§ 12.08.020. Sewer rates and classes.

The classes of users shall be designated by the municipal water meter size servicing the premises. Rates and charges for sewer service for a three-fourths inch or smaller water meter shall be a flat rate per month. Rates for a one-inch or larger meter shall include a monthly "ready to serve" charge and a "volume" charge based on the domestic water consumption from all sources, which contribute to the sewage flow, including any wells on the property. A sewage flow meter may be required. The rates and charges are fixed as follows, to become effective the first billing occurring after January 1, 2019:

Monthly Ready to Serve Charge
Effective Date	Jan. 1, 2019	Jan. 1, 2020	Jan. 1, 2021	Jan. 1, 2022	Jan. 1, 2023	Jan. 1, 2024
¾-inch meter	$46.27	$48.59	$51.02	$53.57	$56.25	$59.06
1-inch meter	$43.49	$45.67	$47.95	$50.35	$52.86	$55.51
1½-inch meter	$83.14	$87.30	$91.66	$96.24	$101.06	$106.11
2-inch meter	$130.97	$137.51	$144.39	$151.61	$159.19	$167.15
3-inch meter	$258.38	$271.30	$284.87	$299.11	$314.07	$329.77
4-inch meter	$401.79	$421.88	$442.98	$465.13	$488.38	$512.80

 

Volume Charge (per 100 cubic feet)
Volume charge	$3.38

 

(a)

The rates and charges set forth above reflect an annual increase effective each January 1.

Starting on January 1, 2019, the rate increase for years 2019 through 2024 shall be set at a rate of five percent, and three percent thereafter and shall continue to increase at such annual rate perpetually unless otherwise modified through subsequent action of the city council, the rates and charges shall remain as set forth above.

(b)

The volume charge does not apply to three-fourths inch meter.

(c)

All multi-family residential units will be charged the three-fourths inch meter monthly ready-to-serve charge per unit and will not be charged a volume charge. Some examples of a "multifamily unit" include on apartment unit, one condominium unit, a mobile home or a manufactured home, or one unit in a duplex, tri-plex or four-plex.

(d)

Monthly Rates—Outside Corporate Limits. The charge for use of facilities and furnishing of sewer service beyond the city corporate limits shall be one hundred fifty (150) percent of the rates set forth above, except for the strong waste surcharge.

(e)

The following infrastructure charge shall apply to any new sewer system connection:

Infrastructure Charge Per Equivalent Residential Unit
Infrastructure Charge	$2,157.00 per ERU

 

(f)

The infrastructure charge is based on equivalent resident units (ERUs). An ERU is a baseline number representing average residential use. An ERU will be applied to nonresidential flow by comparison to an average household (e.g., if a nonresidential customer uses fifty (50) times the flow of an average household, this use would be expressed as fifty (50) ERUs.

An ERU is one thousand four hundred (1,400) cubic feet of water per month, which is the normal water consumption for a single-family resident or one residential unit on a multifamily service.

For connections other than a single-family residence or a multifamily unit, the number of ERUs will be estimated based on available water meter usage data or sewage flow meter, to be reviewed each year. Reference may also be had to Table G2-1 of the Criteria for Sewage Works Design published by the Washington State Department of Ecology, which table is incorporated herein by this reference (including all amendments thereto) as if fully set forth. A refund or additional payment may be required following that review of one year's water usage period.

(g)

Waiver of Infrastructure Charge for Sewer-Eligible Transfer. The infrastructure charge for sewer shall be waived for eligible transfers within the city. An eligible transfer occurs when an existing business in the city that connected the city sewer system prior to December 20, 2000, relocates to a new business location within the city.

(Ord. 2523 § 3, 2007: Ord. 2402, 2004; Ord. 2326 § 1, 2001: Ord. 2209-A § 4, 2000: Ord. 2155 § 2, 1999; Ord. 2089 § 2, 1998; Ord. 1872 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1840 § 2, 1995: Ord. 1745 § 2, 1994: Ord. 1622 § 1, 1992: Ord. 1548 § 2, 1992: Ord. 1534 § 2, 1991: Ord. 1455 § 2, 1991: Ord. 1363 § 2, 1990: Ord. 1254 § 2, 1989: Ord. 1012 § 1, 1985: Ord. 913 § 3, 1983: Ord. 856 § 3, 1982: Ord. 808 § 3, 1981: Ord. 720 § 1, 1978; Ord. 715 § 1, 1978: Ord. 624 § 2, 1976: Ord. 502 § 1, 1973: Ord. 442 § 2, 1971: Ord. 217 § 2, 1949)

( Ord. No. 2864 , 11-24-14; Ord. No. 2955, § 1, 11-26-18 )