HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2023-166 Approval of Water Rate Schedule 2024MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
October 16, 2023
TBResolution2023 -166:Increasing Water Rates Chargeable to Consumers of Water in the Town of Ithaca Effective November 15, 2023
Whereas, the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca wishes to revise water rate schedules for allTown of Ithaca Water Improvement Areas; and
Whereas, a public hearing, duly advertised and posted, was held on the 16thday of October 2023, and the public was permitted an opportunity to be heard on the proposed increase; and
Whereas, pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617, it has been determined by the Town Board that
adoption of the proposed resolution is a Type II action because it constitutes "routine or continuing agency administration and management, not including new programs or major reordering
of priorities that may affect the environment," and thus this action is not subject to review under SEQRA; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby establishes a water rateof$9.33 (was $8.89) per 1,000 gallons of water consumed with the following water rate schedule:
WATERRATE SCHEDULE
Effective November 15, 2023
The rate charged for water consumption shall be $9.33 per 1,000 gallons of water consumed. The foregoing rate will be the rate charged for all regular quarterly bills sent on or after
January 1, 2024. Actual or base consumption may occur prior to January 1, 2024.
Notwithstanding the foregoing rates, the following minimum base charges shall be applicable to the meter size indicated below for regular quarterly bills issued on or after January 1,
2024. The table below also shows the amount of water consumption that is permitted before the minimum base charge would be exceeded:
METER SIZE (INCHES)
BASE CONSUMPTION
(Gallons)
MINIMUM CHARGE
3/4
5,000
$46.65
1
15,000
$139.95
1-1/2
22,500
$209.93
2
45,000
$419.85
3
70,000
$653.10
4
100,000
$ 933.00
6
175,000
$1,632.75
Multiple Housing and mobile home parks of over 2 dwelling units, using a master meter, will be computed as follows: The quarterly master meter reading will be divided by the number of
dwelling units and the water charge will be figured on this number as if the unit was individually metered. The water charge will then be multiplied by the number of units on the master
meter and this will be the billing rendered. If the calculation of the water consumed per dwelling unit is less than the allowable consumption for a three-quarter inch meter, then the
billing will be calculated by multiplying the number of units on the master meter times the minimum charge for a three-quarter inch meter.
The water application fee for each new application for water service shall be the charges for new water connections charged by the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission
including application fees, meter charges, service tap fees, inspection fees, accessory materials, installation costs, and any other fee or cost charged by the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal
Water Commission for connecting new water services.
An annual charge for each fire protection main serving a fire suppression system will be billed along with the first quarterly water bill of the calendar year. The annual charge for
this service shall be $20.00 per diameter inch of the pipe supplying the fire suppression system or such other amount as is charged by the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission
for such systems. The pipe supplying the fire suppression system is the pipe needed to supply the fire suppression system, installed downstream of the system control valve.
Moved: Pamela BleiwasSeconded: Margaret Johnson
Vote: ayes – Howe, DePaolo, Bleiwas, Levine, Johnson, Rosen & Goodman