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AMENDING CHAPTER
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) NICIFA N BEACH'MU-
NICIP.AL CODE RELAT-
ING TO THE SEWER
SSo RATES METHODOLO-
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COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SYNOPSIS:
IN ' ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION
14.55.030' ANNUAL
CPIU ADJUSTMENTS,
I am the Citizen of the United States and a EACH; SEWER SER-
VICE' USER CHARGE
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over ADJTED AN
age of eighteen years, and not a party AD USTMENT IN CO
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USER CHARGE EF-
FETIVE:'-OCTOBER
2010. THE LAST AD-
TO THE
September 30, 2010 SEWER, SERVICE
CHARGE, EFFECTIVE
FOR. THE CURRENT
FISCAL YEAR(2009-
10)WAS A DECREASE
OF 1 8 % ;
THEREFORE,THIS AD-
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declare under penalty ofperjury, that the ; SEWER. SERVICE
, p y � CHARGE: RATES_. TO
THOSE :OF FISCAL
foregoing is true and correct. YEA 20'0 D9. A N D
ADOPTED by the.City
Council-of the City of
Huntington ,Beach.at
a 'regular meeting
Executed on September 30, 2010 held"'September 20,
2010 by the following
at Costa Mesa, California roll call.vote:
AYES: .Carchio,
Green, Bohr, Dwyer;
Hansen, ,
/ NOES:None
C(/ ABSTAIN:None =
ABSENT: Coer,per,
Hardy
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CITY OF '
HUNTINGTON BEACH
2000 MAIN STREET
HUNTINGTON
:BEACH,CA 92648
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JOAN L.FLYNN,
CITY CLERK
Published HuntiJng
ton Beach Indep
dent ,September 2010` 095, i
Council/Agency Meeting Held:_ 20/6
Deferred/Continued to: /
A p ❑ov d ❑ Co d iti n I A roved Denied Ci be Sign ure
Council Meeting Date: September 7, 2010 DepartmVnt ID Number: I PW10-048
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Administrator
PREPARED BY: Travis-K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Accept the-Sewer Service Charge Performance Audit and Approve for
Introduction Ordinance No. 3890 reflecting a 1.8% Consumer Price
Index for Urban Consumers (CPIU) increase to the Sewer Service
User Charge effective October 2010
Statement of Issue: Section -14.54.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBW)
requires the City Council to establish sewer service charges by ordinance. Chapter 14.55 of
the HBMC establishes the specific amounts of the charges and the formula for modifying the
charges. The Sewer Service Charge Annual Performance Audit is presented to the City
Council as required by Section 14.54.070 Annual Program Review.
Financial Impact: Sewer Service Fund (511) revenue for FY 2010/11 is estimated at
$10.75 million. Funds collected through the sewer service charge are used to fund the
maintenance and operations and capital needs of the sanitary sewer system. This action
would provide an approximate $190,000 in additional funds over fiscal year 2009-2010.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
A) Accept the Sewer Service Charge Performance Audit as presented; and,
B) After the City Clerk reads by title, approve for introduction Ordinance No. 3890, "An
Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 14.55 of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Sewer Service Rates Methodology."
(Five affirmative votes are required to adopt this ordinance per Health and Safety Code
Section 5471.)
Alternative Action(s):
A) Do not adopt the ordinance and continue charges as currently established. This action
would potentially conflict with Section 14.55.030 Annual CPIU Adjustments.
B) Do not accept the Sewer Service Charge Performance Audit and direct staff to make
specific modifications.
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 9/07/20-10 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PWIO-048
Analysis: The Sewer Service Fund is designated solely for facilities and resources relating
to the rehabilitation, replacement, repair, and maintenance of city-owned sewers and lift
stations. This is in accordance with the California Health and Safety Code Section 5470, and
is included as Chapter 14.54 in the HBMC.
Section1-4.54.070 Annual Program Review of the HBMC requires an annual review and
performance audit of the Sewer Service Fund by the Public Works Commission. The Public
Works Commission has reviewed the Sewer Service Charge Annual Performance Audit. Per
the Municipal Code, the City Council shall receive at a regularly scheduled meeting, the
recommendations of the Public Works Commission concerning fees, rates and charges
proposed to be modified or added to the sewer service user charge.
In accordance with Section 14.55.030 Annual CPIU Adjustments, each Sewer Service User
Charge shall be adjusted to reflect the annual percentage adjustment in Consumer Price
Index for all Urban Consumers (CPIU) in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties
established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, available as of July 1 of each year.
