Attachment A Rates and Charges - Philadelphia

1 Attachment A. Rates and Charges Philadelphia WATER in the Home Rule Charter and the DEPARTMENT Philadelphia Code. Rates AND Charges (d) Home Rule Charter: The Philadelphia Effective: July 1, 2016. Home Rule Charter, as codified in Revisions approved December, 21, 2016, Pennsylvania First Class City Home Rule and effective January 1, 2017. Act, April 21, 1949 665, 351 Pa. Code 1-100 et seq. The Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board, at its meeting on June (e) Mcf: Thousand cubic feet. The 6, 2016, adopted a final decision on quantity Charges in Chapter 3 are proposed changes in Rates and Charges expressed in Mcf. (Rate Determination) in response to the Application of the Philadelphia Water 1 Mcf = 1,000 cubic feet = 7,480 gallons Department for Increased Rates and Charges (FY 2017-2018).

2 The Water (f) Municipal Stormwater System: City Department's revised Rates and Charges , owned and maintained real property , effective July 1, 2016, and incorporating infrastructure or natural feature used the new Rates and Charges and other issues and/or constructed for purposes of included in the Rate Board's Rate transporting, conveying, retaining, Determination, are set forth below. As of detaining, or discharging stormwater the effective date set forth above, these runoff. Rates and Charges supersede the Rates and Charges in Chapter 3 of the Water (g) Non-residential property : Real Department's regulations. estate which cannot be classified as either Residential or Condominium. Real DEFINITIONS. estate used exclusively as a cemetery shall not be considered Non-residential (a) Condominium Properties: Real property .

3 Estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder (h) Philadelphia Code: The body of laws of which is designated for common and regulations enacted by the ownership by the owners of those Philadelphia City Council. portions. (i) Philadelphia Department of Records: (b) Customer: An owner, Tenant or An operating department of the City of occupant who by operation of law or Philadelphia with the duties, powers and agreement is responsible for payment of obligations set forth in the Home Rule the Charges for water/sewer/stormwater Charter and the Philadelphia Code. service at a Residential, Non-residential or Condominium property . (j) property : Any parcel of real estate identified in the records of the (c) Department: The Philadelphia Water Philadelphia Department of Records.

4 Department is the operating department of the City of Philadelphia with the (k) property Owner: The owner of the duties, powers and obligations set forth particular parcel of real estate identified 1. in the records of the Philadelphia Conformity with Existing Law. Department of Records, or the grantee in a land transfer of record. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to overrule or annul any existing (l) Residential property : Real estate used provisions of the Home Rule Charter or exclusively for residential purposes with the Philadelphia Code. at least one and no more than four Dwelling Units and which cannot be Severability. classified as Condominium property . property adjacent to Residential property If any provision, paragraph, word or owned and utilized exclusively by the sections herein is invalidated by any Residential property owner for court of competent jurisdiction, the residential uses.

5 Upon proof submitted remaining provisions, paragraphs, words to the Department, said properties shall and sections shall not be affected and be deemed by the Department to form shall continue in full force and effect. one Residential parcel comprised of the property and the Residential property . WATER Charges . (m) Stormwater Management Practice (SMP): Any man-made structure that is Charges for water service supplied by the designed and constructed to detain, City of Philadelphia shall be effective on infiltrate, or otherwise control July 1, 2016, as follows: stormwater runoff quality, rate, or quantity. General Customers. (n) Surface Discharge: The discharge of Charges for the supplying of water shall stormwater runoff from a property to an be determined and billed as follows: adjacent surface water body, without the use of City infrastructure.

6 (a) Charges and billing in general. (o) Undeveloped property : property (1) Water Charges shall consist of a classified by the Board of Revision of service charge and quantity charge. Taxes as SB, SC, SI, SR, or SS;. Undeveloped refers to the status of the (2) A service charge shall be billed property as having no structures and is monthly. not related to whether the property has ever been developed. (3) As set forth in Section (b), the type and size of the meter shall (p) Water Commissioner: The Water determine the service charge. Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia who performs the duties and (4) In addition, there shall be a obligations as set forth in the quantity charge as provided herein for Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and the water used in a monthly billing cycle, Philadelphia Code.

