Ord 66-2009 9/15/2009 ORDINANCE NO. 66-2009
Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Wichita Falls, Texas,
Amending Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, And 8 Of Article II, Water Service, Of
Chapter 106 Of The Wichita Falls Code Of Ordinances, To Modify
Miscellaneous Provisions Of The City Code Relating To Water
Service; And Declaring An Emergency
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 of Article II, Water Service, of Chapter 106 of
the Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows, with
stricken language deleted and underlined language added (strikeout & underline to be
removed in final version):
"DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec.106-25. Definitions.
The followinq words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meanina:
Department means the Department of Public Works.
Director means the Director of the Department of Public Works.
Sec. 106-26. To whom service furnished.
The department of public works shall furnish water service under its rules and
regulations to all owners, tenants, firms or corporations within the city limits whose
premises are on any street in which there is a city water main, but shall not serve any
person, owner, tenant, firm, or corporation who is delinquent in payment of water bills at
some other premises in the city or suburbs. The department shall not serve any
premises with water where it has reason to believe the owner, tenant or occupant has
made application to the department for water service in the name of some other person
in order to avoid payment of delinquent water bills at that or other premises in the city or
suburbs.
Sec. 106-27. City's right of entry.
Every officer, inspector, foreman, meter reader and other authorized employee
of the department of public works shall, upon presentation of his badge or other
credentials, have free access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with city
water for the purpose of making repairs or inspections or for the purpose of reading the
water meters.
Sec. 106-29. Use of raw city water for drinking purposes.
The use of raw water as sold by the city to its water customers is prohibited for
drinking purposes, unless and until the customer purchasing such water shall have
properly treated the water so as to ensure healthful water complying with all health
regulations of the state and the city.
Sec. 106-30. Obstruction of facilities.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place upon or about a fire hydrant, gate,
valve, manhole, curb stop, meter or meter box connected with any water pipe of the
department of public works any material, debris, or any structure of any kind or to park
vehicles of any character or to obstruct in any manner free access to the fire hydrants,
meter boxes, etc., of the department.
Sec. 106-31. Notice to department required prior to sidewalk and street
construction.
(a) Before any person shall construct any sidewalk or concrete, brick or stone
driveway on any street or premises, he shall give to the department of public works
notice in writing at least 24 hours before such construction work begins, stating where
such walk or driveway is to be constructed and when the work will be started, in order
that the department may have time to rearrange meters, pipes, etc.
(b) All persons who open, grade or regrade, fill, excavate or work any street
or alley shall give ten days' written notice to the department of public works asking for
the removal, raising or lowering of any water main, pipe fittings, meters, or other
waterworks material that may interFere with such work, and any such movement shall
be solely at the expense of the person requesting the adjustment of City facilities. Upon
failure to furnish such notice, any damage resulting from such failure will be charged
against such contractor or person responsible.
Secs.106-33--106-60. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. CONNECTIONS
Sec. 106-61. Application; contents.
(a) Before water shall be supplied to any person or premises by the
department of public works, the owner or occupant of the property shall make written
application to the utility collection division for such service upon an application form
promulgated by the department.
(b) The application form shall contain identifying information required by the
department and a contract providing:
(1) the applicant shall pay the stipulated water rates at the time and in
the manner required by the City's ordinances, rules, and regulations,
(2) the department may enforce all rates, collect all charges, change
rates, and at times temporarily discontinue the service without notice to the
customer.
(3) the city shall not be responsible for any damages by water, water
pressure, defective plumbing, broken or faulty service pipes or water mains or
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any condition of the water, or any substance that may be mixed with or be in the
water as delivered to the consumer.
(4) the City's inspection of the plumbing and appliances shall not be a
basis of recovery for damages to premises from defective plumbing or
appliances
(5) if the supply of water is interrupted or fails because of accident or
any cause whatsoever, then the utility collection division and the city shall not be
liable for damages for such interruption or failure, nor shall such failure or
interruption for any reasonable period of time be held to constitute a breach of
the contract on the part of the department or the city or in any way relieve the
consumer from performing the obligations of his contract, and
(6) such other information as determined by the department to be
necessary to protect the interest of the City,
(c) safeguard the public health, the purity of the water, the pressure of the
water, the protection of the city during fires, and other matters necessary for the safe
and proper operation of the department.
