HomeMy WebLinkAboutSchweitzer Basin Water LLC.pdfIDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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_ Schweitzer Basin Water LLC
Original Sheet 1
Recurring Charges
Water Service Fee
Single living unit 500 sq. ft. and under
Single living unit over 500 sq. ft.
Single living unit with additional guesthouse
or attached living unit (no kitchen)
which can be rented
Single living unit with second living area
which can be rented
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$39/mo. ($117/qtr.)
$41/mo. ($123/qtr.)
$65/mo. ($195/qtr.)
$82/mo. ($246/qtr.)
Customers are billed quarterly for service provided during the previous three (3)·
months.
The minimum charge for service shall be the appropriate water service fee designated
for one ( 1 ) month.
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Non-recurring Charges
Infrastructure Contribution Fee
Each new single living unit
Each additional single living unit
which can be rented (no kitchen)
Water Tap Fee
$6950
$3475
Lots on Telemark Road (Formerly Fall Line Road)
All Schweitzer Village 2nd Addition
Block (Bk) 3 Lot 3, Bk 4 Lot 7, Bk 4 Lot 8,
Bk 4 Lot 9, Bk 4 Lot 10, Bk 4 Lot 11,
Bk 4 Lot 12, Bk 4 Lot 13, Bk 4 Lot 15
Lots on U fir Road
All Schweitzer Village 2nd Addition
Bk 8 Lot 7, Bk 8 Lot 9, Bk 8 Lot 11,
Bk 8 Lot 23B, Bk8 Lot 23C
All other lots
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$3000
$3500
$2000
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Non-Recurring Charges (continued)
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Late Payment Fee: One percent (1%) _
Applies to any unpaid balance owed more than 15 days-after the bill's due date.
Reconnection Fee: $300.00
Applies when a customer requests disconnection of service and subsequently requests
reconnection at the same location on a later date. Does not apply to situations where
the customer requests disconnection to make repairs or prevent water damage to the
customer's property. Also does not apply when service was disconnected by the
Company for its convenience.
Reconnection Fee: Actual cost of labor and equipment required to reconnect service.
Applies when a customer requests reconnection following disconnection of service for
non-payment.
Fire Hydrant Installation Fee: $500.00
Applies when a fire hydrant is installed at a customer's request.
Insufficient Funds Charge: $20.00
Applies when a customer tenders payment for utility service with a dishonored check or
makes an electronic payment on an account with insufficient funds.
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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Schweitzer Basin Water LLC
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General Rules and Regulations for
Schweitzer Basin Water, LLC.
1. GENERAL
1.1 The customer, in receiving water service, and the Company, in providing
water service, shall both agree to abide by these rules and regulations.
1.2 In the event that there is a conflict between these rules and regulations
and the Utility Customer Relations Rules (UCRR), the Rules and
Regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) shall
take precedence unless an exception has been granted.
1.3 All recurring and non-recurring charges shall be approved in advance by
the Commission.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Applicant - a potential customer (person, business or government agency)
applying for service to the Company and subject to the Commission's
rules and regulations.
2.2 Billing Period the period of time between bills from the Company for
normal services rendered.
2.3 Commission Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
2.4 Commodity Charge - a recurring charge based only on the quantity of
water used.
2.5 Company -Schweitzer Basin Water, LLC.
2.6 Contribution in Aid of Construction - a nonrecurring charge paid by a
customer or developer to help defray the cost of system expansion.
2.7 Customer a person, business or government agency responsible for
paying bills and complying with the rules and regulations of the Company.
2.8 Fixed or Flat Rate - a recurring charge of a fixed amount, usually in an
unmetered system.
2.9 Franchise Tax -the tax imposed on a Company by a governmental entity
for the privilege of doing business within its boundaries.
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2.10 Infrastructure Contribution Fee - a nonrecurring charge paid by a
customer requesting service for recovery of the Company's cost for
previously-installed infrastructure.
2.11 Late Payment Charge -the non-recurring charge levied against any
delinquent balance.
2.12 Minimum Charge -the minimum recurring charge for a billing period that
may or may not include a specified quantity of water.
