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RESOLUTION 08-18701 A RESOLUTION SPECIF"TING WATER AND WASTEWATER R-A,TE AND FEE SCIIEDULE ADJUSTMENTS ENACTED PI]RSUANT TO TITLE 69, CHAPTER 7, MONTANA CODE ANNOTATED. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Billings, Montana, retained Red Oak Consulting to prepare water and wastewater rate and fee schedules for the municipal water and wastewater utility that would generate adequate funds to operate the utilities over the next th¡ee years as well as require each customer class of the utilities to pay its fair share of the cost of operating the water and wastewater systems; and WHEREAS, The WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE AND FEE STUDY, CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, dated March 2008, prepared by Red Oak Consulting projects a need for extension, expansion, repair, improvement, and continued operation and maintenance of existing and proposed water and wastewater system facilities for the providing of water and wastewater service to the inhabitants of the City of Billings, Montana, during the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 20, 201 1; and WHEREAS, under Title 69, Chapter 7 of the Montana Code Annotated, and under the terms of City Resolution Number 13585, the City of Billings is authorized to regulate the City's municipal water and wastewater utility and to change water and wastewater rates, fees, and charges as may be deemed by the City Council to be reasonable and iust. and WHEREAS, it is essential to the public health, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the City of Billings and itS environs to provide an adequate public water and wastewater system and to provide adequate funding to meet the cost of conskucting, maintaining, and operating the same; NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF'TIIE CITY OF' BILLINGS, MONTANA: 1. That the following schedule ofrates, fees, and charges are found to bejust, reasonable, and necessary for the continued sound operation of the water and wastewater utilities and that the proposed rates, fees, and charges are approved and adopted and published as the rates, fees, ùd charges of the City of Billings, Montana water and wastewaterutilities, effective July 1,2008; July 1,2009; and July l, 2010. Schedule I METERED WATER MONTHT,Y VOLUME CHARGES Customer Class Effective Date 7n/08 7lll09 7/r/10 Residential Block I (0-a Ccf) $1.51 Block 2 (5-16 Ccf) 1.60 Block 3 (>16 Ccf) 2.39 Non-Residential Seasonal Resale Schedule II MINIMUM WATER CHÄRGES Effective Date Meter Size (inches) 7ll/08 7lll09 7llll0 Inside-City Customers 3/4" $7.35 7.68 8.01 1" 8.33 8.71 9.11 rk" 9.63 10.08 10.56 1.20 2.02 1.28 $1.63 1.72 2.57 1.28 2.18 1.29 $1.75 1.86 2.77 1.36 2.34 1.30 ---PAGE BREAK--- 8" 10" Outside-City Customers 3/4" 1" lYz" J AJ' 8" 10" Schedule IV 71.96 97.94 150.90 $8.3s 9.53 I 1.10 15.42 47.24 59.03 86.53 117.96 182.05 76.05 r03.54 159.59 8.51 9.70 11.29 rs.66 47.85 59.77 ö /.Jv 119.38 184.20 80.39 109.48 168.8 r 8.68 9.89 1 1.50 15.92 48.48 60.54 88.68 120.8s 186.43 RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SERVICE CHARGE Normal Working $55.00 Outside Normal Working Hours $ 1 00.00 Schedule V WATERSPECIAL FEES AND CHARGES Item Fee/Charges Application for enlargement of the water service area of the Application for extension of the water systeTn of the city...... Application for inftoduction of water service to a previously unserved tract or parcel of land which does not require an extension of the water distribution .....45.00 Application for water service line installation permits: Water service line permit.... Fireline permit Combination water service line and fueline ...60.00 Water meter accuracy test fee Small meter (in shop) Large meter (in field) Hydrant Meter Rental ($/dÐ Fireflow fee ...80.00 Turn-on/Tum-off charge: Normal working Outside normal working (1 1) Water main tapping fee: Two inch diameter tap or smaller ($/tap-initial 1) Subsequent sitevisits Over two inch diameter tap 1) Subsequent site visirs .....300.00 2) Exfia charge for cylinder (12) Flushing, testing, and chlorinating fee ($/initiat visit) Water for flushing, testing and chlorinating Current Seasonal Rate Subsequentsitevisits($/visit)...................... ...80.00 (15) Water Service Line/Fireline Repair Program Fee ($/month) DELETE DELETE ---PAGE BREAK--- Schedule VI \ryATER SYSTEM DE\TELOPMENT FÐES Meter or Service Line Size 7lll08 3/4-lnch or less (1 EDU) $2,504 l-Inch 6.282 lYz-Inch 15,481 2-Inch 26,064 3-Inch 63.395 4-Inch 139.686 For connections to the water system with meters larger than 4-inches, or when the unique usage characteristics of a large water uper may require, the City will forecast the demands on an average-day and peak-day basis. The number of EDUs associated with the demands will be determined by the following: I ¿on*o. s s a) * 4 62 ) LDUs=t 4sst ) a 5s?