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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEVERGREEN WATER.pdfTariff No.Page loP.C. No' Cancelling Name of Utility Evergreen Water Comuanv Schedule No. Public Drinking Water Fee Applicability:All Customers Rate:Public Drinking Water IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISS~ONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE JAN 5 - JAN 6 - Jl.. (;~~ SECRETARY (Approval Stamp) $ . 42 per month per customer The Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Idaho Department of Health & Welfare , assesses a fee to fund its drinking water program. Since this fee 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. hio rat9 beeemeEl ~f:fccti.H~ Octobor 1 1994 au eJ\..f'irlSs--OJl 3ep LeuL1er JO 1995 Issued Issued by December 1994 Evergreen Water Company ;;;:;~. . Effecti ve 1994D~Ec:.LLL LJ,-I 3-& Ti tle Manasrer Tariff No.Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE I.P.C. No. Cancelling NDVIQ'87 NDVl(l' p~ o. AJ. ';;05710 .7/l;11-n~ J2 ~SECRETARY Name of utility EVERGREEN WATER CaMP ANY (A roval stam ) Route 1 , St. Maries, Idaho 83861 Flat rate covering first 7,500 gallons per month $15.00 per month Monthly usage in excess of 7,500 gallons per month: Each l , 000 gallons or portionthereof in excess of 7,500 in any month Connection charges: Outside Evergreen Terrace - $600. 600. Within Evergreen Terrace - Issued June Effective June Issue Cm'lPANY Name Title President CARMAN0O28a IDAHO PUBLIC UTIUTIES COMMISSION Tariff No. loP.C. No. Page Orlginal Page 3 APPROVED EFFECTIVE Cancelling Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY JAN 3 1 '95 FEB 1 - Jl ~ 1' ~.. ~ SECRET (Approval Stamp) All accounts not paid in full by the 30th of the month following the billing date are considered past due and subj ect to aservice charge of 1.0% per month (12% annual rate). Issued November 1994 Effecti ve 1994 Issued by Evergreen Water CompanyArlo Slack Ti tle Manager Tariff No. I.P.C. :'\0. Cancelling Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITiES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTNE NOV 1 87 NOV 1 p~ 0.)1). )./57b~n~ J2 ~SECRETARY Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER CaMP ANY GENERAL 1. 1 1.2 1. 3 (Approval Stamp) GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SMALL WATER UTILITIES The Customer , in receiv1ng water service, and the Company, inproviding water service , both agree to abide by .these Rules andRegulations. In the event that there is a conflict between the Company s Rulesand Regulations and the Rules and 'Regulations of the Idaho PublicUtilities Commission Concerning Water Companies , the Rules andRegulations of the Commission shall take precedence unless anexception bas been granted. Any additions , deletions or modifications to these General Rulesand Regulations are to be made in the "Special Provisions " sectionattached as Attachment 1. Any such changes are subject to approvalby the Commission prior to becoming effective. DEFINITIONS Issued By By Richard J. Carman ~~~ Issued Billin Period - the period of time between bills from the Companyfor norma 1 services rendered. Comm1ssion - Idaho Public Utilities Commiss1on. Commodi t Char e - recurring charge based only on .the quantity wa ter used. Com - wa ter company. June 1 198LI19 87 Effective June 1 EVERGREEN WATER CaMP ANY Title President Tariff No. LP.C. ~o. Cance lling Name of Utility Page 2 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 10'87 NDV 10 'tjl P.fl..rV o. N. J-157 b~n~ J2 SECRETARY EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY (Approval Stamp) Connection or Hook-U Fee - non-recurring charge paid by a Customer requesting service for partial or full recovery of the Company cost of providing a new service connection. Contribution in Aid of Construction - non-recurring charge paid by a Customer or Developer to help defray the cost of system expan-sion. Customer - a person, business or government agency responsible for paying bills and complying with the rules and regulations of thecompany. Customer Char e - min1mum recurring, charge that does not includeany water. Fixed Rate - a recurring charge of fixed amount , usually in an unme te red sys tern. Franchise Tax - tax imposed on a Company by a governmental entity for the privilege of doing business within its boundaries. Minimum Char e - minimum recurring charge for a billing period .that mayor 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. Issued June Issued By 19~Effective 1982-ne 1 EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title PresidentB1ichard J. Carman fLA~ Tariff No. I.P.C. ~o. Cance 11 ing . .n .. .. ...... ..--.