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Text of Document: Ordinance Number _____ An Ordinance Establishing Wastewater Service Connection Fees For The City of Harrogate, Tennessee Based Upon Water Consumption
Whereas , municipal wastewater connection fees are commonly charged to new customers based upon the existence of a water meter or upon some other basis such as a per unit basis in order to recover the operating and capital cost associated with providing the service, and
Now, therefore, Be It Ordained by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Harrogate, Tennessee as follows:
Section 1. The City wastewater service connection fee is hereby set at twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per unit, and
1. Each new customer must pay for the cost of the service connection to the wastewater system prior to any service connection.
2. Residential customers are not permitted to share a common meter or connection to avoid the rate system designed for the recovery of capital and operating costs.
3. Where the water utility has allowed the use of a common meter, the city may assess a separate connection fee per dwelling unit.
4. All customers are required to pay at least a minimum wastewater service connection fee as established by this ordinance.
5. For the purpose of this ordinance a unit is defined as a separate living unit for apartments and dwellings.
Section 2. The city wastewater monthly surcharge fee is hereby set at nine dollars ($9.00) per month per unit. Each wastewater customer shall pay the monthly surcharge in addition to any other wastewater service fee.
Section 3. System Usage.
In an effort to make the tap fee as fair and objective as possible a method based upon commercial, industrial, and institutional water consumption requirements outlined in Community Water Systems Source Book, Fifth Edition shall be used.
(a) Using 100 gallons per day of water per person and 2.5 residents per household, the average usage for the service is seven thousand five hundred (7,500) gallons per month. Thus seven thousand five hundred (7,500) is the basic measure of usage associated with one connection or one unit and it is the same measure used by the state in evaluating facility designs. The application of all other uses shall be computed according to the above referenced design standards regardless of what the actual usage of the system is.
(b)Schedule of water consumption requirements. The Following water consumption shall be used in computing wastewater service connection fees:
Residential 100 gallons per day per person
Apartments and Condominiums 100 gallons per day per person
(Based on the number of meters or
rental units)
Schools 16 gallons per person per day
(Based upon projected enrollment)
Churches 3 gallons per person per day
(Based upon membership enrollment)
Civic Clubs 3 gallons per person per day
(Based upon membership enrollment)
Hospitals 300 gallons per bed per day Nursing Homes 195 gallons per bed per day
(Based upon the number of patients)
Rooming Houses 100 gallons per person per day
(Based upon the number of roomers)
Commercial and Industrial
Barber Shop 100 gallons per day per chair
Beauty Shop 125 gallons per day per chair
Dentist Office 750 gallons per day per chair
Department Store 40 gallons per day per employee
Drug Store 500 gallons per day
With fountain service 1500 gallons per day additional
Serving meals 50 gallons per day per seat additional
Industrial Plant 30 gallons per day per employee
Laundry 5000 gallons per day
Launderette 250 gallons per day per machine
Shopping Center no food 150 gallons per day per 1000 SF floor
Retail Store 150 gallons per day per 1000 SF floor
Restaurants 20 gallons per day per seat
Motels 38 gallons per room per day
Service Station 10 gallons per day per vehicle served
Theater 3 gallons per day per seat
Office Building 12 gallons per day per 100 SF
Car Wash 1500 gallons per day per wash rack
Physician=s Office 200 gallons per day per examining room
Child Care Center 10 gallons per day per child and adult
Section 4. Formula
The formula for calculating the service connection fee, sometimes referred to as the “tap fee” is:
Gallons per day *30 days usage/7500 gallons*$1,200(tap fee)
Section 5. Example Guide
Example. A 10,000 SF office building. The number of units is 12 gallons per day per 100 SF (from the above usage standards) or 1200 gallons per day. Multiplied by 30 days in the month the usage is 36,000 gallons per month. Divide by the 7500-gallon base for each unit or tap and 4.8 units are determined. To determine the connection fee multiply 4.8 times $1,200 (established by the city utility board).
The connection fee for an office building used in the above example would be as follows:
4.8 times $1,200 or $5,760
Section 6. Schedule of usage and fees.
The following schedule of fees are included as a part of this ordinance and are applicable to all applicable service connection fees.
Wastewater Connection Fees Schedule
Residential single unit- 100 gallons per day per person. Using 2.5 persons per household for 30 days the monthly water usage is 7500 gallons. This monthly usage represents one equity connection fee. The equity connection fee is $1,200.
Apartments, rooming houses, condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, etc.- Each apartment unit, rooming house unit, condominium unit, duplex unit, triplex unit, etc. are assessed a fee of $1,200 per unit. Each unit is treated just like a single residential unit. The service connection fee for a 14 unit apartment building would be 14x$1,200 or $16,800.