Á ) Where: . ADD is the projected average-day demand ofthe new user in gallons per day, and r PDD is the projected p-eak-day demand of the new user in gallons per day. The constants used in the above formula are: ¡ 0.538 equals the proportion of the City's water facilities allocated to the average-day function in the City' s cost-of-service analysis o 489.7 equals the estimated average gallons per day demanded by an EDU . 0.462 equals the proportion of the City's water facilities allocated to the max-day extra-capacity function in the City's cost-of-service analysis . 587.6 equals the estimated gallons per day of max-day extra-capaeity demanded by an EDU Schedule VII WATER INTERIOR AND LOCAL MAINS CONSTRUCTION FEE Eliminate this schedule. Schedule I WASTEWATER MONTIILY VOLUME CHARGES Description Effective Date Dollars per Ccf 7lll08 7ll/09 7ll/10 Customers Within the City Residential 91.42 $1.54 $1.67 Commercial - Domestic 1.42 1.54 1.67 Commercial - HiCh 1.96 2.11 2.28 Outside City 1.42 1.54 1 .67 Schedule IA MINIMUM WASTEWATER CIIARGES Effective Date Meter Size (inches) 7lll08 7lll09 Inside-City 3t4" $s.44 $5.7s $6.07 1" 6.09 6.4s 6.84 ---PAGE BREAK--- 1t/r) t72 J I 6" 8" 10" Outside-Cify 3/4" 1" IY2" 11) ^tt I 8" 10" Schedule II 6.78 6.9s 9.34 26.90 33.41 48.59 65.94 $s.99 6.70 7.46 7.65 10.27 29.59 36.75 72.54 7.20 7.40 9.99 29.09 36.16 52.67 I I.)5 $6.33 7.lr 7.93 8.14 10.98 32.00 39.78 57.94 78.69 7.66 7.87 10.69 31.44 39.1 3 57.07 77.57 $6.69 7.53 8.43 8.66 tl.7 5 34.59 43.05 62.78 85.34 \MASTE\ryATER EXTRA STRENGTH SURCIIARGE Unit Charees x-BoD ($nb) Y - rss ($nb) Schedule III 7ll/08 $0.3306 $0.3307 Effective Date 7nt09 s0.3s27 s0.3s27 7/tlr0 $0.3763 s0.3764 WASTE\ryATER SPECIAL FEES AND CHARGES Item Fee/Ch¿rges Application for enlargement of the wastewater service area of the Application for extension of the wastewater collection system of the 130.00 Application for introduction of wastewater service to a previously unserved tract or parcel ofland, which does not require extension of the wastewater collection system ....45.00 Application for sanitary sewer service permits: Domestic users sewer seryice line installation permit Industrial users permit.. 1,200.00 DELETE Septage Disposal Permit Fee ($/1,000 gallons): As of July 01, As of July 01, 30.53 As of July 01, DELETE Schedule fV CIIARGE FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF WASTEWATER SERVICE Normal Working $55.00 Outside Normal Working Hours $ 1 00.00 ---PAGE BREAK--- Schedule VI Meter or Service Line Size 3/4-lnch or less (1 EDU) I -Inch l%-Inch 2-lnch 3-Inch 4-Inch WASTEWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEES 7/U08 51,778 5,464 15,850 )1 70,948 166,086 For connections,to the water system with meters iarger than 4-inches, or when the unique usage characteristics of a large water usèr may require, the City will forecast the demands on an average-aay ana p"uÈ-duy basis. The number of EDUs associated with the demands will be determined.by the followine: f ¿.op s s a) *frpop-¿nu 4 6 2 ) r'Dus=t 4ssJ J a s8?r ) Where: . ADD ís the projected average-day demand of the new user in gallons per day, and . PDD is the projected peak-day demand of the new user in gallons per day. The constants used in the above formula are: ' 0.538 equals the proportion of the City's water facilities allocated to the average-day function in the City's cost-of-service analysis e 489.7 equals the estimated averuge gallons per day demanded by an EDU c 0.462 equals the proportion of the City's water facilities allocated to the max-day exfta-capacity function in the City's cost-oÊservice analysis c 587.6 equals the estimated gallons per day of max-day extra-capacity demanded by an EDU Schedule VII WASTEWATER INTERIOR AND LOCAL MAINS CONSTRUCTION FEE Eliminate this schedule. 2. That this Resolution is to be immediately filed in the City Clerk's Office, and that the decision adopting the adjustedrates shall be final ten days after such are so filed. 3. That the Public Vy'orks Department is directed to file a copy of the revised wastewater rate schedules with the Public Service Commission within ten days after frling of this Resolution by the City Clerk. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Billings, Montana, on the l4tL day of April,2008. THE CITY OF BILLINGS ATTEST: ev' U^;YLu,r^^) Cari Martin, City Clerk ---PAGE BREAK---