City of Gainesville - File #: 000867

• File #: 000867
• Version: 2
• Name: Rates & Charges For Retail Water Service (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/12/2001
• In control: Water Management Committee
• Final action: 1/22/2001
• Title: RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WATER SERVICE (B) ORDINANCE NO. 0-01-10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, SECTION 27-126.1.(c), OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO IRRIGATION METERS; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (3) g., (3) i.2., and (3) j.2., WATER, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WATER SERVICE; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (4) h.2., SEWERAGE, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WASTEWATER SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED HEREIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2001	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
2/12/2001	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading, as revised (Ordinance)	Pass
1/22/2001	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

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RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WATER SERVICE (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 0-01-10

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, SECTION 27-126.1.(c), OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO IRRIGATION METERS; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (3) g., (3) i.2., and (3) j.2., WATER, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WATER SERVICE; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION UTILITIES (4) h.2., SEWERAGE, OF THE GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING RATES AND CHARGES FOR RETAIL WASTEWATER SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED HEREIN

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
Background:

GRU's potable water supply system has been impacted by the noticeable increase in water use for irrigation purposes. The impacts are particularly acute during drought conditions and have necessitated capital improvements to the system earlier than initially anticipated. Rather than pass the cost of these improvements on to all water customers, staff recommends that, to the extent practical, the costs be recovered from the customers that irrigate significantly. Staff proposes to do this by implementing a third pricing tier for water used during the irrigation season. The third pricing tier will be for water consumption equal to or over 25 kgal. and billed at a rate of $2.22 per kgal. Consistent with this approach, staff also recommends that all water use through irrigation meters during the irrigation season (April through October) be billed at the second and third tiers. Hence, 1 to 15 kgal. of water use through an irrigation meter would be billed at $1.29 per kgal. and all use over 15 kgal. would be billed at $2.22 per kgal. Rates for water consumed during the months of November through March will be unchanged. The third pricing tier will generate appr...