(d) The part of the service connection extending from the main to the curb,
including the corporation stop, service line, curb stop, meter box, meter, and the meter
strainer, shall be under the control and maintenance of the City, and shall not be
removed, repaired or tampered with, except by order from the department.
(e) The service pipe from the meter to the point of use and all fixtures
connected thereto is the property of the owner of the premises and must be kept in
good repair and protected from frost.
Sec. 106-62. Deposit required.
(a) Every person desiring to use city water shall make application with the
utility collection division. Applications are subject to approval by the utility collection
division. A deposit as set forth in this section shall be made and shall be a reasonable
sum to protect the city from loss due to unpaid water, sewer and refuse bills.
(b) Deposits for single-unit residential meters shall cover the estimated
amount of a finro-month bill and shall not be less than $75.00 for each service
connection.
(c) Deposits for duplexes, apartments, mobile home parks and any other
master-metered multiunit residential area shall be $50.00 for each apartment unit or
occupiable space or an amount to cover the estimated amount of a two-month bill and
shall not be less than $100.00.
(d) Deposits for business, commercial and industrial meters shall cover the
estimated amount of a two-month bill and shall not be less than $100.00.
(e) Deposits for special-purpose meters, such as for yard sprinklers and
pools, shall cover the estimated amount of a two-month bill and shall not be less than
$50.00 for each service connection.
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(fl A builder licensed in the city who desires to have water at one or more
new construction sites may make a blanket deposit of $100.00. This deposit shall allow
the customer to receive water service only at each site until the time of final inspection.
After final inspection, the construction status shall be terminated, and the builder shall
subsequently pay for water, sewer and refuse services. At such time as the builder
terminates the account, the new owner or occupant shall be required to open an
account and to make the deposit required within this section in order for utility and
refuse services to continue.
(g) Water users located outside the city limits shall pay twice the deposit
described in this section.
(h) Deposits shall be paid at the time of application or as provided within this
section.
(i) The utility collection division may provide water service to a single-unit
residence for up to seven calendar days prior to receiving a deposit where financial
hardship of the applicant precludes immediate payment of the deposit.
(j) The deposit may be bitled to the customer and paid in equal installments
with the first and second month's billing to customers in good standing. For the purpose
of this subsection a customer in good standing must not have:
(1) Allowed a city utilities account to have become delinquent more
than one time within the preceding 12-month period;
(2) Attempted payment of a city utilities bill more than one time in the
preceding 12-month period with a check that was not honored by the bank;
(3) Used city utilities services without authorization prior to application
for service; or
(4) Allowed his utilities account to be closed for nonpayment. Any
failure to pay the required installment by the due date will cause the account to
be cut off as provided in section 106-281. The billing provision shall be
implemented on the first day of the month following completion of required data
processing revisions.
(k) The utility collection division may provide temporary service prior to
receiving a deposit for those customers who require service at more than one address,
when that temporary service is provided for an unoccupied residence or other
unoccupied building. When the residence or other building becomes occupied, a
deposit must be made for continued service. The customer must have at least one
active account and must be a customer in good standing. For the purpose of this
subsection, a customer in good standing must not have:
(1) Allowed a city utilities account to have become delinquent more
than one time within the preceding 12-month period; or
(2) Attempted payment of a city utilities bill more than one time in the
preceding 12-month period with a check that was not honored by the bank.
(I) No person 65 years of age or older who is a customer in good standing
shall be required to make a deposit for his primary residence or for a special-purpose
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meter at his primary residence, if he submits to the utility collection division satisfactory
proof of his age. For the purpose of this subsection, a customer in good standing must
not have:
(1) Allowed his city utilities bill to have become delinquent more than
three times in the preceding 12-month period; or
(2) Attempted payment of his city utilities bill more than one time in the
preceding 12-month period with a check that was not honored by the bank. Any
person 65 years of age or older who has a deposit with the utilities collection
division will have his deposit refunded to him if he is a customer in good standing
and he files an application for such refund, with satisfactory proof of his age, to
the utility collection manager.
(m) A customer shall lose his exemption from the deposit requirements if he
fails to maintain his good standing, and he shall immediately be responsible for
depositing the proper amount. The deposit requirements shall continue until the
customer has reestablished his good standing.
Sec. 106-63. Meter sizes and charges; installation of ineters.
