Explanation
BACKGROUND: As a result of the Sewer and Water Advisory Board's October 20, 2004 water rate review, the Board recommends a 7.25% rate increase in our current water rates for Inside and Outside City Customers, for fire protection services inside the City, and for our Mastermetered Customers. These rate increases will fund increasing capital improvement projects relating to the addition of supplies needed for the future. Therefore, we would like to amend Sections 1105.04, 1105.05 A, 1105.05 B, 1105.055 A, and 1105.10 of the Columbus City Code, 1959, effective January 1, 2005, relating to 2005 water rates of the Division of Water.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water expects an increase of 7.25% to our overall revenue.
Title
To amend the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as it relates to 2005 water rates for customers of the Division of Water.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the existing Section 1105.04 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
1105.04 Inside city water rates.
The charges for water supplied through meters to consumers within the corporate limits shall be based upon a service charge plus a commodity charge. The following rates shall apply to water services within the city:
Monthly Service Charge |
Monthly Billed Account |
Quarterly Billed Account |
5/8 inch meter |
$ 15.54 16.67 |
$ 3.56 3.82 |
3/4 inch meter |
15.77 16.91
|
3.64 3.90
|
1 inch meter |
16.02 17.18
|
3.83 4.11
|
1-1/2 inch meter |
20.37 21.85
|
5.54 5.94
|
2 inch meter |
26.64 28.57
|
11.83 12.69
|
3 inch meter |
34.66 37.17
|
14.93 16.01
|
4 inch meter |
38.06 40.82
|
23.24 24.92
|
6 inch meter |
118.81 127.42
|
67.88 72.80
|
8 inch meter |
166.67 178.75
|
99.02 106.20
|
10 inch meter |
183.92 197.25
|
169.09 181.35
|
12 inch meter |
188.07 201.71
|
173.24 185.80
|
16 inch meter |
189.11 202.82
|
174.28 186.92
|
Eligible senior consumers |
|
No charge |
Commodity Charge |
Net Rate per 1,000 Cubic Feet |
Consumption Brackets |
|
First 1,500 cubic feet per month |
$13.65 14.64 |
Next 23,500 cubic feet per month |
11.78 12.63
|
Next 175,000 cubic feet per month |
9.14 9.80
|
Next 800,000 cubic feet per month |
8.72 9.35
|
Next 1,000,000 cubic feet per month |
7.81 8.38
|
All over 2,000,000 cubic feet per month |
7.68 8.24
|
Section 2. That the existing Section 1105.05 A and 1105.05 B of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
1105.05 Outside city water rates.
A. For areas covered by retail contracts: the outside city rates shall be the total obtained by adding the inside city rates and the percentage increase or additions specified in the contract. If no percentage is specified in the contract, the outside city rates shall be the inside city rates multiplied by one and three tenths (1.3) in accordance with the following schedules:
Monthly Service Charge |
Monthly Billed Account |
Quarterly Billed Account |
5/8 inch meter |
$ 20.20 21.67 |
$ 4.63 4.97 |
3/4 inch meter |
20.50 21.98
|
4.73 5.07
|
1 inch meter |
20.83 22.33
|
4.98 5.34
|
1-1/2 inch meter |
26.48 28.41
|
7.20 7.72
|
2 inch meter |
34.63 37.14
|
15.38 16.50
|
3 inch meter |
45.06 48.32
|
19.41 20.81
|
4 inch meter |
49.48 53.07
|
30.21 32.40
|
6 inch meter |
154.45 165.65
|
88.24 94.64
|
8 inch meter |
216.67 232.38
|
128.73 138.06
|
10 inch meter |
239.10 256.43
|
219.82 235.76
|
12 inch meter |
244.49 262.22
|
225.21 241.54
|
16 inch meter |
245.84 263.67
|
226.56 243.00
|
Eligible senior consumers |
|
No charge |
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity Charge |
Net Rate per 1,000 Cubic Feet |
Consumption Brackets |
|
First 1,500 cubic feet per month |
$17.75 19.03 |
Next 23,500 cubic feet per month |
15.31 16.42
|
Next 175,000 cubic feet per month |
11.88 12.74
|
Next 800,000 cubic feet per month |
11.34 12.16
|
Next 1,000,000 cubic feet per month |
10.15 10.89
|
All over 2,000,000 cubic feet per month |
9.98 10.71
|
B. For noncontract areas or areas where the contract has expired: the outside city rates shall be the inside city rates multiplied by one and one-half (1.5) in accordance with the following schedule:
Monthly Service Charge |
Monthly Billed Account |
Quarterly Billed Account |
5/8 inch meter |
$ 23.31 25.01 |
5.34 5.73
|
3/4 inch meter |
23.66 25.37
|
5.46 5.85
|
1 inch meter |
24.03 25.77
|
5.75 6.17
|
1-1/2 inch meter |
30.56 32.78
|
8.31 8.91
|
2 inch meter |
39.96 42.86
|
17.75 19.04
|
3 inch meter |
51.99 55.76
|
22.40 24.02
|
4 inch meter |
57.09 61.23
|
34.86 37.38
|
6 inch meter |
178.22 191.13 |
101.82 109.20
|
8 inch meter |
250.01 268.13
|
148.53 159.30
|
10 inch meter |
275.88 295.88
|
253.64 272.03
|
12 inch meter |
282.11 302.57
|
259.86 278.70
|
16 inch meter |
283.67 304.23
|
261.42 280.38
|
Eligible senior consumers |
|
No charge |
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity Charge |
Net Rate per 1,000 Cubic Feet |
Consumption Brackets |
|
First 1,500 cubic feet per month |
$ 20.48 21.96 |
Next 23,500 cubic feet per month |
17.67 18.95
|
Next 175,000 cubic feet per month |
13.71 14.70
|
Next 800,000 cubic feet per month |
13.08 14.03
|
Next 1,000,000 cubic feet per month |
11.72 12.57
|
All over 2,000,000 cubic feet per month |
11.52 12.36
|
Section 3. That the existing Section 1105.055 A of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
