(a)
Effective October 1, 2024, the city, through the city manager, shall charge and collect from every customer and every customer shall pay a monthly base charge for wastewater service which shall be billed to all customers based upon the water meter size as follows:
Meter Size | Wastewater Base Charge |
|---|---|
No meter - Commercial | $62.65 |
Three-quarter inch (3/4") meter | $17.55 |
One inch (1") meter and no meter residential | $21.38 |
One and a half inch (1.5") meter | $30.91 |
Two inch (2") meter | $42.38 |
Three inch (3") meter | $69.18 |
Four inch (4") meter | $107.41 |
Six inch (6") meter | $203.00 |
Eight inch (8") meter | $317.69 |
Ten inch (10") meter | $451.55 |
(b)
Effective December 1, 2017, in addition to the base charge, the city, through the city manager, shall determine the volume of wastewater flow produced by each customer as described herein and each customer shall pay the wastewater volume rate per one thousand (1,000) gallons, which shall be as follows:
Flow rate: $3.71 |
The volume of wastewater flow produced by a single family residential customer and customers not required to meter as provided in section 22.04.042 of the Code of Ordinances of the city shall be determined by calculating the average water volume used as measured by the non-irrigation meter readings for the months of November, December, January, and February. This volume shall be defined as the history based consumption (HBC), and it shall be updated for billing purposes in March of each year. In the event a residential customer or premises (i.e., a new premises or a residential premise with no meter) does not have a water consumption history for such months, a water volume of 7,000 gallons per month shall be utilized as the HBC by default. If the volume of water used drops below the HBC volume, the lesser volume shall be used for determining the volume used for single-family residential customers in the calculation of the monthly bill for services rendered. If the volume of water exceeds the HBC volume, the HBC volume shall be used for determining the volume used for single-family residential customers in the calculation of the monthly bill for services rendered. The volume of wastewater flow produced by other customers shall be determined as provided for in section 22.04.042 of the Code of Ordinances of the city.
(c)
Surcharge.
Sewer customers or others discharging wastes to the sanitary sewer system which do not exceed the limits established in section 22.04.084 and which do not exhibit any of the characteristics of wastes prohibited by sections 22.04.083 and 22.04.085 but have concentration(s) in excess of “normal domestic sewage,” shall pretreat the wastes to meet the concentrations of “normal domestic sewage”; however, such excessive BOD and TSS wastes may be accepted for treatment if all of the following requirements are met:
(1)
The wastes will not cause damage to the wastewater collection system;
(2)
The wastes will not impair the city’s treatment process;
(3)
The wastes will not cause contamination of POTW sludges thus limiting sludge disposal options or practices;
(4)
The person(s) or owner(s) responsible for the wastes pays a surcharge, in addition to the regular water and sewer rates, in accordance with the following cost factors and formula:
V | = | Volume reported in millions of gallons (MG) |
BOD | = | Biochemical oxygen demand analyzed in accordance with the latest edition of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,” or the latest EPA-approved method, and reported inunits of milligrams per liter (mg/l). |
TSS | = | Total suspended solids analyzed in accordance with the latest editionof “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water andWastewater,” or the latest EPA-approved method, and reported inunits of milligrams per liter (mg/l). |
Cost Factor BOD | = | 55% of the total budgeted costs for operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment facilities divided by total pounds BOD treated. |
Cost Factor TSS | = | 45% of the total budgeted costs for operating and maintaining thewastewater treatment facilities divided by total pounds TSS treated. |
Surcharge | = | Surcharge computed in dollars as follows: |
BOD Surcharge | = | V x (B - C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor BOD |
TSS Surcharge | = | V x (B - C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor TSS |
Where: | ||
B | = | Total contribution from user (mg/l). |
C | = | Normal domestic sewage strength (two hundred fifty (250) mg/l). |
8.34 | = | Pounds per gallon of water (conversion). |
(d)
The surcharge rate for sewer service as shown in subsection (c) shall be determined each year following city council approval of the annual operations budget. The surcharge rate shall be examined by the city manager, or his designee, and such adjustments shall be made to the sewer surcharge rate on October 1 of each year.
(e)
The provision of wastewater collection and treatment services to individuals, businesses, agencies or organizations that lie outside the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock is prohibited. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the provision of such wastewater services to federal, state or local governments, governmental agencies or governmental subdivisions pursuant to appropriate intergovernmental contracts. Neither should this section be construed to prohibit the provision of wastewater service to city-owned property and/or facilities located thereon regardless of whether such facilities are located inside or outside of the boundaries of the City of Lubbock.
(f)
The following wastewater volume rate shall be applicable for those federal, state or local governments, governmental agencies or governmental subdivisions that are authorized to acquire wastewater services by city ordinance and enter into contracts with the city for wholesale purchases. Solely for the purposes of wholesale customers, the wastewater volume rate shall be 1.27 times the wastewater volume rate for all other customers as set forth above. The rates prescribed herein for wholesale customers reflect the increased cost of service by the city for such customers, including without limitation, costs related to wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure and remote metering and service issues, standby wastewater capacity, and the impact of advancing the timing of wastewater projects to meet additional wastewater demands from wholesale customers.
(g)
Nothing contained herein, absent agreement otherwise by the wholesale customer, shall affect existing valid and subsisting wholesale contracts by and between the city and wholesale customers. Any renewal or extension of such contract, other than renewals and extensions that may be exercised unilaterally by the wholesale customer, shall provide for the rates prescribed in this section.
(1983 Code, sec. 28-86; Ordinance 9294, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1989; Ordinance 9473, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/1991; Ordinance 9733, sec. 1, adopted 9/8/1994; Ordinance 9802, sec. 7, adopted 5/11/1995; Ordinance 9932, sec. 1, adopted 8/22/1996; Ordinance 10182, sec. 1, adopted 8/26/1999; Ordinance 2001-O0077, sec. 1, adopted 9/13/2001; Ordinance 2002-O0098, sec. 1, adopted 9/17/2002; Ordinance 2005-O0114, sec. 1, adopted 10/13/2005; Ordinance 2007-O0011, sec. 1, adopted 1/25/2007; Ordinance 2008-O0019, sec. 1, adopted 2/28/2008; Ordinance 2009-O0019, sec. 1, adopted 3/9/2009; Ordinance 2009-O0027, sec. 2, adopted 4/9/2009; Ordinance 2010-O0070, sec. 19, adopted 9/16/2010; Ordinance 2011-O0080, sec. 18, adopted 9/8/2011; Ordinance 2012-O0100, sec. 17, adopted 9/13/2012; Ordinance 2014-O0151, sec. 3, adopted 11/6/2014; Ordinance 2015-O0094, secs. 15–16, adopted 9/10/2015; Ordinance 2016-O0114, sec. 1, adopted 8/11/2016; Ordinance 2016-O0139, sec. 1, adopted 9/22/2016; Ordinance 2016-O0181 adopted 12/15/2016; Ordinance 2017-O0111, sec. 14, adopted 9/14/2017; Ordinance 2018-O0109, sec. 15, adopted 9/13/2018; Ordinance 2020-O0123, sec. 13, adopted 9/8/2020; Ordinance 2021-O0126, sec. 16, adopted 9/14/2021; Ordinance 2024-O0128 adopted 9/10/2024)