(a) All consumers not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be supplied
with water only when measured through a meter. Meters of five-eighths inch, three-
quarters inch and one inch and an approved meter box will be furnished and installed
inside the curbline adjacent to a named street by the department of public works after
application and payment of the meter installation fee. All consumers requiring meters
larger than one inch in size shall be charged with the cost of ineter, box, and all
necessary valves, fittings, and the labor cost of such installation. All meters larger than
1" must be purchased from and installed by the department or, at the discretion of the
director, in accordance with the director's specifications.
(b) The department of public works shall determine the size, type, and
location of all meters, taps, boxes, service lines, and associated equipment. In general,
such items shall be installed in accordance with the following detail unless otherwise
directed by the director of public works:
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(c) The department shall determine the size, type, and location of box for the
proper protection of the meter.
Sec. 106-64. Installation of water service connections.
(a) The department of public works shall install all water service pipes from
water mains to the curbline of the street and shall charge for the installation a sum
sufficient to cover the cost thereof.
(b) Every separate premises, such as a residence, store, factory, apartment
complex, hotel, commercial building, etc., must have its own separate service
connection and individual meter at the curb and shall not be allowed to supply water to
any other premises, under penalty of having the water disconnected.
(c) All service pipes from the water mains shall be in accordance with the
city's plumbing code and must be brought in from the street and enter the premises at
the front so that all meters and cutoffs may be placed at the curb. Service pipes may
not cross adjoining property lines. All service lines must be adjacent to the property.
(d) Except as provided by subsections (e) and (fl of this section, a manager
of a condominium or the owner of an apartment house, manufactured home rental
community, or multiple use facility, on which construction begins after January 1, 2003,
shall provide for the measurement of the quantity of water, if any, consumed by the
occupants of each unit through the installation of:
(1) Submeters, owned by the property owner of manager, for each
dwelling unit or rental unit; or
(2) Individual meters, owned by the city, for each dwelling unit or rental
unit.
(e) An owner of an apartment house on which construction begins after
January 1, 2003, and which provides government assisted or subsidized rental housing
to low or very low income residents shall install a plumbing system in the apartment
house that is compatible with the installation of submeters for the measurement of the
quantity of water, if any, consumed by the occupants of each unit.
(fl On the request by the property owner or manager, the city will install
individual meters owned by the city for an apartment house, manufactured home rental
community, multiple use facility, or condominium unless the city determines that
installation of ineters is not feasible. If the city's director of public works determines that
installation of individual meters is not feasible, the property owner or manager shall
install submeters. The city shall charge the owners the costs to install individual meters.
(1) All individual meters installed by the city will be placed at the front
of the property within or adjacent to the street right-of-way.
(2) Any lot requiring more than four meters (five meters if one meter is
required for irrigation) will be required to construct a pipe loop, made of ductile
iron pipe, to accommodate the tapping of the water main. The city water
department, as a part of the service tap, will install this loop. The cost of this loop
will be included in the tap charge provided by the city. The size and design of this
loop will be determined by the city. If the loop is being installed as a part of water
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line improvements constructed by the developer, the design of the loop will be
reviewed, approved and inspected by the public works department. This loop will
have a valve at each end and at least one valve in the middle of the loop. This
loop will be on the same side of the street as the property to be served.
(3) No structures will be constructed by the owner of the property over
any part of the pipe loop, the service lines or the individual meters.
(4) Multiple pipe loops may be constructed to accommodate the
efficient installation of individual meters.
Sec. 106-65. Connections to comply with department standards and
plumbing code.
The department of public works may decline to accept any application for water
service if upon examination the water mains, service pipes, valves, fire hydrants or
other equipment are of such quality or are installed in such manner as will not comply
with the standards and specifications of the department and the city plumbing code
adopted in section 22-481.
Sec. 106-66. Notice required to discontinue service.
All rates and charges for water service to any premises shall accrue and be
charged against the applicant until such time as written notice given by such applicant
or by his duly authorized agent to discontinue service is filed with the department of
public works. It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on or use water from any service
connection until application for such service has been made and accepted by the
department as provided in this division and the water turned on by the department.
Sec. 106-67. Notice of occupancy of or vacating premises.
