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 Waxahachie
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 33. UTILITIES
 Article II. RATES AND CHARGES

  § 33-36. Water and wastewater rates.  

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  • (a)

    Water inside city: From and after the effective date of this ordinance, uniform monthly water rates which shall prevail to all City of Waxahachie water customers are:

    Monthly Water Rates:

    (1)

    Minimum water bill for the first fifteen hundred (1,500) gallons of usage (all accounts):

    up to 1" water meter $18.68
    1 ½" water meter $41.70
    2" water meter $61.20
    3" water meter $119.00
    4" water meter $246.19
    6" water meter $478.78
    8" water meter $828.34
    10" water meter or larger $1,295.02
    Fire Hydrant meter $205.00

     

    (2)

    The amount shown for the first fifteen hundred (1500) gallons of consumption in the above schedule shall constitute a minimum bill for each customer. Billing shall be made in hundreds of gallons. Irrigation meters using less than two hundred (200) gallons per month will not be charged.

    (3)

    Residential and sprinkler system meters will be subject to the following rates:

    1,501 - 10,000 $4.92
    10,001 - 20,000 $5.70
    20,001 - 30,000 $6.46
    30,001 - 40,000 $7.16
    40,001 & above $8.11

     

    Non-irrigation apartment meters, and commercial/industrial meters will be charged at a rate of four dollars and ninety-two cents ($4.92) per thousand gallons for all monthly usage above one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons.

    (b)

    Wastewater inside city: From and after the effective date of this article, sewer charges to apply to each dwelling unit for all single family and duplex residential connections all mobile home parks or apartment complexes, and all commercial and industrial customers shall be as follows:

    Monthly Wastewater Rates

    Water Usage Apartments, Mobile Home, Single-Family and Duplex Residence (Per Dwelling Unit)
    First 1,500 gallons $23.34 (minimum charge)
    Over 1,500 to 11,000 gallons $4.11 per 1,000 gallons
    All over 11,000 gallons, maximum billing per dwelling $62.39

     

    When there is a single billing for more than one (1) residence, each unit is to receive a one thousand five hundred-gallon credit before additional charges are made, not to exceed eleven thousand (11,000) gallons per unit.

    Water Usage Commercial Industrial Industrial Cost Recovery Per 1,000 Gallons
    First 1,500 gallons $23.34 (minimum charge) $23.34 (minimum charge) $0.19 (minimum charge)
    All usage over 1,500 gallons $4.11 per 1,000 gallons $4.11 per 1,000 gallons $0.19 per 1,000 gallons

     

(Ord. No. 1105, §§ 1—3, 10-15-73; Ord. No. 1214, §§ 2, 3, 11-7-77; Ord. No. 1218, §§ 2, 3, 11-21-77; Ord. No. 1248, § 1, 2-5-79; Ord. No. 1328, § 1, 8-17-81; Ord. No. 1406, 6-4-84; Ord. No. 1544, 8-18-86; Ord. No. 1645, 8-30-88; Ord. No. 1663, 8-21-89; Ord. No. 1691, 8-20-90; Ord. No. 1720, 8-19-91; Ord. No. 1746, 7-6-92; Ord. No. 1819, 9-12-94; Ord. No. 1836, 8-7-95; Ord. No. 1872, 8-5-96; Ord. No. 1906, 9-9-97; Ord. No. 2051, 9-25-00; Ord. No. 2099, 9-17-01; Ord. No. 2144, 9-16-02; Ord. No. 2201, 9-2-03; Ord. No. 2384, 9-18-06; Ord. No. 2496, 12-1-08; Ord. No. 2556, 2-1-10; Ord. No. 2586, 9-29-10; Ord. No. 2629, 9-19-11; Ord. No. 2679, 9-25-12; Ord. No. 2721 , 9-25-13; Ord. No. 2723 , 10-7-13; Ord. No. 2763 , 9-15-14; Ord. No. 2813 , 9-21-15; Ord. No. 2892 , 9-19-16; Ord. No. 2968, 9-18-17 ; Ord. No. 3054, 9-20-18 , eff. 10-1-18)