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RATE SCHEDULE 1-RECURRING CHARGES
METERED CUSTOMERS —(RESIDENTIAL RATE)
Minimum Monthly Charge (includes 15,000 gallons)
1”Meter $17.00
Charge for usage over 15,000 gallons $0.71 per 1,000 gallons
UNMETERED CUSTOMERS -(FLAT RATE)
Monthly Charge $20.25
METERED CUSTOMERS -(COMMERCIAL RATE)
Minimum Monthly Charge (includes 15,000 gallons)
2”Meter $17.00
Charge for usage over 15,000 gallons $0.71 per 1,000 gallons
METERED LANDSCAPING CUSTOMERS —(CONDOMINIUM RATE)
Minimum Monthly Charge (includes 15,000 gallons)$20.00
Charge for usage over 15,000 gallons $0.71 per 1,000 gallons
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RATE SCHEDULE NO.2
NON -RECURRING CHARGES
1.RECONNECT FEES
Reconnection Charge:A reconnection charge will be assessed to any
customer who has been involuntarily disconnected by the Company for any
reason allowed by the UCRR.Charges do not apply when a customer was
Involuntarily disconnected for the convenience of the Company.Charge is
per occurrence.
During normal business hours $20.00
Other than normal business hours $40.00
2.HOOKUP OR CONNECTION FEE $1479.00
This charge is applicable when a new service Is connected to the system for
the first time.
3.LATE PAYMENT CHARGE 1%
One percent (1 %)per month of the unpaid balance at the time of the next
monthly billing statement.
*Normal business hours are considered to be Monday through
Friday from 8 am to 5 pm —excluding state holidays
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GENERAL RULES &REGULATIONS
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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.
i.2 iii tue everi Lildi mere is d cunnici ueLweerl ulese rules and
regulations and the Utility Customer Relations Rules (UCRR)and
the Utility Customer Information Rules (UCIR),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 Aøiicant —a potential cjstomer (person,business or
government agency)applying for service to the Company and
subject to the Commission’s rules and regulations.
2.1 fflinPeiod -the period ui time between biUs irom the
Company for normal services rendered.
2.3 Commission -Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
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quantity of water used.
2.5 Company —the water company.
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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 non-recurring charqe
paid by a Customer or developer to hep defray the cost of
system expansion.
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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,
usuauy 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
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2.12 Late Payment Charge —the non-recurring charge levied against
any delinquent balance.
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period that may or may not include a specified quantity of
water.
2.14 Non-recurring Charges —the charges that are not assessed each
biHing 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 au recurring and non-recurring
charges of the Company.
2.17 —the charge paid by a Customer to the
Company to restore service after disconnection.
2.18 cj:jing_chiçes —the charges that are assessed each billing
period.
2.19 Tariff —the rate schedules and the rules and regulations which
govern the Companys service.
2.20 Utility Customer Information Rules (UCIR)—Information to
Customers of Gas,Electric,and Water Public Utilities -IDAPA
31.21.02.000 et seq.
2.21 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.
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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 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 iimitations 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 ot 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 enqineerlng
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.
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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 shalt be those
published in the Company’s tariff and approved by the
Commission.
6.BILLING AND PAYMENT
6.1 Mi Customers shall be 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 falls 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.MI
bills not paid by due date may be considered delinquent and
service may be disconnected subject to the provls’ons of the
UCRR.
6.4 A Late Payment Charge may be levied against any delinquent
account.Mi 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 condominiums,buildings,
stores,apartments or any other divisions of like or similar
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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
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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
oremises 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)
7.1 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.
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 recurrinq
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
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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 over-registers 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
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water bilis shall be adjusted in accordance with the UCRR.
Meter Testing Fees shaM 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
8.1 AM pumbinq,piping,fixtures dm1 dppiidnces on the Custorners
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 wifl be such as not to endanger Hfe 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 instalied on the Customers
plumbing in a place always accessible and so located as to
permit shutting off the water for the entire premises with the
edst pussibe deioy.
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
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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 stand-by 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 diflérent 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 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,curbstop and valve or meter
box and a meter,if the system Is metered.The service
connection transmits water from the Company’s wdter 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,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
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
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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
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time of connection,and the applicant’s advance.
9.4 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.
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
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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 tirn.e 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
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11.1 When a Customer desires to discontinue service he shaH give
notice to the Company at least two (2)days in advance and be
responsib for all water consumed for the two (2)days after
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11.2 The Company shall discontinue a Customer’s service on an
involuntary basis only in accordance with UCRR.
11.3 When it.becomes necessory for the Compony to invoiuntoriy
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 shaH riot 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
ot oH times use reasonobie diiigence ond core 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
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(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 shall take any water from any fire hydrant on the
Company’s system except in the case of an emergency.
13.3 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.
13.4 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.
13.5 No rate contract or application is assignable from one user to
another,except upon agreement of all parties concerned.
13.6 The Company representative 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 Company installed on the
premises.Access shall be granted at all times for emergency
purposes.
13.7 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.
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there is no available service classitication,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.
13.9 Copies of the Companys 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 wth the UCRR and the UCIR.
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