Ord 1686COUNCIL BILL N0. 536
ORDINANCE N0. 1686
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SURCHARGES ON WATER FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINT-
ENANCE OF h9UNICIPAL SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR SUCH SURCHARGES AND
THE COLLECTION THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 1458; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a surcharge, as provided in this ordinance, shat]
be added to each municipal water bill or statement issued by the City of
Woodburn for all water use and service received from the City on and after
November 1, 1979, and that such surcharge shat] be collected from water users
in the. same manner and under the same provisions of law as other charges for
water use and service. Such surcharge shall be levied against each water
account, excepting those accounts providing only fire or irrigation service,
whether or .not the premises are actually connected to the sanitary sewerage
system if the property is located within 100 feet from adequate sewer line.
A like surcharge shall be made to all premises within the city limits which
are supplied with. water from sources other than the city water system and
to a]1 premises outside the city which discharge to the city sewerage system.
The minimum surcharge for each class of user, as specified in the rates
hereunder, shall accrue for each and every month, regardless of turn-off of
the water to the premises for non-payment or whatever the reason. Separate,
additional charges shall be collected for '"trailer-dump" stations and for
discharge of septic tank pumpers, at designated locations. A11 rates and
charges established herein are tabulated in Section 4 hereunder. Charges
for premises outside the city limits shall be one-and-one-half times the.
rates shown in Section 4.
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Section 2. Abbreviations used herein are defined as follows:
BOD = bio-chemical oxygen demand
Ccf = hundred cubic feet
gal = gallon(s)
1 bs = pounds
SS =suspended solids
Section 3. The distinction between small and large industrial
users shall be based on any two of the following exceeding the amounts
shown:
a. Flow, 0.15 million gal/month
b. BOD, 1250 lbs/month
c. SS, 1250 bls/month
Industrial users may be required to install metering and sampling
devices to monitor flow, BOD, suspended solids, and any other extra-strength
factor.
Section 4. That the monthly surcharges required by Section 1
of this ordinance shall be according to the following schedule:
CUSTOMER CLASS SURCHARGE MINIMUM
Residential $ 6.00
Apartments (per unit} $ 6.00
Commercial and Small Industrial
(per Ccf } $ 1.00
Large Industrial - the sum of:
Flow (per million gal} $310.00
BOD (per thousand lbs} $110.00
SS (per thousand lbs) $140.00
Trailer-dump station (per month) $ 10.00
(in addition to standard surcharge}
Septage (per truck load}, based
on truck capacity:
First 500 gal $ 10.00
Each additional 500 gal $ 5.00
(6.00)
(6.00)
6.00
20.00
(10.00}
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Section 5. That the monies collected persuant to the provisions
of this ordinance shall be used to pay the costs of operation and mainteneance
of sanitary and storm sewers, sewage treatment plants, pumping stations, and
related facilities and services, including administrative and engineering casts,
and to pay principal and interest upon bonds issued by the City of Woodburn
for the construction of such works or facilities.
Section 6. Interpretation and administration of this ordinance,
and its provision, shall be the responsibility of the City Engineer.
Section 7. Unless sooner modified by action of the Common Council,
all rates and charges in Section 4 shall be automatically increased by 10%,
effective July 1, 1981.
Section 8. if any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or portion
of this ordinance for any reason shall be adjudged invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
any of the remainder of this ordinance.
Section 9. That Ordinance No. 1458 of the City of Woodburn is
hereby repealed, and Ordinance Nos. 12]2, 1141, 989, and 966 are not revived.
Section 10. Inasmuch as it is imperative to assure adequate funding
for operation and maintenance of the new treatment plant, trunk sewers and lift
station and inasmuch as these objectives are necessary to protect the health,
peace and safety of the people of Woodburn, an emergency is declared to exist
and this. ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage by the
Common Council and signature by the Mayor.
APPROVED: - ~~~_ ~ ~~,~-~~~
E. ALTER LAWS ,, Mayor
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ORDINANCE~NO. 16$6
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the P~ayor
Approved by the P~ayor
Fi 1 ed i n the Office of the Recorder
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ATTEST:. ; ,~ ,A` ~,..~ .~
~A NEY 0. R I , Recorder
City of b~oodburn, Oregon
October 22, 1979
October 22, 1979
October 23, 1919
October 23, 1979
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I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No. 1686, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board adjacent to the entrance
to the Recorder's Office, in full :view of the traveling
public; a second one of said copies posted on the Woodburn
Public Library bulletin board at 280 Garfield Street, in
full view of the traveling public; a third one of said
copies posted on the Community Center bulletin board at
491 N. Third Street, in full view of the traveling public;
that all of said places are public places within the
corporate limits of the City of Woodburn and all of said
copies were posted on the day of ~'~ , 1979.
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Barney 0 Burris, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon