(ii) a minimum charge of
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three dollars and sixty cents ($3.60). The average monthly water meter
readings during the consecutive months of November, December, January,
February and March (hereinafter "winter months"), shall be the basis for
sewer billings for the twelve (12) month period beginning July 1 and
ending June 30, immediately following such winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.56 $0.21 $0.13 $0.90
2 0.56 0.37 0.24 1.17
3 0.56 0.62 0.40 1.58
4 0.56 0.88 0.56 2.00
5 0.56 1.12 0.72 2.40
6 0.56 1.37 0.88 2.81
2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at fifty-six cents ($0.56) per hundred
(100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period. The
charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.0668
BOD $0.1336
TSS $0.0861
Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed, but not both. Nothing in
this Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local
limit concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section
17.36.090 of this Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City, the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
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sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection (E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
E. New Sewer Accounts:
For new sewer accounts, the following monthly sewer rates shall apply until the
data required by subsection(C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20) per
month.
2. For each duplex, seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20)per month, per
dwelling unit.
3. For each triplex, seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20)per month, per
dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of seven dollars
and twenty cents ($7.20) per dwelling unit or fifty six cents ($0.56) per
one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption, whichever is
highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of seven dollars
and twenty cents ($7.20) per month, or (b) a service charge of per one
hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the
applicable customer class:
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Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.56
2 0.73
3 0.99
4 1.25
5 1.50
6 1.76
6. For class 7 customers, new accounts shall be treated in the same manner as
established accounts, under subsection(C)(2).
Effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002
C. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i) the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred(100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period or(ii) a minimum charge of
three dollars and ninety-two cents ($3.92). The average monthly water
meter readings during the consecutive months of November, December,
January, February and March(hereinafter "winter months"), shall be the
basis for sewer billings for the twelve (12) month period beginning July 1
and ending June 30, immediately following such winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.61 $0.23 $0.14 $0.98
2 0.61 0.40 0.26 1.27
3 0.61 0.68 0.44 1.73
4 0.61 0.96 0.61 2.18
5 0.61 1.22 0.78 2.61
6 0.61 1.49 0.96 3.06
2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at sixty-one six cents ($0.61) per hundred
(100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period. The
charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
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Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.0728
BOD $0.1456
TSS $0.0938
Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed, but not both. Nothing in
this Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local
limit concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section
17.36.090 of this Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City,the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection(E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
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E. New Sewer Accounts:
For new sewer accounts,the following monthly sewer rates shall apply until the
data required by subsection (C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, seven dollars and eighty-four cents ($7.84)
per month.
2. For each duplex, seven dollars and eighty-four cents ($7.84)per month,
per dwelling unit.
3. For each triplex, seven dollars and eighty-four cents ($7.84) per month,
per dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of seven dollars
and eighty-four cents ($7.84)per dwelling unit or sixty-one cents ($0.61)
per one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption, whichever is
highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of seven dollars
and eighty-four cents ($7.84)per month, or(b) a service charge per one
hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the
applicable customer class:
Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.61
2 0.79
3 1.08
4 1.36
5 1.63
6 1.91
6. For class 7 customers, new accounts shall be treated in the same manner as
established accounts, under subsection(C)(2).
Effective July 1, 2002 through June 30,2003
A. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i) the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred (100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period or(ii) a minimum charge of
four dollars and twenty-four cents ($4.24). The average monthly water
meter readings during the consecutive months of November, December,
January, February and March(hereinafter "winter months"), shall be the
basis for sewer billings for the twelve (12) month period beginning July 1
and ending June 30, immediately following such winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.66 $0.25 $0.15 $1.06
2 $0.66 0.44 0.28 1.38
3 $0.66 0.74 0.48 1.88
4 $0.66 1.05 0.66 2.37
5 $0.66 1.33 0.85 2.84
6 $0.66 1.62 1.05 3.33
2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at sixty-six cents ($0.66)per hundred
(100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period. The
charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.0794
BOD $0.1587
TSS $0.1022
Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed, but not both. Nothing in
this Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local
limit concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section
17.36.090 of this Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City, the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
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6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above,the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection (E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
E. New Sewer Accounts:
For new sewer accounts, the following monthly sewer rates shall apply until the
data required by subsection(C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, eight dollars and forty-eight cents ($8.48)
per month.
2. For each duplex, eight dollars and forty-eight cents ($8.48) per month, per
dwelling unit.
