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ORDINANCE NO. 2132
Whereas, the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas approved Ordinance No.
381 adopting "Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures for the City of North Richland Hills Water
and Sewer System on November 8, 1971; and
Whereas, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the City of North
Richland Hills to comply with an administrative order requiring the expenditure of approximately
$650,000 to conduct a thorough examination of the entire North Richland Hills sanitary sewer system;
and
Whereas, the City of North Richland Hills has the fiduciary obligation to operate on behalf of
its citizens, a Water and Wastewater Enterprise Fund that is fiscally sound and professionally
managed; and
Whereas, it is in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as they are
applied to the operation of an Enterprise Fund to fund current operating expenditures through the use
of current operating revenues.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1.
A monthly charge to be titled: EPA Sewer Surcharge, be created and established at $1.61
(One dollar and sixty one cents), per sewer connection.
2.
That said charge be applied to the monthly utility bill of all sewer accounts that are part of
the Water and Wastewater System operated by the City of North Richland Hills.
3.
That the charge be implemented and collected on the first billing cycle of the month of July
1996 and continue to be collected for a period of 18 months or until the costs of responding to
Environmental Protection Agency administrative orders have been recovered. The current rate
schedule adopted as an amendment to Ordinance 381 on January 24, 1994 be and is hereby
amended by this ordinance to reflect this surcharge.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS this the 24th day of June, 1996. I
APPROVED
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
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