2.13 Nonrecurring Charges -the charges that are not assessed each billing
period.
2.14 Premises -the customer's property including out buildings which are
normally located on one lot or parcel of ground.
2.15 Rate Schedule the schedules of all recurring and nonrecurring charges of
the Company.
2.16 Reconnection Charge -the charge paid by a customer to the Company to
restore service after disconnection.
2.17 Recurring Charges -the charges that are assessed each billing period.
2.18 Tariff -the rate schedules and the rules and regulations which govern the
Company's service.
2.19 Utility Customer Relations Rules (UCRR) -Customer Relations Rules for
Gas, Electric, and Water Public Utilities Regulated by the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (The Utility Customer Relations Rules) -IDAPA
31.21.01.000 et seq.
2.20 Water Tap Fee - a non-recurring charge paid by customers for recovery of
the Company's previously-incurred cost of tapping the main lines and
installing service lines and curb stop valves to certain lots.
3. SERVICE FOR NEW CUSTOMERS
3.1 The Company shall furnish service to applicants within its certificated
service area in accordance with rates and the rules and regulations
approved by the Commission.
3.2 Applicants for water service may be required to sign a standard form of
service application.
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3.3 The Company shall not be obligated to provide service at a service
location until any required deposit has been received by the Company in
accordance with the UCRR.
3.4 Special contracts may be required where large investments in special
facilities are necessary to provide the requested service. The Company
may require contribution toward such investment and establish such
minimum charges as are deemed necessary. All such contracts shall be
subject to the approval of the Commission.
3.5 The Company reserves the right to place limitations on the amount and
character of water service it will supply and to refuse service if, in its
opinion:
a. the Company is required to refuse or limit service by regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction over the Company;
b. the requested service installation is of larger size than is necessary
to properly serve the premises;
c. the permanency of the building, structure, or institution requesting
to be served is such that the Company's investment in such service
is jeopardized;
d. the depth of the applicant's service line is less than the minimum
depth required for frost protection;
e. the applicants' proposed service, main or other appurtenance does
not conform to good engineering design or meet the standard
specifications of the Company; or
f. if the applicant refuses to agree to abide by the rules and
regulations of the Company.
If the Company denies service to an applicant for any reason, it shall
immediately provide the applicant with a written explanation of its decision
in accordance with the UCRR.
4. DEPOSITS
4.1 Rules and Regulations regarding deposits can be found in the UCRR.
5. RATES
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5.1 Rates charged for water service and supply shall be those published in the
Company's tariff and approved by the Commission.
6. BILLING AND PAYMENT
6.1 All customers shall be billed on a regular basis as identified on the
applicable rate schedule.
6.2 All bills shall clearly indicate the balance due, and may be due and
payable no less than 15 days after the date rendered. All bills not paid by
due date may be considered delinquent and service may be disconnected
subject to the provisions of the UCRR.
6.3 A Late Payment Charge may be levied against any delinquent account.
6.4 The minimum bill for one month's service shall apply when service is
provided for less than one month.
6.5 If one or more condominiums, buildings, stores, apartments or any other
divisions of like or similar character are served from one ( 1) service
connection, the owner of the premises, Homeowners Association, or some
other party will be responsible for all water charges. If the designated
party desires to cease being responsible for water bills for such places
and desires that the occupant of each division will be responsible for her
or her respective bill, such transfer of responsibility will not be accepted or
recognized by the Company until the plumbing arrangements of the
building or premises are so changed to permit the Company, to its
satisfaction, to serve each division or occupant separately from the other
occupants.
6.6 Accounts shall be continued and water bills rendered regularly until the
Company has been duly notified to discontinue service.
7. METERING
7.1 The Company recommends that customers install meters to allow for
detection of leaks. The customer shall be responsible for installation and
maintenance of the meter.
7.2 Meters will be installed at any reasonable location on the customer's
premises that is mutually-agreed upon by the Company and the customer.
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7.3 The Company will have the right to set meters or other devices without
notice to the customer for the detection and prevention of unauthorized
usage or willful wasting of water.
