PRE-ADOPTION NEWSPAPER NOTICE FOR WATER & SEWER CHANGES
NOTICE
TOWN OF TRIADELPHIA
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Triadelphia, a municipal corporation, will hold a hearing before the final vote on a proposed ordinance, the principal object of which is the increase of water and sewer rates for customers of the water system operated by the Town of Triadelphia. The title of such ordinance is “An Ordinance to increase Water and Sewer Rates.” The final vote on adoption of said proposed ordinance shall be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Triadelphia, 4453 National Road Triadelphia WV on Wednesday July 21st 2021 at 7PM. Interested parties may appear and be heard at such time with respect to the passage of the proposed ordinance. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the office of the Clerk in the Town Hall.
BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER THREE, ARTICLES ONE,
SECTIONS 3.1.01, 3.1.05, 3.1.12 and 3.1.13
OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF TRIADELPHIA
REGARDING WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM RATES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TRIADELPHIA AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Town of Triadelphia, a municipal corporation, through its Water Department, has a duty to provide quality water and sewage service to the residents and customers of the Town of Triadelphia: and
WHEREAS, the rates and charges for such water and sewage service are required by law to be just, reasonable, nondiscriminatory and based primarily on costs of service; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Triadelphia finds that in order to maintain the operation of the Town Water and sewage Systems at efficient levels, to comply with West Virginia Public Service Commission requirements and to continue providing such service to the Town, it is necessary to increase the rates and charges for the Water and Sewage Utility Services.
SECTION 3.1.01, SECTIONS 3.1.05, SECTION 3.1.12 and SECOND 3.1.13
SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
3.1.01 Water Rates
Water Service rates and charges to the customers of the Town of Triadelphia shall be as follows:
WATER RATES APPLICABLE IN THE ENTIRE TERRITORY SERVED
Available for domestic and commercial service, and for fire protection service.
Gallons USED per Month RATE
First 3,000 $ 13.55 per 1,000 gallons
Next 3,000 $ 12.60 per 1,000 gallons
Next 4,000 $ 11.64 per 1,000 gallons
Next 90,000 $ 10.52 per 1,000 gallons
Next 900,000 $ 9.17 per 1,000 gallons
All Over 1,000,000 $ 7.90 per 1,000 gallons
MINIMUM CHARGE
No bill will be rendered for less than the following amounts, according to the size of the meter installed, to wit:
5/8 inch meter $ 40.65 per month
3/4 inch meter $ 40.65 per month
1 inch meter $ 106.82 per month
2 inch meter $ 409.60 per month
3 inch meter $921.14 per month
4 inch meter $ 1,077.73 per month
No bill will be rendered for less than forty dollars and sixty-five cents ($ 40.65) per month.
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The above schedule is net. On all accounts not paid in full within twenty (20) days of date of bill, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net amount shown.
TAP FEE
A Service connection fee (Tap Fee) in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) shall be charged for all new water connection installations with 5/8″ or 3/4″ meter. A service connection fee (Tap Fee) in the amount of Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($650.00) shall be charged for all new water connection installations with a 1″ meter. The service connection fee for any line greater than 1″ shall be charged based upon labor time and materials used.
RECONNECTION CHARGE
When water service has been disconnected for non-payment of bill or fraudulent use of water, water service shall not be restored until all past due water bills and penalties have been paid in full and a reconnection charge in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) has been paid.
SALES FOR RESALE
All water for resale will be billed in accordance with approved rate per thousand gallons paid to the City of Wheeling for water purchased from them plus Three Dollars and Twenty-five cents ($3.25) per 1,000 gallons.
Non-payment of water bills will result in the disconnection of water service. In the event that a bill is not paid in full by the 25th of each month, customer(s) shall be sent notice in writing on the last working day of the month in which said bill is due providing notice to the customer that the water service or meter shall be shut off no later than the tenth (10th) day of the month immediately following the month in which said bill is due and delinquent. The reconnection fee of $25.00 must be paid in addition to any outstanding water bill prior to reconnection.
3.1.05 Sewer Rates
Sewer Service rates and charges to the customers of the Town of Triadelphia shall be as follows:
SEWER RATES – APPLICABLE IN THE ENTIRE TERRIROTY SERVED
Available for domestic and commercial service. Rates shall be charged based upon the number of gallons treated as per the attached chart.
MINIMUM CHARGE
No bill will be rendered for less than Thirty-five Dollars and twenty-three cents ($35.23) per month.
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The Above schedule is net. On all accounts not paid in full within twenty (20) days of date of bill, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net amount shown.
SERVICE CONNECTION FEE
Residential connection fee (Sewer Tap Fee) in the amount of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) and Commercial connection fee (sewer tap fee) of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($550.00) shall be charged for all new sewer connection installations.
DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEE
Non-Payment of sewerage bills will result in the disconnection of water service. Fees for the disconnection and reconnection of water service are $25.00.
LEAK ADJUSTMENT
Three Dollars and Thirty-five Cents ($3.35) per 1,000 gallons of water is to be used when the bill for water or sewage reflects unusual water consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on the customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all such consumption above the customer’s historic average use.
RETURNED CHECK CHARGE
A service charge equal to the actual fee assessed to the sewer utility up to a maximum of $40.00 will be imposed upon any customer whose check for payment of water and sewage charges is returned by the bank for any reason.
SERVICE TO OTHER SYSTEMS
Service to the Ohio County Public Service District (the District) is to be charged monthly on the basis of a Sewage Service Agreement dated September 17, 2003, and lasting 40 years from that date, between the District and the Town of Triadelphia (the Town) at the average until charge of the City of Wheeling to the Town plus a 10% surcharge. This rate is $3.68 per 1,000 gallons of sewerage flowing through the Town’s sewerage lines from customers of the District as metered at the points of inflow from the District.
3.1.12 Valley Grove Water Transit Fee
The Town of Triadelphia shall deliver water through its system to Valley Grove from the City of Wheeling at a transit fee of $1.25 per thousand gallons delivered.
FILING REQUIREMENTS
The Mayor of the Town of Triadelphia shall file the rates and charges adopted by this Ordinance with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia together with such information showing the basis of such rates and charges as the Commission deems necessary; and take all of the action necessary and as required by law to effectuate this Ordinance to increase the Water Rates as provided by the Town of Triadelphia in this Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall take effect 45 days after passage.
KEN MURPHY
MAYOR
The Intelligencer & News-Register, July 14, 2021