- Page 3 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 10'87 NDV 1 0 P-Vu 0. IV, .:J-/5 7 b ~n~ )2. SECRETARY Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY (Approval Stamp) Recurrin Char es - charges that are assessed each billing period. Tariff - rate schedules and Rules and Regulations which govern the Company I s service. SERVICE FOR NEW CUSTOMERS I s sued The Company shall furnish service to applicants within its service area under the jurisdiction of the Idaho Public Utilities Commis- sion in accordance with rates and Rules and Regulations approved by the Commission. Applicants for water service may be required to sign a 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 as provided for in these Rules andRegulations under "Deposits and further defined in the Commis- sion t s Rules Governing Customer Relations (Appendix A). 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 are subject to the approval of the Commission. 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 op1nion: (a)The Company is required to refuse or limit service by regula- tory authorities having jurisdiction over the Company. (b)The requested service installation is of larger size than is necessary to properly serve the premises. June Effective19 -13.7 JUftt!. 1 19 -&7 Issued By EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY ~:;;~ Title President Tariff No.Page 4 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVELP.C. ~o. Cance II ing NOV lO'H7 NOV 10 f!.;vu (:J.N. ;;L157b74n~ JZ SECRETARY Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY (Approval Stamp) (c)The permanency of the building, structure, or institutionrequested to be served is such that the Company s investment in such service is jeopardized. Cd)The depth of the Customer service line is less than the minimum depth required for frost protection. The Customer s proposed service , main or other appurtenance does not conform to good engineering design or meet the stan- dard specifications of the Company. (e) (f)The Customer refuses to agree to abide by the Rules and Regu- lations of the Company. If the Company denies service to a potential Customer for any reason I it will immediately provide the applicant with a written explanation of its decision. (Reference: Appendix A - IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations , Section 1. DEPOSITS Rules and Regulations regarding deposits to guarantee payment of bills can be found in Sections 1 and 2 of Appendix A - IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations. 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. If the Customer is eligible for billing under more than one (1) ra te schedule I see Section 8 of Appendix A - IPUC Rules Governing Customer Re1~tions. I s sued June 1 87 Effective June 1 19~ ~f:l7HHO\f IAIA '.' k' '-"-'LU. ,.. Issued By Title :r~es~ent Tariff No. I.P.c. ~o. Cance 11 ing Page 5 IDJ'.,ql) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION hi,)Pi:WVED EFFECTIVE Name of Uti 1 i ty NOv 1 (j'tj 7 NDV 1 0 ' fl-w-u (J.N. :L157b~n~ J2 ~SECRETARY EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY (Approval Stamp) BILLING AND PAYMENT All Customers will be billed on a regular basis as identified on the applicable rate schedule. Issued Issued By If the system is metered , the Company shall try to read the meters prior to each billing unless specified differently on the appli-cable 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 may estimate the Customer ' 5water consumption for the current billing period ' based on known consumption for a prior similar period or average of severalperiods. Subsequent readings will automatically adjust for dif- ferences 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 within 15 days of the date rendered. All bills not pa id wi thin IS days shall be considered delinquent and service may be disconnected subject to the provisions of Section 3 of Appendix A -IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations. The min1muro bill or customer charge shall apply when service is provided for less than one month. Owners of premises with one or more condominimuros , buildingsstores, apartments or any other divisions of like or similar char-acter , all of which are served from one (1) service connection , are respons ible 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 his re- spective 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 build ing. June 1 87 Effective June 1 19 87 EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title Pres identBy Richard J. Carman e~CL-- Tariff No. I.P.C. ~o. Cance 11 ing Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY NOV 1 0 '87 NDV 1 0 'p~ eJ.f\.). -:J..151~ ~n~ ~. ~SECRETARY (Approval Stamp) Accounts will be continued and water bills rendered regularly until the Company has been duly notified to discontinue service. METERING (If Applicable) Issued l::;::;ueu. a Meters will be installed by the Company near the customer s pro- perty line or at any other reasonable location on the Customer premises that is mutually agreed upon. The Company representative shall be given access to the Cus-tomer I premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose ofobtaining meter readings. In the event of recurring inaccessa-bility, the Company, at its optio!!., may relocate its metering equipment at the Customer s expense. The Company is responsible for the maintenance of its meteringequipment. Meters are considered to be sufjidently accurate if tests indicate that meter accuracy is within - 2 percent. When for any reason a meter fails to register within these limits of accu- racy, the Customer s use of water will be estimated on the basis ofavailable data and charges will be adjusted accordingly. Corrected bills will then be sent out to the customer and additional payment or refund arrangements made in accordance with Sections 8.2 and 8. of Appendix A ~IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations. 