City of Philadelphia - File #: 120276

• File #: 120276
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 4/12/2012
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Title: Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by amending Section 13-201, which provides standards for the setting of sewer rates and charges, by further providing with respect to standards for the setting of stormwater rates and charges, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Johnson, Council President Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: WATER AND SEWER
• Code sections: 13-201 - Standards, Title 13 - WATER AND SEWER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/11/2012	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/11/2012	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING HELD
6/11/2012	0	Committee on Finance	RECESSED
4/12/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by amending Section 13-201, which provides standards for the setting of sewer rates and charges, by further providing with respect to standards for the setting of stormwater rates and charges, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER

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CHAPTER 13-200. SEWER RATES

§ 13-201. Standards.

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(2) Standards for Rates and Charges. Pursuant to Section 5-801 of the Charter, the Water Department shall fix and regulate rates and charges for supplying sewage disposal services, without further authorization of Council, in accordance with the following standards:

(a) The rates and charges shall be such as shall yield to the City at least an amount equal to operating expenses, including interest and sinking fund charges on all obligations of the City in respect of the sewer system, and, in respect of water and sewer revenue obligations of the City, such additional amounts as, together with additional amounts charged in respect of the City's water system, may be required to comply with any rate covenant and sinking fund reserve requirements approved by ordinance of Council in connection with the authorization or issuance of water and sewer revenue bonds, and proportionate charges for all services performed for the Water Department by all officers, departments, boards or commissions of the City.

(b) The rates and charges shall yield not more than the total appropriation from the Sewer Fund to the Water Department and all other departments, boards or commissions, plus a reasonable sum to cover unforeseeable or unusual expenses or diminutions in expected revenue, less the cost of supplying sewage disposal service to City facilities and, in addition, such amounts as, together with additional amoun...