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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2014-01 - Board TRUCKEE DONNER Puoli� ll?i itv Ordinance No. 2014 - 01 SETTING THE WATER MONTHLY RETAIL RATES WHEREAS The District's retained HDR to conduct a water rate study; and WHEREAS HDR completed the water rate study and recommended several options to fairly allocate the cost of service to the District's customers through increased rates; and WHEREAS a public workshop was held in November 6, 2013 to receive comments from the public concerning a proposal to adopt such rate increases; and WHEREAS notices of the proposed retail water rates and public hearing were mailed to all rate payers and property owners in November 2013; and WHEREAS a public hearing was held on January 15, 2014; and WHEREAS the District received protests on the retail water rates from less than the majority of parcels within the District; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District as follows: Section 1. Effective with bills issued on or after March 15, 2014, the following monthly water rates • shall be effective. Metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties, individual condominium units and townhouse units equipped with a meter shall consist of three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge. The base charge shall be: Meter Size Monthly Base Charge Up to 3/4" $55.59 1" $66.31 The commodity charge shall be: Monthly Usage Commodity Charge 0 to 8,000 gallons $0.62/ 1,000 gallons Over 8,000 gallons $0.77/ 1,000 gallons The pump zone charge shall be: Pump Zone Pump Zone Charge Pump Zone 1 $0.00/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 2 $0.30/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 3 $0.60/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 4 $0.90/ 1,000 gallons • Pump Zone 5 $1.20/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 6 $1.50/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 7 $1.80/ 1,000 gallons Ordinance 2014-01 Un-metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties, • individual condominium units and townhouse units not equipped with a meter shall be: Pump Zone Monthly Charge Pump Zone 1 $62.09 Pump Zone 2 $65.09 Pump Zone 3 $68.09 Pump Zone 4 $71.09 Pump Zone 5 $74.09 Pump Zone 6 $77.09 Pump Zone 7 $80.09 Commercial Water Rates — The commercial water rates for all other multiple dwelling units, trailer parks, public use, dedicated irrigation and commercial establishments shall consist of three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge. The base charge shall be: Meter Monthly Base Size Charge Up to 3/4" $55.59 1" $66.31 1.5" $93.21 2" $128.13 • 3" $214.50 4" $306.92 6" $460.37 8" $575.47 The commodity charge shall be $1.52/1,000 gallons The pump zone charge shall be Pump Zone Pump Zone Charge Pump Zone 1 $0.00/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 2 $0.30/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 3 $0.60/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 4 $0.90/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 5 $1.20/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 6 $1.50/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 7 $1.80/ 1,000 gallons • Ordinance 2014-01 2 • Section 2. Effective with bills issued on or after January 15, 2015 following monthly water rates shall be effective. Metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties, individual condominium units and townhouse units equipped with a meter shall consist of three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge. The base charge shall be: Meter Size Monthly Base Charge Up to 3/4" $57.28 1" $68.32 The commodity charge shall be: Monthly Usage Commodity Charge 0 to 8,000 gallons $0.64/ 1,000 gallons Over 8,000 gallons $0.80/ 1,000 gallons The pump zone charge shall be: • Pump Zone Pump Zone 1 Pump Zone Charge $0.00/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 2 $0.35/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 3 $0.70/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 4 $1.05/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 5 $1.40/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 6 $1.75/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 7 $2.10/ 1,000 gallons Un-metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties, individual condominium units and townhouse units not equipped with a meter shall be: Pump Zone Monthly Charge Pump Zone 1 $64.00 Pump Zone 2 $67.50 Pump Zone 3 $71.00 Pump Zone 4 $74.50 Pump Zone 5 $78.00 Pump Zone 6 $81.30 Pump Zone 7 $85.00 • Ordinance 2014-01 3 Commercial Water Rates — The commercial water rates for all other multiple dwelling units, • trailer parks, public use, dedicated irrigation and commercial establishments shall consist of three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge. The base charge shall be: Meter Size Monthly Base Charge Up to 3/4" $57.28 1" $68.32 1.5" $96.04 2" $132.03 3" $221.02 4" $316.25 6" $474.37 8" $592.96 The commodity charge shall be $1.57/1,000 gallons The pump zone charge shall be Pump Zone Pump Zone Charge Pump Zone 1 $0.00/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 2 $0.35/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 3 $0.70/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 4 $1.05/ 1,000 gallons • Pump Zone 5 $1.40/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 6 $1.75/ 1,000 gallons Pump Zone 7 $2.10/ 1,000 gallons Section 3. Placement of a given customer account into a pump zone for billing purposes shall be based upon that customer's relationship to the 6170 Pressure Zone. The 6170 Pressure Zone is deemed to be Pump Zone 1 and all customers located within that pressure zone and other areas where water can be supplied from 6170 Pressure Zone solely without pumping shall also be considered part of Pump Zone 1. For all other areas, a given customer shall be re-classified to the next highest pump zone for each time the water must be pumped from the 6170 Pressure Zone to supply that customer. Section 4. It is the District's goal that all customers are equipped with a water meter and billed volumetrically based upon their usage. It is the District's intent to have water meters installed on all customers' water services. However, circumstances may exist whereby a customer refuses to undertake the necessary actions or improvements to allow that customer to be billed on a volumetric basis. In those cases, the customer shall be subject to a "non-conforming bulk rate" and shall be charged a monthly bill for service based on the base charge, commodity charge and pump zone charge corresponding to that customer's location and class (residential or commercial). For determining the commodity charge and pump zone charge the customer shall be charged a volume equal to the 90th • percentile of usage for all customers with the same customer class and meter size. This determination of the 90th percentile shall occur annually in January and shall be based upon the metered usage data for the prior calendar year. Ordinance 2014-01 4 Section 5. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078, then the terms of 40 this ordinance shall be effective thirty days after adoption by the board of directors of the District. Section 6. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District. Section 7. The provisions of other Ordinances shall remain in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with this ordinance. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a meeting duly called and held within the District on the 15th day of January, 2014 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Directors Aguera, Bender, Ellis and Hemig NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Director Laliotis TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC, UTILITY DISTRICT By / • Bob Ellis, Acting President of the Board ATTEST: Pi/ Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board • Ordinance 2014-01 5