Establishing Sanitary Sewer Rates under City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Copyrighted
April 15, 2024
City of Dubuque Action Items # 03.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Establishing Sanitary Sewer Rates under City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances for Fiscal Year 2025
SUM MARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt an ordinance
establishing sewer rates under City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances for
Fiscal Year 2025. Additional information is located in the City Manager's
memo for Public Hearing #4.
ORDINANCE City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 13 Public
Utilities, Chapter 2 Sewers and Sewage Disposal,Article C Rates,
Section 13-2C-3 rates established for Fiscal Year 2025
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; MotionA
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Staff inemo, Proposed Sanitary Sewer Rates for Staff Memo
FY2025
Amendment to Ordinance 13-2C3, Sanitary Sewer Ordinance
Rates for FY25
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Deron Muehring, Water & Resource Recovery Center Director
SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Rate Changes for Fiscal Year 2025
DATE: April 11, 2024
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this memo is to recommend modification of Sections 13-2C-3(B) and
13-2C-3(C)(7) of the Code of Ordinances, thereby adjusting the sanitary sewer rates as
proposed with the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
DISCUSSION:
Sanitary sewer revenue is used to fund both the operation and maintenance required for
the more than 300 miles of sanitary sewers and the treatment facilities at the Water &
Resource Recovery Center. It also provides capital improvements, investments in both
the collection and treatment systems.
The proposed FY25 budget includes $462,000 in new funding for chemical dosing at the
WRRC to mitigate odors. It also includes $75,000 in new funding to increase the
frequency that the anaerobic digesters are cleaned which will also reduce odor
emissions. Both will improve process efficiency and reliability.
The proposed FY25-29 budget also includes funding for capital improvement projects,
investments in sewer infrastructure. Some of the more prominent projects are as
follows:
PROJECT/IMPROVEMENT DESCRIPTION TOTAL COST
W&RRC High Strength Waste Receiving & Storage $6,200,000
W&RRC Industrial Control Updates $3,000,000
W&RRC BOD Capacity Upgrades $1,100,000
Chaplain Schmitt Island Sanitary Sewer and Lift Station Improvements $2,600,000
Catfish Creek Sewershed Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Improvements $47,000,000
Terminal Street Lift Station Improvements $6,500,000
TOTAL $66,400,000
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
The budget reflects the use of $56,757,886 in Sanitary Sewer State Revolving Fund
(SRF) Loans to fund the more than $66 million in improvements.
A nine percent (9%) rate increase is proposed with the FY25 budget to fund operational
improvements and infrastructure investments at the WRRC and sanitary sewer
collection system throughout the city. This would mean a $4.50 increase on the monthly
bill for the average household.
RECOMMENDATION:
I recommend amending the City Code of Ordinances to increase the sanitary sewer
rates by 9% in support of the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
ACTION REQUESTED
I respectfully request passing the attached ordinance, amending Sections 13-2C-3(B)
and 13-2C-3(C)(7) of the Code of Ordinances to increase the sanitary sewer rates by
9% as proposed with the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Attach.
Cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Jennifer Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
Prepared by Deron Muehrin WR&RC Director, 795 Julien Dubuque Dr. Dubuque, IA 52003 563 -589-4176
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 131h 5t., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
ORDINANCE NO. 12-24
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CHAPTER 2 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, ARTICLE C RATES, SECTION 13-
2C-3 RATES ESTABLISHED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-2C-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances reads as
follows:
13-2C-3: RATES ESTABLISHED:
Contributors whose property lies within the corporate limits of the city, except as otherwise
provided in this article, shall pay to the city at the same time payment for water services
is made, a sewer service charge computed on water consumption on the following rates:
B. Schedule Of Rates:
Rate per each 100 cubic feet $6.83
Rate per each gallon 0.00913
C. Service Charge-
7. Where the quantity of water consumed is such that the minimum of service
is charged, the minimum sewer service charge, according to the size of the meter,
shall be as follows:
Meter Size Allowance Allowance
(Inches} Minimum Charge (Cubic Feet) 4 (Gallons)
51a $13.67 200 1,496
314 �$34.16 500 [3,740
1 or larger �$54.66 800 5,984
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 1 sc day of July, 2024.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 15th day of April 2024.
`Brad M~ Cava nag.v , ayor
Attest:
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
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of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
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CITY OF DUBUQUE
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 12-24
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES, CHAPTER 2 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL, ARTICLE C
RATES, SECTION 13-2C-3 RATES ESTABLISHED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-2C-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances reads as follows:
13-2C-3: RATES ESTABLISHED:
Contributors whose property lies within the corporate limits
of the city, except as otherwise provided in this article,
shall pay to the city at the same time payment for water
services is made, a sewer service charge computed on water
consumption on the following rates:
B. "Schedule Of Rates:
Rate per each 100 cubic feet; $6.83
Rate per each gallon; 0.00913
C. "Service Charge:
7. "Where the quantity of water consumed is such that the
minimum of service is charged, the minimum sewer service
charge, according to the size of the meter, shall be as
follows:
Meter Size (Inches); Minimum Charge; Allowance (Cubic Feet);
Allowance (Gallons)
5/8; $13.67; 200; 1,496
3/4; $34.16; 500; 3,740
1 or larger; $54.66; 800; 5,984
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 1st day
of July, 2024.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 15th day of April 2024.
/s/Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest: /s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper on
the 2nd day of May, 2024.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
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