3. For each triplex, eight dollars and forty-eight cents ($8.48) per month, per
dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of eight dollars
and forty-eight cents ($8.48) per dwelling unit or sixty-six cents ($0.66)
per one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption, whichever is
highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of eight dollars
and forty-eight cents ($8.48)per month, or(b) a service charge per one
hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the
applicable customer class:
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Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.66
2 0.86
3 1.18
4 1.48
5 1.78
6 2.08
Effective July 1, 2003 through June 30,2004
C. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i)the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred (100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period, as determined below, or (ii)
a minimum charge of four dollars and sixty cents ($4.60). The average
monthly water meter readings during the consecutive months of
November, December, January, February and March (hereinafter "winter
months"), shall be the basis for sewer billings for the twelve (12) month
period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, immediately following such
winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.72 $0.27 $0.16 $1.15
2 $0.72 0.48 0.31 1.51
3 $0.72 0.81 0.52 2.05
4 $0.72 1.14 0.72 2.58
5 $0.72 1.45 0.93 3.10
6 $0.72 1.77 1.14 3.63
2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at seventy-two cents ($0.72) per hundred
(100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period. The
charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.0865
BOD $0.1730
TSS $0.1114
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Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed, but not both. Nothing in
this Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local
limit concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section
17.36.090 of this Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City,the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection (E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
E. New Sewer Accounts: For new sewer accounts, the following monthly sewer
rates shall apply until the data required by subsection(C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, nine dollars and twenty cents ($9.20) per
month.
2. For each duplex, nine dollars and twenty cents ($9.20) per month, per
dwelling unit.
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3. For each triplex, nine dollars and twenty cents ($9.20)per month, per
dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of nine dollars
and twenty cents ($9.20)per dwelling unit or seventy-two cents ($0.72)
per one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption, whichever is
highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of nine dollars and
twenty cents ($9.20) per month, or (b) a service charge per one hundred
(100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the applicable
customer class:
Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.72
2 0.94
3 1.28
4 1.61
5 1.94
6 2.27
6. For class 7 customers, new accounts shall be treated in the same manner as
established accounts, under subsection(C)(2).
Effective July 1, 2004 through June 30,2005
C. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i) the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred (100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period, as determined below, or(ii)
a minimum charge of four dollars and ninety-six cents ($4.96). The
average monthly water meter readings during the consecutive months of
November, December, January, February and March (hereinafter "winter
months"), shall be the basis for sewer billings for the twelve (12) month
period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, immediately following such
winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.78 $0.29 $0.17 $1.24
2 $0.78 0.52 0.34 1.64
3 $0.78 0.88 0.57 2.23
4 $0.78 1.24 0.78 2.80
5 $0.78 1.58 1.01 3.37
6 $0.78 1.93 1.24 3.95
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2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at seventy-eight cents ($0.78) per
hundred (100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period.
The charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.0943
BOD $0.1886
TSS $0.1214
Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed, but not both. Nothing in this
Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local limit
concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section 17.36.090 of this
Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City, the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection(E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
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1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
E. New Sewer Accounts:
For new sewer accounts,the following monthly sewer rates shall apply until the
data required by subsection (C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, nine dollars and ninety-two cents ($9.92)
per month.
2. For each duplex, nine dollars and ninety-two cents ($9.92) per month, per
dwelling unit.
3. For each triplex, nine dollars and ninety-two cents ($9.92) per month, per
dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of nine dollars
and ninety-two cents ($9.92) per dwelling unit or seventy-eighty cents
($0.78)per one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption,
whichever is highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of nine dollars and
ninety-two cents ($9.92)per month, or (b) a service charge per one
hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the
applicable customer class:
Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.78
2 1.03
3 1.39
4 1.75
5 2.11
6 2.47
Effective July 1,2005 and thereafter
C. Sewer Charges:
1. Each sewer customer in classes 1-6 shall be charged a monthly service
charge equal to the greater of(i) the cumulative flow rate, BOD rate and
TSS rate set forth in the following chart per hundred (100) cubic feet of
metered water usage during the winter period, as determined below, or (ii)
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a minimum charge of five dollars and twenty-eight cents ($5.28). The
average monthly water meter readings during the consecutive months of
November, December, January, February and March(hereinafter "winter
months"), shall be the basis for sewer billings for the twelve (12)month
period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, immediately following such
winter months.
Customer Class Flow Rate BOD Rate TSS Rate Total
1 $0.83 $0.31 $0.18 $1.32
2 $0.83 0.56 0.36 1.75
3 $0.83 0.94 0.61 2.38
4 $0.83 1.33 0.83 _ 2.99
5 $0.83 1.69 1.08 3.60
6 $0.83 2.07 1.33 4.23
2. Each customer in class 7 shall be monitored separately and shall be
charged a monthly service charge based on actual discharge strength. The
flow component will be charged at eighty-three cents ($0.83) per hundred
(100) cubic feet of metered water used during the billing period. The
charges for COD, BOD and TSS will be billed on actual pounds of
discharge as follows:
Category Cost per pound of
discharge ($/pound)
COD $0.1009
BOD $0.2018
TSS $0.1299
Either a BOD or COD charge shall be assessed,but not both. Nothing in this
Section shall authorize discharges in excess of the maximum local limit
concentrations established by the Director pursuant to Section 17.36.090 of this
Chapter.
3. In cases where little or no water is used during one or more of the winter
months, such that the average metered usage during such winter months
cannot be reasonably assumed to reflect typical monthly usage for an
account, the Director may use other consumptive information specific to
such account to determine average monthly minimum usage for sewer
billing purposes.
4. Meter readings for sewer billing purposes shall only include meters, which
measure water entering the sewer system.
