Ord 2821 9/18/1973 ORDINANCE NO. „.74V;L7/
ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (a)
AND (c) , REPEALING SUBSECTION (d) ,
OF SECTION 32-57 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF
COMPUTING RESIDENTIAL SEWER CHARGES
AND TO REDUCE CERTAIN MINIMUM SEWER
CHARGES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of Section 32-57 of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
" (a) The charge for sanitary sewer service shall be de-
termined by the water consumption. For all users except
residential users, the monthly sewer charge shall be based
on the monthly water usage billed in the same month. For
each residential user, the monthly sewer charge for each
month from April through the following March shall be the
same, and shall be based on the average monthly water usage
metered in the preceding months of January, February and
March. "
SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of Section 32-57 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
" (c) The above schedule of rates for sewer charges and
the minimum monthly charge of $1. 75 shall apply to users loca-
ted within the city limits; the rate for all sanitary sewer
services provided outside the city limits shall be twice the
rate above prescribed, and the minimum monthly charge for users
outside the city limits shall be $3. 50. "
SECTION 3. Subsection (d) of Section 32-57 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4 . The fact that the City of Wichita Falls has
commenced the construction of an expansion of its waste water
treatment plant makes this ordinance an emergency measure on
the ground of urgent public need for the preservation of the
health and safety of the residents of the city, and therefore
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this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1973 .
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M A Y O R
City Clerk
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