Chapter 14.60
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT RATES
Sections:
14.60.030 Rate review and adjustment.
14.60.010 Charges.
A. Effective March 1, 2017, and thereafter, service charges for city of Everett surface water management services are hereby assessed on all utility customers in Everett not being billed for sewer service as follows:
1. Single-family residence: twenty-one dollars twenty-eight cents per month. (The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
2. For other than single-family residence (multiple-family residence, commercial, and industrial users, etc.) the rate shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
Drainage service charge per month equals $2.364 per one hundred cubic feet of metered water consumption.
(The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
The minimum monthly charge regardless of usage shall be twenty-one dollars twenty-eight cents per month.
B. Effective January 1, 2018, and thereafter, service charges for city of Everett surface water management services are hereby assessed on all utility customers in Everett not being billed for sewer service as follows:
1. Single-family residence: twenty-two dollars fifty-six cents per month. (The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
2. For other than single-family residence (multiple-family residence, commercial, and industrial users, etc.) the rate shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
Drainage service charge per month equals $2.507 per one hundred cubic feet of metered water consumption.
(The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
The minimum monthly charge regardless of usage shall be twenty-two dollars fifty-six cents per month.
C. Effective January 1, 2019, and thereafter, service charges for city of Everett surface water management services are hereby assessed on all utility customers in Everett not being billed for sewer service as follows:
1. Single-family residence: twenty-four dollars fourteen cents per month. (The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
2. For other than single-family residence (multiple-family residence, commercial, and industrial users, etc.) the rate shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
Drainage service charge per month equals $2.682 per one hundred cubic feet of metered water consumption.
(The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
The minimum monthly charge regardless of usage shall be twenty-four dollars fourteen cents per month.
D. Effective January 1, 2020, and thereafter, service charges for city of Everett surface water management services are hereby assessed on all utility customers in Everett not being billed for sewer service as follows:
1. Single-family residence: twenty-five dollars ninety-five cents per month. (The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
2. For other than single-family residence (multiple-family residence, commercial, and industrial users, etc.) the rate shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:
Drainage service charge per month equals $2.883 per one hundred cubic feet of metered water consumption.
(The monthly charge includes the current state utility tax.)
The minimum monthly charge regardless of usage shall be twenty-five dollars ninety-five cents per month. (Ord. 3529-17 §§ 2, 4, 6, 8, 2017: Ord. 3417-14 §§ 2, 4, 2014; Ord. 3299-12 §§ 2, 4, 6, 8, 2012)
14.60.020 Adjustments.
Where a nonresidential metered water customer can demonstrate that its consumption of water is now and will be substantially in excess of surface water impact, the public works director is authorized to adjust the charges for water quality protection and enhancement to adequately reflect any excessive disparity. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant for any adjustment and adjustment shall not be retroactive. The public works director shall develop criteria and procedures for such review. (Ord. 3529-17 § 14, 2017: Ord. 3299 § 14, 2012)
14.60.030 Rate review and adjustment.
The city of Everett will review the water system user charges at least annually and revise the rates as necessary to ensure that adequate water service revenues are generated to pay the costs of operation and maintenance including replacement and that the system continues to provide for proportional distribution of costs of operation and maintenance including replacement among users. (Ord. 3529-17 § 24, 2017: Ord. 3299 § 24, 2012)
14.60.040 Month calculation.
In this chapter, terms such as “monthly,” “per month,” “any one month” or similar terms regarding a monthly time period mean a thirty-day period with respect to all services except for flat rate service. Accordingly, charges and rates based on metered water consumption and charges and rates with respect to other non-flat rate services are always prorated based on a thirty-day period. Charges and rates with respect to flat rate service, such as the monthly surface water management service charge for single-family residences, are not prorated. For flat rate service, the entire monthly charge is due for each month, regardless of how many days flat rate service is used in a calendar month and regardless of the number of days in a calendar month. (Ord. 3417-14 § 8, 2014)