Ord 077-2007 9/18/2007 ORDINANCE NO. 1 ��' �Ov�
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, TO AMEND SECTION 106-126 (c) (d) (e) (fl (g) AND (h) OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO ADJUST TREATED WATER RATES FOR RETAIL
CUSTOMERS; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY
LAW.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 106-126 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended in part to
read as follows:
(c) The minimum monthly bill for all metered treated water service shall be as shown
below, exclusive of any water volume charge.
Meter Size Minimum Bill
5/8 inch $ 8.08
3/4 inch 13.83
1 inch 18.57
1'/z inch 33.32
2 inch 51.08
2'h inch 70.59
3 inch 92.44
4 inch 151.55
6 inch 299.36
8 inch 529.89
10 inch 825.47
(d) For consumption, the rates per 100 cubic feet for residential customers are as
follows:
(1) First 200 cubic feet of water at $2.11 per hundred
(2) Next 800 cubic feet of water at $2.22 per hundred
(3) Next 1,000 cubic feet of water at $2.37 per hundred
(4) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $2.53 per hundred
(5) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $2.69 per hundred
(6) Next 6,000 cubic feet and above of water at $2.84 per hundred
Specific use meters installed for lawn sprinklers, swimming pools, and other non-
domestic uses will be considered as residential for the purpose of billing. Residential rates will
apply to all water measured through these special use meters even though they may be located
at a commercial or industrial site.
(e) For other than residential customers, including fire hydrant meters the rate shall be
as follows:
(1) The first 1,000 cubic feet of water at $2.26 per hundred;
(2) The next 3,000 cubic feet of water at $2.08 per hundred;
(3) The next 2,800 cubic feet of water at $2.01 per hundred;
(4) The next 60,000 cubic feet of water at $1.95 per hundred;
(5) In excess of 66,800 cubic feet of water at $1.93 per hundred.
(fl During the first and last billing cycle in which an account is active, the minimum
monthly bill shown in this section shall be prorated for the number of days the account is active; the
prorated daily charge shall be based on a 30-day month. The amount charged in the first and last
billing cycle for water consumed and the prorated minimum bill shall not exceed the charges for the
same amount of water in a full billing cycle.
(g) The current rate structure for raw water retail customers inside the corporate city
limits is as follows:
(1) Minimum bill, per month... $8.08
(2) Volume charge per 100 cubic feet for consumption.... 0.2870
Retail treated and raw water customers outside the corporate city limits will pay two
times the above rates.
(h) The meters of raw water retail customers will be read once each quarter. Billing
cycles befinreen meter readings will use estimated consumptions as a basis for the billing, and
the number of consumptions will be adjusted quarterly when the meter reading is taken.
The above rates shall be effective during the first full billing cycle after October 1,
2007, and thereafter.
SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this
ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of September 2007.
A OR ,
ATTEST:
City Clerk