8. CUSTOMER PLUMBING AND APPLIANCES
8.1 All plumbing, piping, fixtures and appliances on the customer's side of the
service connection will be installed and maintained under the responsibility
and at the expense of the Customer or owner of the premises.
8.2 The plumbing, piping, fixtures and appliances shall be maintained in
conformity with all municipal, state and federal requirements. The nature
and condition of this plumbing, piping and equipment will be such as not to
endanger life or property, interfere with service to other customers or
permit those with metered services to divert system water without meter
registration.
8.3 A stopandwaste valve will be installed on the customer's plumbing in a
place always accessible and so located as to permit shutting off the water
for the entire premises with the least possible delay.
8.4 All persons having boilers, water tanks or other equipment supplied by
direct pressure from the Company's mains should install a pressure relief
valve, or other device to serve the same purpose, so as to prevent excess
pressure from forcing hot water and/or steam back into the water meter
and mains of the Company. All damage to the Company's property
resulting from the failure to properly equip plumbing with a relief valve will
be billed to the customer.
8.5 The Company is not obligated to perform any service whatever in locating
leaks or other trouble with the customer's piping.
8.6 When the premises served by the Company are also served in any
manner from another water supply of any kind, an approved backflow
prevention device shall be installed at the service connection. Water
service for either standby or other purposes will not be furnished until
piping and connections are inspected and approved by a representative of
the Company.
8.7 Property owners will not be allowed to connect the water service of
different properties together.
8.8 All of the customer's service pipes and fixtures must be kept in repair and
protected from freezing at his or her expense. When there are leaking or
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defective pipes or fixtures, the water may be turned off at the option of the
Company until the proper repairs are made.
8.9 The customer shall promptly repair all leaks inside the premises and in the
customer's service line. Failure to repair leakage promptly may result in
termination of service as allowed under the UCRR.
9. INSTALLATION OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS
9.1 The service connection is the property of the Company and as such, the
Company is responsible for its installation and maintenance. It consists of
piping, curb stop and valve or meter box and a meter, if the system is
metered. The service connection transmits water from the Company's
water main to a valve or meter box generally located near the customer's
property line. All piping, valves or appliances beyond this point shall be
the property and responsibility of the customer.
9.2 Each customer shall be supplied through a separate service line.
9.3 The Infrastructure Contribution Fee must be paid and an application
submitted to the Company prior to construction on a lot. In some cases
this fee has been prepaid by lot owners. Contact the Company for the
status of fees paid on lots.
9.4 The Water Tap Fee must be paid and an application submitted to the
Company prior to construction on a lot. In some cases, this fee has been
prepaid by lot owners. Contact the Company for the status of fees paid on
lots. The Company installed the main line, tapped into the main line and
installed the service line and curb stop valve at the property corner for
some lots on Telemark Road (formerly Fall Line road) and Ullr road, which
are identified on Sheet 2.
9.5 The Company reserves the right to designate the size and location of the
service line, curb stop, meter (if applicable) and meter or valve box and
the amount of space which must be left unobstructed for the installation
and future maintenance and operation thereof.
9.6 Where a service connection is desired for premises on which there is no
permanent structure, the Company will install a service connection to said
premises only upon payment by the applicant of the estimated cost of said
service connection. If within a period of five (5) years from the installation
of said service connection a permanent structure is erected on the
premises, the Company will refund, with interest, the difference between
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any approved new customer charges in effect at the time of connection,
and the applicant's advance.
9.7 The Company has the right to inspect and test any newly-installed service
line. The service line shall not be buried until it has been approved by the
Company.
9.8 The extra costs of any outoftheordinary circumstances requiring additional
equipment or special construction techniques involved in the installation of
a service connection will be agreed to in advance by the customer and the
Company.
10. REPLACEMENT OR ENLARGEMENT OF SERVICE CONNECTION
10.1 Unless otherwise provided herein, the Company shall replace or enlarge
service connections at its own expense as follows:
a. whenever it is necessary to change the location of any service
connection due to relocation or abandonment of the Company's
mains; and
b. for commercial or industrial services where the type or volume of
use has changed and the enlargement will result in sufficient
increase in annual revenue to justify the enlargement.