5. In the case of sewer users whose water usage is based in whole or in part
on water sources other than the City, the City may require installation of a
City approved meter, at the sewer user's expense, on the well(s) or other
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sources of water supply, for measurement by the City during the winter
months to determine the sewer user's water use during the winter months.
6. For each single-family dwelling sewer user using water other than City
water and desiring not to install a water meter as provided above, the
Director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be
charged for sewer service as provided in subsection(E) of this Section.
D. Metering Of Sewage Flows:
Meters will be allowed in sewer lines when the user is permitted or required by
the Director to have the sewage flow subject to the following requirements:
1. The charges for sewer service will be based upon the actual sewer meter
readings rather than upon the average of said winter readings.
2. The user will furnish, install and maintain at user's expense a meter
pursuant to the City's standards and specifications.
E. New Sewer Accounts:
For new sewer accounts, the following monthly sewer rates shall apply until the
data required by subsection (C)(1) of this Section is available:
1. For each single dwelling unit, ten dollars and fifty-six cents ($10.56) per
month.
2. For each duplex, ten dollars and fifty six-cents ($10.56) per month, per
dwelling unit.
3. For each triplex,ten dollars and fifty-six cents ($10.56)per month, per
dwelling unit.
4. For each multiple dwelling, a minimum monthly charge of ten dollars and
fifty-six cents ($10.56)per dwelling unit or eighty-three cents ($0.83) per
one hundred (100) cubic feet of total water consumption, whichever is
highest.
5. For all other users, the greater of(a) a minimum charge of ten dollars and
fifty-six cents ($10.56) per month, or (b) a service charge per one hundred
(100) cubic feet of total water consumption based on the applicable
customer class:
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Customer Class Flow rate per one hundred (100) cubic feet
1 $0.83
2 1.09
3 1.49
4 1.87
5 2.25
6 2.64
6. For class 7 customers, new accounts shall be treated in the same manner as
established accounts, under subsection (C)(2).
SECTION 4. Section 17.72.030(F) of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
F. Service Charge Adjustment:
1. The Director may provide for adjustments as needed to ensure equitable
service charges. Such adjustments may be made where excessive
quantities of culinary water pass through the water meter, but are
consumed on the premises and do not enter the sewer system. In each such
instance,the user will have the burden of providing evidence of such
inequities by showing that the quantity of water not entering the sewer, but
passing through the meter, exceeds twenty percent(20%) of the total flow
in order to merit such consideration by the Director. Each such adjustment
proposed to be made by the Director shall first be presented to the Public
Utilities Advisory Committee for review and recommendation, following
which review and recommendation the Director shall make a final
determination.
2. Additionally, the Director may make adjustments under the following
conditions due to faulty inside plumbing. All adjustments will be
determined by prior usage. When the charge is not based on preceding
usage and has not been established on winter average the charge will be
determined as outlined in this Section or its successor.
a. When defective plumbing has caused the average winter water
consumption to exceed the previous year's average by twenty-five
percent(25%) or more, there may be an adjustment made based on
prior usage. The customer must provide to the Director evidence
that plumbing repairs were made within thirty(30) days of
notification from the City. Such evidence may be in the form of a
statement detailing the repairs made and the date of completion.
The adjustment shall be made following the determination by the
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Director that the repairs have resulted in decreased water
consumption.
b. In the event of a customer's unexplainable large increase in water
consumption during the months of November through March of
any year, the Director may make adjustments to any account when
there has been a twenty-five percent(25%) increase or more in
usage during the winter months. Any adjustment may be made
only after an in-depth review of the account has been completed,
and based solely on the merits of each individual request, and the
circumstances surrounding the request.
c. The Director may make adjustments to the account of a single-
family residence, if the user or a user's tenant who has also signed
the agreement for water service has temporary additional (2 or
more)people living at the residence during all or part of the
"winter meter readings" period and it has caused the average
winter water consumption to exceed the previous year's average by
twenty-five percent(25%) or more. Such adjustment may be made
by using the following guidelines:
i. For one month or less, no adjustment will be allowed;
ii. For more than one month to twelve (12)months, the charge
will be based on the new average winter water use for the
number of months said additional people were in the
residence;
iii. For all months following the period when said additional
people are not in the residence, the charge will be based
upon the previous year's established average use, or the fee
shall be as outlined in subsection(F)(2)(d) of this Section,
or its successor.
d. All adjustments will be determined by the sewer charge of the
preceding year. When the charge for the preceding year is not
established on winter average,the charge will be determined as
outlined in subsection(F)(2)(c) of this Section, or its successor.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect on the date of its
first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 15 th day of
June , 2000.
CHAIRPERSO
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
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CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECTO ER
Approved as to form:
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ssistant ity Attorney
Transmitted to the Mayor on June 15, 2000.
Mayor's Action: IC Approved Vetoed
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ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
CHIEF DEPUTY C�RDER
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(SEAL) r`tCNICE
Bill No. 43 of 2000. '`*. Tr 1
Published: June 27, 2000 i0:. ,_,
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