Barber Shop -100 gallons per day per chair. Using 2 chairs, 100x2x30days equals 6000 gallons per month usage. 6000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals.8 connections. The connection fee would be $960. The shop would be assessed the minimum service connection fee of $1,200.
Beauty Shop- 125 gallons per day per chair. Using 4 chairs, 125x4x30days equals 15,000 gallons per month usage. 15,000 gal/7500 residential base usage equals 2 connections. The connection fee would be 2x1,200 or $2,400.
Dentist Office- 750 gallons per day per chair. Using 2 chairs, 750x2x30days equals 45,000 gallons per month usage. 45,000 gal/7500 residential base usage equals 6 connections. The connection fee would be 6x1,200 or $7,200.
Department Store -40 gallons per day per employee. Using 4 employees, 40x4x30days equals 4800 gallons per month usage. 4800 gal/7500 residential base usage equals .64 connections. The connection fee would be .64x1,200 or $768. The department store would be assessed the minimum service connection fee of $1,200.
Drug Store- 500 gallons per day. 500x30days equals 15,000 gallons per month usage. 15,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 2 connections. The connection fee would be 2x1,200 or $2,400.
Church- 3 gallons per day per member. Using 300 members, 3x300x30days equals 27,000 gallons per month usage. 27,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 3.6 connections. The connection fee would be 3.6x1,200 or $4,820. If the connection serves a separate building at the church an estimate of the number of people who will use the building should be used for the number of members.
Schools -16 gallons per day per person. Using 300 enrollment, 16x300x30days equals 144,000 gallons per month usage. 144,000 gal/7500 residential base usage equals 19.2 connections. The connection fee would be 19.2x1,200 or $23,040.
Hospitals -300 gallons per day per bed. Using 100 beds, 300x100x30days equals 900,000 gallons per month usage. 900,000 gal/7500 residential base usage equals 120 connections. The connection fee would be 120x1,200 or $$144,000.
Nursing Homes -195 gallons per day per bed. Using 25 beds, 195x25x30days equals 146,250 gallons per month usage. 146,250 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 19.5 connections. The connection fee would be 19.5x1,200 or $23,400.
Laundry -5000 gallons per day. 5000x30days equals 150,000 gallons per month usage. 150,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 20 connections. The connection fee would be 20x1,200 or $24,000.
Launderette -250 gallons per day per machine. Using 10 washing machines, 250x10x30days equals 75,000 gallons per month usage. 75,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 10 connections. The connection fee would be 10x1,200 or $12,000.
Shopping Center -150 gallons per day per 1000 SF. Using 20,000 SF, 150x20x30days equals 90,000 gallons per month usage. 90,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 12 connections. The connection fee would be 12x1,200 or $14,400.
Restaurant -20 gallons per day per seat. Using 40 seats, 20x40x30days equals 24,000 gallons per month usage. 24,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 3.2 connections. The connection fee would be 3.2x1,200 or $3,840.
Motel -63 gallons per day per room. Using 50 rooms, 63x50x30days equals 94,500 gallons per month usage. 94,500 gal/7500 residential base usage equals 12.6 connections. The connection fee would be 12.6x1,200 or $15,120.
Office Building -12 gallons per day per 100 SF. Using 10,000SF, 12x100x30days equals 36,000 gallons per month usage. 36,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 4.8 connections. The connection fee would be 4.8x1,200 or $5,760.
Car Wash -1500 gal per day per wash rack. Using 6 wash racks, 1500x6x30days equals 270,000 gallons per month usage. 270,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 36 connections. The connection fee would be 36x1,200 or $43,200.
Physician’s Office -200 gallons per day per examining room. Using 4 rooms, 200x4x30days equals 24,000 gallons per month usage. 24,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals 3.2 connection fees. The connection fee would be 3.2x1,200 or $3,840.
Child Care Center -10 gallons per day per child and adult. Using 20 persons, 10x20x30days equals 6,000 gallons per month. 6,000 gal./7500 residential base usage equals .8 connections. The connection fee would be .8x1,200 or $960. The minimum tap fee of $1,200 would be charged.
Service Station -10 gallons per day per vehicle. Using 75 vehicles, 10x75x30days equals 22,500 gallons per month usage. 22,500 gal./7500 residential base usage equals=3 connections. The connection fee would be 3x1,200 or $3,600.
Section 7. The Board of Mayor and Alderman, serving as the City’s Utility Board, hereby delegates to the mayor or his designee the authority to determine service connection fees as herein required and to collect such fees upon application for service. Funds received shall be deposited in a utility enterprise fund.
Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage the public welfare requiring it.
Approved 1st reading_______________________
Approved 2n reading_______________________
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