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THE IDAHO CLUB - TIC UTILITIES, LLC
SCHEDULES, RULES AND REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 1 FLAT RATE WATER SERVICES
SCHEDULE 2 NON-RECURRING CHARGES
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS INCLUDING
Main extension agreement
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SCHEDULE 1
FLAT RATE WATER SERVICES
Frequency of Billing
Customers will be billed quarterly, payable within 15 days of the billing
date.
Customer Charge:
Applicable to all property owners, whether lot is developed or vacant.
$45.00 monthly ($135.00 billed quarterly)
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SCHEDULE 2
NON-RECURRING CHARGES
Account Initiation Charge:
Applies when a new account is established and, if necessary, service
turned on.
$250.00
Hook Up Change..
Applies when the Company must install a new service connection in
order to provide water to a new Customer. The charge includes
company review of the proposed plans, and inspection and final
approval of the installation.
$2,500.00
NOTE: Charge will increase if connection need to be moved, or
there is a need to bore under the road to provide service.
DEQ CHARGE:
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) assesses a
charge to fund its drinking water program. Since this charge is not
recovered in tariffed water rates, the cost will be passed along to
Customers as a fixed charge appearing as a separate item on each bill.
Actual charges incurred, to be reimbursed quarterly.
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1.0 GENERAL
1. The Customer, in receiving water service, and the Company, in providing
water service, shall both agree to abide by these rules and regulations.
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.
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-the water company.
2.6. Connection or HookUp Fee- a nonrecurring charge paid by a Customer
requesting service for partial or full recovery of the Company's cost of
providing a new service connection.
2.7. Contribution in Aid of Construction -a nonrecurring charge paid by a
Customer or developer to help defray the cost of system expansion.
2.8. Customer a person, business or government agency responsible for paying
bills and complying with the rules and regulations of the company.
2.9. Customer Charge - a recurring fixed charge to recover a portion of the cost
of meter reading and billing.
2.10. Fixed or Flat Rate- a recurring charge of a fixed amount, usually in an
unmetered system.
2.11. 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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Late Payment Charge -the non-recurring charge levied against any
delinquent balance.
2.13. Minimum Charge -the minimum recurring charge for a billing period that
may or may not include a specified quantity of water.
2.14. Nonrecurring Charges-the charges that are not assessed each billing
period.
2.15. Premises-the Customer's property including out buildings which are
normally located on one lot or parcel of ground.
2.16. Rate Schedule the schedules of all recurring and nonrecurring charges of
the Company.
2.17. Reconnection Charge-the charge paid by a Customer to the Company to
restore service after disconnection.
2.18. Recurring Charges -the charges that are assessed each billing period.
2.19. Tariff-the rate schedules and the rules and regulations which govern the
Company's service.
2.20. 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.
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.
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
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minimum charges as are deemed necessary. All such contracts shall e
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
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
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ustomers shall e billed on a regular basis as identified on the
applicable rate schedule.
6.2. If the system is metered, the Company shall try to read the meters prior to
each billing unless specified differently on the applicable rate schedule. If
the Company's meter reader is unable to gain access to the premises to
read the meter, or in the event the meter fails to register, the Company will
estimate the Customer's water consumption for the current billing period
based on known consumption for a prior similar period or average of several
periods. Subsequent readings will automatically adjust for differences
between estimated and actual. Bills based on estimated consumption shall
be clearly marked as "estimated".
6.3. 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.
6.4. A Late Payment Charge may be levied against any delinquent account. All
payments received by the next billing date shall be applied to the
Customer's account prior to calculating the Late Payment Charge.
6.5. The minimum bill or customer charge shall apply when service is provided
for less than one month.
6.6. Owners of premises with one or more buildings, stores, apartments,
condominiums or any other divisions of like or similar character, all of which
are served from one (1) service connection are responsible for the entire
water charges. If the owner 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 by the owner or
his or her agent as to permit the Company, to its satisfaction, to serve each
division or occupant separately from the other occupants in the same
building.
6.7. Accounts shall be continued and water bills rendered regularly until the
Company has been duly notified to discontinue service.
7. METERING (If Applicable)
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Meters will Be installed y the Uompany near the Customer's property line or
at any other reasonable location on the Customer's premises that is mutually
agreed upon.
7.2. The Company's representative shall be given access to the Customer's
premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of obtaining meter
readings. In the event of recurring inaccessibility the Company may, at its
option and after notifying the customer, relocate its metering equipment at
the Customer's expense.
