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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-06-15; Municipal Water District; Resolution 361RESOLUTION NO. 361 I -- RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT FIXING RATES AND CHARGES OF WATER SUPPLIED BY CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 335 WHEREAS, Article I11 of Ordinance No. 26 of CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT provides that the water rates and all charges for all water delivered by CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT shall be fixed and changed by Resolution; and 0 WHEREAS, existing Resolution pertaining to rates and charges of CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT is deemed to be inadequate; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT deems it expedient, proper, necessary and to the best interests of the CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT to re- -- vise the schedule of rates and charges for all water delivered. I NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARLSBAD MUNI- CIPAL WATER DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Resolution No. 335 of the Board of Directors of CARLS- BAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, adopted August 6, 1975, is hereby rescinded. 2. The monthly ready-to-serve charge for each meter con- nection shall consist of a charge for the size of the meter as hereinafter set forth and a charge for the type of use as herein- after set forth: Charge for Meter Size 5/8" 3/4" Charge $ 4.00 $ 4.00 $ 5.00 1 -1- 3. The rates on a monthly basis charged for all water de- livered by the District shall be as follows: Size 1 1/2" Charge for Type of Use Charge $ 7.00 $ 11.50 $ 17.50 $ 34.50 $ 50.00 $ 75.00 Retail - Individual Retail - Agricultural None Retail - Special (Hotels and $1.00 for each living unit Motels, with trans- within the multiple services ient customers) through the same meter. Retail - Multiple $2.30 for each dwelling or Retail - Condominium living unit within the mul- Retail - Mobile Home Parks tiple services through the Retail - Camp Parks same meter. Retail - Fire Protection $8.00 per connection. Service Wholesale: $14.00 per acre foot, plus the average cost of the water to the District for the preceding month. The cost of the water to the District shall be the amount charged by San Diego County Water Authority for the water, plus the cost of chlorination used for water purification. There shall be an additional charge of $13.00 per acre foot for water sold for use in Improvement Districts 2 and 3. There shall be an additional charge of $1.00 per acre foot per mile for any water using the pipelines of Improvement Districts 2 and 3, to trans- port water for sale outside of Improvement Districts 2 and 3. -2- Retail - Individual $0.33 per 100 cubic feet or Retail - Mobile Home Parks fraction thereof. Retail - Camp Parks Retail - Construction Retail - Multiple Same as "Retail - Individual" Retail - Special (Hotels and except that the price bracket Motels with transient shall be increased by the customers) multiple of the number of dwelling units to be served by the connection. Retail - Condominium The commonly owned property within a condominium shall be served by one or more connec- tions and the rates charged on each connection shall be the same as "Retail - Indivi- dual" rates. In the event one or more dwel- ling units are served by the same meter the "Retail - Mul- tiple" rates shall apply. Retail - Agricultural $0.22 per 100 cubic feet or (A user utilizing District water to produce agricultural products, of whatever nature or kind, for sale and pur- suant to regulations of METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT and SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY wherein water usage qualifies for agricul- tural rebate.) fraction thereof. 4. Wholesale Water Readings ane Billings - Wholesale water meter readings shall be made monthly and billings shall be rendered on a monthly basis. 5. Retail Water Readings and Billings - a. Type of user (1) For all users of retail water, other than agricultural users and users whose meter is more than six inches (6") in size, water meter readings shall be made bi-monthly and billings shall be rendered on a bi- monthly basis. -3- (2) For all users of retail water whose meter is six inches (6") or more in size, water meter readings shall be made monthly and billing shall be rendered on a monthly basis. (3) For all agricultural users who have established to the satisfac- tion of the District that they are the owners in fee of the pro- perty being served water by the District, water meter readings shall be made monthly and billing shall be rendered on a monthly basis. (4) For all agricultural users who do not establish to the satisfaction of the District that they are the owners in fee of the property being served water by the District, the District may require a deposit by the agricultural user for payment of water bills and any expenses of the District chargeable to the agricultural user, prior to allow- ing a connection to the District water system. The amount of the de- posit shall be determined by the District and such deposit shall be delivered to the District prior to securing a connection to the District system. Thereafter, water meter -4- readings shall be made monthly and billings shall be rendered on a monthly basis. b. Delinquency Any water bill unpaid fifteen (15) days after the date of mailing of said water bill shall be deemed delinquent. Any delinquent bill shall be sub- ject to a penalty of ten per cent (10%) of the amount due. Any connection with a delinquent water bill shall be subject to discontinuance and removal until all charges are paid. c. Reconnection Fee A reconnection of a meter connection shall be subject to the actual cost of such reconnection or the sum of $10.00, whichever is greater. 6. Control of Service Connections - All service connec- tions 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 valve 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. .-- The District shall be responsible for maintenance and re- pair of service connections and meters connected directly to its lines. At the discretion of the Board, the cost of repair for damaged meters where the damage is caused by other than ordinary -5- 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. 7. Apportionment During Times of Shortage - During times of shortage, or threatened shortage, of supply, the Dis- trict 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. 8. Fire Service - Fire service connections may be in- stalled at the expense of the user provided that no water from such connections shall be used for purposes other than to ex- tinguish fires. 9. Effective Date of Rates and Charges - The rates and charges set forth herein shall become effective July 1, 1977. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of June, 1977. AB DONALD A. MacLEOD ad/ President of CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT and of the Board of Directors thereof. ATTEST : - CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER D SdRICT and of the Board o P Directors thereof. -6- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. I, FRED W. MAERKLE, Secretary of the CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT and of the Board of Directors thereof, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of said District at a regular meeting of the said Board held on the 15th day adopted by the following vote: AYES : Directors: NOES : Directors: ABSENT : Directors : of June, 1977, and that it was Engelmann, Kelly, MacLeod, Maerkle and Uhlinger . None. None. c FRW W. MAERKLE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL and of the Board of Directors thereof. -7-