[Last amended 1-4-2016 by Ord. No. 6354]
A. Services within the City limits:
(1) Monthly minimum charge, includes the first 1,500 gallons: $18.05.
(2) All water used over monthly minimum, per 750 gallons: $5.90.
B. Services outside the City limits:
(1) Monthly minimum charge, includes the first 1,500 gallons: $36.10.
(2) All water used over monthly minimum, per 750 gallons: $11.80.
C. All water sold wholesale to the rural water districts shall be at
the rates set in the contracts.
For new water service connections the Department
shall provide meters, meter boxes and lids, meter yokes, and connections
necessary to serve the premises and shall charge therefor a service
charge equal to the cost of the meters, meter boxes and lids, meter
yokes, and necessary connections. Said charge will be determined by
the City Manager and paid to the Department before water is furnished
to the customer.
The amount of water consumed shall be determined
by a standard water meter. If the customer questions the accuracy
of the meter supplying his premises the Department shall, upon request
of the consumer, cause an official test to be made. The consumer shall
be notified of the time and place of such test and may be present
if he so desires. Should the meter be found to register more than
2% in excess of the actual quantity of water passing through it, no
charge shall be made to the consumer for the test, but if the meter
is found to be registering less than 2% in excess of the actual quantity
of water passing through it the consumer shall pay to the Department
the sum of $15.
[Last amended 10-2-2023 by Ord. No. 6545]
A. The monthly rates required to be charged and collected for wastewater
services furnished by the Wastewater Department of said City shall
be as follows:
(1) Services within the City limits:
Volume
|
Rate
|
---|
Monthly minimum charge for 0 to 1,500 gallons
|
$17.50
|
Monthly minimum charge for over 1,500 gallons
|
$18
|
All water used over month minimum, per 750 gallons
|
$5.75
|
(2) Services outside the City limits:
Volume
|
Rate
|
---|
Monthly minimum charge for 0 to 1,500 gallons
|
$35
|
Monthly minimum charge for over 1,500 gallons
|
$36
|
All water used over month minimum, per 750 gallons
|
$11.50
|
B. Charges to residential customers for January to December will be
based on the average water usage for the months of October and November
of the previous year. All nonresidential customers shall be charged
according to monthly water usage. New customers will be charged based
on monthly water usage until an average has been established.
C. For those contributors who contribute wastewater, the strength of
which is greater than the upper limit of normal domestic sewage, a
surcharge in addition to the normal use charge will be collected as
follows:
(1) Surcharge:
$0.0740 per pound of BOD in excess of 500 mg/l
$0.0346 per pound of SS in excess of 500 mg/l
(2) The user charge portion of the surcharge is as follows:
$0.0539 per pound in excess of 500 mg/l
$0.0273 per pound of SS in excess of 500 mg/l
[Added 6-18-2012 by Ord.
No. 6260; last amended 8-15-2016 by Ord. No. 6374]
A. There is hereby assessed against all individual sanitary sewer accounts within the City a monthly sewer improvement fee in the amount of $15 in addition to the normal monthly sanitary sewer charge as calculated per §
580-34 of the Parsons City Code. The owner, occupant and any person who is responsible for the payment of sewer services per account shall all be jointly and severally responsible for the payment of said fee. Any individual sanitary sewer accounts for property outside the City limits shall be assessed the same fifteen-dollar fee per account in addition to their regular monthly sanitary sewer bill except that any sewer benefit district being served by the City of Parsons shall be assessed the fee in the amount of $15 multiplied by the number of properties being served by the sewer benefit district. Said fee shall be assessed each month.
B. The monthly sewer improvement fee set forth above shall be included
as part of the monthly bill for sanitary sewer services of the City,
but shall be identified separately on said billing. Said fee shall
be due at the same time as water and/or other utility services of
the City are due and the failure to pay said fee shall be considered
a failure to pay utility services of the City and enforceable pursuant
to related provisions of the City's Code of Ordinances. In addition,
any time utility services of the City are established, or re-established
for an account owner, all fees hereunder shall be paid current as
of the date such service is established or re-established.
