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ORDINANCE NO. /d /99/
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES FOR WATER
SERVICES SUPPLIED BY THE CITY OF VAN BUREN AND
REPEALING PRIOR RATES FOR SUCH SERVICES
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT;
SECTION 1: When used in this Ordinance, the term "Water
for Resale" shall refer to water purchased by Van Burens contract
water users. The current contract water users of the Van Buren
System are The Oak Grove Water Users Association, The Dora Water
Users Association, and The Sequoyah County Water Users Association.
SECTION 2:
(a) Commencing on the first day of July, 1991, the following
monthly minimum charge and volume charge rates are established
as the rates for all customers of the Van Buren Water System of
the City of Van Buren:
CUSTOMERS INSIDE CITY LIMITS
MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE VOLUME CHARGE
Meter Size Volume Charge /M Gallons
5/8 -3/4" $4.00 1st 1,000 gallons $4.00
1" 4.31 Next 4,000 galllons 1.77.
1 1/2" 7.16 Next 5,000 gallons 1.41
2" 10.74 Next 90,000 gallons .93
3" 14.33 Over 100,000 gallons .65
4" 21.48 Water For Resale All Over
6" 35.81 1,000,000 gallons .49
CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
The charges for customers outside the city limits shall be one
and one half (1 1/2) times the rates for customers inside city
limits.
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(b) Commencing on January 1, 1992, the following monthly
minimum charge and volume charge rates are established as the
rates for all customers of the Van Buren Water System of the City
of Van Buren:
CUSTOMERS INSIDE CITY LIMITS
MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE VOLUME CHARGE
Meter Size Volume Charge /M Gallons
5/8 -3/4" $4.20 1st 1,000 gallons $4.20
1" 4.53 Next 4,000 gallons 1.86
1 1/2" 7.52 Next 5,000 gallons 1.48
2" 11.28 Next 90,000 gallons .98
3" 15.05 Over 100,000 gallons .68
4" 22.55 Water For Resale All Over
6" 37.60 1,000,000 gallons .52
CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
The charge for customers outside the city limits shall be one
and one half (1 1/2) times the rates for customers inside city
limits.
(c) Commencing on July 1, 1992, the following monthly
minimum charge and volume charge rates are established as the
rates for all customers of the Van Buren Water System of the
City of Van Buren:
CUSTOMERS INSIDE CITY LIMITS
MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE VOLUME CHARGE
Meter Size Volume Charge /M Gallons
5/8 -3/4" $4.41 1st 1,000 gallons $4.41
1" 4.76 Next 4,000 gallons 1.95
1 1/2" 7.90 Nest 5,000 gallons 1.55
2" 11.84 Next 90,000 gallons 1.03
3" 15.80 Over 100,000 gallons .71
4" 23.68 Water For Resale All Over
6" 39.48 1,000,000 gallons .57
CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
The charges for customers outside the city limits shall be one
and one half (1 1/2) times the rates for customers inside city limits.
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SECTION 3:
In addition to the rates and charges established by this
Ordinance, The Water and Sewer Commission, through their
authorized representatives, is authorized and directed to
cause the $0.15 per active water meter service per month charge
mandated by Act 1053 of 1991, to be collected and to cause the
sums collected to be paid to Arkansas State Health Department
pursuant to Act 1053 of 1991.
SECTION 4:
The provisions of the Ordinance establish the monthly charges
for water services provided by the City of Van Buren. All
parts of Ordinances which have previously established such
rates and charges are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5:
Emergency Clause. It is determined that the providing of
a safe and sufficient supply of treated water is essential to
the well being of the City and its inhabitants and that an
emergency exists with reference to the establishing of rates
by July 1, 1991, which will provide funding to off -set the rate
increases for water purchased from the City of Fort Smith.
Therefore, as this Ordinance is necessary for the health, safety,
and welfare of the City and its inhabitants this Ordinance
shall be of full force and effect as of the date of its adoption
and shall be implemented as of the dates set forth in this
Ordinance.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7 7;4 day of
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APPROVED:
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VAN BUREN WATER SEWER DEPARTMENT
Review of Proposed Rates
Monthly
Average
Current July 91 January 92 July 92
Residential 8.79 9.23 9.69 10.18
Commercial 29.97 31.47 33.04 34.70
Industrial 1041.00 1093.05 1147.70 1205.09
Institutional 18.13 19.04 19.99 20.99
(Contract Users)
Oak Grove 3333.00 3599.64 3887.61 4198.62
Dora 456.00 478.80 502.74 527.88
Sequoyah County 1416.00 1529.28 1651.62 1783.75
Notes: 1. 5% accross the board for Van Buren customers
2. Based on current monthly average bill
3. Contract users average: reflects 8% increase in the
water for resale rates.