OR 2022-1586 Winter AveragingAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-1586
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS HERETOFORE AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 ‘CITY DEPARTMENTS’ ARTICLE 3-2 ‘SEWER
DEPARTMENT’, BY AMENDING SECTION 3-3-2 ‘SEWER RATES
(MONTHLY)’ BY ADDING WINTER AVERAGING; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, the City of Coppell has previously enacted water and sewer rates for both
residential and non-residential for delivery and use of the municipal water and wastewater
systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted winter averaging as the method to bill
customers for wastewater service throughout the year.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby amended by amending Article 3-2, Sewer Department, Section 3-2-2, Sewer Rates
(Monthly), to read as follows:
“CHAPTER 3 – CITY DEPARTMENTS
ARTICLE 3-1. – WATER DEPARTMENT
. . . . . .
ARTICLE 3-2. – SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sec. 3-2-1. - Connection to sewer required. . . . . .
Sec. 3-2-2. - Sewer rates (monthly).
A.The monthly rates charged for services furnished by the Sanitary Sewer System
of the City shall be based upon the amount of metered water which is furnished
during the month as follows:
(a)Residential: $22.40 for the first 1,000 gallons (minimum). All over
1,000 gallons
1.$2.24 per 1,000 gallons and will be classified as the following:
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2.$2.24 per 1,000 in excess of the first 1,000 gallons total
charged of sewer consumption shall be based on winter
averaging.
(b)Winter Averaging shall mean the average water usage for the months of
November, December, January, February, and March proceeding April
of each year. This five-month period shall be used as the basis for
calculating a residential customer’s monthly volume consumption after
removing the highest use month and lowest use month from the
calculation. The remaining three months shall be averaged to determine
a monthly volume consumption for sewer services billing purposes.
This calculation will be added to the first 1,000 gallon minimum to
determine total sewer service billing.
(c)New Customers shall be assigned the city-wide sewer volume average
until a winter average is established for the account during the months
stated above.
B.Commercial, Industrial, and Non-Single-Family . . . . .
C.Sewer Service Only . . . . .”
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or unconstitutional, the same
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or of the Code of
Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
the rates established herein shall be effective on April 1, 2023.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the ____ day of
________________________, 2022.