The CPIU available as of July 1, 2010, for the month of May 2010, reflects an annual
increase of 1.8%. The percentage was calculated and is included in the recommended
adjustment to the Sewer Service User Charge effective October 2010. The last adjustment
to the sewer service charge, effective for the current fiscal year (2009-10), was a decrease of
1.8%, therefore, this adjustment effectively returns the sewer service charge rates to those of
fiscal year 2008-09.
Public Works Commission Action: The Public Works Commission reviewed the Sewer
Service Charge Annual Performance Audit and the Sewer Service User Charge Annual
Adjustment on July 21, 2010, and recommended the report be forwarded to City Council and
recommended the rate adjustment for City Council approval by a vote of 5-2-0 (O'Connell,
Rivera). The dissenting votes were in reference to the rate increase component of the
action.
Environmental Status: Not applicable
Strategic Plan Goal: Maintain, improve and obtain funding for infrastructure and equipment
Attachment(s):
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1. Sewer Service Charge Fund Performance Audit
2. Ordinance No. 3890, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach
Amending Chapter 14.55 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code
Relating to the Sewer Service Rates Methodology"
Item 90 - Page 2 -590-
ATTACHMENT # 1
City of Huntington Beach
Public Works Department
Sewer Service Fund Performance Audit
Review of Fiscal Year 2009-10
Introduction
On September 4, 2001, the Huntington Beach City Council adopted a Sewer Service
Charge and created the Sewer Service Fund. The Sewer Service Fund revenue is
designated solely for the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and maintenance of City-
owned sewers and lift stations. This is in accordance with the California Health and
Safety Code Section 5470, and is included in the ordinance that adds Chapter 14.54 to
the Huntington Beach Municipal Code. The ordinance established the Huntington
Beach Public Works Commission as both the oversight committee, and the final appeals
board.
The Sewer Service Fund shall be subject to an annual review and performance audit by
the Public Works Commission. The information presented in this report complies with
Section 14.54.070 Annual Program Review. In addition, the City Council shall receive
at a regularly scheduled meeting, the recommendations of the Public Works
Commission concerning fees, rates and charges proposed to be modified or added to
the sewer service user charge. A public hearing on proposed charges will be held
annually in conjunction with the City's annual budget process and hearing.
Program Overview
r Scheduled maintenance projects and minor emergency repairs will be completed
within the allotted budget.
Capital improvements included lift station design work, the sewer lining program,
and the continued upgrade of the SCADA system.
The Municipal Code states that the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers
(CPIU) that is available July 1 shall be used to calculate rates.
y A Sewer Lateral Program was added effective January 3, 2008. The program
transferred the responsibility to the City for sewer lateral repairs within the City-
owned right-of-way. Fiscal year 2009-10 marks the second full year of the
program.
July 2010 -1 -
Item 9® - Page 4 -592-
Review of 009-10 Budget
Personnel and operating expenditures account for approximately fifty-eight percent of
the 2009-10 Sewer Service Fund budget, and are directed toward preventative and
routine maintenance. The budget includes salaries, sewer line maintenance, lift station
services, manhole upgrades, the sewer lateral program and cost allocation charges to
the General Fund. The balance of the expense budget is earmarked for capital
projects, including slip lining, pipeline rehabilitation, lift station replacements and capital
equipment replacements. In general, the sewer maintenance section of the Utilities
Division- expends the operating and equipment replacement budgets, and the
Engineering Division is responsible for the implementation of capital projects.
Sewer Lift Stations: Construction was completed on the rehabilitation/upgrade of the
Brighton/Shoreham and Edwards/Balmoral sewer lift stations early in the fiscal year.
Design work for the Oceanhill and Adams/Ranger stations will be substantially
completed in FY 09-10 and construction will follow in FY- 10-11.
Sewer Lining: Sewer lining near the northwest corner of Bushard St. and Adams
Avenue will be completed by the end of the fiscal year.
Maintenance Activities - Sewer Lateral Program: As presented to the Public Works
Commission and the City Council, a sewer lateral program was added to the Sewer
Service Fund effective January 3, 2008. Originally, the program was performed almost
entirely by contract. Beginning in FY 09-10, a new crew was added to the Sewer
Maintenance section and was assigned to the program. It is estimated this will result in
approximately $500,000 in savings over performing the program by outside contractor
alone. It is estimated that 520 sewer lateral repairs will be completed by the end of the
fiscal year.
