Lake City Report -
Oct 29, 2010
Gas rates & waste water on
tap
Columbia County, FL (Posted October 30, 2010 06:30
am)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
Natural Gas Utility Rate Ordinance
New Rates Coming In January
During June 2010, the City Council reviewed and
accepted the “Natural Gas Utility System” Rate
Study 2010 prepared by WHH Enterprises, Inc.
In addition to a meter deposit, City Gas rates
consist of three components: a customer charge,
a gas distribution charge and purchased gas
adjustment.
The rate study identified that current
residential rates are higher than the average
peer group and commercial rates are
significantly lower than all members of the
commercial peer group. The rate study recommends
adjustments to these conditions.
The Council provided authority during June 2010
for the Staff to proceed with the City Ordinance
revision for gas utility rate adjustments.
Prior to November 30, 2010, the Staff will
complete the “public notice” requirements for
the proposed rate adjustments. The draft
ordinance will be submitted for review of the
City Attorney during the first week of November
and first reading of the Ordinance is scheduled
for December 6, 2010. If approved by Council,
the effective date for implementation of rate
changes is January 2011.
Kicklighter Road Waste Water Treatment Plant
Project.
Optimum site identified.
Hatch Mott MacDonald Engineering Services is
well underway with the final design phase of the
City’s new Kicklighter WWTP.
A major issue in the design process was
identifying the “footprint” location for the
plant with the objective of favorable placement
absent the presence of “sinkhole” subsidence.
Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. completed
the interim subsurface exploration (soil
borings/testing) on October 14, 2010 with some
good news.
Based upon review of the test results by the
Hatch Mott and the City Engineer, it appears
that the optimum site has been identified to
build the City’s new WWTP.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
