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ORDINANCE N0. 97-10
SETTING FORTH THE CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
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Adopted: June 3, 1997
Effective: After June 1997 Meter REading
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• ORDINANCE NO.97-10
SETTING FORTH THE CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia sitting in
regular session on June 3, 1997 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. Water Rates
Consumers, other than those subject to the provisions of section B of this ordinance,
shall pay a fixed charged based on meter size and a volume charge based on actual
consumption.
1. Fixed Charge - Each in-Town consumer shall pay a fixed charge each month
based upon meter size according to the following schedule:
In Town Out-of-Town
Fixed Fixed
Meter Size Charge Charge
5/8-inch $ 6.05 $ 12.10
1-inch $ 13.52 $ 27.04
1-1 /2 inch $ 25.71 $ 51.42
2-inch $ 40.93 $ 81.86
3-inch $ 86.50 $ 173.00
4-inch $ 131.88 $ 263.76
6-inch $ 256.65 $ 513.30
8-inch $ 405.97 $ 811.91
10-inch $ 577.97 $ 1,155.94
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:
Volume Charge
(per thousand gallons) In-Town Out-of-Town
1,000 to 20,000 gallons $ 1.36 $ 2.72
Next 680,000 allons $ 1.11 $ 2.22
Over 700,000 allons $ 0.99 $ 1.98
The in-Town fixed charge and volume charge shall apply to customers located
within the corporate limits of the Town. The out-of-Town fixed charge and volume
charge shall apply to customers located outside the corporate limits of the Town.
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• B. 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 C. 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 that individual meter.
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.
C. 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 fined charge for each of their meters.
The consumer bears the burden of 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.
• The connection fee and availability charges shall remain unchanged.
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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. 97-10 is a true and correct
copy of the Ordinance set out and adopted this 3rd day of June, 1997.
Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of Council
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