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 mete.r. If the test indicates that the meter over-registers by more than 2 percent, it will be replaced with an accurate meter at no cost to the Customer and the "Meter Tes ting Fee " will be refunded and water bills will be adjusted accordance with Section 8.3 of Appendix A - IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations. June 1 19 87 19 87%ffective June 1 EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title President Tariff No. LP.C. No. Cance 11 ing Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE NOV 1 0 '87 NDV 10 'p~ (J.(\). ;L157(;,~na. J2 SECRETARYName of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY (Approval Stamp) At the Company s discretion , unmetered Customers may be converted to metered service if such transition occurs in a planned, syste- matic manner without unreasonable discrimination and if the Company has an approved metered rate. The Company shall have the right to set meters or other devices wi thout notice to the Customer for the detection and prevention of fraud. In any building where the meter is to be installed in the basementthe incoml.ng 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. CUSTOMER PLUMBING AND APPLIANCES Issued Issued By All plumbing, piplng, fixtures and appliances on the customer side of the service connection shall be installed and maintained under the responsibility and at the expense of the Customer or owner of the premises. 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 perm~t those with metered services to divert system water without meter registration. A stop-and-waste valve must be installed on the Customer l 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. June 1 19 87 Effective June 19 87 EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title President Tariff ~o. I.P.C. ~o. Cmcelling Name of Utility Page 8 IDP' (\ :~' ~3UC U I iLl dES COMMISSION;:;,;~'PROVED EFFECTIVE NlJV l() l11 NOV 10 p~ O. IV. ;;LIS? ~n~ J2. SECRETARY (Approval Stamp)EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY ------ All persons having boilers , water tanks or other equipment supplied by direct pressure from the Company s mains should install a pres- sure 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 failure to properly equip Cus- tom~r 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 ' ~ 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 pip1ng 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 repa lor and protected from freezing at his or her expense. When there a re 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 Issued Issued By The service connection is the property of the Company and as such the Compa p-y is responsible for its installation and maintenance. It consists of piping, curbs top and valve or meter box and a meter, if the system is metered. The service connection transmits water June 1 13 87 June 1 19 87Effective EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title President Tariff No. I.P.C. ~o. Cancelling Name of Utility Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY NOV 1 0 '87 NDV 1 0 ' p~ O.fl), ;2/5'76 ,7;?~n~ j2. SECRETARY (Approval Stamp) 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 are the property and responsibility of the Gus tamer. The Company reserves the right to designate the size and location of the service line, curbs top , 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. Where a service connection is desired for a premises on which thereis 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 ,connectiQn. If within a periodof 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 I s advance. The extra costs of any out-of-the-ordinary circumstances requir1ng additional equipment or special construction techniques involved inthe installation of a service connection will be agreed to in advance by the Customer and the Company. 