Maintenance Activities - Sewer Lines
Routine cleaning 1,525,820 linear feet of sewer pipe, projected to be 1,750,000
linear feet-by year-end.
> Routine cleaning 10,807 pounds of debris/grit removed: projected to be 16,000
pounds of debris removed by year-end.
Approximately 54 pounds of debris removed per mile of sewer line.
Clean 196 chronic trouble spots/areas of sewer line maintained from twice to
twelve times per year.
Fats, Oils and Grease program has investigated with C.C.T.V. camera 47 food
service establishments lateral sewer lines for grease deposits going into the
City's sewer system; projected to be 52 by year-end.
r Fats, Oils and Grease program has cleaned 39,600 linear feet of sewer line
around food service establishments and other areas with high grease
concentrations; projected to be 51,000 linear feet by year-end.
Fats, Oils and Grease program removed 3,650 pounds of grease from sewer
lines around food service establishments and other areas with high grease
concentrations; projected to be 4,250 pounds removed by year-end.
July 2010 -2 -
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y Cleaned 86,200 linear feet of arterial sewer lines; projected to be 115,000 linear
feet by year end.
Applied root control to 3,094 linear feet of sewer line.
Lateral sewer line repair program received 384 concerns for repair, resolved 378
concerns, projected to be 540 by year end.
Maintenance Activities - Manholes
y Clean and inspect 7,404 manholes; projected to be 8,500 manholes by year-end.
➢ Approximately 40 manholes projected to be repaired and recoated by year-end.
Sprayed insecticide for roaches in 116 manholes.
Y Removed and replaced 10 manhole rings.
Maintenance Activities - Sewer Lift Stations
' 28 Lift Stations inspected three times-a week and cleaned every two months
236 Check valves cleaned projected-to-be 336 by year-end.
y 19 sewer pumps taken apart and rebuilt with new parts as needed, projected to
be 26 by year-end.
Replaced 2 lift station sump pumps.
Replaced 4 transducers, 2 relay switches and 1 station controller.
➢ Replaced two 20 HP motors and two 40 HP motors.
y 34 Sewer wet wells cleaned, projected to be 42 by year-end.
Paint the interior walls and plumbing/piping of four sewer lift stations.
Replaced seven ladders inside of lift stations.
y Replaced 3 heaters for sewage pumps.
Replaced five check valves.
Emergency Response
r 8 sewer spills to date (7 private, 1 City).
Twelve power outages requiring the use of generators to power the lift stations.
731 service requests from the public during business hours.
48 after hours lift station alarms and failures.
19 after hour police call outs for miscellaneous sewer related problems.
r Made fourteen emergency sewer line point repairs.
Large Maintenance Projects
Start up and bring on line one new sewer lift station, Edwards Sewer Lift Station.
Remove and replace 1,100 feet of sewer force main pipe.
Recoat and refurbish 40 sewer manholes.
Remove and replace three sewer manholes.
July 2010 -3 -
Item 90 - Page 6 -594-
Sewer Service Fund Budget
FY 2009110 Projected Expenditures
Personnel Original Budget- Revised Budget Projected
Salaries, Permanent $1,756,539 $1,756,539 $1,300,000
Salaries, Temporary $69,000 $69,000 $35,000
Salaries, Overtime $73,202 $73,202 $100,000
Benefits $789,693 $789,693 $650,000
Total P, ornnel $2,f6 843 5 $2,68 8,4:W"' $2,085,0
Operating
Utilities $168,800 $168,800 $150,000
Equipment and Supplies $68,141 $73,074 $55,000
Repairs and Maintenance $2,822,600 $2,872,439 $2,000,000
Conferences and Training $3,930 $3,930 $3,900
Professional Services $50,000 $152,467' $152,500
Rental Expense $13,700 $13,700 $10,000
Interdepartmental Charges $1,122,358 $1,122,358 $1,122,358
Expense Allowance $5,800 $5,800 $5,800
Other Expenses $75,000 $78,435 $30,000
Total Dperal Ing $4,33029 " 'k491,003 58
Capital
Improvements $32,000 $32,000 $25,000
Equipment $100,000 $256,825 $250,000
Total'Capital v_ $ `000 '-$288,825
CIP
Improvements $300,000 $4,918,331 $4,500,000
Tptalc"IP $300,000" $4,91,8,331 $4,500;Q0.0,1
Total $7,450,764 $12,386,593 $10,389,558
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Actual Revenues FY 08-09 $10,923,981
Actual Expenditures FY 08-09 $(9,696,473)
Unreserved Funds Available 10/1/2009 $11,865,378
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Beginning Balance 10t"I' 009 $11,$65 1,
'378
Projected Revenues FY 09-10 $10,785,000
Projected Expenditures FY 09-10 $(10,389,558)
Unreserved Funds Available $12,260,820
'Projected pginnifig� e llal?17201'10':"&""'�"'-' $14e 24
July 2010 -4-
-595- item 9. - Page 7
Revenue Detail
Source FY 08-09 FY09-10
Actual Projected
Customer Charges $10,419,578 $10,500,000
Interest $382,650 $185,000
Other $121,753 $100,000
Total $10,923,981 $10,785,000
July 2010 -5 -
Iltem 9. - Page 8 -596-
Proposed FY 2010-11 Budget
Sewer Service Charge Adjustments
In accordance with Section 14.55.030 Annual CPIU Adjustments, each Sewer Service
User Charge shall be adjusted to reflect the annual percentage adjustment in Consumer
Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPIU) in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside
Counties established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and available as of July 1 of
each year. The purpose for annual adjustment of the rates is to ensure that the
revenues continue to fully fund the needs of the program.
