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NOTICE OF INTENDED INCREASE IN WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGES <br />To: The Mayor and City Councilors of the City of Eugene, and other interested persons. <br />NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.411 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the <br />City Manager intends to amend the Wastewater User Fee Schedule established by Administrative Order No.58-04- <br />12-F on June 16, 2004, which became effective July 1, 2004. <br />The City Manager has investigated the City's current revenue needs and cost of operation of the City's <br />wastewater service system and reviewed the recommendation of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management <br />Commission (MWMC), and has proposed to increase the user fees for wastewater service and for regional <br />wastewater treatment service as set forth below. The proposed increases are necessary in order to complywith the <br />Council's directive that the costs of providing such services be recovered from the beneficiaries of the services, and <br />other a pplicable policies and directives of the City Council; are consistent with applicable federal and state <br />regulations and the recommendations of MWMC; are comparable to the amounts charged bythe Cityof Springfield <br />and other such service providers; preserve the equity between different classes of ratepayers; and are based on the <br />proposed budgets of the City and MWMC. <br />The current monthly rates charged for wastewater service and regional wastewater treatment service, and <br />the rates proposed to be effective on all bills issued on or after July 1, 2005, within the City of Eugene's service area <br />for such services both inside and outside the City of Eugene, are as follows: <br />WASTEWATER USER FEES <br />(To be effective for all bills issued on or after July 1, 2005) <br />RATE COMPONENT <br />RESIDENTIAL: <br />CURRENT PROPOSED <br />RATE RATE <br />Per Account Fee: <br />City of Eugene ...................................................................................... No Charge No Charge <br />MWMC ............................................................................:.................... $5.65 $6.00 <br />Sanitary Sewer Flow-Based Charge per 1,000 Gallons of Water Used: <br />City of Eugene ...................................................................................... $1.064 $1.192 <br />MWMC :................................................................................................ $1.123 $1.192 <br />Total flow-based charge per 1,000 gallons of water used ................... $2.187 $2.384 <br />AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL BILLING :.............................................................. $16.59 $17.92 <br />(Per Account charge + 5 times the total flow based charge) <br />COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL: <br />Per Account Fee, All Commercial/Industrial Classes: ~~ ` <br />Exhibit A -Notice -Page 1 <br />