9-10 Water and Sewer Use Rates
A.
Water and sewer use rates will be calculated on the basis of a single family dwelling. An equivalency factor (EQR) will be applied to the base rate to scale fees to normal usage for the particular structure or business.
B. Rate Structure
TYPE OF FACILITY |
PER UNIT/SPACE |
SERVICE FEE |
ADDITIONAL EQR |
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Single Family Dwelling |
1.00 |
$36.00 per property |
|
Multiple Family Dwelling Townhouse Condominium |
1.00 |
$36.00 per unit |
.25 per public washing machine |
Apartment Building |
1.00 per apartment |
$36.00 per property |
.25 per public washing machine |
Permanent Trailers Mobile Home Park |
1.00 per space |
$36.00 per property |
|
Overnight Mobile Home Park RV Park Campground |
1.00 per Manager’s Unit; .22 per space with sewer hookup; .11 per all other spaces |
$36.00 per property |
.25 per public washing machine; 1.00 per public dump station |
Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfasts |
1.00 per Manager’s Unit; .16 per bed; .02 per kitchen facility |
$36.00 per property |
.05 per 1,000 gallons for swimming pools, hot tubs, etc; .25 per public washing machine; .03 per bed laundered on site |
Hospitals Nursing Homes |
.20 per bed |
$36.00 per property |
|
Churches |
1.00 per parsonage; .01 per seat |
$36.00 per property |
.70 per social area or kitchen facility |
Private Clubs |
.01 per seat |
$36.00 per property |
.70 per social area or kitchen facility; 1.00 per bar |
Schools |
.06 per student |
$36.00 per property |
|
Offices Day Workers Medical Center |
.30 per 1,000 sq. ft |
$36.00 per property |
|
Small Shops |
.30 per space |
$36.00 per property |
|
Factories Plants Livery Barns |
.50 per 1,000 sq. ft |
$36.00 per property |
|
Movie Theaters Arenas |
.50 per 1,000 sq. ft |
$36.00 per property |
|
Grocery Store Market |
.30 per 1,000 sq. ft |
$36.00 per property |
|
Service Station |
.50 per pump |
$36.00 per property |
|
Car Wash |
1.20 per wash bay |
$36.00 per property |
|
Laundry (Public) |
.25 per machine |
$36.00 per property |
|
Laundry Business |
1.00 per machine |
$36.00 per property |
|
Taverns/Bar |
2.00 per 1st 20 seats; .60 per additional 10 seats |
$36.00 per property |
|
Food Service |
2.00 per 1st 20 seats; .60 per additional 10 seats |
$36.00 per property |
|
Deli, Ice Cream Parlor |
1.00 per 1st 20 seats; .30 per additional 10 seats |
$36.00 per property |
|
Beauty/Barber Shop |
1.00 per property |
$36.00 per property |
|
Private Swimming Pool |
.05 per 1,000 gallon if on City Water or Sewer System |
|
|
Ouray County Historical Society Museum |
1.00 per museum unit |
$36.00 per property |
|
Daycare |
.02 per child capacity |
$36.00 per property |
|
Emergency Response Facility |
1.00 per facility |
$36.00 per property |
|
C. Water and Sewer Rates
1. Water Base Rate is $36.70 per month per EQR.
2. Sewer Base Rate is $58.21 per month per EQR.
3. Yearly Service Fees for Water and Sewer are $1.75 each.
4. Water Debt Surcharge is $1.87 per month, per EQR.
5. Water System Upgrade Surcharge is $21.05 per month per EQR.
6. Wastewater Treatment Surcharge is $45.78 per month per EQR.
D. Special Charges
1. If any user is discharging toxic or other pollutants in concentrations higher than that of a residential user which causes increased treatment or system costs, a surcharge may be imposed based upon the excess concentrations.
2. All water user rates for users outside of the City limits shall be classified according to the above contained and set forth classifications, but the rates therefor shall be twice the rates applicable to users inside the City limits.
3. In all special cases where the water and sewer user does not come within any of the above set forth classifications and does not use a water meter due to unusual circumstances, or to unusual or intermittent requirements of the use of water and sewer, City Council may establish a special rate therefor, but no such special water and sewer rate contract shall be entered into for a period longer than one (1) year at a time and the rate or rates for such special usage of sewer and sewer under any special contract shall be based as nearly as may be practical upon general water and sewer rate structure herein provided.
4. In cases where there is a transfer of City utility account customers due to the conveyance of property served by the City’s water and sewer system, there shall be a $25.00 Utility Account Transfer Charge billed to the new property owner as a new customer of the utility account. This charge shall be incurred and billed at the time of such transfer, with payment due within thirty (30) days of billing.
E. Additional Provisions
All customers shall be required to properly complete and submit to the City, information, declarations, and surveys upon the City’s request, as appropriate to facilitate the administration of this Chapter and the EQR system.
(Source: Ordinance No. 13, 2022; Ordinance No. 3, 2022; Ordinance No. 10, 2021; Ordinance No. 12, 2020; Ordinance No. 5, 2019; Ordinance No. 9, 2018; Ordinance No. 8, 2016; Ordinance No. 10, 2015; Ordinance No. 10, 2014; Ordinance No. 11, 2013)