10.2 The relocation, enlargement or reduction of service connections for the
convenience of the customer will be at the expense of the customer. Prior
to such relocation, enlargement or reduction, the customer will deposit the
estimated cost thereof with the Company. Within fifteen (15) days, a
refund will be made to the customer in the amount by which the estimated
cost exceeds the actual cost. The amount by which the actual cost
exceeds the estimated cost will be due and payable within fifteen (15)
days after billing for such deficiency.
10.3 Enlargement of any service connection will be made only after such time
as the customer's plumbing inside his or her premises have been enlarged
sufficiently to accommodate the additional capacity.
11. DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION OF SERVICE
11.1 When a customer desires to discontinue service, the customer shall give
notice to the Company at least two (2) days in advance and be
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responsible for all water consumed for the two (2) days after the date of
such notice.
11.2 The Company shall discontinue a customer's service on an involuntary
basis only in accordance with UCRR.
11.3 When it becomes necessary for the Company to involuntarily discontinue
water service to a customer, service shall be reconnected only after all
bills for service then due have been paid or satisfactory payment
arrangements have been made.
11.4 A reconnection fee may be charged each time a customer is
disconnected, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and reconnected at the
same premises. The reconnection fee will be paid before service is
restored. Reconnection fees shall not be charged for any situation or
circumstance in which the customer's water supply is disconnected by the
Company for its convenience.
11.5 The Company reserves the right at any time, upon notice, to shut off the
water for maintenance or expansion and, in emergencies, may do so
without notice. The Company shall at all times use reasonable diligence
and care to prevent interruption of said water service.
11.6 Except in the case of an emergency, no one, except an authorized
Company representative, shall turn on or turn off the water on the
Company's side of the service connection.
12. EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS
12.1 The extension of system water mains for the purpose of providing new
service shall be handled in accordance with the "Uniform Main Extension
Rules for Small Water Companies" which is attached to these Rules and
Regulations as an Appendix.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 No customer shall permit any person from another premises to take water
from his or her water service or tap for more than (1) week without the
written permission and consent of the Company.
13.2 No person acting either on his or her own behalf or an agent of any
person, firm, corporation or municipality not authorized by the Company
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shall take any water from any fire hydrant on the Company's system
except in the case of an emergency.
13.3 No one shall tamper or interfere with the Company's equipment or
property, nor shall repairs, connections or replacements be made without
Company authorization.
13.4 Whenever an applicant desires service of a character for which there is no
available service classification, a contract may be executed in lieu of a
tariff. Any such contract shall be subject to the approval of the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission.
13.5 Copies of the Company's rates and summary of rules and regulations shall
be available at the Company's office and provided to customers upon
commencement of service, and annually thereafter in accordance with the
UCRR.
13.6 When water is desired for filling a swimming pool, hot tub or other such
uses which require abnormally large quantities of water, arrangements
shall be made with the Company prior to the taking of such water.
14 Special Provisions or Amendments
14.1 Fire Hydrants
a. The Company does not provide fire hydrants on the water system.
b.
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All fire hydrants are owned by individual property owners or
homeowners' associations.
The water system was not designed to furnish fire protection; the
Company's purpose is to furnish only domestic water service.
Therefore, the Company shall not be responsible for loss or
damage claimed to have occurred due to lack of adequate water
supply, or water pressure, and merely agrees to furnish such
quantity of water at such pressure as are available in its general
distribution system. If a new installation or additional flows and
pressure are required, it is the responsibility of the fire hydrant
owner and the fire hydrant owner's engineer to determine, with the
Company and DEQ's approval, a system design change that would
provide such additional flows and/or pressures. These system
changes, if agreed upon by the Company, shall be at the expense
of the fire hydrant owner. The Schweitzer Fire District shall be
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notified of the change and shall concur with the change prior to the
start of work.
