Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Water and Wastewater Utilities
CM/ ACM: Mario Canizares
Date: July 24, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider recommending approval of the Water, Wastewater and Miscellaneous Fees Ordinances for FY 2017-2018.
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BACKGROUND
Proposed FY 2017-2018 Utilities budgets and CIP's were presented to the PUB during May and June, and were recommended for approval by the PUB on June 26. The budgets will be submitted to City Council for review on August 3rd and August 8th and are scheduled for adoption on September 19, 2017. The proposed Water, Wastewater, and Miscellaneous Rate Ordinances included in this agenda are designed to recover the cost of service for each utility and provide a positive or breakeven net income and/or an adjustment to reserve levels. This agenda provides the Water, Wastewater and Miscellaneous Fees, Charges and Deposits ordinances that incorporate proposed changes.
The following summarizes the proposed changes to utilities ordinances:
WATER RATE ORDINANCE
The attached Water Rate Ordinance (Exhibit 1) contains no retail rate increases per the direction of the Board at the June 26th meeting. An increase is proposed for wholesale treated water service. Updates to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) wholesale raw water rate and pass through rate are based on contract requirements and will be changed when more information is available. Adjustments are outlined below.
* Increase Wholesale Treated Water Service (Schedule WW) by 3% per the cost of service model.
* Revise the Wholesale Raw Water Rate (Schedule WRW) applicable to Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). The FY 2016-2017 City of Dallas raw water wholesale rate is $0.9120/1,000 gallons. Denton's raw water wholesale rate to UTRWD, which is set at 85% of Dallas' raw water wholesale rate, is $0.7752/1,000 gallons. This rate is determined by the terms of the raw water contract between Denton and UTRWD. At this time, Dallas' proposed FY 2017...
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