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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ARTICLES 1 AND 4, OF THE HAWAI'I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to increase wastewater service charge rates and introduce a new service class for hotels. The introduction of the new class and
the increases to existing classes will increase the ability of the Department of Environmental Management, Wastewater Division, to be self-sustaining regarding operations and maintenance
and less reliant on the County’s General Fund. These increases will secure the resources needed to sustain and upgrade sewer infrastructure.
SECTION 2. Chapter 21, article 1, section 21-2, of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended) is amended by adding a definition to read as follows:
““Hotel” means the same as defined in the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, section 486K-1.”
SECTION 3. Chapter 21, article 4, section 21-36.1, of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows:
“Section 21-36.1 Wastewater service charge rates.
WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGE RATE
User Category
Effective Date*
[04/01/19]
01/01/2027
[04/01/20]
01/01/2028
[04/01/21]
01/01/2029
[04/01/22]
01/01/2030
[04/01/23]
01/01/2031
A. Single Unit Residential:
[$35.00]
$63.00
[$40.00]
$76.00
[$44.00]
$91.00
[$48.00]
$108.00
[$52.00]
$125.00
[1.] Monthly charge per unit
B. Multi-Unit Residential:
[35.00]
63.00
[40.00]
76.00
[44.00]
91.00
[48.00]
108.00
[52.00]
125.00
[1.] Monthly charge per unit
C. Nonresidential:
1. Monthly base rate charge per unit
[34.00]
79.00
[42.00]
94.00
[46.00]
113.00
[50.00]
134.00
[54.00]
155.00
2. Monthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons
(after the first 8,000
gallons) per unit
8,001 - 15,000g
15,001 - 30,000g
30,001g +
[4.75] 7.50
[5.50] 9.00
[5.75] 9.50
[5.50] 9.00
[6.50] 10.80
[6.75] 11.40
[6.25] 10.80
[7.50] 12.95
[7.75] 13.70
[7.00] 12.75
[8.50] 15.30
[8.75] 16.15
[7.50] 14.80
[9.00] 17.75
[9.50] 18.75
D. Private Haulers Discharge Fee:
1. Discharge fee per 500 gallons or fraction
thereof
[38.00]
[46.00]
[52.00]
[58.00]
[64.00]
[2. Minimum charge per load]
[38.00]
[46.00]
[52.00]
[58.00]
[64.00]
a. Septage and Cesspool
100.00
140.00
180.00
217.00
252.00
b. Portable Toilets
84.00
104.00
127.00
150.00
174.00
c. Wastewater
Treatment Plant
95.00
125.00
155.00
173.00
201.00
E. Gang Cesspools:
[1.] Monthly charge per unit
[18.00]
32.00
[20.00]
38.00
[22.00]
46.00
[24.00]
54.00
[25.00]
62.00
F. Hotels
1. Monthly base rate charge per unit
96.00
115.00
138.00
163.00
189.00
2. Monthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons (after the first 8,000 gallons) per unit
8,001 - 15,000g
8.85
10.60
12.75
15.05
17.45
15,001 - 30,000g
10.35
12.40
14.90
17.60
20.40
30,001g +
10.85
13.00
15.60
18.45
21.40
*Rate begins on first full billing cycle after effective date.”
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring
need not be included.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
REBECCA VILLEGAS
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Director of Environmental Management
_______________, Hawai‘i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date: