HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2023-13 Amending the Code regarding Water, Wastewater, Reclaim and Water Rate, Fees and ChargesORDINANCE NO. 2023-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
REGARDING WATER, WASTEWATER, RECLAIMED AND WATER RATES,
FEES, AND CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has determined
it to be in the best interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the City of
Winter Springs to provide for the adoption of Rates, Fees and Charges relating to the water,
wastewater and reclaimed water system; and
WHEREAS, at the request of the City of Winter Springs, Raftelis Financial Consultants,
Inc. conducted a review of the existing water, wastewater, and reclaimed water rates to
determine the appropriateness of such rates to meet the anticipated expenditure requirements
of each respective utility division; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Director and the City's rate consultant, upon review of the
utilities rates and structure, recommend that a change in rates is appropriate at this time; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance has been duly noticed in a newspaper of general circulation
pursuant to Section 166,041, Florida Statutes, and within the City's utility billing process
pursuant to Section 180.136, Florida Statutes and is enacted pursuant to the Florida Municipal
Home Rule Powers Act, Chapter 180, Florida Statutes, and other applicable law authorizing a
municipality to set rates, fees, and charges for public utility services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of Winter Springs to amend the rates, fees, and charges for water, wastewater, and
reclaimed water provided by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. Amending Sec. 19-102 of the City Cade. The City of Winter Springs
Code, Section 19-102 is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates new text and
-,t text indicates deletions):
City of Winter Springs
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Sec. 19-102. User charge schedule, general.
The following rates and charges shall apply to all systems unless otherwise specifically
stated:
(1) Monthly water service rates. The monthly water rate shall include the sum of
the base facility charge based on the size of the meter plus a volume charge per
one thousand (1,000) gallons or a fraction thereof of metered water consumption
as set forth below,
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a. Individually metered residential service
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Monthly Charge
Base Facility Charge (meter
size)
s/s inch x
3/4 inch
$7.88
$8.87
$9.98
$10.48
$11,00
1-inch
$19.70
$22.18
$24,95
$26.20
$27.50
11/2-inch
$39.40
$44.35
$49.90
$52.40
$55.00
2-inch
$63.04
$70.96
$79.84
$83.84
$88.00
3-inch
$126.08
$141.92
$159.68
$167.68
$176.00
4-inch
$197.00
$221.75
$249.50
$262.00
$275.00
6-inch
$394.00
$443.50
$499.00
$524.00
$550.00
8-inch
$630.40
$709.60
$798.40
$838.40
$880.00
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Volume Charge -Do estic Service er 1,000 gallons
0-10,000
$1.83
$2.06
$2.32
$2.44
$2.56
10,001--15,000
$2.66
$2.99
$3.36
$3.53
$3.71
15,001-20,000
$3.52
$3.96
$4.46
$4.68
$4.91
20,001-25,000
$4.34
$4.88
$5.49
$5.76
$6.05
25,001-30,000
$5.70
$6.41
$7.21
$7.57
$7.95
Over 30,000
$7.89
$8.88
$9.99
$10.49
$11.01
Volume Charge -irrigation Service er ERC (gallons)
0-5,000
$2.66
$2.99
$3.36
$3.53
$3.71
5,001--10,000
$3.52
$3.96
$4.46
$4.68
$4.91
10,001-15,000
$4.34
$4.88
$5.49
$5.76
$6.05
15,001--20,000
$5.70
$6.41
$7.21
$7.57
$7.95
Over 20,000
$7.89
$8.88
$9.99
$10.49
$11.01
*Reflects water use for residential irrigation service which is metered in addition to
domestic service from a single service connection to water system. For those customers
which receive dual metered service from a single service connection, the base facility
charge will only be applied to domestic service (one (1) charge per service connection).
