SCHEDULE 3 - CUSTOMER SERVICE APPEALS COMMITTEE
A.
Scope. The policy establishes the procedures to be followed by the San Antonio Water System Customer Service Appeals Committee in the processing of appeals from a decision to terminate service rendered by the Customer Review Officer, as well as for customer disputes concerning high bills, adjustments due to leakage or other matters covered in Sections 34-4.01 and 34-4.03 of the City Code.
The committee will consist of three (3) members appointed by the Board for a two (2) year term, with members able to be removed by the Board. These members shall be customers of SAWS and shall not include any SAWS employees.
The committee is responsible for providing and scheduling a hearing whereby both Customer Service personnel and the customer can discuss the merits of the action under appeal. Hearings will be scheduled within fifteen (15) working days of the receipt of the appeal request. Two (2) committee members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting any hearing.
Meetings will be scheduled and conducted according to the Open Meetings Act. The conduct and testimony of the hearings shall be recorded and kept with the certified agenda and minutes of the committee meetings as a permanent record.
B.
Appeals. All appeals must be requested in writing by the customer. The following information, at a minimum, must be included in the appeal:
1.
Name of customer;
2.
Service address and/or account number;
3.
Name of representative;
4.
Customer's home and work telephone numbers;
5.
Nature of appeal and resolution desired; and
6.
Customer's signature.
If an appeal is from a decision to terminate rendered by the Customer Review Officer, the customer shall have ten (10) working days from receipt of notice of such decision to request an appeal.
C.
Representation. Customers may represent themselves or may be represented by an attorney or other person of their choosing.
D.
Hearings. This committee shall conduct hearings to consider all information necessary to assist them in deciding on a fair and equitable recommendation to the president/CEO.
E.
Postponements. Postponements, if needed, must be requested in writing and received by the customer service director two (2) full working days prior to the scheduled hearing. The first request for a postponement shall usually be approved. A subsequent request for a postponement shall require justification and is subject to being denied. Postponements must be rescheduled no later than five (5) working days from the previously scheduled hearing.
F.
Failure to Appear. Failure to appear at a scheduled hearing shall subject a customer/representative to forfeit the right to such hearing and the customer/representative shall be required to make an original application in order to be heard. A customer/representative shall be allowed to make only two original applications for appeal on the same subject during any twelve (12) month period.
G.
Recommendation to the president/CEO. At the conclusion of each hearing, the Customer Service Appeals Committee shall announce its recommendation and the reasons for said recommendation to all parties. The secretary of the committee shall transcribe the recommendation and all justification to be forwarded to the president/CEO. The decision of the president/CEO will be final.
(Ord. No. 80330, 6-16-94)
SCHEDULE "A"
CHILLED WATER SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE FOR KELLYUSA
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective May 1, 2005Billings for chilled water service shall be produced on a monthly basis and shall consist of both a capacity charge and a commodity charge as follows.
CAPACITY CHARGE
The capacity charge shall be $20.52 per ton hour of demand. The demand shall be the largest number of tons of cooling demanded in any of the twelve months ending with the month next preceding the month in which the bill is dated or the demand amount specified in the contract or agreement with the customer, whichever is the greater of the two.
COMMODITY CHARGE
A commodity charge will be applied to the monthly metered consumption. The commodity charge will provide for the pass-through of the Utility Costs, including water and energy costs. No commodity charge shall be made if the metered use of the customer is zero (0) during the month.
The commodity charge will be computed as follows: all utility costs of the previous month will be recovered through an allocation to the consumption of the billing period. In addition, the Payment to the City's General Fund and to GKDA will be added where applicable.
Utility Costs + Payment to General Fund + Payment to GKDA = Commodity Charge Consumption
ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND AND TO GKDA
The City of San Antonio may change the Percentage for payment to the City General Fund pursuant to City Ordinance No. 75686, which is currently established at 2.7% of Gross Revenues. At that time, the commodity and capacity charge will be revised to include the new Percentage of Payment to the City of San Antonio.