c. An application for installing a new fire hydrant shall be completed
by any customer desiring to install a new fire hydrant.
d. The customer is responsible for payment of the cost of the
engineering evaluation for flow, location, hydrant, fittings,
installation road repair and I any fees. The pressure shall never drop
below 20 psi during fire flow. The Company's Fire Hydrant Fee,
which includes review of the application, inspection, pressure
testing, bacteria testing and mapping, shall be paid prior to start of
work by an approved contractor. The Schweitzer Fire District shall
approve the fire hydrant location and calculated flow prior to start of
work.
e. The Company is not responsible for fire flows from hydrants
installed by customers. All maintenance and repairs to fire
hydrants are the responsibility of the fire hydrant owner.
f. No unauthorized person shall open any fire hydrant, attempt to
draw water from it or in any way tamper with a fire hydrant.
g. Fire hydrants are for fire emergencies only and not for temporary
water supply.
h. If an owner desires to change the size, type, or location of an
existing fire hydrant, the owner shall have an engineering
evaluation completed and pay for all change costs. No change
shall be made without the Company's approval.
14.2 Cross Connections Control -Backflow Prevention Equipment
a.
b.
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The Company requires that an appropriate backflow prevention
device be installed on any customer service connection whenever
an actual or potential hazard is deemed to exist. Any such device
shall appear on the State's list of approved backflow prevention
devices and shall be approved by the Company prior to installation.
In the event that a backflow prevention device is required, it shall
be installed, maintained and tested at the customer's expense.
Failure to install, maintain or test the required device shall result in
termination of service to the customer in accordance with the
UCRR.
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d.
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The Company shall require that all backflow prevention devices
connected to the water system be tested upon installation, and
annually thereafter or when relocated or repaired. All testing shall
be completed by a State of Idaho certified backflow assembly tester
(BAT). The test results shall be reported to the Company within 30
days of the test. The submittal form shall be preapproved by the
Company.
It is the sole responsibility of the customer to install, operate and
maintain at all times their plumbing system in compliance with the
current edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
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1. Applicability
a. All extensions of distribution mains from the utility's existing distribution
system, to serve new customers, except for those specifically excluded
below shall be made under the provisions of this Rule unless specific
authority is first obtained from the Commission to deviate therefrom. A
main extension contract shall be executed by the utility and the applicant
or applicants for the main extension before the utility commences
construction work on said extension or, if constructed by applicant or
applicants, before the facilities comprising the main extension are
transferred to the utility.
b. Extensions solely for fire hydrant, private fire protection, resale,
temporary, standby, or supplemental service shall not be made under this
Rule.
c. The utility may, but will not be required to, make extensions under this
Rule in easements or rights-of-way where final grades have not been
established, or where street grades have not been brought to those
established by public authority. If extensions are made when grades have
not been established and there is a reasonable probability that the
existing grade will be changed, the utility shall require that the applicant
or applicants for the main extension deposit, at the time of execution of
the main extension agreement, the estimated net cost of relocating,
raising, or lowering facilities upon establishment of final grades.
Adjustment of any difference between the amount so deposited and the
actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering facilities shall be made within
ten (10) days after the utility has ascertained such actual cost. The net
deposit representing actual cost is not subject to refund. The entire
deposit related to the proposed relocation, raising or lowering shall be
refunded when such displacements are determined by proper authority to
be not required.
2. Definitions
a. Bona Fide Customer, for the purposes of this Rule, shall be a customer
(excluding any customer formerly served at the same location) who has
given satisfactory evidence that service will be reasonably permanent to
the property which has been improved with a building of permanent
nature and to which service has commenced. The provision of service to a
real estate developer or builder during the construction or development
period shall not establish him as a bona fide customer.
b. Real Estate Developer or Builder, for purposes of this Rule, shall include
any individual, association of individuals, partnership, or corporation that
divides a parcel of land into two (2) or more portions.
c. Adjusted Construction Cost, for the purposes of this Rule, shall be
reasonable and shall not exceed the costs recorded in conformity with
generally accepted water utility accounting and sound engineering
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for Water Utilities prescribed by the Commission, of installing facilities, of
adequate capacity for the service requested. If the utility at its option
should install facilities with' a larger capacity or resulting in a greater
footage of extension than required for the service, the adjusted
construction cost for the purposes of this Rule shall be determined by the
application of an adjustment factor to actual construction cost of facilities
installed. This factor shall be the ratio of estimated cost of required
facilities to estimated cost of actual facilities installed.
d. Commission shall mean the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
3. Ownership, Design and Construction of Facilities
a. Any facilities installed hereunder shall be the sole property of the utility.
