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PICABO LIVESTOCK COMPANY, INC.
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SCHEDULE NO.
AVAILABLE
Picabo, Idaho and immediate vicinity
APPLI CABLE
To all customers for domestic and other uses.
RATE
Flat rate service per month.
Residential
Commercial
CommerciallF eedlot
$22.
$37.
$37.00 for 6 months of the year
SPRINKLING
Residential sprinkling charge of$19.00 per month from April 1 through September 30
in addition to flat rate.
Commercial sprinkling charge of$33.00 per month from April 1 through September 30
in addition to flat rate.
INTEREST
TERMS: All accounts not paid in full by the 30th are considered past due and subject to a
service charge of 1.0% per month (12% annual rate) minimum charge $0.50.
The Company shall follow the "Rules and Regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Governing Customer Relations of Natural Gas, Electric, and Water Public Utilities Under the
Jurisdiction of the Commission.
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Issued June 30 2004 Effective July 2004
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AVAILABLE
Picabo, Idaho and immediate vicinity.
APPLI CABLE
To all customers for domestic and other uses.
RECONNECTION CHARGE
Reconnechon charge for involuntary disconnection $25.
SPECIAL PRO VISIONS
A service charge of$15.00 will apply for customer requested shut-off and/or turn-on
A $500 one-time hookup fee will be charged for hookup of new customers.
ExtensIon of service beyond the mainline will be done on a time and material basis.
The Company shall follow the "Rules and Regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Governing Customer Relations of Natural Gas, Electric, and Water Public Utilities Under the
Jurisdiction of the Commission.
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GENERAL
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GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS
FOR SMALL WATER UTILITIES
The Customer, in receiving water service, and the
Company, in providing water service, both agree to
abide by these Rules and Regulations.
In the event that there is a conflict between the
Company s Rules and Regulations and the Rules and
Regulations Governing Customer Relations of Gas,
Electric, and Water Public utilities under theJurisdiction of the Idaho Public Utili ties
Commission , the Rules and Regulations of the
Commission shall take precedence unless an exceptionhas been granted.
Any additions, deletions or modifications to these
General Rules and Regulations are to be made in the
Special Provisions " section attached as Attachment1. Any such changes are subj ect to approval by the
Commission prior to becoming effective.
DEFINITIONS
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Billin Period - the period of time between bills
from the Company for normal services rendered.
Commission - Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Commodi t Char e - Recurring charge based only on the
quanti ty of water used.
Com - water company.
Connection or Hook-U Fee - non-recurring charge paid
by a Customer requesting service for partial or full
recovery of the Company s cost of providing a new
service connection.
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Contribution in Aid of Construction - non-recurring
charge paid by a Customer or Developer to help defray
the cost of system expansion.
Customer - a person, business or government agency
responsible for paying bills and complying with the
rules and regulations of the company.
Customer Char e - minimum recurring charge that does
not include any water.
Fixed Rate - a recurring charge of a fixed amount,
usually in an unmetered system.
Franchise Tax - tax imposed on a Company by a
governmental entity for the privilege of doing
business wi thin its boundaries.
Minimum Char e - minimum recurring charge for a
billing period that may or may not include a
specified quantity of water.
Non-recurrin Char es - charges that are not assessed
each billing period.
Premises - a Customer s property including out
buildings which are normally located on one lot or
parcel of ground.
Rate Structure - a schedule of all recurring and
non-recurring charges of the company.
Reconnection Fee - charge paid by a Customer to the
Company to restore service after its disconnection.
Recurrin Char es - charges that are assessed each
billing period.
Tariff - rate schedules and Rules and Regulations
which govern the Company s service.
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The Company shall furnish service to applicants
wi thin its service area under the jurisdiction of the
Idaho Public Utili ties Commission in accordance with
rates and Rules and Regulations approved by the
Commisslon.
Applicants for water service may be required to signa standard form of service application.
The Company shall not be obligated to provide service
at a service location until any required deposit or
guarantee of payment has been received by the Company
in accordance with the "Rules and Regulations
Governlng Customer Relations of Gas, Electric, and
Water Public Utilities under the Jurisdiction of theIdaho Public utili ties Commisslon " attached and
referred to herein as Utility Customer RelationsRules (UCRR).
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 mlnimum charges as are deemednecessary. All such contracts are subj ect to the
approval of the Commisslon.
The Company reserves the right to place limitations
on the amount and character of water service it will
supply and to refuse service to new Customers 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
Slze than is necessary to properly serve thepremises.
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( c)The permanency of the building, structure, orinsti tution requested to be served is such that
the Company s investment in such service isjeopardized.
( d)The depth of the Customer s service line is less
than the minimum depth required for frostprotection.
(e)The Customer s proposed service, main or other
appurtenance does not conform to good
engineering design or meet the standard
specifications of the Company.
(f)The Customer refuses to agree to abide by the
Rules and Regulations of the Company.
If the Company denies service to a potential Customer for anyreason, it will immediately provide the applicant with a written
explanation of its decision in accordance with UCRR.
DEPOSITS
Rules and Regulations regarding deposits to guarantee
payment of bills can be found in Rules 101-109 UCRR.
RATES
Rates charged for water service and supply shall be
those published in the Company s tariff and approved
by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
BILLING AND PAYMENT
All Customers will be billed on a regular basis as
identified on the applicable rate schedule.
