Title
Ordinance amending water and sanitary sewer related rates and fees for certain Lake County systems.
Staff Summary
• Chapter 51 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances establishes all water and sewer user rates, connection fees and additional charges for use of the County’s water and sewer systems.
• The Ordinance is revised periodically to modify rates and fees, as necessary.
• The County has engaged Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Inc. who recently completed a rate study and Applied Technologies Inc. who recently completed a connection fee study to establish new retail rates and connection fees for 2015, 2016 and 2017.
• The Ordinance modifies several water and sewer rates and connection fees, and establishes an inclining block water rate in an effort to promote water conservation for residential properties.
• The ordinance also reduces the minimum monthly usage charge from 3,000 to 2,000 gallons per month and modifies the summer sewer credit cap from 110 percent to 120 percent.
• Notice will be provided to the municipalities receiving wholesale sanitary sewer service of an adjustment in user fees and connection fees.
• Revised user fees will become effective December 1, 2015.
Body
O R D I N A N C E
WHEREAS, the County Board incorporated Chapter 51: Water and Sewer Rates and Charges, into the Lake County Code; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 51 establishes all water and sewer user rates, connection fees and additional charges for use of the County’s water and sewer systems; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance is revised periodically to modify rates and fees, as necessary; and
WHEREAS, the County engaged Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, Inc. to complete a Rate Study and Applied Technologies, Inc. to complete a Connection Fee Study to establish modified rates and fees for 2015, 2016 and 2017; and
WHEREAS, the modified rates and fees established in Sections 51.16 through 51.28 are attached as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the water and sewer rates, connection fees and additional charges, attached as Exhibit A hereto, be adopted and be made effective on dates as identified in various sections of Chapter 51.
DATED, at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 13th day of October, A.D., 2015.