7.3. The Company shall be responsible for the maintenance of its metering
equipment. Meters are considered to be sufficiently accurate if tests indicate
that meter accuracy is within ±2 percent. When for any reason a meter fails
to register within these limits of accuracy, the Customer's use of water shall
be estimated on the basis of available data and charges shall be adjusted
accordingly. Corrected bills shall then be sent out to the customer and
additional payment or refund arrangements shall be made in accordance
with the UCRR.
7.4. The Company reserves the right to test and/or replace any meter. Upon
deposit of a "Meter Testing Fee" by a Customer, the Company will test the
Customer's meter. If the test indicates that the meter overregisters by more
than 2 percent, it shall be replaced with an accurate meter at no cost to the
Customer and the "Meter Testing Fee" shall be refunded and water bills shall
be adjusted in accordance with the UCRR. Meter Testing Fees shall require
prior approval by the Commission.
7.5. At the Company's discretion, un-metered Customers may be converted to
metered service if such transition occurs in a planned, systematic manner
without unreasonable discriminations and if the Company has an approved
metered rate.
7.6. The Company will have the right to set meters or other devices without
notice to the Customer for the detection and prevention of fraud.
7.7. In any building where the meter is to be installed in the basement, the
incoming water pipe must enter the basement at least sixteen (16) inches
from the riser in order that a meter can be set in a horizontal position in the
basement. All pipes to the different parts of the building or grounds must
lead from the riser at least one (1) foot above the elbow.
8. CUSTOMER PLUMBING AND APPLIANCES
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plumbing, piping, tixtures 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 stop and waste 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. In accordance with the Company's Cross Connection Control program, as
filed with IDEQ, the Company shall require an appropriate backflow
prevention device be installed on any customer s 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
be approved by the Company prior o installation.
8.7.1. 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 will result in
termination of service to the customer in accordance with the
Commission's Rules and Regulations
8.8. The Company shall require that all backflow devices connected to the public
drinking water system be tested upon installation, and annually thereafter or
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when relocated or repaired. All testing shall a completed by a State o
Idaho certified backflow assembly tester (BAT). The results of the tests shall
be reported to the company within 30 days from the date of the test. The
submitted form shall be preapproved by the Company
8.9. 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. Property owners will not be allowed to connect the
water service of different properties together.
8.10. 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
defective pipes or fixtures, the water may be turned off at the option of the
Company until the proper repairs are made.
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. 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.
9.3. 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 any approved
new Customer charges in effect at the time of connection, and the applicant's
advance.
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e extra costs of any out of the ordinary 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 he shall give notice to the
Company at least two (2) days in advance and be 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.
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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. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1. 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.
12.2. 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 shall take
any water from any fire hydrant on the Company's system except in the case
of an emergency.
12.3. No person shall place upon or about any hydrant, gate, box, meter, meter
box or other property of the Company any building material or other
substance so as to prevent free access at all times to the same.
12.4. Service will be maintained to domestic Customers on a preferential basis.
Delivery of water under all schedules may be restricted, interrupted or
curtailed at the discretion of the Company in case of shortage or threatened
shortage of water.
12.5. No rate contract or application is assignable from one user to another,
except upon agreement of all parties concerned.
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e Gompany representative snail a given access tot the premises of the
Customer at all reasonable hours for obtaining meter readings, for turning on
or shutting off the flow of water, for inspecting, removing, repairing or
protecting from abuse or fraud any of the property of the Company installed
on the premises. Access shall be granted at all times for emergency
purposes.
12.7. No one shall tamper or interfere with the Company's equipment or property,
nor shall repairs, connections or replacements be made without the
Company authorization.
12.8. 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.
12.9. 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 and the UCIR.
13.0 UNIFORM MAIN EXTENSION RULE FOR WATER UTILITIES -
Based on Order No. 7830 (Case No. U-1500-22)
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
1 .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.
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C. I he 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.
13.1 .2 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.
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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.
3. 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 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
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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.
13.1 .4 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
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amount of advance and shall a payable within thirtydays
of submission of the statement.
5. 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.
6. 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.
2. EXTENSIONS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS
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
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or applicants. I he 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.
2. EXTENSIONS TO SERVE SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS,
HOUSING PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS OR
ORGANIZED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
2.1 . 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 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
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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 AA.b.
2.2. 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.
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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 13.3.)
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.
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
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annual , installments beginning one year after, said
termination date."
13.3.3 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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