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RESOLUTION 5274
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA,
ESTABLISHING RATES FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF BOZEMAN.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, following notice and public hearing
established a new Rate Schedule for the City of Bozeman’s Wastewater Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, that the new rates for water services, based on a 30-day month, shall become effective
beginning with the bills due November 15, 2021 and September 15, 2022 as follows, to wit:
Section 1 – Metered Customers
A. Service Charge Current Rate Effective 11/15/21 Effective 9/15/2022
Residential $19.58 $19.58 $19.58
Multi-Family $20.07 $20.07 $20.07
Commercial $20.07 $20.07 $20.07
Government $20.07 $20.07 $20.07
MSU $20.07 $20.07 $20.07
Industrial $38.98 $38.98 $38.98
B. Volume Charge Current Rate Effective 11/15/21 Effective 9/15/2022
Residential $3.28 $3.28 $3.28
Multi-Family $3.50 $3.56 $3.64
Commercial $3.78 $3.93 $4.08
Government $3.78 $4.00 $4.24
MSU $3.92 $4.23 $4.57
Industrial $5.83 $6.01 $6.19
C. Extra Strength Waste Current Rate Effective 11/15/21 Effective 9/15/2022
BOD in excess of 200 mg/L $0.35 $0.36 $0.37
TSS in excess of 350 mg/L per day $0.54 $0.54 $0.54
Phosphorus in excess of 5.0 mg/L per day $5.89 $5.89 $5.89
Nitrogen in excess of 20 mg/L per day $0.46 $0.50 $0.52
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* For service dates of May through November, based on average of December through April metered
usage.
Explanatory note: Each customer shall pay a minimum monthly bill, which includes the monthly charge
(A) plus an additional charge (B). For extra strength waste, a customer shall additionally pay the extra
strength charges (C).
Section 2 – Unmetered Customers
Effective on the November 2021 billing
Section 3 – Low Income Rate Assistance
Customers who apply for and qualify under the State’s Low Income Property Tax Assistance Program, as
set forth in Section 15-6-134 MCA, will receive a credit equal to their monthly wastewater service charge
listed above.
Section 4 – Billing Procedures
Charges for wastewater services under this schedule shall be made a part of the current monthly water
bill, to be shown by separate item on such bill. Separate payment of either the charge for the water or the
charge for the wastewater will not be accepted with prior approval of the Director of Finance. Both
charges must be paid at the same time; partial payments will be applied to the wastewater charge first,
with any remainder being applied to the water charge.
Charges for water used and wastewater service charges become due and payable upon receipt of the bill.
If any bill is not paid on or before the fifteenth day of that month, it will then become delinquent; and if
not paid in full by the fifteenth day of the following month, water service to the premises involved may
be discontinued (shut-off), after a ten-day written notice. A charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made
for any account requiring written shut-off notice. An additional charge of one hundred dollars ($100) shall
be made for any account requiring written shut-off notice for the second time in one calendar year. A
charge of one-hundred ($100.00) shall be made for reinstating a water service which has been discontinued
for non-payment of water, wastewater and/or stormwater service charges.
Section 5 – Late Fee
For those accounts that become delinquent, a 1.5 percent (1.5%) late fee will be assessed on the next bill.
The minimum late fee shall be $1.00.
Unmetered Customers Current Rate Effective 11/15/21 Effective 9/15/2022
All unmetered customers $43.64 $44.95 $46.30
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Section 6 – Protests
In cases where wastewater service charges under this schedule are claimed to be unfair, unreasonable, or
not in proportion to charges made to other wastewater customers, the person or persons against whom
such charges are made may apply to the City Manager for an adjustment, stating the circumstances. The
City Manager, or his designated representative, may make such adjustment of the wastewater charges as
is deemed necessary, fair and equitable.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
at a regular session thereof held on the 14th day of September 2021; and effective with bills due November
15, 2021 and September 15, 2022.
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CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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