HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1998-14 Water & Sewer Rates.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 98-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING WATER & SEWER
RATES; SETTING WATER & SEWER TAP FEES; REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, USE,
AND MOVING OF METERS; REGULATING THE DRILLING OF WATER WELLS;
PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH FIRE HYDRANTS; TAMPERING WITH CITY WATER
WORKS PROHIBITED; ESTABLISHING MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION
REGULATIONS; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THE ORDINANCE; SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; ALSO VOIDING ORDINANCE 9$-10.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna operates a water production, storage, and distribution system as a service to
residents, property owners, and other users of the system; and
WHEREAS, certain regulations governing the use of the water & sewer system operated by the City of
Anna are necessary to insure its orderly and efficient operations and to protect the health and welfare of the
citizens of the city; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS THAT THE
FOLLOWING REGULATIONS SHALL GOVERN THE OPERATIONS OF THE WATER &
SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY
Section 1. Water & Sewer Rates
(a)
INSIDE CITY WATER RATES
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $14.50 for the first 2,000 gallons plus a usage charge of
$4.00 for each additional 1,000 between 2,000 and 10,000 gallons and $4.50 for each additional 1000
gallons over 10,000 gallons
(b)
INSIDE CITY SEWER RATES
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $10.00 for the first 2,000 gallons plus $2.00 for each
additional 1000 gallons up to $30.00 maximum.
(c)
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Each customer shall pay two times the rate charged to customers inside the city limits
(d)
COMMERCIAL RATES
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $12.00 for the first 2,000 gallons plus $2.75 for each
additional 1000 gallons.
(e)
INDUSTRIAL RATES
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $12.00 for the first 2,000 gallons plus $3.75 for each
additional 1000 gallons.
Section
2. Water and Sewer Tans
The following charges shall be made to new customers for water taps in the City of Anna
Water Tap Size Charge
'h" — 4" $750.00
above 4" $3500.00
SSewer
Tap $750.00
• An additional charge of $150.00 will be assessed if street has to be cut or a bore has to be made to make
tap.
Section 3. Billine: Failure to Pay: Reconnection Charge
A statement for the water used and/or sewer service furnished shall be mailed to each water and/or
Sewer customer of the city on the first day of each month. The charges herein prescribed shall be
collected monthly. Any water customer and/or sewer customer who shall fail or refuse to pay his
monthly bill on or before the 150i day of the month shall be assessed an additional 10% late charge and
may have his connection severed and shall not have the right to receive additional service until the
amount owing the city is paid, A reconnection fee of $10.00 will be assessed to any customer who has
had service disconnected. A reconnection fee of $25.00 will be assessed to any customer who the city
has to pull the meter for lack of payment or for security reasons.
Section 4. Installation, Use and Moving of Meters
(a) METER INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
The city will set a meter at the premises of each customer who has made the required deposit for the
registration of water used by such customer. One meter per household, The city will supply water
only through its own meter and must be notified when the customer desires to have water service or to
have a meter relocated or removed.
(b) Each water customer shall pay a deposit of $100.00 to the city at the time of application for connection
as security for payment of bills for water service. The deposit shall be retained by the city until the
customer is disconnected.
• Section 5. Well Drilline
(a) PERMIT REQUIRED
No person shall drill a well for water within the city limits without having first obtained a permit from
the city secretary as approved by the city council
(b) An application for permit shall be filed with the City Secretary and shall contain the following
Information:
1. Name of owner of the premises
2. Type of pump to be used
3. What buildings, if any, are to be constructed
4. Cost of the proposed improvements
5. A scaled plat of the premises which shall show
a) the exact location of the proposed well
b) the courses of all water lines to be operated for such supply
c) the location of all lines carrying water from the municipal water system
A permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall accompany each application and surety bond
issued by a corporate surety indemnifying the city from any and all liability resulting from the
construction and use of said water well as filed and accepted by the city council
(c) ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO BE DETERMINED BY BUILDING INSPECTOR
If the building inspector determines that the application and the proposed well complies with this
Code and all applicable city regulations, he shall recommend the issuance of a permit
SSection 6. Private Lines
(a) PRIVATE LINES NOT TO BE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC LINES
Water lines connected to a private source of supply shall not be installed to connect with water lines
Supplying water from municipal water systems
(b) ALL PRIVATE LINES TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE COVERED
Water lines connected to a private source of supply shall not be covered or concealed until the
same shall have been inspected and accepted by the city inspector
Section 7. Tampering with Fire Hydrants Prohibited
It is unlawful to turn on or otherwise tamper with any city fire hydrant except for the purpose of
extinguishing a fire
Section $. Tamnerine with Water or Sewer Works Prohibited
It is unlawful to injure or in any way tamper with any part of the water or sewer works of the city, to
Include willfully or negligently clogging any sewer drain
Section 9. Mandatory Water Conservation; Water Emergencies
When the static water level in the city's water wells is at a level less than on hundred feet (100) above the
pump bowls, the Mayor may declare that a need for mandatory water conservation exists and the following
provisions automatically and immediately go into effect
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any residence or business to use water for any
outdoor purpose, including but not limited to lawn sprinkling and vehicle washing, provided, however,
that the watering of outdoor vegetation from a handheld hose will be permitted
(b) In addition to the standard rates for water use provided, there will be an additional drought
surcharge of $1.50 per 1,000 gallons used per month in excess of 10,000 gallons for all residential
users
The forgoing provisions shall remain in effect from the day the mayor declares that a need for mandatory
water conservation exists or that a water emergency exists and shall continue in effect from day to day until
such time that a resolution is adopted by the City Council at a regular or special called meeting declaring
that the need for mandatory water conservation or a water emergency no longer exists.
Regardless of when the respective declarations are made by the mayor, water usage for each month will be
billed according to the rate actually in effect on the billing date. Such declaration of emergency can be
made by official posting and/or publication
Section 10. Severability
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or
section shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
Jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
. Without the incorporation of any unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section
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Section 11. Penal
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the maximum as
Prescribed bylaw. Each day of violation maybe considered a separate offense under the provisions
Of this ordinance. Each transaction in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed a
Separate offense. Prosecution or conviction under this provision shall not be a bar to any other
Remedy of relief for violations of this ordinance.
Section 12. Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of this
Caption, as the law in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2 7 t h day of October 1998
ATTEST:
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City Secretary