The San Antonio Water System has contracted with GKDA to pay 5% on all Chilled Water and Steam service revenues at Kelly USA unless the revenue is derived from services to the USAF on both the realigned portion of Kelly AFB and for the long-term leased-back facilities on the non-realigned portion of Kelly AFB, except for sales to the USAF that are billed to GKDA in connection with multi-tenant buildings in which USAF is one of the tenants.
DEFINITIONS
A ton is defined as 12,000 Btu's per hour.
An hour is defined as 60 consecutive minutes.
Gross revenue is defined in City Ordinance No. 75686.
(Ord. No. 96793, § 1(Att. 1), 11-21-02; Ord. No. 100588, § 1(Att. I), 3-24-05)
SCHEDULE "B"
STEAM SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE FOR KELLYUSA
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective May 1, 2005Billings for steam service shall be produced on a monthly basis and shall consist of both a capacity charge and a commodity charge as follows:
CAPACITY CHARGE
The capacity charge shall be $95.06 per 100 pounds per hour of demand. The demand shall be the largest number of pounds of steam demanded in any hour of the twelve months ending with the month next preceding the month in which the bill is dated or the demand amount specified in the contract or agreement with the customer, whichever is the greater of the two.
COMMODITY CHARGE
A commodity charge will be applied to the monthly metered consumption. The commodity charge will provide for the pass-through of the Utility Costs, including water and energy costs. No commodity charge shall be made if the metered use of the customer is zero (0) during the month.
The commodity charge will be computed as follows: all utility costs of the previous month will be recovered through an allocation to the consumption of the billing period. In addition, the Payment to the City's General Fund and to GKDA will be added where applicable.
Utility Costs + Payment to General Fund + Payment to GKDA = Commodity Charge Consumption
ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND AND TO GKDA
The City of San Antonio may change the Percentage for payment to the City General Fund pursuant to City Ordinance No. 75686, which is currently established at 2.7% of Gross Revenues. At that time, the commodity and capacity charge will be revised to include the new Percentage of Payment to the City of San Antonio.
The San Antonio Water System has contracted with GKDA to pay 5% on all Chilled Water and Steam service revenues at Kelly USA unless the revenue is derived from services to the USAF on both the realigned portion of Kelly AFB and for the long-term leased-back facilities on the non-realigned portion of Kelly AFB, except for sales to the USAF that are billed to GKDA in
DEFINITIONS
An hour is defined as 60 consecutive minutes.
Gross revenue is defined in City Ordinance No. 75686.
(Ord. No. 96793, § 1(Att. 1), 11-21-02; Ord. No. 100588, § 1(Att. I), 3-24-05)
SCHEDULE "A"
CHILLED WATER SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE FOR DOWNTOWN AREA
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective December 1, 2002Billings for chilled water service shall be produced on a monthly basis and shall consist of both a capacity charge and a commodity charge as follows.
CAPACITY CHARGE
The capacity charge shall be $18.40 per ton hour of demand. The demand shall be the largest number of tons of cooling demanded in any of the twelve months ending with the month next preceding the month in which the bill is dated or the connected load specified in the contract with the customer, whichever is the greater of the two. The demand for the Alamodome, which is an event driven facility with occasional peaks in demand during off peak hours and long periods of low demand, shall be defined in a service agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Water System to account for its unique and unpredictable demands on the chilled water system. The demand for the Alamodome, which is an event driven facility with occasional peaks in demand during off peak hours and long periods of low demand, shall be defined in a service agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Water System to account for its unique and unpredictable demands on the chilled water system.
COMMODITY CHARGE
A commodity charge will be applied to the monthly metered consumption. The commodity charge will provide for the pass-through of the utility costs, including water and energy costs. No commodity charge shall be made if the metered use of the customer is zero (0) during the month.
The commodity charge will be computed as follows; all utility costs of the previous month will be recovered through an allocation to the consumption of the billing period. In addition, the payment to the city's general fund will be added where applicable.
