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KOOTENAI HEIGHTS WATER SYSTEM
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RATE SCHEDULE 1 – RECURRING CHARGES

MONTHLY CHARGE: $57.58

RATE SCHEDULE 2 – NON-RECURRING CHARGES

RECONNECTION CHARGE: $50.00

This charge is applicable to all customers where water has
been physically turned off for non-payment of a delinquent bill.

LATE PAYMENT CHARGE: 1% of unpaid balance

This charge is based on the unpaid balance at the time of the
next billing.

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GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS
FOR SMALL WATER UTILITIES
1. GENERAL
1.1 The Customer, in receiving water service, and the Company, in
providing water service, shall both agree to abide by these rules
and regulations.
1.2 In the event that there is a conflict between these rules and
regulations and the Utility Customer Relations Rules (UCRR), the
Rules and Regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
(Commission) shall take precedence unless an exception has been
granted.
1.3 All recurring and non-recurring charges shall be approved in
advance by the Commission.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Applicant – a potential customer (person, business or government
agency) applying for service to the Company and subject to the
Commission’s rules and regulations.
2.2 Billing Period - the period of time between bills from the Company
for normal services rendered.
2.3 Commission - Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
2.4 Commodity Charge – a recurring charge based only on the quantity
of water used.
2.5 Company – the water company.
2.6 Connection or Hook-Up Fee – a 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.
2.7 Contribution in Aid of Construction – a non-recurring charge paid by
a Customer or developer to help 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, 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.
2.12 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 Non-recurring 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 non-recurring
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.
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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 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.
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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 shall be those published
in the Company's tariff and approved by the Commission.
6. BILLING AND PAYMENT
6.1 All Customers shall be billed on a regular basis as identified on the
applicable rate schedule.
6.2 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
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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)
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 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
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 water bills shall be adjusted in
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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 discrimination 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 All plumbing, piping, fixtures and appliances on the Customer's side
of the service connection will be installed and maintained under the
responsibility and at the expense of the Customer or owner of the
premises.
8.2 The plumbing, piping, fixtures and appliances shall be maintained
in conformity with all municipal, state and federal requirements.
The nature and condition of this plumbing, piping and equipment
will be such as not to endanger life or property, interfere with
service to other Customers or permit those with metered services
to divert system water without meter registration.
8.3 A 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
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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 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 to 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
8.7.2 The Company shall require that all backflow devices
connected to the public drinking water system be tested
upon installation, and annually thereafter or when
relocated or repaired. All testing shall be completed by a
State of Idaho certified backflow assembly tester (BAT).
The results of the tests shall be reported to the company
within 30 days of the date of the test. The submitted form
shall be preapproved by the Company.
8.8 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.
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8.9 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 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, 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 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.
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
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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.
11.3 When it becomes necessary for the Company to involuntarily
discontinue water service to a Customer, service shall be
reconnected only after all bills for service then due have been paid
or satisfactory payment arrangements have been made.
11.4 A reconnection fee may be charged each time a Customer is
disconnected, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and reconnected at
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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.
12.6 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
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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. UNIFORM MAIN EXTENSION RULE FOR WATER UTILITIES
Based on Order No. 7830 (Case No. U-1500-22)
13.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
13.1.1 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.
c. The utility may, but will not be required to, make extensions
under this Rule in easements or rights-of-way where final
grades have not been established, or where street grades have
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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 construction agency acceptable to it.
c. Where the property of an applicant is located adjacent to a
right-of-way, exceeding 70 feet in width, for a street, highway
or other public purpose, regardless of the width of the traveled
way or pavement; or a freeway, waterway or railroad right-of-
way, the utility may elect to install a main extension on the
same side thereof as the property of the applicant and the
estimated and adjusted construction costs in such case shall be
based upon such an extension.
d. When an extension must comply with an ordinance, regulation,
or specification of a public authority, the estimated and
adjusted construction costs of said extension shall be based
upon the facilities required comply therewith.
13.1.3 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.
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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 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.
13.1.3 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
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required to deposit sufficient cash to cover the cost of such special
facilities before they are ordered by the utility.
