HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5210CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.5210
At~ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,\VASHINGTON,ADDING
SECTIONS 8-4-46 TO CHAPTER 4,W ATER,A1~D 8-5-23 TO CHAPTER
5,SEWERS,OF TITLE VIn (HEALTH AND SANITATION)OF
ORDINANCE NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,W ASHL~GTON,"
ALLO\VING CERTAIN \VATER Al\T])WASTE\VATER BILLING
ADJUSTMENTS FOR WATER LEAKS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.A new Section,8-4-46,of Chapter 4,Water,of Title VIII (Health
and Sanitation)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton,Washington"is hereby added,to read as follows:
8-4-46:WATER BILLING ADJUSTMENT FOR WATER LEAK:
A.The City will process and grant no more than one water billing adjustment for
water leaks on the customers'side of the water meter per water service connection every five (5)
years.Adjustments will be calculated over the billing periods when the water leak occurred,up
to a maximum of two (2)billing periods (four (4)mOllths).No leak adjustments will be granted
for irrigation systems,frozen connections or pipes,leaky toilets,boat docks,pools,fountains,
ponds,other outdoor decorative water features or hot hIbs.
B.A written request for a water billing adjustment must be submitted to Utility
Billing Customer Service within sixty (60)days of discovery oftbe water leak and/or sixty (60)
days of receipt of the billing that covers the time period when the water leak occurred.The
written request must include the service address,billing periods over which the leak occun-ed,
location of the leak and a copy of the repair receipt and/or a description of the completed repair.
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C.The water portion of the bill will be adjusted by charging for only 50%of the
consumption charge over the billing period(s)when the leak occurred.Example of adjusted
water billing calculation:(Basic Monthly Charge)+(0.50 X Consumption)X Commodity Rate.
Adjustments greater than $2,000 shall be submitted to the Finance Committee for approval or
denial.There will be no adjustment ofthe Basic Monthly Charge or any other water charge.
SECTION ll.A new Section,8-5-23,of Chapter 5,Sewers,of Title VIII (Health
and Sanitation)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton,Washington"is hereby added,to read as follows:
8-5-23:WASTEWATER BlLLING ADJUSTMENT FOR WATER LEAK:
A.The City will process and grant no more than one wastewater billing adjustment
for water leaks on the customers'side of the water meter per water service connection every five
(5)years.Adjustments will be calculated over the billing periods when the water leak occurred,
up to a maximum of two (2)billing periods (four (4)months).No leak adjustments will be
granted for irrigation systems,frozen connections or pipes,leaky toilets,boat docks,pools,
fountains,ponds,other outdoor decorative water features or hot tubs.
B.A written request for a wastewater billing adjustment must be submitted to Utility
Billing Customer Service within sixty (60)days of discovery ofthe leak and/or sixty (60)days of
receipt of the billing that covers the time period when the water leak occurred.The written
request must include the service address,billing perio.ds over which the water leak occurred,
location of the leak,a copy of the repair receipt and/or a description of the completed repair,and
documentation that the leaked water did not enter the sanitary sewer system.
C.No leak adjustment for wastewater will be granted for single-family sewer
accounts because the sewer charge is a flat rate and not affected by a water leak.
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D.For non single-family sewer accounts,a full adjustment of the sewer bill will be
made for all leaked water that did not enter the sanitary sewer system.The adjustment will be
detennined by averaging nonl1al water consumption from previous representative billing periods
and charging wastewater volume rates based on this normal average volume.Adjustments
greater than $2,000 shall be submitted to the Finance Committee for approval or denial.There
will be no adjustment of the base charge or any other sewer charge.
SECTION III.
30 days after publication.
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5th day of __J_u_D_e ,2006.
Bonnie 1.Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 5 t h day of __J_u_n_e ,2006.
Rlmdy Corman,Mayor Pro tempore
;;l:.'d.as to form:
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Lawrence 1.Wanen,City Attomey
Date of Publication:6/9/2006 (summary)
ORD.1270:4128/06:ma
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