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Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 9.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session February 17, 2015 Suzanne Fischer, Director, CODD Item Description Reviewed by Determination of Billable Flow, Loading, and User Tim Simon, Finance Director Charge Matt Stevens, Chief WW Operator Reviewed by Cal Portner, City Administrator Action Requested Discuss revisions to Ordinance 78 -187 in relation to sewer rate charges. Background /Discussion Business and commercial users are charged sewer rates based on their metered input. Metal Craft circulates a portion of their volume and discharges it into a pond, thus having lower output to the sanitary sewer than the metered input. A more equitable method in these situations would be based on the actual output to the sanitary sewer system which is accomplished when the customer installs a `deduct meter'. Their actual input to the sanitary sewer is automatically calculated (metered input less the amount discharged to the pond). The deduct meter option puts into policy what the city has already allowed in practice for many years. The proposed revision allows staff to analyze unique circumstances for wastewater customers and allow for their rate to be calculated differently when non - irrigation water usage is not entirely processed by the treatment plant. Staff seeks Council authorization to determine whether a wastewater customer qualifies for the deduct meter billing option on a case -by -case basis. Another area of the ordinance that we will be reviewing in the future is the senior discount rate on sanitary sewer charges. We will review during normal budget processes. Recently ERMU's phased in over several years to eliminate the senior rate on water charges. Financial Impact None Attachments Ordinance 78 -187 with proposed revisions.