In those instances in which title to certain portions of the installation, such
as fire hydrants, will be held by a political subdivision, such facilities shall
not be included as a part of the main extension under this Rule.
b. The size, type, quality of materials and their location shall be specified by
the utility and the actual construction shall be done by the utility or by a
constructing agency acceptable to it.
c. Where the property of an applicant is located adjacent to a right-of-way,
exceeding 70 feet in width, for a street, highway or other public purpose,
regardless of the width of the traveled way or pavement; or a freeway,
waterway or railroad right-of-way, the utility may elect to install a main
extension on the same side thereof as the property of the applicant and
the estimated and adjusted construction costs in such case shall be based
upon such an extension.
d. When an extension must comply with an ordinance, regulation, or
specification of public authority, the estimated and adjusted construction
costs of said extension shall be based upon the facilities required comply
therewith.
4. Estimates, Plans and Specifications
a. Upon request by a potential applicant for a main extension, the utility shall
prepare without charge a preliminary sketch and rough estimates of the
cost of installation to be advanced by said applicant.
b. Any applicant for a main extension requesting the utility to prepare
detailed plans, specifications and cost estimates shall be required to
deposit with the utility an amount equal to the estimated cost of
preparation of such material. The utility shall, upon request, make
available within 45 days after receipt of the deposit referred to above,
such plans, specifications and cost estimates of the proposed main
extension. If the extension is to include oversizing of facilities to be done
at the utility’s expense appropriate details shall be set forth in the plans,
specifications and cost estimates.
c. In the event a main extension contract with the utility is executed within
180' days after the utility furnishes the detailed plans and specifications,
the deposit shall become a part of the advance, and shall be refunded in
accordance with the terms of the main extension contract. If such contract
is not so executed the deposit to cover the cost of preparing plans,
specifications and cost estimates shall be forfeited by the applicant for the
main extension and the amount of the forfeited deposit shall be credited
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to the account or accounts to which the expense of preparing said
material was charged.
d. When detailed plans, specifications and cost estimates are requested the
applicant for a main extension shall furnish a map to a suitable scale
showing the street and lot layouts, and when requested by the utility,
contours or other indication of the relative elevation of the various parts of
the area to be developed. If changes are made subsequent to the
presentation of this map by the applicant, and these changes require
additional expense in revising plans, specifications and cost estimates this
additional expense shall be borne by the applicant, not subject to refund,
and the additional expense thus recovered shall be credited to the account
or accounts to which the additional expense was charged.
5. Timing and Adjustment of Advances
a. Unless the applicant for the main extension elects to arrange for the
installation of the extension himself as permitted by Section C.1.c., the
full amount of the required advance or an acceptable surety bond must be
provided to the utility at the time of execution of the main extension
agreement.
b. If the applicant for a main extension posts a surety bond in lieu of cash,
such surety bond must be replaced with cash not less than ten (10)
calendar days before construction is to commence; provided, however,
that if special facilities are required primarily for the service requested,
the applicant for the extension may be required to deposit sufficient cash
to cover the cost of such special facilities before they are ordered by the
utility.
c. An applicant for a main extension who advances funds shall be provided
with a, statement of actual construction cost and adjusted construction
cost showing in reasonable detail the cost incurred for material, labor, any
other direct and indirect costs , overheads, and total costs; or unit costs
or contract costs; whichever are appropriate.
d. Said statement shall be submitted within sixty (60) days after the actual
construction costs of the installation have been ascertained by the utility.
