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ORDINANCE N0. 94-5
SETTING FORTH THE CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
ADOPTED: April 12, 1994
EFFECTIVE: ,Tuly 1, 1994
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• ORDINANCE N0.94~i
SETTING FORTH THE CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia sitting in
regular session on April 12, 1994, that the rates to be charged for water service shall
be and hereby are, amended to read as follows:
Charges for water service generally
A. In-Town Water Rates
Consumers, other than those subject to the provisions of section C of this ordinance,
within the corporate limits of the Town of Fulaski shall pay a fixed charge based on
meter size and a volume charge based upon actual consumption.
1. Fixed Charge -Each in-Town consumer shall pay a fixed charged each month
based upon meter size according to the following schedule:
Meter Size Monthly Charee
5/8-inch $5.09
1-inch
1-1/2-inch
2-inch
3-inch
4-inch
6-inch
8-inch
10-inch
11.36
21.60
34.39
72.67
110.80
215.62
341.08
485.57
2. Volume Charge - In addition to the fixed charge, each in-Town consumer shall
pay for actual water used, rounded to the nearest thousand gallons, according to the
following schedule:
Monthly usage Rate per thousand ale lons
1,000-20,000 gallons $1.14
Next 680,000 gallons 0.93
Over 700,000 gallons 0.83
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• B. Out of Town Rates
Consumers in the same category as subsection (a) above, but who are outside the
corporate limits of the Town of Pulaski, who purchase water directly from the Town
shall pay a fixed charge based upon meter size and a volume charge based upon
actual consumption.
1. Fixed Charge -Each outside-Town consumer shall pay a fixed charged each
month based upon meter size according to the following schedule:
Meter Size Monthly Charee
5/8-inch $10.18
1-inch 22.72
1-1/2-inch 43.20
2-inch 68.78
3-inch 145.34
4-inch 221.60
6-inch 431.24
8-inch 682.16
10-inch 971.14
2. Volume Charge - In addition to the fixed charge, each outside-Town consumer
shall pay for actual water used, rounded to the nearest thousand gallons, according
to the following schedule:
Monthly usage Rate per thousand gallons
1,000-20,000 gallons $2.28
Next 680,000 gallons 1.86
Over 700,000 gallons 1.66
C. Rates for multi-family dwelling units, mobile home parks, commercial buildings
The owners, lessees of buildings and all persons or corporations constructing and
operating multifamily housing units, trailers, or mobile home parks, commercial or
business buildings have the option of installing a master meter or individually
metering units.
If a master meter is used, the consumer shall pay a fixed charge based upon meter
size and a volume charge based upon actual consumption for that meter.
If the units are individually metered, but under one account, the owner or lessee may
apply for the consolidated flow provision identified in Section D. If a consolidated
flow provision is not in effect, the owner or lessee shall pay a fixed charge for each
meter based upon meter size and a volume charge based upon actual consumption for
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If the units are individually metered and under separate accounts, each individual
account shall pay a fixed charge based on meter size and a volume charge based upon
actual consumption of that meter.
The in-Town fixed charge and volume charge shall apply to consumers located within
the corporate limits of the Town. The outside-Town fixed charge and volume charge
shall apply to consumers located outside the corporate limits of the Town.
D Consolidation of Flows for Customers with Multiple Meters
The volume charge for single consumers with multiple meters at a single site shall
be based upon the cumulative consumption of all meters at the single site. The
consumer shall be charged a fixed charge for each of their meters.
The consumer bears the burden for requesting the consolidated flow provision. If a
consumer who meets the criteria of the consolidated flow provision does not request
approval, the consumer shall pay all normal charges until approval by the Town
Engineer is granted. The consumer is not eligible to recover the benefits of the
consolidated flow provision for months prior to approval by the Town Engineer.
Prior to application of the consolidated volume charge, the consumer must submit a
written request to the Town Engineer. The Town Engineer may request a site plan
or other information to substantiate that the consumer meets the criteria for
consolidated volume charges.
The Town Engineer has the authority to approve a request for consolidated billing.
If a consumer objects to the Town Engineer's ruling, the consumer may appeal to the
Town Council, whose ruling shall be final.
E. Connection Fee
The connection fees inside Town limits is hereby amended to $470 and the outside-
Town limits fee is amended to $590, effective July 1, 1994.
F. Availability Charges
Each new consumer of the water system prior to installation of a new service shall
pay aone-time availability charge based upon the meter size according to the
following schedule.
The availability fee recovers the cost of capacity available to serve the new consumer.
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Meter Size Equivalent Unit Inside-Town Cost Outside-Town Cost
5/8-inch 1.0 $330 $660
1-inch 2.5 824 1,649
1-l./2-inch 5.0 1,649 3,298
2-inch 8.0 2,638 5,276
3-inch 16.0 5,276 10,552
4-inch 25.0 8,244 16,488
6-inch 50.0 16,488 32,976
8-inch 80.0 26,381 52,762
10-inch 115.0 37,922 75,845
This schedule shall be updated by the Town Manager to adjust for inflation and
changes to the Town's Capital Improvements Plan and presented to Town Council for
approval.
The availability charge is in addition to the connection charge.
Effective Dates
The connection fees and availability charges set forth in this ordinance are effective
July 1, 1994.
The fixed charge and volume charge shall apply to water furnished to customers after
the May 1994 meter reading.
These rates shall remain in effect until revised by Town Council.
All other fees relating to water service shall remain in full force and effect.
This ordinance is adopted by recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of
Pulaski, Virginia, on this 12th day of April 1994 as follows:
Charles D. Crispin Nay
J.R. Schrader, Jr. Aye
Roy H. D'Ardenne Aye
W.H. Schrader Aye
Attest:
Andrew L. Graham Aye
E.G. Black, Jr. Aye
Alma H. Holston Aye
Robert N. Glenn Aye
TOWN F PU S I, VIRG^/JI/NI
By: ~'U
Gary C ancock, Mayor
Patricia Pendergrast, Acting Clerk of Council
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I, Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 94-5 Setting Forth the Charges for Water
Service is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance adopted by the recorded vote of
the Council on April 12, 1994.
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Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council
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