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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Bluffton increases sewer, water rates

The Bluffton Common Council approved the following sewer and water rates during the Tuesday, Dec. 11, meeting. Learn more in the Wednesday, Dec. 12, News-Banner.

Sewer rates
For the use of and the service rendered by said sewage works, sewer charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is or could be connected to the City’s sewerage system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sewerage system of the City, which sewer charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
 
Monthly Consumption per month (First 300 cubic feet/Over 300 cubic feet):
• User Charge per 100 cubic feet: $2.84/$2.51
• Debit Service per 100 cubic feet:  $1.25/$1.25
• Total Sewer Charge per 100 cubic feet.: $4.09/$3.76
The minimum monthly charge shall be:
• User charges: $8.52
• Debt service and other charges: $3.75
• Monthly minimum allowed sewer charges: $12.27
The minimum monthly charge for any residential user who is not a metered water customer shall be (estimated cubic feet 807):
• User charges: $21.25
• Debt service and other charges: $10.09
• Monthly minimum allowed sewer charges: $31.34
The minimum monthly sewer charge for any commercial or industrial user who is not a water customer shall be one of the following:
— Numbers are estimated cubic foot per month/user charge/debt service and other charges/monthly sewer charges 
• 910/$23.85/$11.37/$ 35.22
• 955/$24.98/$11.94/$36.92
• 1084/$28.22/$13.55/$41.77
• 1472/$37.96/$18.40/$56.36
• 1602/$41.23/$20.02/$61.25
• 1740/$44.70/$21.75/$66.45
• 1860/$47.72/$23.25/$70.97
• 2295/$58.65/$28.69/$87.34
• 3600/$91.44/$45.00/$136.44
• 7336/$185.40/$91.70/$277.10
• 8257/$208.47/$103.21/$311.68
• 24429/$614.85/$305.36/$920.21 

For the use of and the service rendered by said sewage works, sewer charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is or could be connected to the Vera Cruz Sanitary Sewer system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water of other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the Vera Cruz Sanitary Sewer System, which sewer charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
Monthly Consumption per month (First 300 cubic feet/Over 300 cubic feet):
• User Charge per 100 cubic feet: $4.11/$3.78
• Debit Service per 100 cubic feet:  $1.25/$1.25
• Total Sewer Charge per 100 cubic feet.: $5.36/$5.03
The minimum monthly charge shall be:
• User charges: $12.33
• Debt service and other charges: $3.75
• Monthly minimum allowed sewer charges: $16.08
The minimum monthly charge for any residential user who is not a metered water customer shall be (estimated cubic feet 807):
• User charges: $39.08
• Debt service and other charges: $10.09
• Monthly minimum allowed sewer charges: $49.17
The minimum monthly sewer charge for any commercial or industrial user who is not a water customer shall be one of the following:
— Numbers are estimated cubic foot per month/user charge/debt service and other charges/monthly sewer charges 
• 910/$23.85/$11.37/$35.22
• 955/$24.98/$11.94/$36.92
• 1084/$28.22/$13.55/$41.77
• 1472/$37.96/$18.40/$56.36
• 1602/$41.23/$20.02/$61.25
• 1740/$44.70/$21.75/$66.45
• 1860/$47.72/$23.25/$70.97
• 2295/$58.65/$28.69/$87.34
• 3600/$91.44/$45.00/$136.44
• 7336/$185.40/$91.70/$277.10
• 8257/$208.47/$103.21/$311.68
• 24429/$614.85/$305.36/$920.21

Water rates 
There shall be and there are hereby established for the use of and the service rendered by Bluffton Utilities Water Department the following rates and charges, based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
Metered Rates Per Month/Rate Per 100 cubic feet
• First 200 cubic feet/$3.65
• Next 800 cubic feet/$2.80
• Next 5,000 cubic feet/$2.14
• Next 14,000 cubic feet/$1.47
• Over 20,000 cubic feet/$1.17
Minimum monthly charge
Each user shall pay a minimum monthly charge in accordance with the following applicable size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out of the above schedule of rates. — Numbers are meter size/cubic feet allowed/amount per month
• 5/8 and 3/4 inch meters/200 cu. ft./$7.30
• 1 inch meters/342 cubic feet/$11.28
• 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 inch meters/553 cubic feet/$17.17
• 2 inch meters/749 cubic feet/$22.62
• 3 inch meters/1206 cubic feet/$34.00
• 4 inch meters/1730 cubic feet/$45.23
• 6 inch meters/ 2792 cubic feet/$68.00
Public Fire Protection — $305.25 for each hydrant per annum
Private Fire Protection (sprinkling system/per month cost)
• 1 1/2 inch line/$22.70
• 2 inch line/$30.16
• 3 inch line/$41.63
• 4 inch line/$49.20
• 6 inch line/$79.49
• 8 inch line/$100.17
• 10 inch line/$122.93
• 12 inch line/$176.99
$305.25 for each hydrant per annum




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