If any person shall move into any premises, he shall file an application for water
service in accordance with section 106-61 before using any water from the service
connection for such premises. It shall be the duty of the owner of such property to
which water is furnished from the utilities collection division to cooperate with the
division by promptly giving notice when such property becomes vacant or occupied by
himself or a tenant. No service shall be furnished to any person who is delinquent in the
payment of any water or material furnished to the premises for which water is desired or
for any other premises owned or occupied by such delinquent water patron in the city or
the district outside the city which may be supplied with water by the department of
pubfic works.
Secs.106-68--106-95. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. METERS
Sec. 106-96. Control of ineters and equipment; tampering with prohibited.
All meters, curb stops, valves, meter boxes, etc., connected with the water
system, including those furnished at the expense of the customer or property owner,
shall be and remain under the control of the department of public works. It shall be
unlawful for any person, other than those authorized by the department, to:
(1) Connect, disconnect, move or tamper with any such meter or
fixture;
(2) Turn on or off the water at the curb stops, valve or meter; or
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(3) Open, move or tamper with any meter box or other appliance of the
department.
Sec. 106-97. Repair and maintenance.
All water meters furnished by the department of public works shall remain at all
times the property of the department and shall be maintained and repaired by the
department when rendered unserviceable or inaccurate through usual wear and tear
and shall be renewed when worn out by the department. When replacement, repairs or
adjustments of any meter are rendered necessary by the act, neglect, or carelessness
of the owner or occupant of any premises, such expense shall be charged against and
collected from the owner or occupant of the premises; if not paid, service shall be
discontinued until the charge is paid.
Sec. 106-98. Multiple installations.
If a multiple installation lacks a cutoff valve for each individual premises, then,
upon a delinquency by one of the water customers, the department may shut off the
original or main service until all delinquent bills are paid.
Sec. 106-99. Unauthorized turning on or off of water.
When water has been cut off from any premises upon the application of the
owner or applicant or for nonpayment of water charges or for any other cause, it shall
be unlawful for any person except employees of the department of public works to
again connect such premises with the water system. When water is so turned on
without authority, the department may shut off the water at the main or remove a
portion of the service pipe and shall not furnish water service again to such premises
until all charges are paid and proper guarantees that such violations shall not recur are
received and accepted by the department.
Sec. 106-100. Installation of cutoff valve between building and meter.
Water consumers shall install an approved cutoff valve inside the property line at
a location accessible in an emergency and shall not use the curb stop—of the
department of public works at the meter in lieu thereof. If, in the judgment of the
department, an approved checkvalve on the property side of the water meter is
considered necessary for the safety of the water meter and piping, the checkvalve shall
be immediately installed by and at the expense of the consumer at least three days
after notice in writing shall have been given to the consumer by the department.
Secs.106-101--106-125. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. RATES AND CHARGES
Sec. 106-126. Retail treated water and retail raw water.
(a) The rates in this section are established for retail treated water and retail
raw water customers and shall be collected by the finance department.
(b) During every billing cycle that an account is active, except the first and
last, the water rates in this section shall apply to all residential, commercial, and
industrial water users, with the exception of contract water users and with the exception
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that treated water service outside the corporate limits shall be two times the rate
charged inside the corporate limits.
(c) The minimum monthly bill for all metered treated water service shall be as
follows exclusive of any water volume charge:
TABLE INSET:
Meter Size
Minimum Bill
(inches)
5/8 $ 8.70
1 17.64
1 1/2 32.54
2 50.42
2 1/2 70.09
3 92.14
4 151.74 �
6 300.74
8 533.18
10 831.18
(d) For consumption, the rates per 100 cubic feet for residential customers
shall be as follows:
(1) First 200 cubic feet of water at $2.20 per hundred.
(2) Next 800 cubic feet of water at $2.31 per hundred.
(3) Next 1,000 cubic feet of water at $2.41 per hundred.
(4) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $2.64 per hundred.
(5) Next 2,000 cubic feet of water at $2.80 per hundred.
(6) Next 6,000 cubic feet and above of water at $2.96 per hundred.
Specific-use meters installed for lawn sprinklers, swimming pools, and other non-
domestic uses will be considered as "residential" for the purpose of billing. Residential
rates will apply to all water measured through these special-use meters even though
they may be located at a commercial or industrial site.
(e) For other than residential customers, including fire hydrant meters the rate
shall be as follows:
All usage is $2.36 per hundred cubic feet.