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b. Master metered residential and nonresidential service
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Monthly Charge
Base Facility Charge [meter size]
$/a inch X
3/a inch
$7.88
$8.87
$9.98
$10.48
$11.00
1-inch
$19.70
$22.18
$24.95
$26.20
$27.50
11/2-inch
$39.40
$44.35
$49.90
$52.40
$55.00
2-inch
$63.04
$70.96
$79.84
$83.84
$88.00
3-inch
$126.08
$141.92
$159.68
$167.68
$176.00
4-inch
$197.00
$221.75
$249.50
$262.00
$275.00
6-inch
$394.00
$443.50
$499.00
$524.00
$550.00
8-inch
$630.40
$709.60
1 $798.40
$838.40
$880.00
Charge per thousand (1,000) gallons
Volume Charge-
❑omestic Service per
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1 $2.77
$3.12
$3.51
$3.69
$3.87
Volume Charge -irrigation Service er ERC (gallons)
0-5,000
$2.66
$2.99
$3.36
$3.53
$3.71
5,001-10,000
$3.52
$3.96
$4.46
$4.68
$4.91
10,001-15,000
$4.34
$4.88
$5.49
$5.76
$6.05
15,001-20,000
$5.70
$6.41
$7.21
$7.57
$7.95
Over 20,000
$7.89
$8.88
$9.99
$10.49
$11.01
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c. Genera[ irrigation meter service*
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Month{ Charge
Base Facility Charge (meter size)
1/8 inch x
3/4 inch
$7.88
$8.87
$9.98
$10.48
$11.00
1-inch
$19.70
$22.18
$24.95
$26.20
$27.50
11/2-inch
$39.40
$44.35
$49.90
$52.40
$55.00
2-inch
$63.04
$70.96
$79.84
$83.84
$88.00
3-inch
$126.08
$141.92
$159.68
$167.68
$176.00
4-inch
$197.00
$221.75
$249.50
$262.00
$275.00
6-inch
$394.00
$443.50
$499.00
$524.00
$550.00
8-inch
$630.40
1 $709.60
1$798.40
$838.40
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Charge per thousand (1,000) gallons
Volume Charge -Irrigation Service er ERC allons) *
0-5,000
$2.66
$2.99
$3.36
$3.53
$3.71
5,001-10,000
$3.52
$3.96
$4.46
$4.68
$4.91
10,001-15,000
$4.34
$4.88
$5.49
$5.76
$6.05
15,001-20,000
$5.70
$6.41
$7.21
$7.57
$7.95
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$7.89
$&88
$9.99
$10.49
$11.01
*Reflects water use for nonresidential irrigation service which is metered from a separate
and distinct service connection to the water system.
d. The base facility charge is the minimum monthly charge applied in each
account and will not be assessed if the service is discontinued.
A twenty-five (25) percent surcharge on the monthly water service rates shall
be assessed to customers located outside the City limits pursuant to Section
180.191, Florida Statutes.
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(2) Water meter charges. The water meter charge shall be based on the size of the
meter as follows:
Meter Size (in inches)
Meter
Installation Only
Installation/Tap-
In
'/a x 1/1
$160.00
$350.00
IA x 1/4 remote read
$220.00
$490.00
1/8 x 1/4 double check
$330.00
$380.00
1 remote read
$310.00
$460.00
5/8 x 1/4 double check remote read
$350.00
$510.00
1 meter plus backflow prevention device
$490.00
$670.00
11/2 remote read
$570.00
$770.00
11/2meter plus backflow prevention device
$890.00
$1,110.00
2 remote read
$810.00
$1,030.00
2 meter with separate double check valve
$1,120.00
$1,350.00
a. For all meters larger than two (2) inches, the meter charge shall be based
upon the actual cost of: i) the meter plus materials; ii) labor and equipment/
machinery/vehicle requirements associated with the installation; iii) an
allowance for administration; and iv} other items directly related to the
installation, all as determined by the city.
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(3) Monthly sewer service rates, The monthly sewer rate shall include the sum of the
base facility charge based on the size of the meter plus a volume charge per one
thousand (1,000) gallons or a fraction thereof of metered water consumption as
set forth below.
