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(d) For all water, which passes through meters to the City of Suffolk pursuant to contract, the City of Suffolk shall pay: (,1) For the first 2.09 million gallons per day of water supplied during a billing period, $2.57 per one thousand (1000) gallons or $1.9226 per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water supplied. (2) For any amount of water supplied in excess of 2.09 million gallons per day during a billing period. $3.213 per one thousand (1000) gallons or $2.403 per one hundred (100) cubic feet. (e) Customers who are subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above, may be eligible for an incentive for conserving water. The incentive shall consist of a $5.00 credit applied to the next and subsequent bills of a customer whose consumption is and ramalns at 80% or less of the customer's computed average consumption. "Computed average consumption" is defined as the average of a customer's preceding six months rate of water consumption, determined by the customer's three bimonthly or six monthly billings immediately preceding September 10, 2002. Should a customer not have a history that includes the three bimonthly or six monthly billings prior to September 10, 2002, the customer shall be ineligible for the incentive. If the incentive is inapplicable to a customer or should the customer's computed average exceed 80% of their computed average consumption during a billing period, the rates defined in subsections (a) and (b) shall apply without any incentive. 3. That the provisions of tiffs emergency ordinance shall remain in effect for s~xty days from the date of its adoption and may be reenacted in conformity with the provisions of Section 15.2-107 of the Code of Virginia. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on August 27, 2002. Teste: City Clerk