1989-05 Water/Sewer FeesRESOLUTION NO. 89-5
• A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF RATES, FEES AND CHARGES FOR WATER AND
WASTEWATER SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, as
follows:
SECTION ONE: Pursuant to section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Okeechobee, the following schedule of rates, fees and charges for water and
wastewater services shall be:
A. WATER RATES AND FEES:
3. Water Connection Fees:
CITY COUNTY
Meter Size
5/8" X 3/4" $ 500.00 $ 625.00
1" 1,250.00 11562.50
1-1/2" 2,500.00 3,125.00
2" 4,000.00 51000.00
3" 8,000.00 10,000.00
4" 12,500.00 15,625.00
6" 25,000.00 31,250.00
8" 40,000.00 50,000.00
• Where a developer has installed the main water lines and provided the
water service line including the cut off and meter box, all in
accordance with City Specifications and at no expense to the City as
provided in Sections 18-32 and 18-37, herein. The connection fee would
be reduced to 25% of the above connection fees.
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CITY
COUNTY
1. Monthly
Water volume
charge per 1000
$ 1.70
$ 2.13
gallons,
all gallons,
all meter sizes
Monthly
Conservation
surcharge -
$ 2.13
$ 2.67
Residential only all
gallons over 15,000
gallons,
all meter sizes.
2. Minimum
Service Charge:
MONTHLY
AMOUNT
Meter Size
CITY
COUNTY
5/8" X 3/4"
$ 3.10
$ 3.88
1"
7.75
9.70
1-1 /2"
15.50
19.40
2"
24.80
31.04
3"
49.60
62.08
4"
77.50
97.00
6"
155.00
194.00
8"
248.00
310.00
3. Water Connection Fees:
CITY COUNTY
Meter Size
5/8" X 3/4" $ 500.00 $ 625.00
1" 1,250.00 11562.50
1-1/2" 2,500.00 3,125.00
2" 4,000.00 51000.00
3" 8,000.00 10,000.00
4" 12,500.00 15,625.00
6" 25,000.00 31,250.00
8" 40,000.00 50,000.00
• Where a developer has installed the main water lines and provided the
water service line including the cut off and meter box, all in
accordance with City Specifications and at no expense to the City as
provided in Sections 18-32 and 18-37, herein. The connection fee would
be reduced to 25% of the above connection fees.
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•4. Backflow Prevention Fees
Meter Size CITY
5/8"X3/4" $ 225.00 $ 281.25
1 275.00 343.75
1-1/2" 350.00 437.50
2"
425.00 531.25
Fees for Backflow Prevention Devices shall be added to above connection
fees. Backflow prevention devices shall be required for all premises
likely to have cross connections. The type of device used will be
determined by the director.
Fees for Backflow Prevention Devices larger than two (2) inch shall be
calculated by the Department of Public Utilities and price shall be
based upon the cost of materials, labor, equipment plus 25% for all
services outside city limits and an administrative charge of 15% of
total cost.
5. Water System Capacity Fees: CITY COUNTY
Meter Size
5/8"X3/4" $ 500.00 $ 625.00
1"
1,250.00 1,562.50
1-1/2" 2,500.00 3,125.00
211 4,000.00 5,000.00
3"
8,000.00 10,000.00
411 12,500.00 15,625.00
611 25,000.00 31,250.00
8" 40,000.00 501000.00
6. Wholesale Water Treatment:
CITY COUNTY
Wholesale water treatment rate is based $ 1.10 $ 1.38
upon the metered water volume charge per
1000 gallons all gallons, all meter size
Minimum Service Charge: MONTHLY AMOUNT
Meter Size CITY COUNTY
2"
$ 400.00 $ 500.00
311 800.00 1,000.00
411 11200.00 1,500.00
• 6"
2,400.00 3,000.00
Fees for sales for resale for meters larger than 6 inch shall be based
upon total water requirements.
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7. Emergency Rate Surcharge for Water Conservation
• Surcharge to be applied to water gallonage rate per 1000 gallons when
deemed necessary by the City Council.
Percent Reduction in Percent Surcharge Applied
Water Usage Required Gallonage Charge
0% 0%
10% 25%
25% 50%
50%
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Mobile homes, townhouses, apartments and recreational vehicles on
individual meters will be considered as residential units.
