Chapter 11.60
RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURES
Sections:
11.60.020 Lakehaven Utility District sewer rates – Adoption by reference.
11.60.030 Lakehaven Utility District sewer charges – Adoption by reference.
11.60.040 City utility sewer rates.
11.60.050 Billing and collection.
11.60.060 City conveyance development charge.
11.60.010 Purpose.
The rates and charges set forth or otherwise adopted by reference in this chapter shall apply to the sanitary sewer utility established under this title. (Ord. 11-376 § 1; Ord. 11-364 § 1).
11.60.020 Lakehaven Utility District sewer rates – Adoption by reference.
All sewer bills will be prepared by LUD and will include two portions: the city sewer charge and the LUD sewer charge. The rates for sanitary sewer service set forth in Section 2 of Lakehaven Utility District Resolution No. 2009-1146, as the same now exists and as may subsequently be amended, revised or superseded, are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set forth in full. For purposes of this chapter, any future amendments or revisions of said resolution shall be in full force automatically in the city upon the effective date thereof. A true and complete copy of said resolution, including any subsequent amendments or modifications thereof, shall be maintained at Edgewood City Hall and made available for public inspection and photocopying upon request. (Ord. 11-376 § 1; Ord. 11-364 § 1).
11.60.030 Lakehaven Utility District sewer charges – Adoption by reference.
The charges and fees applicable to sanitary sewer service set forth in Lakehaven Utility District Resolution No. 2010-1171, as the same now exists and as may subsequently be amended, revised or superseded, are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set forth in full. For purposes of this chapter, any future amendments or revisions of said resolution shall be in full force automatically in the city upon the effective date thereof. A true and complete copy of said resolution, including any subsequent amendments or modifications thereof, shall be maintained at Edgewood City Hall and made available for public inspection and photocopying upon request. (Ord. 11-376 § 1; Ord. 11-364 § 1).
11.60.040 City utility sewer rates.
All sewer bills will be prepared by LUD and will include two portions: the city sewer charge and the LUD sewer charge. The city sewer charge includes a monthly base rate of $5.00 for all customers, plus a usage rate of $0.95 per 100 cubic feet of water usage. It is intended that LUD will compute water usage as defined in LUD Resolution No. 2009-1146, as the same now exists and as may subsequently be amended, revised or superseded. The residential (single and multifamily) bills use wet month average, all others use actual water usage. Rates for city usage are listed in the rate table below for the period 2012 through 2016 and are based on the recommendation within the report attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter, titled City of Edgewood Sewer Rate Study.
The volume portion of the sewer charge for residential accounts is based upon the water meter readings for the months of January, February, March and April, and is recalculated each year. New customers are assigned a usage amount of 800 cubic feet per month (1,600 per two-month cycle), which is an average usage for a typical household. New customers wishing not to use the above estimate can opt for the other alternatives within LUD Resolution No. 2009-1146, as the same now exists and as may subsequently be amended, revised or superseded.
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Rate Table |
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City of Edgewood Sewer Rate for the Period 2012 – 2016 |
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Base rate per month |
$5.00 |
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Usage rate per 100 cubic feet* |
$0.95 |
* Wet month average for residential per LUD definition.
(Ord. 11-376 § 1; Ord. 11-364 § 1).
11.60.050 Billing and collection.
Unless otherwise specified by city ordinance, Lakehaven Utility District shall, on the city’s behalf, directly bill sanitary sewer utility customers on a bi-monthly basis and shall remit collections therefrom to the city in accordance with applicable interlocal agreement(s) between the city and Lakehaven Utility District. All delinquent and unpaid rates and charges for sanitary sewer services, including interest thereon, shall be a lien upon the property to which the sanitary sewer is furnished superior to all other liens and encumbrances whatsoever, except those for general taxes and local and special assessments. Pursuant to RCW 35.67.215, the city’s sewerage lien shall be effective for a total not to exceed one year’s delinquent service charges without the necessity of any writing or recording of the lien with the county auditor. (Ord. 11-376 § 1; Ord. 11-364 § 1).
11.60.060 City conveyance development charge.
The city shall collect charges for the capital cost of conveyance development, EMC 11.40.110(C), from all properties not within the city’s local improvement district, LID No. 1, and shall be designated the conveyance development charge, CDC. The city shall collect the CDC, which equitably and fairly distributes the capital costs of the conveyance system to all properties within the Phase I sewer system boundary which did not participate in the city’s LID No. 1.
The CDC shall be collected in a manner which relates the actual usage a property may place on the sewer system to its proportionate share of the cost of the above-described conveyance system. The CDC shall include the proportionate cost of construction of the existing conveyance development, designated per equivalent residential unit, ERU, as determined by the report attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter titled, City of Edgewood Conveyance Charge Calculation.
Upon request for a new sewer connection, for properties within the Phase I sewer service area, as described within the city’s general sewer plan, LUD shall make a determination of the ERU usage applicable to the property. For purposes of this determination an ERU for service shall consist of a projected usage of 220 gallons per day of sewage flow. A single-family dwelling unit shall be assigned one ERU as a conveyance development charge. Each multifamily dwelling unit and each mobile home situated in a mobile home park shall be assigned 0.67 ERU. Each accessory dwelling unit, approved for occupancy by the city, shall be assigned 0.34 ERU.
All nonresidential connections shall pay the sewer system conveyance development charge determined by LUD to reflect anticipated demand on the sewer system for the planned use of the property. The minimum estimated demand for the property shall not be less than one ERU.
The conveyance development charge for each ERU of sewer service for the year 2012 shall be $4,700. For each year thereafter for a period not to exceed 10 years, a cumulative interest rate of 4.625 percent per year shall be added to the conveyance development charge to reflect the financing charge placed on the LID participant. The conveyance development charge shall be collected prior to connection. Unless otherwise specified by city ordinance, Lakehaven Utility District shall, on the city’s behalf, collect the appropriate conveyance development charge from the customer and shall remit collections therefrom to the city in accordance with applicable interlocal agreement(s) between the city and Lakehaven Utility District.
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Edgewood Conveyance Development Charge |
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Ten-Year Charges with Interest |
4.625% |
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2012 |
$4,700 |
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2013 |
$4,917 |
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2014 |
$5,145 |
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2015 |
$5,383 |
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2016 |
$5,632 |
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2017 |
$5,892 |
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2018 |
$6,165 |
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2019 |
$6,450 |
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2020 |
$6,748 |
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2021 |
$7,060 |
(Ord. 11-376 § 1).