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15.08.250 Water rates and charges.
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A. The rates charged for each shutoff or turn-on are:

1. During normal work hours: $25.00 each; and

2. After normal work hours: $75.00 each.

B. The hydrant fee assessed for each lineal foot of main extension or portion thereof is: $5.00.

C. System development charges are as follows:

1. For a new or exchanged service:

a. Beginning on January 1, 2008, and continuing until December 31, 2008.

Service Meter Size

System Development Charge

5/8" x 3/4"

$2,911 ($192.00 Watershed)

3/4" x 3/4"

$4,367 ($288.00 Watershed)

1"

$7,278 ($480.00 Watershed)

1-1/2"

$14,557 ($961.00 Watershed)

2"

$23,291 ($1,537 Watershed)

3"

$46,582 ($3,075 Watershed)

4"

$72,784 ($4,804 Watershed)

6"

$145,568 ($9,608 Watershed)

8"

$232,908 ($15,373 Watershed)

10"

$363,919 ($24,020 Watershed)

b. Beginning on January 1, 2009, and continuing until December 31, 2009, the charge shall be:

Service Meter Size

System Development Charge

5/8" x 3/4"

$3,299 ($384.00 Watershed)

3/4" x 3/4"

$4,948 ($576.00 Watershed)

1"

$8,247 ($961.00 Watershed)

1-1/2"

$16,494 ($1,922 Watershed)

2"

$26,390 ($3,075 Watershed)

3"

$52,779 ($6,149 Watershed)

4"

$82,468 ($9,608 Watershed)

6"

$164,936 ($19,216 Watershed)

8"

$263,897 ($30,745 Watershed)

10"

$412,339 ($48,040 Watershed)

c. Beginning on January 1, 2010, and continuing until December 31, 2010, the charge shall be:

Service Meter Size

System Development Charge

5/8" x 3/4"

$3,686 ($576.00 Watershed)

3/4" x 3/4"

$5,529 ($865.00 Watershed)

1"

$9,215 ($1,441 Watershed)

1-1/2"

$18,430 ($2,882 Watershed)

2"

$29,489 ($4,612 Watershed)

3"

$58,977 ($9,224 Watershed)

4"

$92,152 ($14,412 Watershed)

6"

$184,304 ($28,824 Watershed)

8"

$294,886 ($46,118 Watershed)

10"

$460,760 ($72,060 Watershed)

d. For service beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and each year thereafter, the charges levied in 2011 shall continue with an annual adjustment each year in January by an inflationary factor tied to the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Index.

2. For all services located outside the corporate limits of the city, that will be served directly by the city and not through a wholesale contract, the system development charge is computed in the same fashion, except that an additional surcharge of 50 percent is imposed.

3. An irrigation system development charge (“ISDC”) is hereby created and shall apply to all new irrigation water services.

a. The charge for an ISDC shall be as follows:

Service Meter Size

System Development Charge

5/8" x 3/4"

$2,139

3/4" x 3/4"

$3,208

1"

$5,347

1-1/2"

$10,695

2"

$17,110

3"

$34,200

4"

$53,469

6"

$106,937

8"

$171,099

10"

$267,343

b. Irrigation system development charges shall be applied to all new irrigation systems that are required to have a dedicated irrigation water service. No ISDC shall apply to new irrigation systems that are excepted from that term’s definition under BMC 15.08.010(F).

D. The following water use rates are:

1. The rates effective January 1, 2013, shall be:

a. Flat Rate (Per Month).

Single-Family Unmetered

$32.66

Unmetered Duplexes

$65.32

b. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family Metered

$1.58

Transitional Single-Family

$1.27

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.63

Irrigation

$2.35

c. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$13.10

3/4" x 3/4"

$18.02

1"

$27.85

1.5"

$52.47

2"

$82.00

3"

$160.76

4"

$249.35

6"

$495.45

d. Fixed Rates – Transitional Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$16.33

3/4" x 3/4"

$22.46

e. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$21.00

3/4" x 3/4"

$29.95

1"

$44.45

1.5"

$92.59

2"

$146.28

3"

$289.46

4"

$450.54

6"

$898.00

8"

$1,434.93

10"

$2,240.24

12"

$3,045.74

2. The rates effective January 1, 2014, shall be:

a. Flat Rate (Per Month).