Utility costs + Payment to general fund = Commodity charge consumption
ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND
The City of San Antonio may change the percentage for payment to the city general fund pursuant to City Ordinance No. 75686, which is currently established at 2.7% of gross revenues. At that time, the commodity and capacity charge will be revised to include the new percentage of payment to the City of San Antonio.
DEFINITIONS
A ton is defined as 12,000 Btu's per hour.
An hour is defined as 60 consecutive minutes.
Gross Revenue is defined in City Ordinance No. 75686.
(Ord. No. 96794, § 1(Att. 1), 11-21-02; Ord. No. 2014-04-17-0262, 4-17-14)
SCHEDULE "B"
STEAM SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE FOR DOWNTOWN AREA
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective December 1, 2002Billings for steam service shall be produced on a monthly basis and shall consist of both a capacity charge and a commodity charge as follows:
CAPACITY CHARGE
The capacity charge shall be $88.42 per 100 pounds per hour of demand. The demand shall be the largest number of pounds of steam demanded in any hour of the twelve months ending with the month next preceding the month in which the bill is dated or the connected load specified in the contract with the customer, whichever is the greater of the two.
COMMODITY CHARGE
A commodity charge will be applied to the monthly metered consumption. The commodity charge will provide for the pass-through of the utility costs, including water and energy costs. No commodity charge shall be made if the metered use of the customer is zero (0) during the month.
The commodity charge will be computed as follows; all utility costs of the previous month will be recovered through an allocation to the consumption of the billing period. In addition, the payment to the city's general fund will be added where applicable.
Utility costs + Payment to general fund = Commodity charge consumption
ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND
The City of San Antonio may change the percentage for payment to the city general fund pursuant to City Ordinance No. 75686, which is currently established at 2.7% of gross revenues. At that time, the commodity and capacity charge will be revised to include the new percentage of payment to the City of San Antonio.
DEFINITIONS
An hour is defined as 60 consecutive minutes.
(Ord. No. 96794, § 1(Att. 1), 11-21-02)
SCHEDULE A
RESIDENTIAL CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018Water service charges for all metered residential water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 5/8 " meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
Charge *Sewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.77 $13.45 ¾" $16.90 $14.79 1" $25.12 $16.80 1½" $45.67 $23.53 2" $70.03 $33.62 3" $127.83 $67.23 4" $209.99 $100.84 6" $415.41 $168.07 8" $661.99 $268.90 10" $949.47 $403.38 12" $1,771.12 $537.83 * Water Service Availability Charge shall be reduced by $2.55 if usage does not exceed 2,992 gallons MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons2,992 Gallons $0.0737 1,496 Gallons $ - 4,489 Gallons $0.1290 2,992 Gallons $0.2874 5,985 Gallons $0.1658 Over 2,992
Gallons$0.4312 7,481 Gallons $0.2026 10,473 Gallons $0.2395 14,962 Gallons $0.2764 20,199 Gallons $0.3316 Over 20,199 $0.4790 Water service charges for all metered residential water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 5/8" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
Charge *Sewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.60 $16.14 ¾" $21.97 $17.76 1" $32.66 $20.17 1½" $59.37 $28.24 2" $91.38 $40.35 3" $166.18 $80.67 4" $272.97 $121.02 6" $540.02 $201.69 8" $860.45 $322.70 10" $1,234.30 $484.05 12" $2,302.46 $645.40 * Water Service Availability Charge shall be reduced by $3.32 if usage does not exceed 2,992 gallons MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons2,992 Gallons $0.0958 1,496 Gallons $ - 4,489 Gallons $0.1676 2,992 Gallons $0.3450 5,985 Gallons $0.2156 Over 2,992 Gallons $0.5174 7,481 Gallons $0.2634 10,473 Gallons $0.3113 14,962 Gallons $0.3593 20,199 Gallons $0.4311 Over 20,199 $0.6228 (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. III; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE A
RESIDENTIAL CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019Water service charges for all metered residential water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 5/8 " meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
Charge *Sewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.82 $14.53 ¾" $16.97 $15.97 1" $25.22 $18.14 1½" $45.85 $23.41 2" $70.58 $36.31 3" $128.34 $72.61 4" $210.83 $108.91 6" $417.07 $181.52 8" $664.55 $290.41 10" $953.27 $435.65 12" $1,778.20 $580.86 * Water Service Availability Charge shall be reduced by $2.57 if usage does not exceed 2,992 gallons MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons2,992 Gallons $0.0740 1,496 Gallons $ - 4,489 Gallons $0.1295 2,992 Gallons $0.3104 5,985 Gallons $0.1665 Over 2,992
Gallons$0.4657 7,481 Gallons $0.2034 10,473 Gallons $0.2405 14,962 Gallons $0.2775 20,199 Gallons $0.3329 Over 20,199 $0.4809 Water service charges for all metered residential water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a ⅝" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