8. Customers without city water meter service which connect to the City
Wastewater System shall pay the following connection fees. The fee shall
be for the installation of a water meter in the water line from the well
to the building to measure the volume of water and shall be used to
calculate the sewer charges. These charges in lieu of charges listed in
Section A, #3 and #4
Size of Meter CITY Cpm
5/8" X 3/4" $ 100.00 $ 125.00
150.00 187.50
All Others Set by Director of
Public Utilities
B. WASTEWATER RATES AND FEES: CITY
COUNTY
1. Wastewater volume charge per 1000 gallons $ 2.24
all gallons, all meter sizes $ 2'80
2. Monthly Service Charge:
Meter Size
CITY
Cpm
5/8"X3/4"
$ 8.95
$ 11.19
1"
22.38
27.98
1-1/2"
44.75
55.95
211
71.60
89.52
3"
143.20
179.04
411
223.75
279.75
611
447.50
559.50
8"
716.00
895.00
10"
2,461.25
3,076.50
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3.
Wastewater Connection Fees:
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Size of Sewer Service
CITY
COUNTY
411
$ 630.00
$ 787.50
6+1
760.00
950.00
Connection fees for connections larger than
6" shall be based upon total
water requirements.
Where a developer has installed the main sewer lines and
provided the
sewer service line to the property line,
all in accordance with City
Specifications and at no expense to the City as provided
in Sections 18-
61 and 18-63 herein. The connection fee would be reduced to 25% of the
above connection fees.
4.
Wastewater System Capacity Fees:
Meter Size
CITY
COUNTY
5/8"X3/4"
$ 954.00
$ 1,192.00
ill
2,385.00
2,981.25
1-1/2"
4,770.00
5,962.50
2+1
7,632.00
9,540.00
311
15, 264.00
19,080.00
4vl
23,850.00
29,812.50
61+
47,700.00
59,625.00
811
76,320.00
95,000.00
5.
Wholesale Wastewater Treatment:
Wholesale wastewater treatment rate is
CITY
COUNTY
based upon the metered consumption per
1000 gallons of wastewater flow
$ 1.60
$ 2.00
Minimum Service Charge:
M014THLY
AMOUNT
Meter Size
MW
COUNTY
211
$1,100.00
$ 1,375.00
311
2,200.00
2,750.00
41+
3,300.00
4,1 25.00
611
6,600.00
8,250.00
Fees for wholesale treatment for meters
larger than
6 inch shall be
based upon total wastewater requirements.
6.
Reclaimed Water:
CITY
COUNTY
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Volumetric charges for reclaimed water
$ .16
$ .20
shall be based upon metered consumption
per 1000 gallons and billed monthly.
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•B. Special Service Charges, Per Occurrence
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CITY
1. Turn on for new customer $ 10.00
2. Turn off at customer request 10.00
3. Final Notices mailed to delinquent accounts 1.00
4. Reconnecting water service after such 10.00
service has been turned off at customer
request and before meter removed
5. Turn off for delinquency in payment of a 10.00
bill or failure to pay increased water deposit
as required
6. Reconnecting water service after payment of 10.00
a delinquent bill or payment of increased
water deposit when service has been turned
off and before meter is removed
7. Performance of any of above services after
regular office hours
8. Turn water off and remove meter at customer
request for more than 30 days and less than
365 days in order to discontinue monthly
service availability charges and garbage
fees.
a. 5/8"X3/4" Meter
b. 1" meter
C. All others
9. Install meter and turn water on within 365
days after disconnection was done at same
customers request at which time monthly
service availability charges and garbage
fees will resume.
a. 5/8"X3/4" Meter
b. 1" meter
c. All others
10. Install meter and turn water on for
any customer after 365 days where water
was discontinued and meter removed.
11. Meter reread at customers request
a. Standard scheduling
b. By appointment
C. No charge for discrepancy of 10,000
gallons or more
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30.00
40.00
60.00
100.00
40.00
60.00
100.00
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$ 12.50
12.50
1.25
12.50
12.50
12.50
37.50
50.00
75.00
125.00
50.00
75.00
125.00
Same fees for new
water and or sewer
service
20.00 25.00
30.00 37.50
7. Septage•
• Septage charges per 1000 gallons $ 100.00 $ 125.00
8. Industrial Wastewater:
To be determined on an individual basis according to volume and
characteristics of wastewater by special agreement.
9. High Strength Industrial Wastewater Surcharge:
To be determined on an individual basis according to volume and
characteristics of wastewater by special agreement.
C. Capital Recovery Cost (Debt. Service) MONTHLY AMOUNT
Meter Size CITY COUNTY
5/8" X 3/4" $ 5.00 $ 6.25
VI 50.00 62.50
1-1/2" 100.00 125.00
211 150.00 187.50
311 300.00 375.00
411 500.00 625.00
Fees for capital recovery costs for meters larger than 4 inch shall be
based upon total water requirements.
D. FIRS PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FEES:
1. Sole Proprietary Fire Protection Systems: (Sprinkler Systems)
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Size of Service
Monthly
Amount
CITY
COUNTY
4"
$ 35.00
$ 43.75
61'
70.00
87.50
8"
150.00
187.50
10"
300.00
375.00
2.
