§ 13.12.030. Sewer rates.

The following sewer user fees shall be assessed monthly for the use of the village sewer services:

A.

1.

Zero to two thousand gallons, a service charge of twenty-three dollars and twenty-two cents, which shall become effective January 1, 2015 for all single-family homes. This fee shall be increased annually by eight percent each year beginning on January 1, 2016, and continuing on the first day of every January for the next three years thereafter ending on December 31, 2019. Each July of every year, the service charge contained in this section, in addition to the eight percent annual increase stated herein, shall be adjusted automatically to reflect the increase in the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index.

2.

Two thousand and one gallons and above, a service charge of twenty-three dollars and twenty-two cents plus three dollars and seventy-five cents per one thousand gallons or fraction thereof prorated at the rate of thirty-seven and one-half cents for every one hundred gallons of usage above two thousand gallons per month volume allowance shall be charged.

B.

The state property formerly the Los Lunas Hospital and Training School shall be billed on the same rate schedule as in subsection E of this section. The fee will be billed on actual metered water use based on the number of units serviced on the property.

C.

All Other Users.

1.

Zero to two thousand gallons, a service charge of twenty-three dollars and twenty-two cents, which shall become effective January 1, 2015. This fee shall be increased annually by eight percent each year beginning on January 1, 2016, and continuing on first day of every January for the next three years thereafter ending on December 31, 2019. Each July of every year, the service charge contained in this section, in addition to the eight percent annual increase stated herein, shall be adjusted automatically to reflect the increase in the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index.

2.

Two thousand and one gallons and above, a service charge of twenty-three dollars and twenty-two cents plus three dollars and seventy-five cents per one thousand gallons or fraction thereof prorated at the rate of thirty-seven and one-half cents for every one-hundred gallons of usage above two thousand gallons per month volume allowance shall be charged.

D.

Industrial Surcharge. Pursuant to Chapter 13.08, an industrial surcharge will be assessed against persons discharging industrial liquid wastes which are of greater strength than normal untreated domestic wastewater, as defined in Section 13.08.120(D). This surcharge shall be computed according to Section 13.08.120(D).

E.

Users Outside the Village Limits. All connections outside the village limits shall pay a service charge of thirty-one dollars and eighty-six cents for zero to two thousand gallons, which shall become effective January 1, 2015. This fee shall be increased annually by eight percent each year beginning on January 1, 2016, and continuing on the first day of every January for the next three years thereafter ending on December 31, 2019. All water taken through the meter after the volume allowance for the service charge shall be billed at the rate of three dollars and seventy-five cents per one thousand gallons or fraction thereof prorated at the rate thirty-seven and one-half cents for every one hundred gallons of usage above the two thousand gallons per month volume allowance stated in this section. All current metered users outside the village limits shall be billed the outside village limits fee in this chapter. Each July of every year, the service charge contained in this section, in addition to the annual eight percent increase stated herein, shall be adjusted automatically to reflect the increase in the cost of living as determined by the Consumer Price Index.

(Ord. 332 (part), 2006; Ord. 282 (part), 2001; Ord. 192 (part), 1993; Ord. 176, 1991; Ord. 130 § 5, 1983)

( Ord. No. 398, 11-18-2014 )