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2 PROPOSED BY Public Works Department
3 DATE April 50 1984
4 ORDINANCE NO. 84 -7$
5 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AND REGULATING THE
USE OF COUNTY -OWNED WATER SYSTEM AND PROVIDING
6 FOR THE SALE OF WATER., FIXING THE PRICE THEREOF,
PROVIDING A METHOD OF COLLECTING CHARGES THEREFOR,
7 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
8 WHEREAS, Whatcom County owns, operates and maintains an ade-
9 quate water system for governmental facilities; and
10 WHEREAS, Whatcom County presently supplies potable water to
11 certain facilities located within the vicinity of Northwest and Smith
12 roads including, North Bellingham Sc -hool facility, Whatcom Community
13 College facility, Whatcom County Rural Library District facility, Whatcom
14 County nursing home (Nor -Bell) facility, Whatcom County Public Works
15 facilities, North Bellingham Grange facility, and North Bellingham Full
16 Gospel Fellowship Church.
17 WHEREAS, the County Council has determined that the facilities
18 presently receiving water from the County water well system shall share
19 in the cost of repairs, maintenance and replacement of the equipment and
20 system;
21, NOW, THEREFORE, THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL does hereby ordain:
22, SECTION 1. ESTABLISHING WATER RATES
23 The following water rates are hereby established for all faci-
24 lities presently connected to and receiving water from the County water
25 system:
26 WATER RATES
(Based on Quarterly Billing)
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$12.50 for the first 1000 cu. ft.
28 $1.00 /100 for the next 4,500 cu. ft.
$301100 for the next 20,000 cu. ft.
29 $.55/100 for the next 35,000 cu. ft.
$.45/100 for the balance
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The Director of Public Works is authorized and instructed to
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establish the appropriate water fund and to bill, receive and deposit, on
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I a quarterly basis, all revenues in the Water Fund. Said funds received
2 shall be utilized for repair, maintenance and improvements to the County
3 water system.
4 SECTION 2.
5 It is the intention of the..C.4unty to supply water to said users
6 only until such time that the long -term water needs of the area are met
7 by the City of Ferndale or a water association. Repair and replacement
8 of the existing system shall be limited accordingly.
9 The administration may negotiate an agreement with the existing
10 users to define necessary rules and regulations to govern the provision
11 of water.
12 If one or more users express to the County Executive a desire
13 to set up and participate in a private water association, or to take any
14, other step toward serving their own water needs independently of the
15 County, the County Executive is directed to assist and facilitate such an
16 effort in any way possible.
17 SECTION 3.
18 The Director shall notify all existing users of County -owned
19 water on or before September 30, 1984 of the water rates and the intent
20 to implement said rates commencing January 1, 1985.
21 SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
22 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or por-
23 tion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconsti-
24 tutional by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such deci-
25 sion shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
26 ordinance.
27 PASSED this 16th day of August 1984.
28 WHA OM COUNTY COUNCIL
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SHIRLEY VANPIZANTEW
4 County Executive
5 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Date: August 17. 1984
6 Westside Record 4 -18 -84
Published Bellingham_IIerald 4 -22 -and August 22, 1984
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8 This Ordinance becomes effective on August 27, 1984
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