Charge *Sewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.67 $17.43 ¾" $22.06 $19.18 1" $32.79 $21.78 1½" $59.61 $30.50 2" $91.75 $43.58 3" $166.84 $87.12 4" $274.06 $130.70 6" $542.18 $217.83 8" $863.89 $348.52 10" $1,239.24 $522.77 12" $2,311.67 $697.03 * Water Service Availability Charge shall be reduced by $3.34 if usage does not exceed 2,992 gallons MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons2,992 Gallons $0.0962 1,496 Gallons $ - 4,489 Gallons $0.1683 2,992 Gallons $0.3726 5,985 Gallons $0.2165 Over 2,992 Gallons $0.5588 7,481 Gallons $0.2645 10,473 Gallons $0.3125 14,962 Gallons $0.3607 20,199 Gallons $0.4328 Over 20,199 $0.6253 (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE B
GENERAL CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018Water service charges for all metered General Class water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. For a new general class water customer who does not have a record of prior-year consumption history in order to establish a base use, a default base amount shall be assigned using the average monthly consumption for the prior calendar year for the average apartment, general or industrial account (as applicable) having the same meter size and sub-classification as the customer. A table of average monthly consumptions by general class sub-classification and meter size shall be updated annually by SAWS with actual prior calendar year consumption history information to serve as the source of default base amount assignments. Sewer service charges for all metered General Class water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $13.80 $13.45 ¾" $19.71 $14.79 1" $31.53 $16.80 1½" $61.05 $23.53 2" $96.40 $33.62 3" $179.02 $67.23 4" $297.00 $100.84 6" $591.95 $168.07 8" $945.95 $268.90 10" $1,358.90 $403.38 12" $2,538.80 $537.83 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Blocks Base * $0.1803 1,496 Gallons $ - >100-125% of Base $0.2076 Over 1,496 Gallons $0.3851 >125-175% of Base $0.2706 >175% of Base $0.3158 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption Water service charges for all metered General Class water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. For a new general class water customer who does not have a record of prior-year consumption history in order to establish a base use, a default base amount shall be assigned using the average monthly consumption for the prior calendar year for the average apartment, general or industrial account (as applicable) having the same meter size and sub-classification as the customer. A table of average monthly consumptions by general class sub-classification and meter size shall be updated annually by SAWS with actual prior calendar year consumption history information to serve as the source of default base amount assignments. Sewer service charges for all metered General Class water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.87 $16.14 ¾" $24.02 $17.76 1" $38.30 $20.17 1½" $73.97 $28.24 2" $116.43 $40.35 3" $216.60 $80.67 4" $359.21 $121.02 6" $715.81 $201.69 8" $1,143.74 $322.70 10" $1,642.97 $484.05 12" $3,069.37 $645.40 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Blocks Base * $ 0.2345 1,496 Gallons $ - >100-125% of Base $ 0.2699 Over 1,496 Gallons $ 0.4622 >125-175% of Base $ 0.3519 >175% of Base $ 0.4105 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. III; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE B
GENERAL CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019Water service charges for all metered General Class water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. For a new general class water customer who does not have a record of prior-year consumption history in order to establish a base use, a default base amount shall be assigned using the average monthly consumption for the prior calendar year for the average apartment, general or industrial account (as applicable) having the same meter size and sub-classification as the customer. A table of average monthly consumptions by general class sub-classification and meter size shall be updated annually by SAWS with actual prior calendar year consumption history information to serve as the source of default base amount assignments. Sewer service charges for all metered General Class water connections INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $13.86 $14.53 ¾" $19.79 $15.97 1" $31.66 $18.14 1½" $61.29 $25.41 2" $96.79 $36.31 3" $179.74 $72.61 4" $298.19 $108.91 6" $594.32 $181.52 8" $949.73 $290.41 10" $1,364.34 $435.65 12" $2,548.96 $580.86 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Blocks Base * $0.1810 1,496 Gallons $ - >100-125% of Base $0.2084 Over 1,496 Gallons $0.4159 >125-175% of Base $0.2717 >175% of Base $0.3171 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption Water service charges for all metered General Class water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. For a new general class water customer who does not have a record of prior-year consumption history in order to establish a base use, a default base amount shall be assigned using the average monthly consumption for the prior calendar year for the average apartment, general or industrial account (as applicable) having the same meter size and sub-classification as the customer. A table of average monthly consumptions by general class sub-classification and meter size shall be updated annually by SAWS with actual prior calendar year consumption history information to serve as the source of default base amount assignments. Sewer service charges for all metered General Class water connections OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2" meter size.