Single-Family Unmetered

$35.27

Unmetered Duplexes

$70.54

b. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family Metered

$1.63

Transitional Single-Family

$1.42

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.77

Irrigation

$2.40

Bulk Water Filling Station

$2.40

c. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$14.21

3/4" x 3/4"

$19.55

1"

$30.23

1.5"

$56.94

2"

$88.98

3"

$174.44

4"

$270.57

6"

$537.62

d. Fixed Rates – Transitional Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$17.90

3/4" x 3/4"

$24.62

e. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$21.75

3/4" x 3/4"

$31.01

1"

$49.55

1.5"

$95.88

2"

$151.49

3"

$299.76

4"

$466.57

6"

$929.95

8"

$1,485.99

10"

$2,319.94

12"

$3,154.11

3. The rates effective January 1, 2015, shall be:

a. Flat Rate (Per Month).

Single-Family Unmetered

$38.09

Unmetered Duplexes

$76.18

b. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family Metered

$1.67

Transitional Single-Family

$1.42

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.93

Irrigation

$2.45

Bulk Water Filling Station

$2.45

c. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$15.42

3/4" x 3/4"

$21.21

1"

$32.78

1.5"

$61.76

2"

$96.51

3"

$189.21

4"

$293.48

6"

$583.14

d. Fixed Rates – Transitional Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$19.35

3/4" x 3/4"

$26.62

e. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$22.39

3/4" x 3/4"

$31.93

1"

$51.01

1.5"

$98.70

2"

$155.94

3"

$308.58

4"

$480.30

6"

$957.32

8"

$1,529.71

10"

$2,388.21

12"

$3,246.93

4. The rates effective January 1, 2016, shall be:

a. Flat Rate (Per Month).

Single-Family Unmetered

$41.14

Unmetered Duplexes

$82.28

b. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family Metered

$1.72

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.94

Irrigation

$2.50

Bulk Water Filling Station

$2.50

c. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$19.35

3/4" x 3/4"

$26.62

1"

$41.15

1.5"

$77.52

2"

$121.13

3"

$237.48

4"

$368.37

6"

$731.93

d. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$25.56

3/4" x 3/4"

$36.44

1"

$58.22

1.5"

$112.66

2"

$178.00

3"

$352.23

4"

$548.24

6"

$1,092.71

8"

$1,746.06

10"

$2,725.98

12"

$3,706.15

5. The rates effective January 1, 2017, shall be:

a. Flat Rate (Per Month).

Single-Family Unmetered

$44.43

Unmetered Duplexes

$88.86

b. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family

$1.82

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.94

Irrigation

$2.55

Bulk Water Filling Station

$2.55

c. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$20.33

3/4" x 3/4"

$27.97

1"

$43.24

1.5"

$81.44

2"

$127.27

3"

$249.52

4"

$387.03

6"

$769.02

d. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$28.32

3/4" x 3/4"

$40.39

1"

$64.53

1.5"

$124.86

2"

$197.27

3"

$390.36

4"

$607.59

6"

$1,211.02

8"

$1,935.11

10"

$3,021.12

12"

$4,107.41

6. The rates effective January 1, 2018, shall be:

a. Volume Rates (Per ccf).

Single-Family

$1.94

Non-Single-Family (multifamily, commercial, institutional)

$1.97

Irrigation

$2.60

Bulk Water Filling Station

$2.60

b. Fixed Rates – Single-Family (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$21.46

3/4" x 3/4"

$29.52

1"

$45.64

1.5"

$85.98

2"

$134.36

3"

$263.41

4"

$408.58

6"

$811.83

c. Fixed Rates – Non-Single-Family and Irrigation (Per Month).