10.REPLACEMENT OR ENLARGEMENT OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS 10. I s sued Issued By Unless otherwise provided h~rein , 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 mains; and (b)For commercial or industrial services where the type or volume of use has changed and the enlargement will result in suffi- cient increase in annual revenue to justify the enlargement. June 1 June 1 19 87Effective EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY Title President Tariff No. I.P.C. No. Cancelling Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE' Name of Utility EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY NOV 10'87 NOV 10 f-5VV tJ,IV. ;2J57~ ~n~ )2 SECRETARY (Approval Stamp) 10. 10. The relocation , enlargement or reduction of service connections forthe 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 thin 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 within fifteen (15) days after billing for such deficiency. Enlargement of any service connection will be made only after suchtime as the Customer s plumbing inside his or her premises shallhave been enlarged sufficiently to accommodate the additional capacity. 11.DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION OF SERVICE 11. 1 11. 2 11. 3 11. 4 Issued Issued By When a Customer desires to discontinue service he shall give notice to the Company at least two (2) days in advance and shall be re- sponsible for all water consumed for the two (2) days after the date of such notice. The Company ~ay discontinue a Customer s service on an involuntary basis only in accordance with Section 3 of Appendix A - IPUC Rules Governing Customer Relations. When it becomes necessary for the Company to involuntarily discon- tinue 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. A reconnection fee will be charged each time a Customer is discon- nected , either voluntarily or involuntarily, and reconnected at the same premises. The reconnection fee shall be paid before service is res tored. Reconnection fees will not be charged for any situa- tion or circumstance in which the Customer s water supply is dis- connected by the Company for its convenience. 19 Effective 1 9 ..B.LJune 1 ERGR N W COMPANY Title Pres entBy Richard J. Carman ~Cvv'-- Tariff :\0. I.P.C. No. Cancelling Page IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE Name of Uti Ii ty EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY NOV 1 0 '87 NDV 1 0 ' P-P/U O.N. ;)./5 7~~n~ J2 SECRETARY 11. 5 11. 6 12. (Approval Stam'O) The Company reserves the right at any time , upon notice, to shut off the water for maintenance or expansion and , in emergencies , maydo so without notice. The Company shall at all times use reason-able diligence and care to prevent interruption of said waterservice. Except in the case of an emergency, no one , except an authorized Company representative , is allowed to turn-on or turn-off the water on the Company s side of the service connection. 12. EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS 13. The extension of system water mains for the purpose of providing new service shall be handled in 8'ccordance with the "Uniform Main Extension Rules for Small Water Companies " which is attached tothese Rules and Regulations as Appendix B. 13. MISCELLANEOUS 13. 13. 155 lied Issued By No Customer shall permit any person from another premises to. take wa ter from his water service or tap for more than one (1) week without the written permission and consent of the Company. No person acting either for himself or agent of any person, firm, corpora tion 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. No person shall place upon or about any hydrant , gate , box , meter, meter box or other property of the Company, any b~ilding material or other substance so as to prevent free access at all times to the same. June 1 19 87 June 1Effective EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY By Richard J. Carman r7;df Q&(wm Title President Tariff i-Jo. LP.C. No. Cance 11 ing Name of Utility 13. 13. 13. 13. 13 . 13. 13. Issued Issued By Page l2 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSiONAPPROVED EFFECTIVE EVERGREEN WATER COMPANY NOV 1 0 '~7 NOV 10' Psvu D.(\). .2157b~n~ J2 SECRETARY (Approval Stamp) Service will be maintained to domestic Customers on a preferentialbasis. 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 toanother, except upon agreement of all parties concerned. The representative of the Company shall be given access to thepremises of the Customer at all reasonable hours for obtaining meter readings , for turning on or shutting off the flow of waterfor inspecting, removing, repair1ng 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. No one , except an authorized agent of the Company, shall tamperwith, 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 subj ect to the approval of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. The Customer is held responsible for any violation of these Rulesand Regulations even though the breach is committed by someone employed either directly or indirectly by him. Copies of the Company s rates and rules and regulations will be provided to Customers upon request. e 1 19 8.L June 1 19 J3.LEffective EVERGREEN WATER ~OMPANY Title Pres ident