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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 38-34 (a), (c), AND (d), 38-43, AND 38-77 (a), (f), AND (g), PERTAINING TO WATER RATES, TERMINATION OF SERVICE FEES AND STRONG WASTE CHARGES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Sections 38-34 (a), (c), and (d), 38-43 and 38-77 (a), (f), and (g) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended to read as follows: Section 38-34. Meter Rates for Water Supply. (a) For all water which passes through the meters, the consumers within the corporate limits of the City of Portsmouth shall pay a rate of one dollar thirty cents ($1.30) Der one thousand (1000) gallons, or, ninety-seven and twenty-four one hundredths cents ($0.9724) per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water supplied. (c) For all water which passes through the meters to the City of Suffolk pursuant to contract, the City of Suffolk shall pay one dollar nineteen and sixteen one hundredths cents ($1.1916) per one thousand (1000) gallons~ or, eighty-nine and thirteen-one hundredths cents ($0.8913) per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water supplied. (d) The rates prescribed herein shall be reflected in all bills rendered after July 1, 1986. Section 38-43. Who May Turn Water Back On; Fee For Turning On Upon Termination Of ~ervice For Non-Payment;Inspection Fee When Water Is Turned On By Unauthorized Person. When water services to premises has been shut off by the Department of Public Utilities, no one except a representative of the Department of Public Utilities may turn the water on again. When the water service to a premises has been shut off at the meter cutoff valve for non-payment, the amount due and a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for turning on shall be paid before the water service will be restored; provided that, in the event that water service to premises has been turned on by an unauthorized person, there shall be an inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to cover the cost of the requisite inspections. Such fees shall not apply to shouting off water service at the tap cutoff valve, but the provisions of 938-48 (d) shall govern. When a person applies for initial water service there shall be a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) charged for establishing a new account and turning on water at the new residence. When an existing customer