ORDINANCE 2006-______
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RATE AND FORMULA FOR FIGURING ANY EXCESSIVE USE WHICH OCCURS AS THE RESULT OF LINE LEAKAGE


WHEREAS, The Village of Capitan is a New Mexico municipality; and

WHEREAS, The Governing Body of the Village of Capitan is charged with making laws to insure the efficient operation of the Village; and

WHEREAS, The Governing Body of the Village of Capitan acted in regular session on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 to approve a rate and formula for figuring any excessive use which occurs as the result of water line leakage that applies to Title 9 Utilities, Chapter 2, Section 9-2-11: C of the 2002 Village of Capitan Municipal Code. (Ordinance 99-1, 6-14-1999 and amended 2002 Code)

NOW THERFORE, be it ordained by the Governing Body of the Village of Capitan that:

    1.  Title 9, Chapter 2, Section 9-2-11: C of the 2002 Village of Capitan  Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with this Ordinance.

    2.  The rate that will be charged for any excess leak of gallons over the average billing will be charged at $3.00 per 1,000 gallons.

    3.  An employee of the Village of Capitan water department will certify that there  is a leak.
 
    4.  The formula to figure the amount of a water bill for a line leakage for residential, commercial, or industrial is as follows:

VILLAGE OF CAPITAN
WATER LEAK DISCOUNT CALCULATION
FOR WATER LEAKS OCCURRING AFTER SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
Residential
Date:________________________                Prepared by:_________________________
Account Number:________________________        Customer Name:______________________
Leak Letter? _____Yes     _____No                Certified by:_________________________

#1.    Determine the usage for the same month as the leak for the previous 3 years and calculate the     average.  (Use 4,000 for anything below minimum)
   
    Month/Year                Usage
    ___________________________        ___________________
    ___________________________        ___________________
    ___________________________        ___________________

                TOTAL        ___________________ /3 = _____________Average

#2.    To determine the discounted bill, first calculate what the bill would have been on the average     gallons from #1 above.
   
    Average gallons bill amount        0 – 4000                ______________
                        Excess/per 1,000 gallons
    Minimum bill_____________________    4001 – 20,000 @ 2.28        ______________
    + excess gallons___________________    20,001 – 35,000 @ 4.00        ______________
    *$3.00 Surcharge__________________    35,001 – 50,000 @ 8.00        ______________
     (If applicable) ____________________    50,001 – 75,000 @ 16.00        ______________
                           _____________________    75,001 – 100,000 @ 32.00        ______________
                        100,001 – 125,000 @ 64.00    ______________
                        125,001 -                @128.00    ______________
    TOTAL BILL_____________________

#3.    Second, calculate the excess of leak gallons over average at the lowest commodity charge.
    Leak Gallons______________________
    -  Average Gallons________________
Total ____________________________/ 1000 X 3.00___________________________________

#4.    The discount bill equals the sum of #2 (average bill) + sum of  #3 (excess at lowest commodity     charge).
    Average Bill (#2 above)_________________________
    + excess (#3 above)_____________________________
    Discounted Bill________________________________

#5.    The amount of the credit or discount to be given is the difference between the amount billed and     the discounted bill calculated above:
    Billed amount (water)________________    Billed Sewer Amount_________________________
    - Discounted Bill____________________    0 – 4000 (min)_______________________________
    CREDIT___________________________    Over 4000 @ .75_____________________________
                        CREDIT___________________________________

                        Billed WCF_______________________
                        Actual WC__________ - Credit_________________

______________________________________________________________________________________


VILLAGE OF CAPITAN
WATER LEAK DISCOUNT CALCULATION
FOR WATER LEAKS OCCURRING AFTER SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
Commercial-Institutional, Industrial
Date:_______________________                Prepared by:_________________________
Account Number:________________________        Customer Name:______________________
Leak Letter? _____Yes     _____No                Certified by:_________________________

#1.    Determine the usage for the same month as the leak for the previous 3 years and calculate the     average.  (Use 4,000 for anything below minimum)
   
    Month/Year                Usage
    ___________________________        ___________________
    ___________________________        ___________________
    ___________________________        ___________________

                TOTAL        ___________________ /3 = _____________Average

#2.    To determine the discounted bill, first calculate what the bill would have been on the average     gallons from #1 above.
   
    Average gallons bill amount        0 – 4000                ______________
                        Excess/per 1,000 gallons
    Minimum bill_____________________    4001 – 20,000 @ 2.28        ______________
    + excess gallons___________________    20,001 – 50,000 @ 3.00        ______________
    *$3.00 Surcharge__________________    50,001 – 75,000 @4.00          ______________
     (If applicable) ____________________    75,001 –100,000 @ 5.00        ______________
                           _____________________    100,001 – 125,000 @ 6.00        ______________
                        125,001 –              @ 12.00    ______________
                       
    TOTAL BILL_____________________

#3.    Second, calculate the excess of leak gallons over average at the lowest commodity charge.
    Leak Gallons______________________
    -  Average Gallons________________
Total ____________________________/ 1000 X 3.00___________________________________

#4.    The discount bill equals the sum of #2 (average bill) + sum of  #3 (excess at lowest commodity     charge).
    Average Bill (#2 above)_________________________
    + excess (#3 above)_____________________________
    Discounted Bill________________________________

#5.    The amount of the credit or discount to be given is the difference between the amount billed and     the discounted bill calculated above:
    Billed amount (water)________________    Billed Sewer Amount_________________________
    - Discounted Bill____________________    0 – 4000 (min)_______________________________
    CREDIT___________________________    Over 4000 @ .75_____________________________
                        CREDIT___________________________________

                        Billed WCF_______________________
                        Actual WC__________ - Credit_________________


PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006.


                        ____________________________________
                                                                        Sammy L. Hammons, Mayor

(SEAL)
ATTEST:


____________________________________
Kay Strickland, Village Clerk