c. An applicant for a main extension who advances funds shall be
provided with a statement of actual construction cost and adjusted
construction cost showing in reasonable detail the cost incurred for
material, labor, any other direct and indirect costs, overheads, and
total costs; or unit costs or contract costs; whichever are
appropriate.
d. Said statement shall be submitted within sixty (60) days after the
actual construction costs of the installation have been ascertained
by the utility. In the event that the actual construction costs for the
entire installation shall not have been determined within 120 days
after completion of construction work, a preliminary determination
of actual and adjusted construction costs shall be submitted, based
upon the best available information at that time.
e. Any differences between the adjusted construction costs and the
amount advanced shall be shown as a revision of the amount of
advance and shall be payable within thirty (30) days of submission
of the statement.
13.1.4 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.
13.1.5 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.
13.2 EXTENSIONS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS
13.2.1 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
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existing utility facility is not in excess of fifty (50) feet per service
connection.
13.2.2 Advances - If the total length of main extension is in excess of fifty
(50) feet per service connection applied for, the applicant or
applicants for such service shall be required to advance to the
utility, before construction is commenced, that portion of the
estimated reasonable cost of such extension which exceeds the
estimated reasonable cost of 50 feet of the main extension per
service connection, exclusive of the cost of service pipes, meter
boxes and meters. Such estimated reasonable cost shall be based
upon the cost of a main not in excess of six (6) inches in diameter
except where a larger main is required by the special needs of the
applicant or applicants. The amount of the advance is subject to
adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section A.5.e. of
this Rule.
13.2.3 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 the 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.
13.2.4 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.
13.3 EXTENSIONS TO SERVE SUBDIVISIONS, TRACTS, HOUSING
PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS OR ORGANIZED
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
13.3.1 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
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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 of the extension shall
include necessary service stubs, or service pipes, fittings, gates
and housing therefore, and meter boxes, but shall not include
meters. To this shall be added the cost of fire hydrants when
requested by the applicant for the main extension or required by
public authority, whenever such hydrants are to become the
property of the utility.
b. If, for any purpose, special facilities are required primarily for the
service requested, the cost of such special facilities may be
included in the advance, subject to refund, as hereinafter provided,
along with refunds of the advance of the cost of the extension
facilities described in Section C.1.a. above.
c. In lieu of providing the advances in accordance with Sections
C.1.a. and C.1.b., the applicant for a main extension shall be
permitted, if qualified in the judgment of the utility, to construct
and install the facilities himself, or arrange for their installation
pursuant to competitive bidding procedures initiated by him and
limited to qualified bidders. The cost, including the cost of
inspection and supervision by the utility, shall be paid directly by
applicant. The applicant shall provide the utility with a statement of
actual construction cost in reasonable detail. The amount to be
treated as an advance subject to refund shall be the lesser of (1)
the actual cost, or (2) the price quoted in the utility detailed cost
estimate. The installation shall be in accordance with the plans
and specifications submitted by the utility pursuant to Section
A.4.b.
13.3.2 Refunds
a. The amount advanced under Sections C.1.a., C.1.b.; i and C.1.c.
shall be subject to refund by the utility in cash, without interest, to
the party or parties entitled thereto as set forth, in the following
two paragraphs. The total amount so refunded shall not exceed the
total of the amount advanced. Except as hereinafter provided, the
refunds shall be made in annual, semiannual or quarterly payments
at the election of the utility, and for a period not to exceed twenty
(20) years after the date of the contract.
b. Whenever costs of main extensions have been advanced pursuant
to Sections C.1.a. or C.1.c., the utility shall determine the revenue
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received from customers other than residential, including fire protection agencies, supplied by service pipes connected directly to
the extension for which the cost was advanced. The refund shall
be 22 percent of the revenue so received. For residential
customers connected directly to the extension for which the cost
was advanced, the utility shall refund 22 percent of the average
revenue per residential customer of the entire system for the
immediately preceding 12-month period. (See Section C.2.d. and
B.3.)
c. Whenever costs of special facilities have been advanced pursuant
to Sections C.1.b. or C.1.c., the amount so advanced shall be
divided by the number of lots to be served by the special facilities.
This advance per lot shall be refunded for each lot on which one or
more bona fide customers are served by those facilities.
d. With respect to a contract entered into on and after the effective
date of this Rule, if, at any time during the 20-year refund period
specified above 80 percent of the bona fide customers for which
the extension or special facilities were designed are being served
therefrom, the utility shall immediately notify the contract holder of
that fact, and at that time shall become obligated to pay, in cash,
any balance which may remain unrefunded at the end of said 20-
year period. Such balance shall be refunded in five (5) equal
annual installments, payable beginning 21 years after the date of
the contract.
e. Where a contract has been entered into under a former main
extension rule, and where 80 percent of the bona fide customers
for which the extension or special facilities were designed are being
served therefrom, the utility may negotiate and enter into a new
and substitute contract, identical in all respects, with the original
contract, including the original termination date, except that said
substitute contract shall include the following provisions:
"Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, any unrefunded
balance remaining at the termination date of this contract shall be
paid in five (5) equal annual , installments beginning one (1) year
after, said termination date.”
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
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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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13. Special Provisions or Amendments