Resolution 6072 - Amends Sewer Regs - Evergreen ChgRESOLUTION NO.6072
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF
KALISPELL SANITARY SEWER UTILITY REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE A $3.00
PER MONTH FEE TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR METER FEES CHARGED TO IT
FOR EVERGREEN WATER CUSTOMERS UTILIZING THE KALISPELL SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEM AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, under the authority granted to it by the State of Montana,
owns, operates, and maintains sanitary sewer utilities for which it adopts and
applies rules and regulations for the efficient and best use of the facilities; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Kalispell and its ratepayers that from time
to time the City Department of Public Works reviews the regulations and fees of
its utilities to ensure that the fees it charges are fair and equitable; and
WHEREAS, earlier in this calendar year the Evergreen Water District notified the City of
Kalispell that it would begin imposing a $3.00 per month meter reading fee upon
the City for each of the City's Sanitary Sewer customers who utilize the
Evergreen Water District water system; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore in the best interests of the City of Kalispell sanitary sewer utility
ratepayers to amend its fees to charge to its City sewer users who receive their
water from Evergreen Water the additional monthly fee of $3.00 to reimburse the
City for the charges it must pay Evergreen Water for reading the water meters of
those City sewer users; and
WHEREAS, notice of such recommendations were duly published and made available to the
public and a public hearing was held on May 2, 2022 at the regularly scheduled
meeting of the City Council, where written and oral comment were received and
considered by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, having fully considered all evidence presented, the Kalispell City Council finds
that it is in the best interests of the City and its ratepayers utilizing the City
sanitary sewer facilities to adopt the recommendations presented by the Public
Works Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Kalispell Rules and Regulations of the city's water and
sanitary sewer utilities, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" Schedule B and
incorporated herein fully by this reference, are hereby approved and
adopted.
SECTION 2. That this Resolution No. 6072 shall become effective immediately.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 16TH DAY OF MAY 2022.
Mark John
Mayor
ATTEST:
Ai ee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
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CITY OF KALISPELL
KALISPELL, MONTANA
UTILITY SCHEDULE FOR SEWER
EXHIBIT "A"
EFFECTIVE May 16, 2022
PAGE NO.2
SCHEDULE B
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Available for: Users of the system NOT SERVED by the City Water Utility but within the City
limits of Kalispell and Evergreen Sewer Service Area.
Rate: Premises discharging sewage into the system from water service originating from
other than metered City Water must install a meter, at user's expense, to provide a
measure of usage.
This provision covers all outside sources of water including wells and outside water
systems.
The charge for sewer services: same as Schedule A
The charge for sewer service for Evergreen Water District customers: same as Schedule A with an
additional Evergreen Meter Fee of $3.00 per customer per month. Evergreen Meter Fee will reflect
Evergreen's charge to the City and may be adjusted if or when Evergreen District changes their
fee schedule.
In the case of temporary absence of metering, usage will be estimated.
At the date of the adopting of this Schedule there are wells supplying commercial
and industrial premises, these are required to be metered. Until this metering is
accomplished, the sewer discharge from those premises will be determined from
the capacity of the pump delivering the water and hours of operation of the pump.
In the case of restaurants and bars, etc., served in the same manner, sewer volume
may be determined by comparison with a like situation now metered.
MULTIPLE USERS
Number of units will not be a factor in the rate formula.
Special Terms and Conditions
1. Out of City Rate 1.25 times the in -City rate.