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Home My WebLink About1965-06-15; Municipal Water District; Resolution 196RESOLUTION NO. 196 A RESOLUTION OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT TO FIX RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SUPPLIED BY DISTRICT TO USERS AND TO REPEAL RESOLUTIONS 179 and 187. c WHEREAS, ARTICLE I11 of Ordinance No. 22 , provides that the water rates and charges shall be fixed by Resolution; and WHEREAS, existing Resolutions relating to rates and charges are deemed inadequate and/or obsolete; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District deems it expedient, proper and necessary to revise its schedule, rates and charges. DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE B0AR.D OF 1. Resolutions No. 179 and 187 are hereby rescinded. 2. The rates charged and collected for all water delivered by District, and a charge hereinafter called "Ready-to-Serve Charge" to be applied to and collected on each active connection, are as follows: a. Wholesale. $12.00 per acre foot per month plus the average cost of the water to the District for the preceding month, which shall be the amount charged by the San Diego County Water Authority and the cost of chlorine used for water purification. $13.00 per acre foot per month for water sold for use in Improvement Districts 2 and 3, and a charge of $1. 00 per acre foot per mile per month of said Improvement Districts 2 and 3 pipelines used to transport water for sale outside of Improvement Districts 2 and 3. monthly basis. There shall be an additional charge of c All charges shall be billed on a There shall be no ready-to-serve charge. b. Retail. (1) Individual: First 1, 000 cubic feet, or fraction thereof, $. 30 Brackets are based on per 100 cubic feet; next 2, 000 cubic feet, or fraction thereof, $. 21 per 100 cubic feet; over 3, 000 cubic feet, $. 125 per 100 cubic feet. monthly usage. serve charge of $3.00 for each meter connection up through 1" and $5.00 for each meter connection above 1". In addition to said charge, there shall be a monthly ready-to- (2) Multiple: Same as t'Individual'' except that each price bracket shall be increased by the multiple of the number of dwelling units to be served by the connection. month at $. 30 per 100 cubic feet; next 4, 000 cubic feet of water per month at $. 21 per 100 cubic feet; balance of water supplied at $. 125 per 100 cubic feet. Four-unit apartment building - first 4, 000 cubic feet of water per month at $. 30 per 100 cubic feet; next 8, 000 cubic feet of water per month at $. 21 per 100 cubic feet; balance of water served at $. 125 per 100 cubic feet. In addition to the foregoing, there shall be a monthly ready-to-serve charge of $3.00 for each meter connection up through 1" and $5.00 for each meter connection above 1". Example: Duplex - first 2, 000 cubic feet of water per rc- i (3) Condominium: The commonly owned property within a condominium shall be served by one or more connection and each individual ownership within a condominium shall be separately metered and that rates charged on each connection shall be the same as "Individual" rates. addition thereto, there shall be a monthly ready-to-serve charge of $3.00 per meter connection up through 1" in size, and $5. 00 per meter connection above 1" In (4) Mobile Home Park: Rates shall be the same as "Individual" There shall be an additional ready-to-serve charge of $3.00 for each rates. meter connection up through 1" in size and $5.00 per meter connection for meters above l'l, plus a monthly charge of $5.00 per each group of ten (or fraction thereof) of available mobile home sites. (5) Camp Parks: Rates shall be the same as "Individual" rates, plus a monthly ready-to-serve charge at the rate of $3.00 per meter connec- tion up through 1" and $5.00 per meter connection above 1' and $1.00 per month per available camp space. c - (6) Construction: The rates for construction water shall be at the rate charged in the highest bracket for Individual" rates, and in addition thereto, there shall be a monthly ready-to-serve charge of $3.00 for each meter connection up through 1" and $5. 00 for each meter connection above 1". 11 (7) Special: Rates and ready-toserve charges shall be estab- lished by Board action prior to commencement of service. c. Readings and Billings. Wholesale readings and billings shall be done on a monthly basis. d. Retail Readings and Billings. (1) For users for purposes other than agricultural, meters shall be read and billings rendered as nearly as practical at the end of each calendar month. Any bill unpaid fifteen days after the date of mailing of said bill shall be deemed delinquent and the connection shall be subject to discontinuance and removal until all charges are paid. (2) For agricultural users who have established to the satisfaction of District that they are the owners in fee of the property being served water by District, meters shall be read and billings rendered as nearly as practical at the end of each calendar month. Any bill unpaid fifteen days after the date of mailing shall be deemed delinquent and the connection shall be subject to discontinuance and removal until all charges are paid. users who do not establish that they are owners in fee of the property being served by District, readings and billings shall be on a bi-monthly basis. bill unpaid fifteen days after the date of mailing of said bill shall be deemed delinquent and the connection shall be subject to discontinuance and removal until all charges are paid. Agricultural user is hereby defined to be a user utilizing District water to produce agricultural products, of whatever nature or kind, for sale. c For those agricultural Any (3) Reconnection shall be subject to actual cost of such reconnec- tion with a minimum charge of $10. 00. 3. CONTROL OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS. All service connections to facilities of the District shall be under the exclusive management and control of the District, or through its designated agent, and no user, wholesale or retail, shall have the right to operate any connections, meter, recording device or value used in conjunction therewith, Any violation of this section shall entitle the District to discontinue the delivery of water to the party violating this section. 4 The District shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of 7 service connections and meters connected directly to its lines. In the case of temporary agricultural connections, the actual cost of such maintenance, plus 1070, shall be borne by user. At the discretion of the Board, the cost of repair for damaged meters where the damage is caused by other than ordinary use, shall be borne by user. The District shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to user's premises for any purpose normally connected with the furnishing of water service. 4. APPORTIONMENT DURING TIMES OF SHORTAGE. That during times of shortage, or threatened shortage, of supply, the District will apportion available water among its wholesale and retail users in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Water District Act of 1911, as amended, assigning priorities to domestic and other uses as may be found necessary by the Board of Directors of the District after due process. - 5. BOOSTER PUMPS. That booster pumps installed by the user must be approved by the District and set on the discharge side of the meter in a manner approved by the District; they must be operated so as to cause no strain or vibration on the District's line. for by the user. Any equipment necessary to insure this result must be paid 6. FIRE SERVICE. That fire service connections may be installed at the expense of the user provided that no water from such connections shall be used for purposes other than to extinguish fires. for all such connections. Individual agreements will be made with users 7. QUALITY OF WATER.. That all water shall be chlorinated, untreated or raw water. Users must assume all the responsibility for use of District water for domestic purposes. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15 day of June J 1965. of Carlsbad Municipal Water District. ATTEST: / W/4L RICHARD R. COE , I RICHARD R. COE Secretary of the Board of Directors of said District. (SEAL)