(fl During the first and last billing cycle in which an account is active, the
minimum monthly bill shown in this section shall be prorated for the number of days the
account is active; the prorated daily charge shall be based on a 30-day month. The
amount charged in the first and last billing cycle for water consumed and the prorated
minimum bill shall not exceed the charges for the same amount of water in a full billing
cycle.
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(g) The current rate structure for raw water retail customers inside the
corporate city limits is as follows:
(1) Minimum bill, per month ...$ 8.70
(2) Volume charge per 100 cubic feet for consumption ... 0.3071
Retail treated and raw water customers outside the corporate city
limits will pay finro times the above rates. Raw water service is interruptible at the
discretion of the director, and the minimum shall not be charged when service
has been interrupted.
(h) The meters of raw water retail customers will be read once each quarter.
Billing cycles between meter readings will use estimated consumptions as a basis for
the billing, and the number of consumptions will be adjusted quarterly when the meter
reading is taken.
(i) Newly enacted rates shall be effective during the first full billing cycle after
modification thereof.
Sec. 106-127. Wholesale water rates.
(a) The following rates are approved for the indicated category of wholesale
water customer, and shall apply unless a contract expressly provides for fees to be
charged or calculated in a different manner than as shown below:
Per 1,000 Per 100 Cubic
Category Gallons Feet
Treated water transmitted (TWT) NA $2.3820
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole source—SAFB: NA $1.6439
Treated water only (TWO)--Sole source--lowa Park NA $1.3077
Raw water only (RWO) $0.2469 NA
Raw water transmitted (RWT) $0.2847 NA
(b) The rates in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following
contract customers. Unless otherwise shown, the applicable rate will be effective during
the first full billing cycle after October 1 of the year in which the rate was modified, and
thereafter:
TABLE INSET:
Customer Rate Category Remarks
Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB) �O, sole source Pump station meter
Sheppard Air Force Base � Capeheart housing meter
Sheppard Air Force Base TWT Puckett Tower Meter
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Archer Co. Municipal Utility Dist. #1 TWT
City of Burkburnett TWT
Dean Dale Water Supply Corporation TWT
Friberg-Cooper Water Supply .
Corporation
City of Holliday TWT
City of lowa Park �O, sole source
City of Lakeside City TWT
Town of Pleasant Valley TWT
City of Scotland TWT
City of Olney RWO
Red River Authority of Texas RWO Lake Arrowhead System
Windthorst Water Supply Corporation RWO
Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation RWO Lake Kickapoo Meter
Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation � Wranglers Retreat Meter
(c) The city manager is authorized to execute such amendments to the water
purchase contracts with the listed customers as may be necessary to implement the
above rates.
Sec. 106-128. Credit card payments; convenience fees.
(a) The utility collection division may accept credit cards from Visa and
MasterCard for payments collected by the utility collection division.
(b) A convenience fee of $3.00 per transaction shall be assessed to the
customer paying by credit card over the telephone or through the city's website to
reimburse the city for reasonable expenses incurred to process the transaction. No
convenience fee will be assessed to customers paying by credit card in person at the
utility collection office.
Sec. 106-129. Fees for services provided by the public utilities division.
(a) Water and sewer taps. The charge for standard and non-standard
watertaps and for standard and non-standard sewer taps will be as follows:
(1) Standard water tap: A three-quarter-inch or one-inch water tap that
does not exceed 15 feet of service line. Excavation is perFormed in soil using a
backhoe and no additional construction (e.g. cutting of asphalt or concrete;
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underground boring or specialized construction to avoid other utility lines, etc.) is
required.
TABLE INSET:
Size of Tap
3/4" $641.41
1" $674.48
(2) Non-standard water tap: A water tap that is larger than one inch or
that includes a service line longer than 15 feet; requires underground boring,
breaking of concrete or asphalt in street, alley or behind curb, or other non-
standard construction techniques such as carrier pipe encasement or excavation
by a means other than backhoe.
Determined by job estimate using standard charges.
(3) Standard sewer tap: A sewer tap installed on an existing sewer
main line or manhole using standard equipment and materials where the
property owner or agent has excavated and no additional preparation by the city
is required, and where the excavation meets OSHA standards for
trench/excavation safety.
TABLE INSET:
Type Tap
Pipe $119.49
Manhole $218.21
(4) Non-standard sewer tap: A sewer tap where non-standard
equipment or materials are required; additional preparation by the city is
required; or trench/excavation safety to meet OSHA standards must be achieved
by the city.
