§ 26-117. Basic water charges inside the city.
(a)
The following schedule of water and sewer charges inside the city limits is hereby fixed and established:
Rate 1 (Minimum monthly bill—Water and sewer service)
A minimum monthly bill of not less than ten dollars and six cents ($10.06) shall be paid for each meter for which consumption or usage does not exceed four hundred (400) cubic feet of water.
Rate 2 (Additional usage—Water and sewer service)
For each meter for which there may be consumed or used more than four hundred (400) cubic feet of water per month, payment shall be made at the following rates:
For the first one thousand (1,000) cubic feet used in excess of 400 cubic feet, the charge shall be twelve dollars and thirty-six cents ($12.36) per M cubic feet.
For the next two thousand cubic feet (2,000) cubic feet used in excess of 1,400 cubic feet, the charge shall be thirteen dollars and ninety-four cents ($13.94) per M cubic feet.
For additional cubic feet used in excess of three thousand four hundred (3,400) cubic feet, the charge shall be fifteen dollars and eighty-six cents($15.86) per M cubic feet.
Customers inside the municipal limits shall pay a monthly sewer bill equal to one hundred (100) percent of each respective customer's total monthly water bill for the months of October through June. The rate shall decrease to eighty-five (85) percent of each respective customer's total monthly water bill for residential customers inside the municipal limits for the months of July, August and September.
Provided, however, if any sewer customer inside the municipal limits purchases one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons or more of water per day from the city on a single meter (the "qualifying meter"), such customer shall pay a monthly sewer service fee equal to seventy-five (75) percent of the qualifying meter's water rate based on actual metered discharge into the sewer system. Said rate reduction applies only to the sewer service fee associated with the qualifying meter.
Rate 3 (Minimum monthly bill—Water service only)
A minimum monthly bill of not less than ten dollars and fifty-four cents ($10.54) shall be paid for each meter for which consumption or usage does not exceed four hundred (400) cubic feet of water.
Rate 4 (Additional usage—Water service only)
For each meter for which there may be consumed or used more than four hundred (400) cubic feet of water per month, payment shall be made at the following rates:
For the first one thousand (1,000) cubic feet used in excess of four hundred (400) cubic feet, the charge shall be twelve dollars and ninety-five cents ($12.95) per M cubic feet.
For the next two thousand (2,000) cubic feet used in excess of one thousand four hundred (1,400) cubic feet, the charge shall be fourteen dollars and fifty-nine cents ($14.59) per M cubic feet.
For additional cubic feet used in excess of three thousand four hundred (3,400) cubic feet, the charge shall be sixteen dollars and sixty-one cents ($16.61) per M cubic feet.
(b)
The basic water charge as fixed and established by subsection (a) hereof shall apply to all customers through whose water meter only one family, establishment, space or unit is served.
(c)
The schedule of fees for water connection and tap charges inside the city limits is as follows:
WATER CONNECTION AND TAP CHARGES
INSIDE CITY LIMITS
Size Cost Outside
Paved Areas
Cost Inside
Paved Areas
3/4" $ 725.00 $1,025.00 1" 875.00 1,175.00 1-1/2" 1,400.00 1,700.00 2" 1,825.00 2,125.00 3" and larger **
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** Charge will be based on cost of materials, labor and equipment at the time of installation on a case-by-case basis. SEWER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES
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The schedule of fees for sewer service connection charges inside the city limits is as follows: Size Cost Outside
Paved Areas
Cost Inside
Paved Areas
4" $ 925.00 $1,225.00 6" 1,000.00 1,300.00 8" and larger **
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** Charge will be based on cost of materials, labor and equipment at the time of installation on a case-by-case basis.
METER INSTALLATION CHARGES
IN DEVELOPMENTS
Inside City Limits Outside City Limits Size Cost
Size Cost 3/4" $325.00 3/4" $400.00 1" 380.00 1" 475.00 NON-METERED CONNECTION CHARGES FOR EXISTING WATER
SYSTEM AND SPRINKLER CONNECTIONS
The schedule of fees for sewer service connection charges is as follows: Size Inside City Costs Outside City Costs 6" × 6" $1,900.00 $2,300.00 8" × 6" 2,000.00 2,400.00 8" × 8" 2,250.00 3,450.00 Larger connections—Charge will be based on cost of materials, labor and equipment at the time of installation on a case-by-case basis. (d)
To avoid payment of city water connection charges, a licensed contractor may obtain a permit from the Tupelo Water and Light Department so as to install a tap into the existing water mains. A city permit in the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) will be required for each tap. A city water and light inspector must be present on site for each tap conducted by a licensed contractor. No such tap work will be permitted without the presence of a city water and light inspector.
(e)
All connections to existing water mains shall be made by machine taps and must conform to the requirements of the "City of Tupelo Water Distribution System Standard Construction Specifications."
(f)
All surfaces must be restored in accordance with City of Tupelo Public Works requirements. Any damages incurred upon installation shall be repaired by the contractor at no cost to the City of Tupelo. The contractor shall install the tap so as not to introduce contaminants into the water system. The contractor shall be responsible for removal of all contaminants introduced into the system as a result of his installation and, in addition, the contractor shall also be responsible to the city for all costs incurred by the city in the removal of such contaminants.
(g)
At the request of the property owner and only with the approval of the City of Tupelo Water and Light Collections Manager, a property owner may pay the connection and tapping charges as established in subsection (c) of this chapter in monthly installments for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months.
A set-up and recording fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be required of the property owner at the time the request for the installment payment plan is approved by the water and light collections manager.
Installment payments will be included in the property owner's monthly water and light bill. Payment in full will be due upon the sale of the property or any termination of water and sewer services by the property owner or the City of Tupelo.
(Ord. of 5-18-10, Art. II, §§ 201—207; Ord. of 10-8-2013(1), § 1(Art. II, § 201))