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a. All customer classes
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10/1/2026
10/1 /2027
Monthly Charge
Base Facility Charge (meter size)
5/8 inch x
$16.13
$19.36
$2123
$26.02
$29.14
1/a inch
1-inch
$40.33
$48.40
$58.08
$65.05
$72.85
11/2-inch
$80.65
$96.80
$116.15
$130.10
$145.70
2-inch
$129.04
$154.88
$185.84
$208.16
$233.12
3-inch
$258.08
$309.76
$371.68
$416.32
$466.24
4-inch
$403.25
$484.00
$580.75
$650.50
$728.50
6-inch
$806.50
$968.00
$1,161.50
$1,301.00
$1,457,00
8-inch
$1,290.40
$1,548.80
$1,858.40
$2,081.60
$2,331.20
Charge per thousand (1,000) gallons
Individually
$6.30
$7.56
$9.07
$10.16
$11.38
metered residential
(first 10,000gallons)
Master metered
$6.30
$7.56
$9.07
$10.16
$11.38
residential (no
maximum)
Master metered
$6.30
$7.56
$9.07
$10.16
$11.38
nonresidential (n❑
maximum)
b. The base facility charge is the minimum monthly charge applied to each
account and will not be assessed if the service is discontinued.
A twenty-five (25) percent surcharge on the monthly sewer service rates shall
be assessed to customers located ❑utside the city limits pursuant to Section
180,191, Florida Statutes.
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(4) Service availability charges. A service availability charge shall be imposed and
levied on all development requesting water and/or wastewater capacity to provide
service to their properties and on all properties when structural charges, additions
or changes in permitted use shall result in an increase in capacity requirements
from the city's water and/or wastewater system.
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a. The service availability -fees shall be as follows:
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Water availability fee, per gallon
$2.15
Sewer availability fee, per gallon
$10.19
b. The determination of the amount of capacity shall be based on a schedule of
minimum daily flows for the residential users:
Minimum Daily Flow (gallons per day)
Water
Sewer
1 and 2 bedroom apartments, multi -family
300
250
1 and 2 bedroom townhomes, multi -family
300
250
3 bedroom, multi -family
350
300
Mobile homes, single-family, per home
350
250
Single-family residential
350
300
C. The determination of the amount of capacity for the non-residential users
shall be based on the flow rates contained in Florida Administrative Coder
64F-6, as may be amended or renumbered from time to time. Separate
Laundry Facilities for apartments or multi -family complexes are not included
in the per unit flow rates included in (4)b above.
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d. With respect to the determination of the water and wastewater service
availability fees for nonresidential development, if n❑ water and wastewater
capacity estimates are provided, the city reserves the right to estimate the
average dependable daily capacity as referenced in this section and
determine the appropriate service availability fee to be charged to such
owner or applicant.
e. The city reserves the right to review the amount of water and/or wastewater
consumption during the first eighteen (18) months of service and shall bill to
the owner or applicant any adjustment to the water and wastewater service
availability fees for capacity use in excess of amounts which have been paid
by the owner or applicant. Any additional service availability fee payments
shall be billed t❑ the owner or applicant at the same rate that was initially
billed at time of building permit issuance.
(5) Miscellaneous charges.
a. ❑isconnection fee for turning service ❑ff for nonpayment$20.00
b. Re -connection fee for turning on service during regular business hours after
disconnections for nonpayment ❑f bill$20.00
c. Re -connection fee for turning service on outside of regular business hours
after disconnection for nonpayment of bill$45.00
d. Fee or charge for actual damages (whichever is greater) for contamination or
alteration of a water meter, line ❑r connection, per occurrence$95.00
e. Inspection fee for each connection requested$40.00
f. Fee for all payments returned by bank $20.00 or 5% of the face amount of
the payment, whichever is greater, not to exceed$40.00
g. Application fee$20.00
h. Reinstallation fee for meter removed because of nonpayment or inability to
lock off$50.00
i. Pretreatment charge, as established by the city commission by resolution.
j. Capacity reservation charge, $0.35 per sewer gallon per year,
k. Television inspection of new sewer mains and laterals installed by contractors
for acceptance by city:
1. Inspection fee using the city's T.V. camera and crew, per hour$125.00
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(6) Price indexing. Beginning annually on October 1, 24�2 2028 and continuing
annually thereafter every October 1, the base facility, volume and service
availability charges for water, sewer and reclaimed water shall be adjusted using
the CPI for the previous twelve-month period.
