ORDINANCE NO. 6-97

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 19-82, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THE PROVISION OF SECTION 2 PERTAINING TO THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES FOR COMMODITY CHARGES AND MINIMUM MONTHLY BILLING IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE:

Section 1: Ordinance No. 19-82, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the provisions of Section 2 pertaining to the schedule of water rates for commodity charges and minimum monthly billing in their entirety, as of midnight April 30,1997, and substituting therefore a new Section 2, so that said section, as amended shall read as follows:

SCHEDULE OF TREATED WATER RATES FOR METERED BILLING

OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE

Section 2. The following schedule of rates for metered billing of water furnished to consumers by the water system of the City of Oak Ridge is hereby established and adopted, effective with May 1, 1997, water billings.

1. Commodity Charge

First 2,000 gallons or any part thereof              $7.09 per thousand

Next                     8,000 gallons      @         2.75 per thousand

Next                    40,000 gallons      @         2.45 per thousand

Next                   150,000 gallons      @         2.02 per thousand

Next                   800,000 gallons      @         1.68 per thousand

Next                 1,000,000 gallons      @         1.38 per thousand

2. Minimum Monthly Billing

For customers using 5/8" or 3/4" meter                     $7.09 per month

For customers using 1" meter                               18.41 per month

For customers using 1-1/2" meter                           33.35 per month

For customers using 2" meter                               61.65 per month

For customers using 3" meter                              103.73 per month

For customers using 4" meter                               147.50 per month

The above rates are net, the gross rates being five percent higher.

Section 2: Ordinance No. 19-82, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the provisions of Section 2 pertaining to the schedule of water rates for commodity charges and minimum monthly billing in their entirety, as of midnight April 30,1998, and substituting therefore a new Section 2, so that said section, as amended shall read as follows:

SCHEDULE OF TREATED WATER RATES FOR METERED BILLING

OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE

Section 2. The following schedule of rates for metered billing of water furnished to consumers by the water system of the City of Oak Ridge is hereby established and adopted, effective with May 1, 1998, water billings.

1.    Commodity Charge

First 2,000 gallons or any part thereof              $8.01 per thousand

Next                        8,000 gallons      @      3.10 per thousand

Next                       40,000 gallons      @      2.77 per thousand

Next                      150,000 gallons      @      2.29 per thousand

Next                      800,000 gallons      @      1.90 per thousand

Next                    1,000,000 gallons      @      1.56 per thousand

2.    Minimum Monthly Billing

For customers using     5/8" or 3/4" meter                  $8.01 per month

For customers using     1" meter                            20.80 per month

For customers using     1-1/2" meter                        37.68 per month

For customers using     2" meter                            69.67 per month

For customers using     3" meter                           117.22 per month

For customers using     4" meter                           166.68 per month

The above rates are net, the gross rates being five percent higher.