Maintenance fee for fire hydrants in the
County that have been accepted by the
County. $120.00
per hydrant
per year.
3.
The charges for temporary water service delivered through
a fire hydrant
meter shall be as follows:
CITY
COUNTY
a.
Set-up charge
$ 50.00
$ 62.50
b.
Monthly availability charge
30.00
37.50
C.
Consumption per 1000 gallons
2.00
2.50
d.
Meter relocation per move
25.00
31.25
Removal of meter by other than City
100.00
125.00
•e.
Forces
f.
Penalty for unauthorized taking of water
300.00
375.00
from hydrant, in addition to consumption
charge (consumption to be estimated by
Director of Public Utilities)
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12. Testing water meter at customers request
• a. Test result showing meter reads
high (fast)
b. Test results showing meter reads correctly
or below (slow)
5/8"X3/4" Meter
1" Meter
1-1/2" Meter
2" Meter
Above 2" Meters
13. Illegal turn -on or tampering with water
meter; per occurrence service line to be
removed after second occurrence at same
location and same occupant.
14. Reinstallation of service line after removed
due to repeated illegal turn on or tampering
with service
15. Developer or owner changing meter from one
location to another without permission of
utility department; per occurrence
16. Destruction of meter and/or related equipment
No Charge
25.00 31.25
35.00 43.75
50.00 62.50
75.00 93.75
Set by Director of
Public Utilities
50.00 62.50
Same fees for new
water and/or sewer
service
50.00 62.50
Charge based upon actual replacement cost (labor and materials)
plus a 15% administrative charge or $100.00 whichever is greater;
per occurrence
17. Returned Check
$15.00 or 5% of the amount of the check, whichever is greater plus
other applicable fees in the event service is discontinued.
18. Account record history, requested by customer
a. 12 months or less $3.00 per record
b. Over 12 months $2.50 per 1/4 hour
19. Recording of easements, annexation or fraction thereof
agreements, etc. $10.00 each page
20. Project plan review
The Public Utilities Department will review all plans and
specifications of all proposed extensions and or developments and
owner or developer will pay a one time fee
$10.00 per page of
drawing
Project plans will not be approved until full payment of the fee
is received by department
21. Project Inspection
All projects must be inspected by the utilities department and the
owner or developer shall pay fees at the rate of $20.00 per hour
• during regular office hours and 1-1/2 times that rate after regular
office hours billed monthly and paid before C.O. is approved.
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22.
Miscellaneous charges for service not
included above
B.
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Actual cost of materials and labor required plus an administrative
C.
charge of 15% or $25.00, whichever is greater
5.00
23.
Billing and collection of utility fees
for others or third party billing
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a. Initial set-up charges
a file
$5.00
per account
Chloride
create
computer program maintenance
$2.50
per 1/4 hour
10.00
accounting services
$2.50
per 1/4 hour
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b. charge for billing
$1.00
per account
24.
Delinquent fee on inactive and unpaid
accounts 1.5%
per month on
7.00
delinquent amount
due
25.
Deposits for Services (minimum)
Residential With Garbage Service
CITY
COUNTY
Water service Only
$ 75.00
$ 95.00
Sewer Service Only
$ 100.00
$ 125.00
Water & Sewer Service
$ 150.00
$ 190.00
Commercial
All commercial accounts including coin laundry and industrial
consumers shall be required to make a service deposit with the
City before utility service is extended and provided and the
deposit shall amount to no less than the average of two (2)
months bill computed from past historical information, or on
the basis of negotiations between the City and the particular
commercial account involved, but in no event shall the deposit
be less than seventy five (75) dollars with only one service
and one hundred fifty (150) dollars with water and sewer
service.
26. Laboratory Test By City
The Public Utilities Department may perform laboratory testing for a
developer or individual at the following prices:
Per Test
A.
B.O.D.
$ 15.00
B.
Suspended Solids
12.00
C.
Chlorine Residual
5.00
D.
Fecal Coliform
15.00
E.
Total Coliform
15.00
F.
Chloride
12.00
G.
Fluoride
10.00
H.
pH
3.00
I.
Total Dissolved Solids
6.00
J.
Dissolved Oxygen
5.00
K.
Turbidity
7.00
The above testing will be done in the City's laboratory. Any other
testing will be sent to a certified lab and the developer or individual
will be billed the cost for the testing plus a 15% administrative
charge. All samples must be delivered to the city lab in approved
• containers. If the city collects samples or perform testing in the field
then actual cost of labor plus a 15% administrative charge will be added
to above fees.
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SECTION TWO:
This resolution shall take effect with consolidated bills rendered
November 1, 1989 and thereafter; and to all agreement approved by the
City Council on September 19, 1989 and thereafter.
(Seal)
Attest:
City Clerk
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA