Vista Ridge 1st P-CS 870706ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS,
INCREASING THE SEWER RATES, METER DEPOSITS,
AND PROVIDING RATES FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUID
WASTE~ PROVIDING A REPEALER~ PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY~ PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE~ AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
AMENDMENT
That Section 2-1-2 (Water Rates) of the Lewisville City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
Delete the present language contained in Section 2-1-2
(as amended), and in its place insert the following:
"2-1-2. Water Rates:
The monthly rates or charges for services furnished by
the City Water Works System shall be as follows=
Meter Size
Minimum Bill
(including 2r000 gallons)
3/4 inch $ 11.55
I inch 16.61
1-1/2 inch .31.02
2 inch 51.88
3 inch 113.73
4' inch 199.55
6 inch 444.74
8 inch 788.00
10 inch 1,229.34
Volume charge per
1,000 gallons over
minimum
I .83"
"2-1-2a. Wholesale Water=
The initial rate for treated water, if, as, and when it
is received by a wholesale customer city from the City
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of Lewisville, shall be $1.30 per 1,000 gallons of
metered usage. Additionally, the fixed demand charges
shall be $&8,933.00 per mgd per year."
The effective date of this section upon wholesale cus-
tomers shall be as stated in the wholesale contracts·
SECTION II.
AMENDMENT
That Section 2-1-3 of the Lewisville City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
Delete the present language of Sections 2-1-]a and
2-1-3b relating to sewer rates, and in their place insert the
following provisions 2-1-3a through 2-1-3h.
"2-1-3a. Single-Family Dwellinqs:
Current customers' rates shall be based upon the
average monthly water consumption for the most
recent December, January and February for such
dwelling and charged:
Monthly Minimum Bill
(2,000 gallons)
$4.44
Volume Charge per
1,000 (over 2,000
gallons)
1.75
2-1-3b. Non-Sinqle-Family Dwellings:
Rates shall be based upon each month's water con-
sumption and charge:
Monthly Minimum Bill
(2,000 gallons)
$4.44
volume Caarge per
1,000 (over 2,000
gallons)
1.75
2-1-3c. New Customers:
All new customers or current customers changing dwell-
ings shall be charged a flat fee of $14.20 per month
until the December, January and February average can be
establishe~ at the new dwelling.
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2-1-Id. Landscaping:
It shall be presumed that each water meter results in
waste entering the sanitary sewer system. However, upon
satisfactory proof that a water meter is installed and
used solely for landscaping or other purposes whereby no
water from such meter enters the sanitary sewer system,
the City Manager or his designee may waive sewer charges.
2-1-]e. Sewer Onl7 Customers:
In instances where dwellings are not served by the City
Waterworks System, the charge for services furnished by
the City Sanitary Sewer Systems shall be a flat fee of
$14.20 per dwellingunit.
2-1-3f. wholesale Sewers:
The rate for treatment of sewage received from a whole-
sale customer city and treated by the City Sanitary
Sewer System shall be $0.98 per 1,000 gallons of metered
usage. The effective date of this section upon whole-
sale customers shall be as stated in the wholesale
contracts.
2-1-3g. Industrial Surcharge:
The factors per 1,000 gallons for the industrial
surcharge ordinance are $.001929 per mgl of BOD and
$.001929 per mgl of TSS for industrial/commercial custom-
ers whose sewerage strengths exceed the maximum allow-
ance of 240 mgl.
2-1-3h. Transported Liquid waste:
The rate for sewage transported by vehicle from within
the corporate limits of Lewisville is $15.34 fo~ the
first 2,000 gallons. Points of collection are
restricted to portable sanitary units and septic systems
approved by the City of Lewisville. A volume charge of
$1.80 per 1,000 gallons, in excess of 2,000 gallons,
shall be in addition to the rate charged. The City may
refuse any waste if material is non-conforming with cur-
rant pretreatment standards, as adopted by the City of
Eewisvllle.'
SECTION III.
That Section 2-2-10 of the Lewisville City Code is
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hereby amended as follows:
Delete the present language of Section 2-2-10
Deposit) and in its place insert the following provision:
2-2-10. Meter Deposit:
The deposit for services furnished by the
Waterworks System shall be as follows:
(Meter
City
Meter Size
DeDosit
3/4 or 5/8 inch
I inch
1-1/2 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
Construction 2 inch
Construction 3 inch
50.00
50.00
125.00
350.00
425.00
500.00
550.00
875.00
1,200.00
400.00
500.00
Said deposit shall be collected by the City prior to the
City's rendering such services.
In the event the above-listed deposits are insufficient
to pay an average monthly bill, or if experience has
proved that a customer does not pay water bills
promptly, and as due, the City Manager or his designee
may require the meter deposit to be in any sum deemed
necessary to protect the City. Such meter deposit may
be applied to the payment of any water, sewer, or gar-.
bage charge overdue to the City. A~y unused portion of
the deposit shall be refunded to the customer at any
time service is discontinued."
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SECTION IV.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be effective on all water and sewer
bills issued from amd after the passage of this Ordinamce.
SECTION V.
SEVERABI~.ITY CLAUSE
If amy section or part of amy section, paragraph or
clause of this Ordinamce is declared invalid or unconstitutional
for any reason such declaration shall not be held to invalidate
or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or
sections, part of sections, paragraphs or clause of this
Ordinance.
SECTION VI.
REPEALER
Ail ordinances or parts of ordinamces inconsistent or in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION VII.
It being for the public welfare that these ordinance
changes be passed amd the amendments made, creates an emergency
and public necessity, and the rule requiring this Ordinance be
read on %hree separate occasions be, a~d the same is hereby
waived, and this Ordinance shall now be placed on its third amd
final reading for passage, and shall be in full force and effect
from amd after its passage and approval.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by vote of
day of , 1987.
to on this
MAYOR, CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City AttOrney
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