Section 3. Amending Sec. 19-138 of the City Code. The City of Winter Springs
Code, Section 19-138 is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and
strikeeut type indicates deletions):
Sec. 19-138. Rates and charges.
(1) A rate shall be charged to all the customers on the reclaimed water system in
accordance with the following schedule:
(a) For nonmetered service for tracts of one-half (1/2) acre size or smaller, the
monthly charge shall be eight dollars and fifty-five cents ($8.55).
(b) For nonmetered service for tracts greater than one-half (1/2) area, an
additional monthly fee of eight dollars and fifty-five cents ($8.55) for each
additional irrigated one-half (1/2) acre shall be added to the base charge of eight
dollars and fifty-five cents ($8.55).
(c) For customers receiving metered service, the monthly charge shall be the
sum of the base charge plus a consumptive charge as follows:
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10/1 /2027
Monthly Charge
Base Facility Charge (meter size)
$Is x 3/4 and 3/4
$6.10
$7.02
$8.07
$8.68
$9.33
Charge per thousand (1,000) gallons
0-5, 000
$1.10
$1.27
$1.46
$1.57
$1.69
5,001-10,000
$1.37
$1.58
$1.82
$1.96
$2.11
10,001-15,000
$1.92
$2.21
$2.54
$2.73
$2.93
15,001-20,000
$2.15
$2.47
$2.84
$3.05
$3.28
Over 20,000
$3.15
$3.62
$4.16
$4.47
$4.81
(d) As nonmetered customers ❑f the reclaimed water system become metered,
the newly metered customer shall be subject t❑ the monthly rates and charges as
identified in section 19-138(a)(3). Customer shall be subject to charges for
metered service effective the next available billing period subsequent to
installation of the reclaimed water meter.
(e) For wholesale reclaimed water service, the monthly charge shall be fifty-two
cents ($0.52) per thousand gallons.
(2) The customer shall not be required to pay all costs associated with the purchase and
installation of the meter. The public works/utility director or their designee may waive
the requirement for a meter where a suitable alternative method exists for the
calculation of the water usage and where the customer agrees to pay the metered rate
for the calculated amount of water usage.
(3) Connection to the reclaimed water system; connection charges. All connections to the
reclaimed water system shall be approved by the public works/utility director or their
designee. The total connection charge will consist of tapping fee for the reclaimed
water service and the fee for installing a backflow prevention device on each potable
water line servicing the same tract.
Nonmetered Service Size (in inches)
Tapping Fee/Plus Material
Backflow prtyention fee
Actual cost
3/4 to 1'/2
$230.00
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Actual cost
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As an incentive to customers within an area of planned reuse expansion, and to allow the
city to make as many taps as possible during construction, all taps for three-quarter inch or
one -inch service will be made without charge to those customers applying for service prior
to the beginning of construction.
(4) A customer whose service has been discontinued may resume reclaimed water
service after paying any past due amounts and a reconnection fee, The reconnection
fee shall be equal to the actual cost of reconnection but in no case shall be less than
forty dollars ($40.04),
(5) Where service has been disconnected for a violation of an ordinance or regulation
regarding reclaimed water, such service shall not be reconnected until the city
manager receives adequate assurance and guarantees that such a violation will not
recu r.
Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the
conflict.
Section 5. Incorporation Into Code. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the
Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may
be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competentjurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance,
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to City
Charter.
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ADOPTED by the City Commission_ of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on the 1 I day of. � .{� , 2023.
FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING:
SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING;
ATTEST:
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Christian Gowan, City Clerk
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Kevin IMcCann, Mayor
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Anthony Garganese, City Attorney ,.:. b �.
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