5645611 District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amend 21 DCMR Chapter 1 – Water System Replacement Fees and Definitions
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF FINAL 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; 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 September 3, 2015, the Board took final action through adoption of Board Resolution #15-72 to amend Sections 112 (Fees) and 199 (Definitions) of Chapter 1 (Water Supply) of Title 21 (Water and Sanitation) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
Pursuant to Board Resolution #15-68, dated July 2, 2015, the Board’s proposed rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on July 17, 2015 at 62 DCR 9852 to receive comments on this proposed rulemaking. On August 25, 2015 and September 2, 2015, the Retail Water and Sewer Rates Committee met to consider the comments submitted during and after the public comment period and recommendations from the DC Water General Manager.
On September 3, 2015, the Board, through Resolution #15-72, after consideration of all comments received, the report of the Retail Water and Sewer Rates Committee, and recommendations from the DC Water General Manager, voted to amend the DCMR to charge all Residential customers whose premises is served by a meter larger than 1.5” the monthly WSRF for a one inch (1”) meter, effective October 1, 2015. No substantive changes have been made to the proposed rulemaking amendment.
This final rulemaking will become effective October 1, 2015.
Section 112, FEES, of Chapter 1, WATER SUPPLY, of Title 21 DCMR, WATER AND SANITATION, is amended as follows:
Subsection 112.10 is amended 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 meter that is larger than one inch (1”), shall be charged a monthly Water System Replacement fee set forth in Subsection 112.10(a) for a one inch (1”) 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.