To accommodate the billing system, all service charge rates are calculated to four
decimal places, and charged on a daily factor. The daily factor converts the monthly
charge based on a 365-day year. This is a modification from the initially adopted rate
schedule. The customer's bill reflects a charge based on the number of days_between
meter readings. A resolution was adopted by the City Council to authorize the daily rate
methodology.
The percentage adjustment in the CPIU available as of July-1, 2010 for the month of
May- reflects an annual increase of 1.8%. This percentage will be calculated and
included as the recommended adjustment to the Sewer Service User Charge effective
October 1, 2010. For purposes of comparison, the rates represent a monthly charge.
July 2010 -6-
-597- Item 9. - Page 9
Proposed Sewer Service Charge Fiscal Year 2010111
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Char
ge
Residential: Single-family& per unit $10.5033 $10.6923
townhouses with individual Flat rate for all customers in
meters category per
month
Apartment: All apartments, per unit $8.7124 $8.8693
mobile homes and townhouses Flat rate for all customers in per
served by common meters category month
Regular Flat rate amount per Equivalent per EDU $12.1895 $12.4089'
Commercial/industrial: Most Dwelling Unit (EDU). EDU per
businesses, including private refers to either (1)the capacity of month
schools a customer's water meter in
comparison to a standard 1/4 inch
meter, or (2)the number of
tenant units that receive water
service through the water meter,
whichever is greater
High-Consumption $2.2809 $2.3219
Commercial/industrial: Flat rate per hundred cubic feet
Businesses with high water (HCF) of estimated sewer per CCF
consumption relative to their discharge per year
meter size
Public Schools: All public K-8 High $3.3546 $3.4150
and high school districts with Flat rate per student per year School
schools in the City with a different rate per student per ADA
for K-8 and for high schools per year
ADA -Average Daily Attendance
K-8 $2.1602 $2.1991
per ADA
per year
July 2010 -7-
Item 9. - Page 10 -598-
Sewer Service Fund Budget
FY 2010/11 Proposed
Personnel
-Salaries, Permanent $1,801,601
Salaries, Temporary $60,000
Regular Overtime $78,000
Benefits $782,362—
:Tota1,Pers n h el
2 721.
,963
Operating
Utilities $168,800
Supplies $84,005
Repairs and Maintenance $1,883,600
Conferences and Training $3,900-
Professional Services $100,000
Rental Expense $3,000
Cost Allocation $1,139,200
Auto Allowance $6,300
Contingency $75,000
Total Q `.br'66g"', _V i 1 $3,463,805
Capital
Sewer Improvement
Equip, GeneralNehicles $258,000
P
CIP
Lift Station $2,700,000
Slip Lining $100,000
WAGS Design $250,000
P,
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TOTAL $9,493,768
July 2010
_599- Item 9. - Page 11
Revenue Detail FY 90-11
Customer Charges $10,756,000
Interest $250,000
Reimbursements $100,000
Total $11,106,000
Sewer Service Fund Projected Balance Sheet
Beginning Balance 10/1/2010 $12,260,820
Projected Revenues FY 10-11 $11,106,000
Proposed Expenditures FY 10-11 ($9,493,768)
Beginning Balance 10/1/2011 $13,873,052
Capital Projects FY 2010-11
Lift Stations: Construction is planned in 2010-11 for Oceanhill and Adams/Ranger lift
stations. Design work is planned for the Algonquin/Boardwalk station.
