5555692 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amend Chapter 1 – Water System Replacement Fees and Definitions
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Board of Directors (Board) of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 203(3) and (11) and 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111, §§ 203(3), (11) and 216; D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.03(3) and (11) and § 34-2202.16 (2012 Repl.)); and Section 6(a) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Repl.)), hereby gives notice that at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 2, 2015, adopted Board Resolution #15-68 to propose the amendment of Sections 112 (Fees) and 199 (Definitions) of Title 21 (Water and Sanitation) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The purpose of these amendments is to amend the Water System Replacement Fee to revise the fee for residential customers whose premises is served by a single two (2) inch meter used for both Demand Flow and Fire Flow, and to include a definition for “Waster System Replacement Fee.”
Final rulemaking action shall be taken in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 1, WATER SUPPLY, of Title 21 DCMR, WATER AND SANITATION, is amended as follows:
Section 112, FEES, is amended by adding a new Subsection 112.10 to read as follows:
112.10 For purposes of this section, the phrase “Water System Replacement Fee” (WSRF) means the monthly fee charged to residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers to recover the cost of the one percent (1%) renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure.
(a) Residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers shall be charged a monthly Water System Replacement Fee as follows:
Meter Size
(inches)
Meter Register Type
Monthly Water System Replacement Fee
5/8”
Single Register
$ 6.30
3/4"
Single Register
$ 7.39
1”
Single Register
$ 9.67
1”x1.25”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 15.40
1.5”
Single Register
$ 41.35
2”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 83.75
3”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 232.13
4”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 561.02
6”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 1,292.14
8”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 5,785.51
8”x2”
Multiple Register
$ 1,899.60
8”x4”x1”
Multiple Register
$ 2,438.35
10”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
12”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
16”
Single and Multiple Register
$ 6,679.65
(b) Residential customer, whose premises is served by a single two inch (2”) meter used for both Demand Flow and Fire Flow, shall be charged a monthly Water System Replacement fee set forth in Subsection 112.10(a) for a one and one-half inch (1.5”) meter.
Section 199, DEFINITIONS, is amended by adding the following terms and definitions to read as follows:
Single Register – Meter that has only one device that displays the consumption volume.
Multiple Register – Meter that has two or more devices that can display the consumption volume at different flow rates (high or low) or different uses, including, but not limited to, Demand Flow and Fire Flow.
Water System Replacement Fee or WSRF – the monthly fee charged to residential, multi-family, and non-residential customers to recover the cost of the one percent (1%) renewal and replacement of aging water infrastructure.
Comments on these proposed rules should be submitted in writing no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register to Linda R. Manley, Secretary to the Board, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20032, by email to Lmanley@dcwater.com, or by FAX at (202) 787-2795. Copies of these proposed rules may be obtained from the DC Water at the same address or by contacting Ms. Manley at (202) 787-2332.