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.94 $17.43 ¾" $24.12 $19.18 1" $38.45 $21.78 1½" $74.27 $30.50 2" $117.20 $43.58 3" $217.47 $87.12 4" $360.65 $130.70 6" $718.67 $217.83 8" $1,148.31 $348.52 10" $1,649.54 $522.77 12" $3,081.65 $697.03 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Blocks Base * $ 0.2354 1,496 Gallons $ - >100-125% of Base $ 0.2710 Over 1,496 Gallons $ 0.4992 >125-175% of Base $ 0.3533 >175% of Base $ 0.4121 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE C
WHOLESALE CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018Water service charges for all metered wholesale water connections shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered wholesale water connections shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size† Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge6" $536.70 $314.88 8" $857.15 $314.88 10" $1,230.99 $314.88 12" $2,299.15 $314.88 † Wholesale water service will not be provided through a meter smaller than 6" in order to comply with fire-flow requirements and the "Criteria for Water Supply and Distribution in the City of San Antonio and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction." MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsBase * $0.2091 All Usage $0.4109 Over Base $0.6274 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption or as agreed to by the wholesale customer and approved by the SAWS Board of Trustees. (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. III; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE C
WHOLESALE CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019Water service charges for all metered wholesale water connections shall be the sum of the appropriate Water Service Availability Charge and the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below. Sewer service charges for all metered wholesale water connections shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES
Meter Size† Water Service
Availability
ChargeSewer Service
Availability
Charge6" $538.85 $340.07 8" $860.58 $340.07 10" $1,235.91 $340.07 12" $2,308.35 $340.07 † Wholesale water service will not be provided through a meter smaller than 6" in order to comply with fire-flow requirements and the "Criteria for Water Supply and Distribution in the City of San Antonio and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction." MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
WATER SEWER Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsUsage Gallon—
Block ThresholdRate Per
100 GallonsBase * $0.2099 All Usage $0.4438 Over Base $0.6299 * The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption or as agreed to by the wholesale customer and approved by the SAWS Board of Trustees. (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE D
IRRIGATION CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018Water service charges for all irrigation water service INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $13.80 ¾" $19.71 1" $31.53 1½" $61.05 2" $96.40 3" $179.02 4" $297.00 6" $591.95 8" $945.95 10" $1,358.90 12" $2,538.80 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
Usage Gallon—Block
ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons8,229 Gallons $0.3279 17,954 Gallons $0.4589 162,316 Gallons $0.5901 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.7540 Water service charges for all irrigation water service OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.87 ¾" $24.02 1" $38.30 1½" $73.97 2" $116.73 3" $216.60 4" $359.21 6" $715.81 8" $1,143.74 10" $1,642.97 12" $3,069.37 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
Usage Gallon—Block
ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons8,229 Gallons $0.4262 17,954 Gallons $0.5967 162,316 Gallons $0.7671 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.9802 (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. III; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE D
IRRIGATION CLASS WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019Water service charges for all irrigation water service INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $13.86 ¾" $19.79 1" $31.66 1½" $61.29 2" $96.79 3" $179.74 4" $298.19 6" $594.32 8" $949.73 10" $1,364.34 12" $2,548.96 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
Usage Gallon—Block
ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons8,229 Gallons $0.3292 17,954 Gallons $0.4607 162,316 Gallons $0.5925 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.7570 Water service charges for all irrigation water service OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below.