Sewer Lining: Sewer lining in the amount of$100,000 is programmed in FY 2010-11. A
project is anticipated once sufficient sewer defects are identified as part of the CCTV
inspection program.
Warner Avenue Gravity Sewer (WAGS): Design is expected to begin prior to the end of
FY 09-10 and continue into FY 10-11. Construction would be proposed in the FY 11-12
budget.
July 2010 -9-
Iltem 9e - Page 12 -600-
-601- Item 3, - Page 13
ORDINANCE NO. 3890
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 14.55 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE SEWER SERVICE RATES METHODOLOGY
WHEREAS, Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 14.55.010 provides that each year
the sewer service user charge may increase based upon a consumer price index. The following rates
reflect said increase.
NOW THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14.55.020 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14.55.020 Rates, Char1jes and Billing Methodoloy_y. Water customers shall be charged a sewer
service user charge at the following rates, as set forth below, based upon sewer charge customer
category and charge type. (3505-10/01,3570-10/02,3614-10/03,3658-9/04,3720-9/05,3794-1/08, 3814-10108,3840-10/09)
Customer Category Charge Type Unit Charge
Residential - Single- Flat rate for all customers in per unit per $10.6923
family and category. month
townhouses with
individual meters.
Apartment-All Flat rate for all per unit per $8.8693
apartments, mobile customers in month
homes,and category.
townhouses served by
common meters.
Regular Flat rate amount per per EDU per $12.4089
Commercial/Industrial: Most Equivalent Dwelling Unit month
businesses, including private (EDU). EDU refers to
schools. either(1)the capacity of a
customer's water meter in
comparison to a standard
3/4 inch meter,or(2)the
number of tenant units that
receive water service
through the water meter,
whichever is greater.
High-Consumption Flat rate per hundred cubic per HCF per $2.3219
Commercial/Industrial: feet(HCF)of estimated year
Businesses with high sewer discharge.
water consumption
relative to their meter
size.
10-2598/50345 1
Ordinance No. 3890
Public Schools-All Flat rate per student per High School: per $3.4150
public K-8 and high year, with a different rate ADA per year.
school districts with per student for K-8 and
schools in the City. for high schools. ADA—
Average Daily K-8: per ADA
Attendance. per year $2.1991
SECTION 2- This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach_ at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 20th day of September ,2010.
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ATTEST: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Clerk Director o#Public Works
REVIE k
PPROVED:
-,,,-,APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci imstrator
CitV Attorney Mv 7-;? 7-I0
10-2598/50345 2
Ord. No. 3890
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on September 7,2010,and was again read to said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on September 20,2010, and was passed and adopted by
the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Carchio, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Coerper, Hardy
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on September 30,2010.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L. Flynn,City Clerk ' y Clerk and ex-offici Jerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
ORDINANCE NO. 3890
LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
14.55.020 Rates, Charges and BillinI4 Methodology. Water customers shall be charged a
sewer service user charge at the following rates, as set forth below, based upon sewer charge
customer category and charge type. (3505-10/01,3570-10/02,3614-10/03,3658-9104,3720-9/05,3794-1/08,3814-
10/08,3840-10/09)
Customer Category Charge Type Unit Charge
Residential -Single- Flat rate for all customers in per unit 10.6 23
family and category. per
townhouses with month
individual meters.
Apartment-All Flat rate for all per unit 4 8. 693
apartments,mobile customers in per
homes, and category. month
townhouses served by
common meters.
Regular Flat rate amount per per EDU $12.199 $12.4089
Commercial/Industrial: Most Equivalent Dwelling Unit per
businesses, including private (EDU).EDU refers to month
schools. either(1)the capacity of a
customer's water meter in
comparison to a standard
3/4 inch meter, or(2)the
number of tenant units that
receive water service
through the water meter,
whichever is higher .rg eater.
High-Consumption Flat rate per hundred cubic per HCF -Q.2849 2.3219
Commercial/Industrial: feet(HCF)of estimated per year
Businesses with high sewer discharge.
water consumption
relative to their meter
size.
Public Schools-All Flat rate per student per High School: $3.3546$3.4150
public K-8 and high year,with a different rate per ADA per
school districts with per student for K-8 and year.
schools in the City. for high schools. ADA—
Average Daily
Attendance. K-8: per 2.1 1
ADA per year