Ord 52-2013 9/17/2013
ORDINANCE NO. 52-2013
Ordinance Amending Wholesale Water Rates Of The City Of Wichita
Falls, Providing For Limited Codification, And Declaring An
Emergency And Effective Dates
WHEREAS, City Staff has studied the cost of providing the servic es described
herein, and determined that costs are currently not being covered by the existing rates;
and
WHEREAS, after receiving and reviewing the aforementioned costs, the City
Council finds that the rates established herein do not exceed the amount reasonably
necessary to provide the services to which they are related; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that increases in the rates described herein
are necessary to provide for the services described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Wholesale Water Rates
Subsection (a) of Section 106-127 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Wichita Falls is amended to read as follows:
(a) The following rates are approved for the indicated category of wholesale
water customer, and shall apply unless a contract expressly provides for fees
to be charged or calculated in a different manner than as shown below:
Category Per 1,000
Gallons
Per 100 Cubic
Feet
Treated water transmitted (TWT) NA $3.6808
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole
source—SAFB: NA $2.0489
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole source--
Iowa Park NA $2.4036
Raw water only (RWO) $0.2471 NA
Raw water transmitted (RWT) $0.2911 NA
2. Codification
The sections of this ordinance that specify they amend or add to the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Wichita Falls are intended to be parts of said Code, and said
sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such
intention.
3. Emergency Declaration and Effective Date
The City Council finds that the need for providing funds for the operation of the
City and administering the rates established herein constitutes an urgent public need for
the preservation of the peace, health and safety of property of the city, and declares that
this is an emergency measure. As an emergency measure, it shall become effective on
October 1, 2013, except as otherwise provided in the applicable section.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of September, 2013.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk