ORD 2023-23 Water Service Charge - AdoptedORDINANCE NO. 2023-23 ESTABLISHING WATER SERVICE CHARGES BY REVISING
SECTION 14-25, TITLED "WATER RATE SCHEDULE–GENERALLY,"
OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED AND BY THE AUTHORITY THEREOF, THAT: I. Section 14-25, titled "Water Rate Schedule–Generally," is hereby amended and
when amended shall read as follows:
Section 14-25. Water rate schedule–Generally. The schedule to be utilized for the computation of monthly charges for water
service is as follows: All meters are to be read and bills rendered in one-hundred-
gallon increments: (1) Minimum monthly water charges:
Inside/ Operation
Outside Debt and Total Minimum Size (inches) City Service + Maintenance = Minimum Usage 5/8" x 3/4" In $ 3.90 + $ 8.98 = $ 12.88 3,000
Out 5.85 + 19.91 = 25.76 3,000
1" In 3.90 + 13.94 = 17.84 6,000 Out 5.85 + 29.83 = 35.68 6,000
1 1/2" In 3.90 + 18.58 = 22.48 9,000
Out 5.85 + 39.11 = 44.96 9,000 2" In 3.90 + 27.97 = 31.87 15,000 Out 5.85 + 57.89 = 63.74 15,000
3" In 3.90 + 42.19 = 46.09 24,000 Out 5.85 + 86.33 = 92.18 24,000 4" In 3.90 + 51.67 = 55.57 30,000
Out 5.85 + 105.29 = 111.14 30,000
6" In 3.90 + 146.53 = 150.43 90,000 Out 5.85 + 295.01 = 300.86 90,000
(2) Monthly rates for usage above minimum:
Charge/
Gallons Inside/ Operation 1,000 Over Outside Debt and Over Minimum City Service + Maintenance = Minimum
Next 10,000 In $.15 + $ 1.30 = $ 1.45
Out .30 + 2.60 = 2.90 Next 27,000 In .15 + 1.25 = 1.40 Out .30 + 2.50 = 2.80
Next 160,000 In .15 + 1.20 = 1.35 Out .30 + 2.40 = 2.70 All Additional In .15 + 1.10 = 1.25
Out .30 + 2.20 = 2.50
(3) Wholesale Customers (Any customer who purchases water for resale to the general public.)
Usage up to 10,640,000 gallons/month $14,044 minimum
All over 10,640,000 gallons/month 1.39/1,000 gallons (4) Rates for multi-family complex:
For purposes of this section, each dwelling unit within a multi-family or apartment complex shall be considered a single customer and treated as a single-family dwelling when computing the minimum charge in subsection (1) without regard to the method by which its water is metered. When
computing rates for usage above minimum, the rates shown in subsection (2)
shall be on a per-meter basis. (5) Rates for multi-commercial complex:
For purposes of this section, a commercial customer shall be defined as a
business or industry having a separate business license, occupying separate spaces, and having separate sanitary facilities when computing the minimum charge in subsection (1) without regard to the method by which its water is metered. When computing rates for usage above minimum, the rates shown
in subsection (2) shall be on a per-meter basis.