If the system is metered, the Company shall try to
read the meters prior to each billing unless
specified differently on the applicable rateschedule. I f the Company s meter reader is unable to
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gain access to the premises to read the meter, or in
the event the meter fails to register, the Company
may 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. Estimated
bills shall carry appropriate notice to that effect.
All bills shall clearly indicate the balance due and
shall be due and payable no less than 15 days after
the date rendered. All bills not paid by due date
shall be considered delinquent and service may bedisconnected subj ect to the provisions of UCRR.
The minimum bill or customer charge shall apply when
service is provided for less than one month.
Owners of premises with one or more condominiums,
buildings, stores, apartments or any other divisions
of like or similar character, all of which are servedfrom 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
shall 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.
Accounts will be continued and water bills rendered
regularly until the Company has been duly notified todiscontinue service.
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Meters will be installed by the Company near the
Customer s property line or at any other reasonable
location on the Customer s premises that is mutually
agreed upon.
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, at
its option, may relocate its metering equipment at
the Customer s expense.
The Company is responsible for the maintenance of itsmetering equipment. Meters are considered to be
sufficiently accurate if tests indicate that meteraccuracy is wi thin + 2 percent. When for any reason
a meter fails to register within these limits of
accuracy, the Customer s use of water will be
estimated on the basis of available data and chargeswill be adjusted accordingly. Corrected bills will
then be sent out to the customer and additional
payment or refund arrangements made in accordance
wi th UCRR.
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 Customermeter. If the test indicates that the meterover-registers by more than 2 percent, it will be
replaced with an accurate meter at no cost to the
Customer and the "Meter Testing Fee " will be refunded
and water bills will be adj usted in accordance with
UCRR.
At the Company s discretion, unmetered 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.
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7 . 6 The Company shall have the right to set meters or
other devices without notice to the Customer for thedetection and prevention of fraud.
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In any building where the meter is to be installed ln
the basement, the incoming water pipe must enter the
basement at least sixteen (16) inches from the riser
ln order that a meter can be set ln a horizontal
posi tion 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.
CUSTOMER PLUMBING AND APPLIANCES
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All plumbing, piplng, fixtures
Customer s side of the service
installed and malntalned under
at the expense of the Customerpremises.
and appliances on the
connection shall be
the responsibility and
or owner of the
The plumbing, piplng, 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 shall 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 meterregistration.
A stop-and-waste valve must 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.
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
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the Company. All damage to the Company s property
resulting from failure to properly equip Customer
plumbing with a relief valve shall be billed to the
Customer.
The Company is not obligated to perform any service
whatever in locating leaks or other trouble with the
customer s piping.
When the premises served by the Company is 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 stand-by or other purposes will not be
furnished until piping and connections are inspected
and approved by a representative of the Company.
Property owners will not be allowed to connect the
water service of different properties together.
All of the Customer s service pipes and fixtures must
be kept in repair and protected from freezing at hisor 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.
INSTALLATION OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS
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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,
curbstop 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
property line. All piping, valves or appliances
beyond this point are the property and responsibility
of the Customer.
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The Company reserves the right to designate the size
and location of the service line, curbstop, 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 operationthereof.
Where a service connection is desired for a 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 estimatedcost of said service connection. If wi thin 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.
The 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.
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REPLACEMENT OR ENLARGEMENT OF SERVICE CONNECTION
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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.
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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. wi thinfifteen (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 shall be due
and payable wi thin fifteen (15) days after billing
for such deficiency.
Enlargement of any service connection will be made
only after such time as the Customer s plumbing
inside his or her premises shall have been enlarged
sufficiently to accommodate the additional capacity.
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When a Customer desires to discontinue service he
shall give notice to the Company at least two (2)
days in advance and shall be responsible for all
water consumed for the two (2) days after the date ofsuch notice.
The Company may discontinue a Customer s service on
an involuntary basis only in accordance with DCRR.
When it becomes necessary for the Company to
involuntarily discontinue water service to a
Customer, service will be reconnected only after all
bills for service then due have been paid or
satisfactory payment arrangements have been made.
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 withoutnotice. The Company shall at all times use
reasonable diligence and care to prevent interruption
of said water service.
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Except in the case of an emergency, no one, except an
authorized Company representative, is allowed toturn-on or turn-off the water on the Company s side
of the service connection.
EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS
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The extension of system water mains for the purpose
of providing new service shall be done on a time andmaterial basis.
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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.
No person acting either on his or her own behalf or
an agent of any person, firm , corporation or
municipali ty, not authorized by the Company, shall
take any water from any fire hydrant on the Company
system except in the case of an emergency.
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.
Service will be maintained to domestic Customers on apreferential 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.
No rate contract or application is assignable from
one user to another, except upon agreement of all
parties concerned.
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The representative of the Company shall be given
access to 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 Companyinstalled on the premises. Access shall be granted
at all times for emergency purposes.
No one, except an authorized agent of the Company,
shall tamper with , interfere with, make repairs,
connections or replacements of or to any of the
Company s property.
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 is subject to theapproval of the Idaho Public Utili ties Commission.
The Customer is held responsible for any violation of
these Rules and Regulations even though the breach is
committed by someone employed either directly, or
indirectly, by the customer.
Copies of the Company s rates and rules summary of
regulations will be available at utility s office;
will be provided to customers upon commencement ofservice; and, will be provided to customers annually
in accordance with Utility Customer Relations Rules
(UCRR) and Utility Customer Information Rules (UCIR).
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