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $16.94 ¾" $24.12 1" $38.45 1½" $74.27 2" $117.20 3" $217.47 4" $360.65 6" $718.67 8" $1,148.31 10" $1,649.54 12" $3,081.65 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGES
Usage Gallon—Block
ThresholdRate Per
100 Gallons8,229 Gallons $0.4279 17,954 Gallons $0.5991 162,316 Gallons $0.7702 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.9841 (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE E
WATER SUPPLY FEE SCHEDULE
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018The Water Supply Fee shall be assessed on all potable water service for water usages in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof according to the schedule below.
Rate Class Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdFee to be Assessed
(per 100 gallons)Residential 2,992 Gallons $0.0997 4,489 Gallons $0.1744 5,985 Gallons $0.2242 7,481 Gallons $0.2741 10,473 Gallons $0.3240 14,962 Gallons $0.3738 20,199 Gallons $0.4485 Over 20,199 Gallons $0.6477 General Base * $0.1880 125% of Base $0.2163 175% of Base $0.2820 Over 175% of Base $0.3291 Wholesale Base ** $0.2449 Over Base $0.7349 Irrigation 8,229 Gallons $0.2460 17,954 Gallons $0.3444 162,316 Gallons $0.4429 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.5660 * The Base Use for the General Class is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption ** The Base Use for the Wholesale Class is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption or as agreed to by the wholesale customer and approved by the SAWS Board of Trustees. (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Atts. III, IV; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
INDUSTRIAL WASTE FEE SCHEDULE
Under Article V, Sewage Transportation, Treatment and Disposal, Division 3, Sec. 34-484, et seq.
Effective 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2019
Ordinance No. 2015-11-19-0956 dated November 19, 2015Name of Fee Fee
AmountUnit Industrial Waste Discharge Permit—Categorical $14,254.42 Per Five (5) Year Permit with annual pro rata payments Industrial Waste Discharge Permit—Non-Categorical $10,690.82 Per Five (5) Year Permit with annual pro rata payments Sampling Fee—Significant Industrial Users $633.53 Per sample of discharge from Significant Industrial User collected under Industrial Pre-Treatment Program Sampling Fee—Non-Significant Industrial Users $11.21 Per month billed to Non-Significant Industrial User under Industrial Pre-Treatment Program Laboratory Testing Fees:
Name of Fee Fee
AmountUnit Alkalinity $18.18 Per test Ammonia Direct $21.21 Per test Ammonia Distillation $42.42 Per test Biochemical Oxygen Demand $36.36 Per test Chemical Oxygen Demand $37.87 Per test Conductivity $12.12 Per test Cyanide—Total (with Post Amending) $48.78 Per test Phosphorus—Total $27.12 Per test Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen $40.90 Per test Total Dissolved Solids $16.36 Per test Total Suspended Solids $19.39 Per test Turbidity $15.58 Per test Escherichia Coli—Present/Absent $23.03 Per test Total Coliform—Present/Absent $21.81 Per test Fecal Coliform $21.81 Per test Fecal Streptococcus $30.30 Per test Escherichia Coli—Membrane Filtration $21.81 Per test Mercury $36.36 Per test Hardness $19.39 Per test Hexavalent Chromium $34.84 Per test Metals $16.97 Per test Fats, Oil and Grease $66.65 Per test IC (Nitrite, Sulfate, Chloride, Nitrite/Nitrate Combined, Nitrate, Fluoride) $18.83 Per test Organochlorine Pesticides $206.02 Per test Organophosphorus Pesticides (8 compounds) $235.97 Per test Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (70—110 compounds) $454.45 Per test Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons $121.19 Per test Volatile Organic Compounds—Drinking Water (48—84 compounds) $136.34 Per test Volatile Organic Compounds—Waste Water (31 compounds) $183.30 Per test (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Atts. III, IV; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 3(Att. II), 12-7-17; Res. No. 18-262, 11-13-18)
SCHEDULE E
WATER SUPPLY FEE SCHEDULE
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019The Water Supply Fee shall be assessed on all potable water service for water usages in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof according to the schedule below.