C. Said monthly fee shall commence and be assessed after December 1,
2016, and continue indefinitely until repealed by ordinance.
[Amended 12-16-1985 by Ord. No. 5389]
The following fees are hereby established for
connections to the wastewater system:
A. For premises inside the City limits.
(1) For a one-inch meter or less the connection fee shall
be $500.
(2) For any connection using over a one-inch meter the
fee shall be $1,000.
B. For premises outside the City limits.
(1) For a one-inch meter or less the connection fee shall
be $500.
(2) For any connection using over a one-inch meter the
fee shall be $1,000.
[Amended 5-16-2005 by Ord. No. 6041; 5-2-2022 by Ord. No. 6519]
In case of any unpaid bill against the property
for any customer for water and/or wastewater service, connection fees,
or other merchandise or services, or should the customer or property
owner tamper with any water main, water meter, or wastewater line
or make any unauthorized connection to the water or wastewater systems
or allow more than one premises to be furnished with water or wastewater
service from one connection, or in the event of any violation by the
customer or said property owner of the ordinances, rules and regulations
of the City relating to the water and wastewater systems, service
may be discontinued without notice and the following charges, in addition
to the bill, must be collected before the water is again turned on:
A. Reconnection fee.
(1) During regular working hours: $25.
(2) After regular working hours: $40.
(3) The
above fee shall double in the event a customer has been shut off in
the previous six months.
B. The reconnection fee due to the removal of the meter
for nonpayment and unauthorized turn-on of water service after termination
by the Department shall be as follows:
(1) During regular working hours: $50.
(2) After regular working hours: $80.
(3) The
above fee shall double in the event a customer has been shut off in
the previous six months.
[Amended 9-16-1991 by Ord. No. 5573A; 5-16-2005 by Ord. No.
6041; 5-2-2022 by Ord. No. 6519]
A. Connection fees.
(1) Prior to furnishing water and/or wastewater service
to a residential or commercial unit, the consumer shall pay a connection
fee of $25 to cover the cost associated with the connection of said
services. This fee is charged for each residential meter and each
commercial meter.
(2) When transferring water and/or wastewater services
from one location to another location the consumer will pay a connection
fee of $25 to cover the cost associated with the transfer of said
service. This fee is charged for each residential meter and each commercial
meter.
B. Service deposit.
(1) Any time a consumer connects to a meter larger than
one inch the consumer may be required to furnish a letter or credit
or a service deposit in the amount of 1 1/2 times the reasonably
estimated monthly consumption.
(2) A residential consumer who has been repeatedly (two
or more times in a twelve-month period) disconnected for nonpayment
may be required at the discretion of the Utility Office Manager to
post a residential service deposit in the amount of $30 per residential
unit to insure payment of the bill before service is reconnected.
(3) A commercial consumer who has been repeatedly (two
or more times in a twelve-month period) disconnected for nonpayment
may be required at the discretion of the Utility Office Manager to
post a commercial service deposit in the amount of 1 1/2 times
the normal monthly bill to insure payment of the bill before service
is reconnected.
(4) Service deposits will be returned at the end of 24
months, provided that the consumer has not been disconnected for nonpayment
of a bill.
(5) A service deposit requirement will be in additional
to the connection fee.
All water meters shall be read and bills for
water and/or wastewater service shall be rendered monthly. All bills
shall be due and payable at the business office of the Department
during regular business hours. If the bill shall remain unpaid after
the 17th day following the rendition of the bill an additional 5%
shall be added thereto. If any bill shall remain unpaid by the 25th
day following the rendition of the bill water service to such consumer
shall be disconnected and shall not be reconnected until all past
due bills for water and/or wastewater service are paid in full, plus
the reconnection fee.
All property owners shall be liable for all
bills contracted by themselves, their agents, or their tenants for
water and/or wastewater services provided to the premises which they
own.
[Added 5-16-2005 by Ord. No. 6041]
Any time a consumer's check is returned from
the bank as insufficient funds a service charge of $25 will be added
to the account. The consumer is required to present cash for payment
of the insufficient fund check and the service charge.