In the event that the actual construction costs for the entire installation
shall not have been determined within 120 days after completion of
construction work, a preliminary determination of actual and adjusted
construction costs shall be submitted, based upon the best available
information at that time.
e. Any differences between the adjusted construction costs and the amount
advanced shall be shown as a revision of the amount of advance and shall
be payable within thirty (30) days of submission of the statement.
6. Assignment of Main Extension Contracts - Any contract entered into under
Sections B and C of this Rule, or under similar provisions of former rules, may
be assigned after settlement of adjusted construction costs, after written
notice to the utility by the holder of said contract as shown by the utility’s
records. Such assignment shall apply only to those refunds which become due
more than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt by the utility of the notice
of assignment. The utility shall not be required to make any one refund
payment under such contract to more than a single assignee.
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7. Interpretations and Deviations - In case of disagreement or dispute regarding
the application of any provision of this Rule, or in circumstances where the
application of this Rule appears unreasonable to either party, the utility,
applicant or applicants may refer the matter to the Commission for
determination.
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1. Free-Footage Allowance - The utility shall extend its water distribution mains
to serve new bona fide customers at its own expense, other than to serve
subdivisions, tracts , housing projects , industrial developments or organized
commercial districts, when the required total length of main extension from
the nearest existing utility facility is not in excess of fifty (50) feet per service
connection.
2. Advances - If the total length of main extension is in excess of fifty (50) feet
per service connection applied for, the applicant or applicants for such service
shall be required to advance to the utility, before construction is commenced,
that portion of the estimated reasonable cost of such extension which exceeds
the estimated reasonable cost of 50 feet of the main extension per service
connection, exclusive of the cost of service pipes, meter boxes and meters.
Such estimated reasonable cost shall be based upon the cost of a main not in
excess of six (6) inches in diameter except where a larger main is required by
the special needs of the applicant or applicants. The amount of the advance is
subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section A.5.e. of
this Rule.
3. Refunds - The money so advanced shall be refunded by the utility, in cash
without interest, in payments equal to the adjusted construction cost of fifty
(50) feet of the main extension for which advance was made, for each
additional service connection made to said main extension exclusive of that of
any customer formerly served in a reasonable manner at the same location.
At the request of the applicant, refunds shall be made within 180 days after
the date of first service to a bona fide customer. If no request is received
from applicant the utility shall, initiate refunds on an annual basis. No refunds
shall be made, after a period of ten (10) years from the date of completion of
the main extension and, the total refund shall not exceed the amount
advanced.
4. Exceptions - Where a group of five (5) or more individual applicants requests
service from the same extension, or in unusual cases after obtaining
Commission authorization, the utility, at its option, may require that the
individual or individuals advance the entire cost of the main extension as
herein provided and the utility shall refund this advance as provided in
Section C.2. of this Rule.
C.C.C.C. EXTENSIONS TO SERVEEXTENSIONS TO SERVEEXTENSIONS TO SERVEEXTENSIONS TO SERVE SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS, HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS, HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS, HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS, HOUSING
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1. Advances –
a. Unless the procedure outlined in Section C.1.c. is followed, an applicant
for a main extension to serve a new subdivision, tract, housing project or
industrial development or organized commercial district shall be required
to advance to the utility, before construction is commenced, the
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estimated reasonable cost of the extension to be actually installed, from
the nearest utility facility at least equal in size or capacity to the main
required to serve both the new customers and a reasonable estimate of
the potential customers who might be served directly from the main
extension without additional extension. The costs of the extension shall
include necessary service stubs, or service pipes, fittings, gates and
housing therefore, and meter boxes, but shall not include meters. To this
shall be added the cost of fire hydrants when requested by the applicant
for the main extension or required by public authority, whenever such
hydrants are to become the property of the utility.
b. If, for any purpose, special facilities are required primarily for the service
requested, the cost of such special facilities may be included in the
advance, subject to refund, as hereinafter provided, along with refunds of
the advance of the cost of the extension facilities described in Section
C.1.a. above.