Rate Class Usage Gallon—
Block ThresholdFee to be Assessed
(per 100 gallons)Residential 2,992 Gallons $0.1040 4,489 Gallons $0.1819 5,985 Gallons $0.2338 7,481 Gallons $0.2859 10,473 Gallons $0.3379 14,962 Gallons $0.3899 20,199 Gallons $0.4678 Over 20,199 Gallons $0.6756 General Base * $0.1961 125% of Base $0.2256 175% of Base $0.2941 Over 175% of Base $0.3433 Wholesale Base ** $0.2554 Over Base $0.7665 Irrigation 8,229 Gallons $0.2566 17,954 Gallons $0.3592 162,316 Gallons $0.4619 Over 162,316 Gallons $0.5903 * The Base Use for the General Class is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption ** The Base Use for the Wholesale Class is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption or as agreed to by the wholesale customer and approved by the SAWS Board of Trustees. (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
SCHEDULE F
RECYCLED WATER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2018Water service charges for all recycled water service shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability Charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the appropriate schedule below.
EDWARDS EXCHANGE CUSTOMERS
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.12 ¾" $15.77 1" $20.55 1½" $32.65 2" $47.74 3" $126.98 4" $188.75 6" $360.05 8" $542.73 10" $744.20 12" $918.22 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
Rate Per 100 Gallons Usage Blocks Standard Seasonal Transferred Amount $0.0319 $0.0319 All in excess of transferred amount $0.1196 $0.1271 The Volume Charge "Seasonal" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be applied to all billings beginning on or about May 1 and ending after five complete billing months on or about September 30 of each year. At all other times the Volume Charge "Standard" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be utilized. NON EDWARDS EXCHANGE CUSTOMERS
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.12 ¾" $15.77 1" $20.55 1½" $32.65 2" $47.74 3" $126.98 4" $188.75 6" $360.05 8" $542.73 10" $744.20 12" $918.22 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
Rate Per 100 Gallons Usage Blocks Standard Seasonal First 748,000 $0.1280 $0.1376 Over 748,000 $0.1308 $0.1388 The Volume Charge "Seasonal" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be applied to all billings beginning on or about May 1 and ending after five complete billing months on or about September 30 of each year. At all other times the Volume Charge "Standard" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be utilized. (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Atts. III, IV; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
LIQUID WASTE HAULER FEE SCHEDULE
Under Article V, Sewage Transportation, Treatment and Disposal, Division 4, Sec. 34-521, et seq.
Effective 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2019
Ordinance No. 2015-11-19-0956 dated November 19, 2015Name of Fee Fee
AmountUnit Liquid Waste Permits and Coupons—Truck Permit $351.61 Per annual permit per liquid waste hauling truck Liquid Waste Permits and Coupons—Truck Permit Reinspection Fee $196.39 Per each reinspection of a truck required for the truck to qualify for an annual liquid waste hauling permit Liquid Waste Permits and Coupons—Manifest Coupon Books $45.40 Per manifest book Disposal Site Fee $9.21 Per 100 gallons of disposed waste Disposal Site Holiday Access Fee $64.82 Per hour of access on holidays Disposal Site Weekend Access Fee $39.10 Per hour of access on weekends (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Atts. III, IV; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 3(Att. II), 12-7-17; Res. No. 18-262, 11-13-18)
SCHEDULE F
RECYCLED WATER RATE SCHEDULES
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
San Antonio, Texas
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2019Water service charges for all recycled water service shall be the sum of the appropriate Service Availability Charge and the application of the Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the appropriate schedule below.