1105.055 Outside city mastermetered contract water rates.
A. For areas covered by wholesale mastermetered contracts: the rates shall be as follows:
Monthly Service Charge |
Monthly Billed Account |
5/8 inch meter |
$ 16.59 17.79 |
¾ inch meter |
16.75 17.96
|
1 inch meter |
32.20 34.53
|
1-1/2 inch meter |
36.94 39.62
|
2 inch meter |
53.96 57.87
|
3 inch meter |
62.28 66.80
|
4 inch meter |
84.89 91.04
|
6 inch meter |
206.46 221.43
|
8 inch meter |
289.63 310.63
|
10 inch meter |
482.90 517.91
|
12 inch meter |
487.69 523.05
|
16 inch meter |
497.07 533.11
|
Commodity Charge |
|
Net Rate per 1,000 Cubic Feet |
$ 13.43 14.40 |
Section 4. That the existing Section 1105.10 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
1105.10 Fire protection service inside city.
For all fire protection service installations made after the effective date of this chapter requiring a separate fire service line the consumer shall install at his expense, subject to the inspection and approval of the division of water, all of the piping system necessary to extend from the consumer's system and connect to the city's existing water main.
All separate fire service lines shall have installed, before service is established, an approved meter installation. Such meter and the installation shall meet the specifications and approval of the division of water and the entire installation shall be at the expense of the consumer.
The following rates shall apply to fire protection services:
Monthly Fire Protection Service Charge |
Monthly Billed Accounts |
Quarterly Billed Accounts |
3 inch meter |
$ 33.84 36.29 |
$ 7.93 8.50 |
4 inch meter |
36.48 39.12
|
10.56 11.33
|
6 inch meter |
44.36 47.58
|
18.45 19.79
|
8 inch meter |
58.83 63.10
|
32.92 35.31
|
10 inch meter |
78.55 84.24
|
52.64 56.46
|
12 inch meter |
106.16 113.86
|
80.24 86.06
|
For areas covered by retail contracts, the outside city rates shall be the total obtained by adding the inside city rates and the percentage increase or additions specified in the contract. If no percentage is specified in the contract, the outside city rates shall be the inside city rates multiplied by one and three tenths (1.3). For noncontract areas or areas where the contract has expired, the outside city rate shall be the inside city rate multiplied by one and one-half (1.5).
The city reserves the right to order the installation of a meter on an existing fire protection line upon violation of applicable ordinances and the rules and regulations of the director of public utilities.
No charge except the minimum charge will be made for any measured water flow resulting from the use of water for fire fighting purposes when such fire has been reported to the fire department serving the area involved.
Where an unmetered tap for a fire service line exists, the following charge shall be paid in lieu of the minimum charges per month prescribed in C.C. Sections 1105.04 and 1105.05:
Size of Fire Service Tap |
Monthly Inside City Service Charge |
Monthly Contract Areas Service Charge |
Monthly Non-Contract Service Charge |
Taps 4 inch diameter |
$ 85.07 91.24 |
$ 110.59 118.61 |
$ 127.61 136.86 |
Taps 6 inch diameter |
171.94 184.41
|
223.52 239.73
|
257.91 276.62
|
Taps 8 inch diameter |
255.08 273.57
|
331.60 355.64
|
382.62 410.36
|
Taps 10 inch diameter |
340.06 364.71
|
442.08 474.12
|
510.09 547.07
|
Taps 12 inch diameter |
425.16 455.98
|
552.71 592.77
|
637.74 683.97
|
Taps 16 inch diameter |
595.19 638.34
|
773.75 829.84
|
892.79 957.51
|
When a property is served with both a fire protection service and water service, the amount to be paid for the combined service shall be the charge computed by using the applicable commodity rate established in Sections 1105.04 and 1105.05 and, where applicable, the monthly unmetered fire protection service charge established in Section 1105.10.
When a property is served by more than one (1) fire protection service and such services provide water to a common inter-connected fire protection system, the services shall be considered a single fire protection service with the rates or charges to be based on the largest tap or meter.
All outlets, except sprinkler heads, on unmetered fire protection service shall be sealed under the supervision of the division of water. No person shall break a seal or withdraw water from any unmetered fire protection system, except in the case of fire, without prior approval of the administrator of the division of water. (Ord. 478-92.)
Section 5. That water rates herein established shall be applicable to all water used on or after the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 6. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.