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ORDINANCE NO. 2002-12-6593
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE FOR RATES AND CHARGES FOR
WASTEWATER PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 76
WHEREAS, the legislative bodies of the City of Paducah and McCracken County
established the Paducah -McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency (hereinafter "JSA") to provide a
comprehensive wastewater collection and treatment system within McCracken County; and
WHEREAS, the JSA's current schedule of rates, rentals, and charges will not continue to
generate sufficient revenue for the proper operation and maintenance of the existing sewer system and for
the retirement of the JSA's outstanding debt; and
WHEREAS, it is a joint finding of the City of Paducah, McCracken County Fiscal Court,
and the JSA Board that local needs warrant non-uniform residential rates due to significant differences
between the amount of debt contributed by each of the former sewer districts at the time of the JSA's
formation which make immediately uniform rates inequitable; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah and McCracken County, pursuant to City Ordinance
No. 98-8-5927 and in accordance with all procedures required by law, were presented with this schedule of
rates by the JSA at a joint meeting; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City of Paducah and the McCracken County
Fiscal Court, jointly, as follows:
adopted.
SECTION 1. The following "Schedule of Rates and Charges" is hereby approved and
SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
A. WASTEWATER USER CHARGES
For customers of the former sewer districts, proposed rates are:
City of Paducah $2.85 per 1,000 gallons of water usage with 3,000 gallons minimum
Lone Oak $4.39 per 1,000 gallons of water usage with 3,000 gallons
minimum
Reidland $5.99 per 1,000 gallons of water usage with 3,000 gallons
minimum
Woodlawn $4.39 per 1,000 gallons of water usage with 3,000 gallons
minimum
B. INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
Permits are issued to certain industries that produce wastewater of an unusual content or
an abnormally high strength. Industries that qualify pay a permit fee of $900 every three years.
C. HAULED WASTE
The JSA assesses a fee for the treatment and proper disposal of acceptable waste that is
hauled to the Paducah Wastewater Treatment Plant. The proposed fee is $26 per 1000 gallons.
Qualified haulers also pay an annual fee for a disposal permit in the amount of $300.
D. TAP -ON FEES
CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT
This fee is a charge assessed to recover the cost of constructing collector lines
which make sewer service available. This fee would be due from every new
customer that connects to sewer lines that are constructed by the JSA. The
proposed fee is $1950 per connection. With approval of the Board, customers
may qualify to pay this fee in monthly installments.
j ii. CAPACITY FEE
This fee is a charge to all new customers connecting to the JSA sanitary sewer
system, and represents the purchase of their share of capacity. This fee would
be due from every new customer that connects to the system. The proposed fee
is $350 per Equivalent Residential Unit, or ERU. For commercial connections,
the number of ERU's is determined by the quantity of capacity needed.
iii. LATERAL CONNECTION FEE
A lateral connection fee is a charge assessed to recover the cost associated with
constructing a physical sewer connection for a facility, from the property line or
right-of-way to the JSA sanitary sewer system This fee would be due from any
new customer requesting such a connection. The proposed fee is $625
410
minimum per connection, but may vary depending on the actual width of the
right-of-way.
SECTION 2. The rates adopted herein shall be effective on bills rendered on or after
January 1, 2003.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be reado�} two separate days and will become
effective upon publication in full.
Mayor
ATTEST: p
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 19, 2002
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners December 2, 2002
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk December 2, 2002
Published by The Paducah Sun December 9, 2002
SEWER TAP ON FEES AND RATES