EDWARDS EXCHANGE CUSTOMERS
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.34 ¾" $16.05 1" $20.92 1½" $33.24 2" $48.60 3" $129.27 4" $192.15 6" $366.53 8" $552.50 10" $757.60 12" $934.75 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
Rate Per 100 Gallons Usage Blocks Standard Seasonal Transferred Amount $0.0325 $0.0325 All in excess of transferred amount $0.1218 $0.1294 The Volume Charge "Seasonal" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be applied to all billings beginning on or about May 1 and ending after five complete billing months on or about September 30 of each year. At all other times the Volume Charge "Standard" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be utilized. NON EDWARDS EXCHANGE CUSTOMERS
MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
Meter Size Service Availability
Charge5/8 " $12.34 ¾" $16.05 1" $20.92 1½" $33.24 2" $48.60 3" $129.27 4" $192.15 6" $366.53 8" $552.50 10" $757.60 12" $934.75 MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
Rate Per 100 Gallons Usage Blocks Standard Seasonal First 748,000 $0.1303 $0.1401 Over 748,000 $0.1332 $0.1413 The Volume Charge "Seasonal" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be applied to all billings beginning on or about May 1 and ending after five complete billing months on or about September 30 of each year. At all other times the Volume Charge "Standard" Rate Per 100 Gallons shall be utilized. (Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928 , § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17)
PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION WATER SERVICE
(cf. Sec. 34-127)Type Nos. 1 and 2 (non-metered) and Type No. 3 (combination meter):
Minimum Annual Charge Inside
City LimitsOutside
City Limits4-inch or smaller service line connection $274.00 $356.20 6-inch 378.00 493.20 8-inch 460.32 597.32 10-inch 531.56 690.48 12-inch 635.68 872.48 (Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956 , § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15)
DROUGHT SURCHARGE SCHEDULES
RESIDENTIAL SURCHARGE
(Residential Customer)
(cf. Sec. 34-128.)Stage IV
In addition to regular charges, the following rate surcharges shall apply during Stage IV for all residential water service INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio, measured per 100 gallons for water usage in every instance of service for each billing month the Drought Surcharge is in effect, and shall be as follows:
MONTHLY SURCHARGE
Step in Gallons Rate Per 100 Gallons All in excess of 12,717 gallons The current highest volumetric water rate to include Delivery, Water Resource Fees, Edwards Aquifer Fees, current wholesale contracts, Standard and Seasonal inside city limits regardless of the month of billing or actual highest billing rate assed on any individual customer. IRRIGATION SURCHARGE
(Non-Residential Irrigation Customer)
(cf. Sec. 34-128)Stage IV
Non-residential irrigation customers. In addition to regular charges, the following rate surcharges shall apply during Stage IV for all non-residential irrigation customers INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio, measured per 100 gallons for water usage in every instance of service for each billing month that the Drought Surcharge is in effect, and shall be as follows:
MONTHLY SURCHARGE
Step in Gallons Rate Per 100 Gallons All use in excess of 5,236 gallons The current highest volumetric water rate to include Delivery, Water Resource Fees, Edwards Aquifer Fees, current wholesale contracts, Standard and Seasonal inside city limits regardless of the month of billing or actual highest billing rate assed on any individual customer. Residential irrigation customers. In addition to regular charges, the following rate surcharges shall apply during Stage IV for all residential Irrigation customers INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS of San Antonio, measured per 100 gallons for water usage in every instance of service for each billing month the Drought Surcharge is in effect, and shall be as follows:
MONTHLY SURCHARGE
Step in Gallons Rate Per 100 Gallons All use in excess of 12,717 gallons on all combined Residential and Irrigation metered use for a single customer The current highest volumetric water rate to include Water Delivery rates, Water Resource Fees, Edwards Aquifer Fees, current wholesale contracts, Standard and Seasonal charges assed for inside city limits customer regardless of the month of billing or actual highest billing rate assed on any individual customer.