AN ORDINANCE relating to water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges, and amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.04 in connection therewith.

WHEREAS, the Cedar and Tolt watersheds, which supply about ninety-nine percent of City water, experienced unusually dry conditions beginning in October, 2000 and continuing through 2001; and

WHEREAS, in response to the drought, Council passed Ordinance 120408 in June 2001 that established a third tier water rate for high volume residential users of water; and

WHEREAS, weather conditions have changed and the City is no longer experiencing a drought; and

WHEREAS, the City is interested in continuing to foster wise use of water through the design of water rate structures; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of the provisions of section 4 of Ordinance 120532, the "Everyone Can Conserve" program will continue to be fully funded; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Subsection A of the Seattle Municipal Code 21.04.430 is amended to read as follows:

SMC 21.04.430 Rates inside City.

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A. Residential. The rates for metered water supplied to single family and duplex residences within the City in one (1) month, or fractional part thereof, shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedules:

Effective May 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.16 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 2.85 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.16

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $ 3.90 1 inch 6.30 11/2 inch 12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch and larger 59.10

Effective July 16, 2001:

Schedule WIR. Schedule WIR is for all single-family and duplex residences within the City except those billed on Schedule WIRM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.16 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 2.85 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.16

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $ 3.90 1 inch 6.30 11/2 inch 12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch and larger 59.10

Schedule WIRM. Schedule WIRM is for single-family and duplex residences within the City in which one (1) or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.16 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 2.85 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.16

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $ 3.90 1 inch 6.30 11/2 inch 12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch and larger 59.10

Effective January 1, 2002:

Schedule WIR. Schedule WIR is for all single-family and duplex residences within the City except those billed on Schedule WIRM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.07 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.33

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $ 4.10 1 inch 6.70 11/2 inch 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch and larger 62.60

Schedule WIRM. Schedule WIRM is for single-family and duplex residences within the City in which one (1) or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.07 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.33

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.10 1 inch 6.70 11/2 inch 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch and larger 62.60

Effective July 16, 2002:

Schedule WIR. Schedule WIR is for all single-family and duplex residences within the City except those billed on Schedule WIRM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 Next 1300 cubic feet per residence 3.07 All over 1800 cubic feet per residence 8.55 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.33

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $ 4.10 1 inch 6.70 11/2 inch 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch and larger 62.60

Schedule WIRM. Schedule WIRM is for single-family and duplex residences within the City in which one (1) or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.07 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.33

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.10 1 inch 6.70 11/2 inch 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch and larger 62.60

1. Master Metered Residential Development: Multiple Parcels. The rates for residential developments with master meters of one and onehalf (11/2) inches or larger, which operate and maintain their own distribution systems on private property and which use water primarily to serve single-family, detached residences on at least two (2) separate legal parcels, shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedule:

Effective May 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.16 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 2.85 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.39

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch 59.10 6 inch 118.20 8 inch 189.10 10 inch 283.60 12 inch 401.80 16 inch 673.60 20 inch 980.90 24 inch 1,571.80

Effective July 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.16 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 2.85 Above 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.39

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch 59.10 6 inch 118.20 8 inch 189.10 10 inch 283.60 12 inch 401.80 16 inch 673.60 20 inch 980.90 24 inch 1,571.80

Effective January 1, 2002:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.07 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.44

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $ 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch 62.60 6 inch 125.30 8 inch 200.40 10 inch 300.60 12 inch 425.90 16 inch 714.00 20 inch 1,039.80 24 inch 1,666.10

Effective July 16, 2002:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.33 Next 1300 cubic feet per residence 3.07 All over 1800 cubic feet per residence 8.55 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.44

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch 62.60 6 inch 125.30 8 inch 200.40 10 inch 300.60 12 inch 425.90 16 inch 714.00 20 inch 1,039.80 24 inch 1,666.10

2. Master Metered Residential Development: Eligible Projects. The rates for residential developments that are master-metered for water and located within an eligible project (as defined by Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.04.280) that has received funding from Seattle Public Utilities for public infrastructure improvements (as defined by Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.04.280) for water purposes shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedule:

Effective May 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $3.08 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.77 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.31

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $ 12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch 59.10 6 inch 118.20 8 inch 189.10 10 inch 283.60 12 inch 401.80 16 inch 673.60 20 inch 980.90 24 inch 1,571.80

Effective July 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $3.08 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.77 Above 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.31

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $12.20 2 inch 19.30 3 inch 37.80 4 inch 59.10 6 inch 118.20 8 inch 189.10 10 inch 283.60 12 inch 401.80 16 inch 673.60 20 inch 980.90 24 inch 1,571.80

Effective January 1, 2002:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $3.25 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.99 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 11.40 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.36

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $ 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch 62.60 6 inch 125.30 8 inch 200.40 10 inch 300.60 12 inch 425.90 16 inch 714.00 20 inch 1,039.80 24 inch 1,666.10

Effective July 16, 2002:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $3.25 Next 1300 cubic feet per residence 3.99 All over 1800 cubic feet per residence 8.55 Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.36

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $ 12.90 2 inch 20.50 3 inch 40.10 4 inch 62.60 6 inch 125.30 8 inch 200.40 10 inch 300.60 12 inch 425.90 16 inch 714.00 20 inch 1,039.80 24 inch 1,666.10

Section 2. Subsection A of the Seattle Municipal Code 21.04.440 is amended to read as follows:

SMC 21.04.440 Rates outside City.

