“

AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE RATE OF WATER

CONSUMPTION IN BARANGAY MAHALO”

AUTHOR:

SECTION 1. TITLE. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE WATER RATES

ORDINANCE OF MAHALO 2019.

SECTION 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS. FOR PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE

FOLLOWING ARE THE DEFINITION OF TERMS;

1. RATE – THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE CONSUMER DEPENDING ON THE

VOLUME OF WATER CONSUMED
2. CONSUMER – CLASSIFICATION OF PERSON/S AVALING OF WATER SERVICES
3. RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER - PERSON/S AVAILING OF WATER SERVICE IN
RESIDENCE
4. COMMERCIAL CONSUMER – PERSON/S AVAILING OF WATER SERVICE IN IN
COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS

SECTION 3. RATES OF WATER CONSUMPTION – THE FOLLOWING ARE THE WATER

CONSUMPTION FEES;

RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER – 40.00 FOR THE FIRST 5 CUBIC METERS AND 5.00
FOR EVERY SUCCEEDING CUBIC METER THEREOF

COMMERCIAL CONSUMER – 60.00 FOR THE FIRST 5 CUBIC METERS AND 10.00
FOR EVERY SUCCEEDING CUBIC METER THEREOF

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR BUSINESS, WATER REFILLING STATIONS SHALL

PAY THE AMOUNT OF 150.00 FOR THE FIRST 5 CUBIC METERS AND 20 PESOS FOR
EVERY SUCCEEDING CUBIC METER THEREOF.

FOR FIRST TIME CONSUMERS, AN AMOUNT OF 200.00 CONNECTION FEE

SHALL BE CHARGE, THE CONSUMER SHALL PROVIDE THEIR OWN MATERIALS SUCH
AS METER, HOSE, CUPLING, ETC.. AN APPLICATION FORM SHALL FIRST BE SECURED
FROM THE BARANGAY SECRETARY.

SECTION 4. DISCONNECTION – A CONSUMER WHO HAS 2 MONTHS OF ARREARS

SHALL HAVE HIS/HER CONNECTION DISCONNECTED, UPON PAYMENT OF THE
ARREARS, A RECCONECTION FEE OF 100.00 PESOS SHALL BE CHARGED PLUS A
PENALTY OF 5% OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING FEE SHALL BE IMPOSED
SECTION 5. ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS – THOSE FOUND GUILTY OF HAVING ILLEGAL
CONNECTIONS AND THOSE WHOSE CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED
BUT ILLEGALLY RECONNECTED THEIR LINES SHALL BE PENALIZED AS FOLLOWS;

FIRST OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 500.00

SECOND AND SUCCEEDING OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . P1,000.00

SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE- ANY OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONTRARY TO OR IN

CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CONSIDERED REPEALED OR MODIFIED
ACCORDINGLY.

SECTION 8. AMENDMENT AND ADJUSTMENT- THE RATES OF FARE MAYBE ADJUSTED

ACCORDINGLY EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE BY CONSULTATION WITH THE
PUBLIC AND WITH THE APPROVAL THRU A RESOLUTION BY THE SANGGUNIANG
BARANGAY.

SECTION 10. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE- THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT TEN (10)
DAYS AFTER ITS APPROVAL AND TO CAUSE ITS PUBLICATION IN THREE (3)
CONSPICUOUS PLACES IN THE LOCALITY.