Meter Size

Fixed Rate

5/8" x 3/4"

$30.86

3/4" x 3/4"

$44.01

1"

$70.32

1.5"

$136.06

2"

$214.97

3"

$425.38

4"

$662.10

6"

$1,319.66

8"

$2,108.70

10"

$3,292.14

12"

$4,475.88

7. Unless otherwise abrogated by the city council, beginning January 1, 2019, and each year thereafter, the water utility rates levied in 2018 shall continue with an annual adjustment each year in January by an inflationary factor tied to the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton index. The inflationary factor shall be calculated and rates shall be adjusted by the finance director in September of each year using 12 prior months of Consumer Price Index data.

8. The Lake Whatcom watershed land acquisition and preservation program charges shall be added to the aforementioned fixed base and volume charges as follows:

a. 2012 rate: $12.00 per month for all single-family services, both metered and unmetered.

b. 2012 rate: $24.00 per month for flat rate, unmetered duplexes.

c. 2012 rate: $5.00 per month plus $0.64 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed for all non-single-family services including untreated industrial water.

d. Unless otherwise abrogated by the city council, beginning January 1, 2013, and each year thereafter, the Lake Whatcom watershed property acquisition and pollution control charges levied in 2012 shall continue with an annual adjustment each year in January by an inflationary factor tied to the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton index. The inflationary factor shall be calculated and rates shall be adjusted by the finance director in September of each year using 12 prior months of Consumer Price Index data.

9. Untreated Industrial and Irrigation Water. Untreated water for industrial or other nonpotable purposes shall be billed at 80 percent of the fixed base and volume rate for nonresidential services.

E. The fire protection service rate is $125.00 per year.

F. The tampering fee is $100.00 per occurrence.

G. Water rates and charges for services outside the city limits are 150 percent of the aforementioned usage rates and connection charges except those services that are part of a water district or association and served as part of a wholesale contract.

H. Lake Whatcom watershed property acquisition and pollution control program fund uses:

1. The watershed charges provided for in this chapter shall be used to fund the following pollution control measures and their associated maintenance, operation and administrative expenses:

a. Lake Whatcom watershed land acquisition;

b. Other property acquisition and land preservation measures in the Lake Whatcom watershed, including, but not limited to, purchases of transfer of development rights, easements, restrictive covenants, and access/use rights;

c. Capital projects and improvements, including, but not limited to, infiltration projects on public and private land in the Lake Whatcom watershed; and

d. Repayment and debt service on bonds or other financing instruments used to finance the pollution control measures in the Lake Whatcom watershed.

2. The city council shall determine the prioritization of acquisitions and other pollution control measures and shall also determine allowed uses and improvements to acquired property. Thirty percent of the revenue generated by the Lake Whatcom watershed property acquisition and pollution control program charge (net of operating, administrative, and debt service expenses) shall be used for purchasing property for capital projects or the design and construction of capital projects to address pollution from stormwater runoff. [Ord. 2016-10-035 § 1; Ord. 2014-03-014 § 2; Ord. 2012-12-060 § 9; Ord. 2012-02-005 § 1; Ord. 2011-01-002; Ord. 2007-12-107; Ord. 2006-08-081; Ord. 2004-11-081 § 12; Ord. 2004-10-071; Ord. 2003-10-068; Ord. 2001-02-007; Ord. 2000-09-058; Ord. 1999-12-092; Ord. 10785, 1996; Ord. 10571 § 2, 1994; Ord. 10364 § 1, 1992; Ord. 10093 § 1, 1990; Ord. 9846 § 5, 1988; Ord. 9618 § 18, 1986; Ord. 9386, 1984; Ord. 9371 § 1, 1984; Ord. 9159 § 1, 1982; Ord. 8982 § 36, 1981].