Determined by job estimate using standard charges.
(b) Standard charges for labor, equipment and materials. The following
standard charges for labor, equipment and materials will be used to estimate non-
standard water and sewer taps and other special utility-related services.
TABLE INSET:
Item
Labor (Normal duty hours) $22.50 / hour
Labor (Overtime) $33.75 / hour
Materials Current cost City + 10% for Administration &
Warehousing
Backhoe/ditcher/front-end loader with $63.50 / hour (4-hour min.)
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operator
Crew truck with tools $40.00 /day (1/2 day min.)
Sewer rod truck, or jet cleaner with $80.00/hr (Normal duty hours)
crew $112.50/hr(Overtime)
Air compressor $33.00/hr(2-hour min.)
Boring machine Diameter in inches x$4.00 +$4.00 per linear
ft.
Tap machine (6" and smaller) $200.00/job
Tap machine (larger than 6") $364.00/job—
Lighted arrow board $132.25/day ( 1/2 day min.)—
Type I barricade $10.00/day ( 1/2 day min.)
Standard traffic sign $10.00/day ( 1/2 day min.)
Standard tra�c cone $10.00/day ( 1/2 day min.)
Standard traffic barrel $13.00 /day ( 1/2 day min.)
Standard manhole (5' deep) $1322.50 plus $132.25/ft over 5'
Fire Hydrant (installed) $1850.00 (includes valves)
(c) Standard charges for general services: The price for the general utility-
related services shown below will be as indicated:
TABLE INSET:
Service
Meter size reduction or increase Determine by job estimate using standard
charges
Underground boring without casing (up to �476.10 /job plus $8.00 /ft. for all over 60'
60')(for 1" and less)
Underground boring without casing (60'
and over)(over 1" size, add cost of the $8.00 /ft.
pipe)
Underground boring with casing Boring cost plus materials cost
Shoring (if required for other services) $264.50/day
Pavement repair for water tap $475.00/job min.
$13.50 sq. ft.
Concrete/asphalt cut behind curb $150.00 /job min.
($13.50 sq. ft.)
Unload septic waste from vacuum truck at $0.08 per gallon for loads originating within city
City Wastewater Treatment Plant limits; $0.16 per gallon for loads originating
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outside city limits
Laboratory testing of septic loads with
excessive levels of FOG, TSS, or BOD or Commercial lab cost plus 10% for administration
with other constituents not acceptable at and handling
plant.
Dewatering and disposal of grease and/or
grit waste at City Waste-water Treatment N/A - refer customer to private Type 5 facility
Plant
Returned check (no cut-off required) $30.00
Cut-off/reconnect (no deposit) $20.00 plus deposit
Remove meter (up to and including 1") $66.00 plus deposit or payment
Remove meter (larger than 1") Determine by job estimate using standard
charges
Install/reinstall meter (up to and including �500.00, unless meter is being re-installed at a
�„� pre-existing residence for residential purposes,
within 5 years after removal of the meter
Install/reinstall meter (larger than 1") Determine by job estimate using standard
charges
Padlock and saddle damage $37.00
Water-off lid (customer damage) $53.00
Cut-off/replacement (customer damage) $125.00
Meter damage (customer tampering) $66.00 plus parts or Meter
Remove cut-off and plug customer
service line (install and remove cut-off $235.00
and plug)
Additional measures to prevent illegal use Determine by job estimate using standard
of water charges
Meter test (of accurate meter) (up to 1") $72.75
Meter test (of accurate meter) (larger Determine by job estimate using standard
than 1 ")
Reread and check for leaks (reading $20.00
accurate)
Establish temporary water Account �20.00 (includes establishment of account, turn-
on/turn-off of water)
Deposit for Fire Hydrant Meter $900 plus $100 billing Deposit
Manual invoicing (minimum charge) $22.50 /hr, 1 hr. min.
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Standard barricading of excavation: use
of not more than 3 Type I barricades
w/lights as necessary and/or plastic $46.00 $53.00/day ( 1/2 day Min.)
fencing, 3 standard traffic signs and 6
standard traffic cones. Includes 1 on-site
check per day.
Non-standard barricading of excavation:
an excavation that requires more than 3 Determined by job estimate using standard
Type I barricades, 3 standard traffic signs charges
or 6 standard traffic cones. Includes 1
onsite check per day.