c. In lieu of providing the advances in accordance with Sections C.1.a. and
C.1.b., the applicant for a main extension shall be permitted, if qualified in
the judgment of the utility, to construct and install the facilities himself, or
arrange for their installation pursuant to competitive bidding procedures
initiated by him and limited to qualified bidders. The cost, including the
cost of inspection and supervision by the utility, shall be paid directly by
applicant. The applicant shall provide the utility with a statement of actual
construction cost in reasonable detail. The amount to be treated as an
advance subject to refund shall be the lesser of (1) the actual cost, or (2)
the price quoted in the utility detailed cost estimate. The installation shall
be in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted by the utility
pursuant to Section A.4.b.
2. Refunds
a. The amount advanced under Sections C.1.a., C.1.b.; i and C.1.c. shall be
subject to refund by the utility in cash, without interest, to the party or
parties entitled thereto as set forth, in the following two paragraphs. The
total amount so refunded shall not exceed the total of the amount
advanced. Except as hereinafter provided, the refunds shall be made in
annual, semiannual or quarterly payments at the election of the utility,
and for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years after the date of the
contract.
b. Whenever costs of main extensions have been advanced pursuant to
Sections C.1.a. or C.1.c., the utility shall determine the revenue received
from customers other than residential, including fire protection agencies,
supplied by service pipes connected directly to the extension for which the
cost was advanced. The refund shall be 22 percent of the revenue so
received. For residential customers connected directly to the extension for
which the cost was advanced, the utility shall refund 22 percent of the
average revenue per residential customer of the entire system for the
immediately preceding 12-month period. (See Section C.2.d. and B.3.)
c. Whenever costs of special facilities have been advanced pursuant to
Sections C.1.b. or C.1.c., the amount so advanced shall be divided by the
number of lots to be served by the special facilities. This advance per lot
shall be refunded for each lot on which one or more bona fide customers
are served by those facilities.
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d. With respect to a contract entered into on and after the effective date of
this Rule, if, at any time during the 20-year refund period specified above
80 percent of the bona fide customers for which the extension or special
facilities were designed are being served therefrom, the utility shall
immediately notify the contract holder of that fact, and at that time shall
become obligated to pay, in cash, any balance which may remain
unrefunded at the end of said 20-year period. Such balance shall be
refunded in five (5) equal annual installments, payable beginning 21 years
after the date of the contract.
e. Where a contract has been entered into under a former main extension
rule, and where 80 percent of the bona fide customers for which the
extension or special facilities were designed are being served therefrom,
the utility may negotiate and enter into a new and substitute contract,
identical in all respects, with the original contract, including the original
termination date, except that said substitute contract shall include the
following provisions: "Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, any
unrefunded balance remaining at the termination date of this contract
shall be paid in five (5) equal annual , installments beginning one (1) year
after, said termination date.”
3. Termination of Main Extension Contracts
a. Any contract entered into under Section C of this Rule, or under similar
provisions of former rules may be purchased by the utility and terminated,
after first obtaining the authorization of the Commission, at any time after
the number of bona fide customers then receiving service from the
extension for which the advance was made equals at least 60 percent of
the total number of bona fide customers for which such extension was
designed by the utility and the terms are otherwise mutually agreed to by
the parties or their assignees and that, Section C.3.b. and Section C.3.c.
hereof are complied with.
b. The utility, in requesting authorization for such termination shall furnish to
the Commission the following information in writing by an advice letter in
the event the termination is to be accomplished by payment in cash, or by
a formal application:
(1) A copy of the main extension contract, together with data
adequately describing the development for which the advance was
made and the total adjusted construction cost of the extension.
(2) The balance unpaid on the contract, as above defined, as of the
date of termination and terms under which the obligation is
requested to be terminated.
(3) The name of the holder of the contract when terminated.
(4) The total number of bona fide customers for which the extension
was designed and the number of bona fide customers actually
receiving service on said extension as of the proposed date of
contract.
c. Discounts obtained by the utility for contracts terminated under the
provisions of this Section shall be accounted for by credits to Account 265
- Contributions in Aid of Construction.
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