7 Either as metered or as estimated. 2. (5) Quantity Charges shall be billed 3 O for monthly cycles as provided herein. 4 W The cycle shall be the period between the 6 N dates of scheduled metered readings, 8 V actual or estimated. 10 E 12 T (b) Monthly service Charges . Residential Fire Sprinkler System Meters (1) Effective July 1, 2016 through Size Code Charge June 30, 2017, the monthly service charge for the various types and sizes of 3/4 Z meters shall be as follows: 1 Q 1 -1/2 P Size Code Charge 2 X 5/8 R $ (c) Quantity Charges 3/4 Z 1 Q In addition to the service charge, the 1 -1/2 P quantity charge portion of each bill is 2 X determined by applying the quantity 3 O charge set forth below to all water use. 4 W 6 N (1) Effective July 1, 2016 through 8 V June 30, 2017, the quantity charge 10 E portion of each bill shall be as follows: 12 T 1 Mcf = 1,000 cubic feet = 7,480 gallons.

8 Residential Fire Sprinkler System Meters Size Code Charge Monthly Water Charge Per Mcf Usage 3/4 Z First 2 Mcf $ 1 Q (0 to 2 Mcf). 1 -1/2 P Next 98 Mcf 2 X ( to 100 Mcf). Next 1,900 Mcf (2) Effective July 1, 2017 and thereafter, the ( to 2,000 Mcf). charge for the various types and sizes of meters Over 2,000 Mcf shall be as follows: Size Code Charge (2) Effective July 1, 2017 and thereafter, the quantity charge portion of 5/8 R $ each bill shall be as follows: 3/4 Z 1 Q Monthly Water Charge Per Mcf 1 -1/2 P Usage 2 X First 2 Mcf $ 3. (0 to 2 Mcf) and 350 milligrams or less per liter or Next 98 Mcf less of suspended solids (SS). ( to 100 Mcf). Next 1,900 Mcf (c) Wastewater subject to the surcharge ( to 2,000 Mcf) set forth in Section is that wastewater Over 2,000 Mcf which contains either more than 250.

9 Milligrams per liter of BOD5 or more (d) Temporary Transitional Provisions: than 350 milligrams per liter of SS, or Some special customers whose Charges both. are now based on meter size may find that they are in fact 'over-metered' - their Charges . metered service is too large for their actual requirements and results in (a) Sewer Charges shall consist of a excessive bills. They may apply for a service charge and a quantity charge. downward revision in the size of their meters. After the approval of the (b) A service charge shall be billed Department, the revision of plumbing monthly. arrangements and the installation of smaller meter, the lower charge by meter (c) As set forth in Section (a), the size size shall apply. of the meter shall determine the service charge. SEWER Charges . (d) In addition, as set forth in Section Charges for sewer service supplied by (b), there shall be a quantity charge the City of Philadelphia shall be effective for sewer service in a monthly billing on July 1, 2016, as follows: cycle, either as metered or as estimated.

10 General Customers. (e) Quantity Charges shall be billed for monthly cycles as provided herein. The (a) All customers discharging wastewater cycle shall be between the dates of into the City's wastewater system shall scheduled metered readings, actual or pay sewer Charges as set forth in Section estimated. Quantity Charges imposed In addition to the Charges set forth shall be based on the water usage of the in Section , all customers discharging property served. wastewater whose pollutant content is greater than the pollutant content of Regular Sewer Charges . Normal Wastewater, as defined below in Section (b), shall pay an additional (a) Monthly service Charges shall be surcharge as set forth in Section determined and billed as follows: (b) Normal Wastewater subject to the (1) Effective July 1, 2016 through regular sewer Charges set forth in Section June 30, 2017, the monthly service is that wastewater which contains charge for the various sizes of meters 250 milligrams per liter or less of five shall be as follows: day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5).