DIVISION 5. RESERVOIR AND OTHER PUBLIC WATER FACILITIES
Sec.106-156. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
Lake means all waters of the stream and its tributaries impounded by the dam
across the stream and owned or controlled by the city.
Water intake station means the points on the lake where the city collects lake
water for the municipal supply.
Sec. 106-157. Prohibited of certain acts in, on, and around public water
facilities.
In the interest of the public safety and to protect the public water system from
damage or contamination, the following described acts are declared unlawful:
(1) Any unauthorized access onto or damage to any elevated, ground, or
underground water storage tank.
(2) Any unauthorized entry into or damage to a fenced or housed facility
belonging to the department of public works or to any public utility area
specifically marked to deny uncontrolled entry or use.
(3) All recreational activities and trespassing are prohibited within 200
feet of any water intake station.
Sec. 106-159. -106-185. Reserved.
DIVISIONS 6& 7 ARE NOT AMENDED BY THIS ORDINANCE
DIVISION 8. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
Sec. 106-216. Use of fire hydrants.
(a) Fire hydrants may be opened only by the fire department and the
department of public works. It shall be unlawful for any other person to open or tamper
with the fire hydrants who does not have authority from the aforementioned
departments to do so.
(b) To ensure protection of fire hydrants any person authorized to open fire
hydrants shall use only an approved spanner wrench and shall shut off the fire hydrant
is
slowly and gently so as not to damage the valve seat and shall replace the caps on the
outlets of the fire hydrants when not in use. Failure to do so shall be sufficient cause to
prohibit further use of the fire hydrant and the refusal to grant subsequent permits for
the use of the fire hydrants, in addition to other penalties provided in this article.
Sec. 106-217. Use of and payment for water in �re systems.
(a) A fire line normally shall not be installed on the same meter with lines
conveying water for other than fire purposes (referred to as "domestic lines"). The fire
line should be a sole purpose line tapped off the main. However, if the customer desires
to tap the fire line for other than fire purposes, a meter of appropriate size, as
determined by the department of public works, shall be installed by the city on public
property or easement, at the owner's expense, on the domestic line added to the fire
line. The meter shall be placed in, as nearly as possible, the same location as if it were
on a line tapped directly off the main and must at all times be accessible to city
employees for reading and servicing. The city assumes no responsibility for the effect of
a tapped fire line on the customer's insurance coverage or rate.
(b) There shall be no unmetered lines tapped off a fire line. Each sprinkler fire
line shall have a double check valve and five-eighths inch detector meter installed to
department standards, at the owner's expense, on the customer side of any taps made
on the fire line. The double check valve and five-eighths-inch detector meter and the
meter installed on a domestic line tapped off the fire line shall, when possible, be
installed in the same meter box. Each fire line without a sprinkler system shall have a
five-eighths-inch meter installed to department standards, at the owner's expense, on
the customer side of any taps made on the fire line.
(c) The ownership, maintenance and testing of the entire system forward of
the main line tap valve, except the detector meter and domestic meters which are
property of the city, reside with the property owner.
(d) Fire lines installed as described in this section shall not be subject to
charges which compensate for a customer's demand on the water system (e.g., a
readiness-to-serve charge) or to consumption charges for the water used through the
fire line, if used for fire purposes.
(e) Fire lines installed before April 19, 1983 are subject to the following:
(1) A fire line with no other lines tapped off it shall have no demand
charges applied, whether the fire line is metered or unmetered.
(2) When a fire line and a domestic line are connected to a compound
meter, a demand charge for the fire line will be applied when the large chamber
of the compound meter registers water consumed, if that water was not used for
fire purposes. If no water was registered by the large chamber or if the water
registered was for fire purposes, the demand charge shall be applied against the
small chamber which meters the water flowing through the domestic line.
Secs. 106-218--106-245. Reserved."
2. The City Manager is authorized to execute such amendments to water
purchase contracts with water customers as may be necessary to implement the rates
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adopted pursuant to this ordinance.
3. Due to an urgent public need for the preservation of the peace, health and
safety of property of the city resulting from the need to provide revenue for the
refurbishment, maintenance, and repair of the water system of the City, an emergency
is declared and this ordinance will become effective on October 1, 2009, with changes
in rates becoming effective on the first full billing cycle following the effective date
hereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of September, 2009.
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