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A. Residential. The rates for metered water supplied to singlefamily and duplex residences not within the limits of the City in one (1) month, or fractional part thereof, shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedules:

Effective May 16, 2001:

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.46 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.25

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.46

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.40 1 inch 7.20 11/2 inch 13.90 2 inch 22.00 3 inch 43.10 4 inch and larger 67.40

Effective July 16, 2001

Schedule WOR. Schedule WOR is for all single-family and duplex residences not within the City except those billed on Schedule WORM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid May --mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.46 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.25 Above 1500 cubic feet per residence 13.00

Winter (mid-September-mid-May) All usage 2.46

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.40 1 inch 7.20 11/2 inch 13.90 2 inch 22.00 3 inch 43.10 4 inch and larger 67.40

Schedule WORM. Schedule WORM is for single-family and duplex residences not within the City in which one or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid May --mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.46 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.25

Winter (mid-September-mid-May) All usage 2.46

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.40 1 inch 7.20 11/2 inch 13.90 2 inch 22.00 3 inch 43.10 4 inch and larger 67.40

Effective January 1, 2002:

Schedule WOR. Schedule WOR is for all single-family and duplex residences not within the City except those billed on Schedule WORM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.50 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 13.00

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.66

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.70 1 inch 7.60 11/2 inch 14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch and larger 71.40

Schedule WORM. Schedule WORM is for single-family and duplex residences not within the City in which one or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.50

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.66

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.70 1 inch 7.60 11/2 inch 14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch and larger 71.40

Effective July 16, 2002

Schedule WOR. Schedule WOR is for all single-family and duplex residences not within the City except those billed on Schedule WORM.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 Next 1300 cubic feet per residence 3.50 All over 1800 cubic feet per residence 9.75

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.66

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.70 1 inch 7.60 11/2 inch 14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch and larger 71.40

Schedule WORM. Schedule WORM is for single-family and duplex residences not within the City in which one or more persons require medical life support equipment which uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore or supplant a vital function, and which uses a disproportionate amount of water.

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.50

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 2.66

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 3/4 inch and less $4.70 1 inch 7.60 11/2 inch 14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch and larger 71.40

1. Master Metered Residential Development. The rates for residential developments with master meters of one and one-half (11/2) inches or larger, which operate and maintain their own distribution systems on private property and which use water primarily to serve single-family, detached residences on at least two (2) separate legal parcels, shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedule:

Effective May 16, 2001

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.46 All over 500 cubic feet per residence 3.25

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.58

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $13.90 2 inch 22.00 3 inch 43.10 4 inch 67.40 6 inch 134.70 8 inch 215.60 10 inch 323.30 12 inch 458.10 16 inch 767.90 20 inch 1,118.20 24 inch 1,791.90

Effective July 16, 2001

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid May-mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.46 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.25 Above 1500 cubic feet per residence 13.00

Winter (mid-September-mid-May) All usage 1.58

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $13.90 2 inch 22.00 3 inch 43.10 4 inch 67.40 6 inch 134.70 8 inch 215.60 10 inch 323.30 12 inch 458.10 16 inch 767.90 20 inch 1,118.20 24 inch 1,791.90

Effective January 1, 2002

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 Next 1000 cubic feet per residence 3.50 All over 1500 cubic feet per residence 13.00

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.64

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch 71.40 6 inch 142.80 8 inch 228.50 10 inch 342.70 12 inch 485.50 16 inch 814.00 20 inch 1,185.40 24 inch 1,899.40

Effective July 16, 2002

Commodity Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

Summer (mid-May -mid-September) First 500 cubic feet per residence $2.66 Next 1300 cubic feet per residence 3.50 All over 1800 cubic feet per residence 9.75

Winter (mid-September -mid-May) All usage 1.64

Base Service Charge Meter Size Monthly Charge 11/2 inch $14.70 2 inch 23.40 3 inch 45.70 4 inch 71.40 6 inch 142.80 8 inch 228.50 10 inch 342.70 12 inch 485.50 16 inch 814.00 20 inch 1,185.40 24 inch 1,899.40

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Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the _____ day of _______________, 20___, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _______________, 20___. ___________________________________ President of the City Council

Approved by me this _____ day of _______________, 20___. ___________________________________ Mayor

Filed by me this _____ day of _______________, 20___ ___________________________________ City Clerk

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