NOTICE
TOWN OF BEVERLY
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Beverly, a municipal corporation, will hold a hearing before the final vote on a proposed ordinance, the principal object of which is the increase of sewer rates for customers of the sewer system operated by the Town of Beverly. The title of such ordinance is:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF BEVERLY, WEST VIRGINIA, INCREASING RATES RELATED
TO PROVIDING MUNICIPAL SEWER SERVICES TO ALL GENERAL DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICE EXCEPT UNUSUAL INDUSTRIAL WASTE IN THE TOWN OF BEVERLY’S
MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND
COLLECTION SYSTEM
The Town is proposing the following rates, fees and/or charges:
RATES (customers with metered water supply)
Each 1,000 gallons of water per month $8.99 per 1,000 gallons
FLAT RATE CHARGE (customers with non-metered water supply)
No bill will be rendered for less than $35.39 per month.
MINIMUM CHARGE
No bill will be rendered for less than $26.97 per month, which is the equivalent of 3,000 gallons of usage with a 5/8″ or 3/4″ meter.
DISCOUNT
The owner of the real property at Location No. 4252-00 shall receive a discounted rate of fourteen and one-half percent (14 and ½) for rates charged for metered water supply under this tariff.
DISCONNECT/RECONNECT/ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Whenever water service, which has been previously disconnected or otherwise withheld for non-payment of a wastewater bill in conjunction with a water service termination agreement with Midland Public Service District is reconnected, a reconnection fee of $25.00 shall be charged.
RETURNED CHECK CHARGE
A service charge equal to the actual bank fee assessed to the Town or a minimum of $15.00 will be imposed upon any customer whose check for payment of charges is returned by their bank due as a result of nonpayment.
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
On all accounts not paid in full within twenty (20) days of the bill, a minimum of ten percent (10%) will be added to the net amount shown on the bill. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is to be collected only once for each bill where it is appropriate.
SERVICE CONNECTION (TAP) FEES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
A tap fee of $600.00 will be charged to the customer for each new wastewater connections.
RECONNECT FEE
When service has been disconnected for non-payment, violation of rules and regulations by the customer, or at the customer’s request, a reconnect fee of $25.00 will be charged.
LEAK ADJUSTMENT RATE
$2.50 per 1,000 gallons is to be used when a bill reflects unusual consumption which can be attributed and documented as an eligible leak on the customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all consumption for one billing cycle that is above the customer’s historical 6 month average usage. (PSC Rules).
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Not to exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual estimated charge for residential service, or one-sixth (1/6) of the estimated charge for commercial service, or fifty dollars ($50), whichever is greater.
SURFACE OR GROUNDWATER SURCHARGE
An additional amount shall be charged where surface or ground water is introduced into the sanitary system where evidence of a violation exists.
Surcharge formula to be applied in cases where surface drainage is connected to the utility’s wastewater system.
Applicability
Whenever the utility has discovered that a customer’s roof drain, downspout, storm sewer or similar facilities conducting surface water have been connected to the utility’s sewer system, and such customer has failed to take appropriate action, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a demand by the utility in accordance with the Rules of the Public Service Commission, to eliminate such connection, a surcharge will be imposed upon the customer calculated on the basis of the following formula:
S = A x Rx .0006233 x C
S = The surcharge in dollars
A = The area under roof and/or the area of any other water collection surface connected to the sanitary sewer, in square feet.
R = The measured monthly rainfall, in inches.
.0006233 = A conversion factor to change inches of rain x square feet of surface to thousands of gallons of water.
C = The utility’s approved rate per thousand gallons of metered water usage.
The utility shall not impose the surcharge unless and until the customer has been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, that it has been established by smoke testing, dye testing, or on-site inspection that rain or surface water is being introduced into the sanitary sewer system at the customer’s location, and that the customer has not acted within thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to divert the water from the sanitary sewer system.
Said surcharge shall be calculated and imposed for each month that said condition continues to exist. Failure to pay the surcharge and or correct the situation shall give rise to the possible termination of water service in accordance with the Rules of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
SURCHARGE FORMULA TO BE APPLIED TO A CUSTOMER PRODUCING UNUSUAL WASTE
The charge for the treatment of unusual waste will be calculated on the basis of the following formula:
Ci = VoVi + BoBi + SoSi
Ci = charge to unusual users per year
Vo = average unit cost of transport and treatment chargeable to volume, in dollars per gallon
Vi = volume of waste water from unusual users, in gallons per year
Bo = average unit cost of treatment, chargeable to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), in dollars per pound
Bi = weight of BOD from unusual users, in pounds per year
So = average unit costs of treatment (including sludge treatment) chargeable to total solids, in dollars per pound
Si = weight of total solids from unusual users, in pounds per year
When an unusual user is to be served, a preliminary study of its wastes, and the costs of transport and treatment thereof, will be made.
The final vote on adoption of said proposed ordinance shall be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Beverly, Town Hall, 5 Walnut Ave., Beverly, WV 26253, West Virginia on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Interested parties may appear and be heard at such time with respect to the passage of the proposed ordinance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is available at the Office of the Clerk, Town Hall, 5 Walnut Ave., Beverly WV 26253.
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