Ordinance No. 13,372ORDINANCE NO. 13,372
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY -
FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINE AND 45/100 DOLLARS ($164,509.45)
TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE
ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY FEES FOR THE CITY'S FOUR (4)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ( "TCEQ ") in response to the
Clean Water Act has established a program to assess the quality of the river basins of the State; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 818 requires the TCEQ to recover the reasonable cost of the assessment
program from wastewater treatment permit holders and water rights holders; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Water Quality Fees are assessed annually each October 3151 and
imposed on each person holding a permit under the V.T.C.A., Water Code, § §26.001, et seq.; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the
payment in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY -FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINE AND
45/100 DOLLARS ($164,509.45) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Annual
Consolidated Water Quality Fees for the City's four (4) Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
involving a decrease or an increase in amount authorized in Section 1 hereinabove of FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less; however, the original contract price may
not be increased by more than twenty -five percent (25 %) or decreased by more than twenty -five percent
(25 %) without the consent of the Texas Commission on Environmental Qualit to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately fr and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vo f the Ci y Council of the City of
Baytown this the 2151 day of November, 2016.
STE N H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
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