Water main extensions may be made in any of the following ways:
(a) If the City is desirous of providing water service and fire protection to certain areas and the Company agrees that it is financially feasible to do so, the Company shall extend water mains upon the following conditions:
(1) Streets with existing water mains. The Company shall install new water mains as outlined in its long range plan. Project priorities will be set jointly by the Company and the City based upon the City's Master Fire Protection Plan.
(2) Existing residential streets without water mains. The City and the Company will determine, based upon the City's Master Fire Protection Plan, which existing streets should receive water service and fire protection. The Company shall install new water mains if a survey shows: A. That a water main of sufficient size is available for extension to the area desiring service; and
B. That the owners of at least sixty percent of the frontage abutting the proposed water main will:
1. Sign an application for service and agree to connect to the extension and take service upon its completion;
2. Pay, in advance, a related facilities fee; and
3. Pay, in advance, a frontage charge per foot of frontage. The frontage charge per foot shall be determined by dividing the estimated cost of the main extension by the frontage along the route of such extension. If a water main larger than eight inches in diameter is required by the Company in a residential area, the frontage charge per foot will be based on the estimated cost of a main of eight-inch diameter constructed under the same conditions.
(b) Extension of mains for private fire protection, industrial use, real estate developments or other special service may be secured under the terms and conditions outlined below
(1) General extension method. An applicant for a main extension shall submit to the Company a set of detailed plans of the proposed construction, showing the location, dimensions and type of proposed construction, the location, dimensions and type of proposed mains and cost estimates (to be reviewed by the Company) of the proposed construction. The plans shall be in proper form for submittal to the City. Upon request, the Company will inform the developer or other party as to how the construction plans are to be prepared. Construction shall not commence until
the plans have been approved by the Company and the City and a written main extension agreement has been executed.
A. If the applicant desires that the Company construct the main extension, the applicant shall arrange with the Company to pay the costs and expenses which will be incurred by the Company in installing such main extension and placing it in service.
B. If the applicant desires to construct the main extension himself or herself, or to arrange with a third party to have the main extension constructed, the Company shall place such main extension in service when the following conditions have been met:
1. The water main has been pressure tested and disinfected according to Company approved specifications.
2. The applicant has paid all costs incurred by the Company for inspection of the water line construction.
3. The applicant has furnished the Company with a one-year maintenance bond for all water main construction within the project,
such bond to take effect from the date the main is placed in service.
4. The applicant furnishes the Company with proof of payment for all labor, pipe and other materials expended and used in construction of the project.
(2) When the extension is placed in service, it shall become the property of the Company, and the Company shall thereafter assume the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the same.
(3) If the Company and the developer or other party are satisfied that the proposed extension will enable others situated along such extension to obtain water service not otherwise available from the system, the Company, at the request of the developer or other party, shall enter into an agreement establishing a per foot frontage connection charge to be collected from every applicant for water service having frontage along such extension and desiring to connect to such extension, which charge shall be computed, collected and disbursed as follows
A. The per foot frontage connection charge shall be computed by dividing the developer's or other party's total cost of such extension by the total number of feet of private property frontage, including property owned by the developer or other party fronting such extension, but not including any frontage for which water service has been or may become available from a standard main of the system.
B. Each applicant for water service having frontage along such extension, which frontage was taken into consideration in computing the per foot frontage connection charge, shall pay to the Company, for the account of the developer or other party, at the time of making application for service, a connection charge computed by multiplying the per foot frontage charge by the total front footage of the applicant's lot or parcel of land which is to receive water service.
C. All such connection charges collected by the Company shall be paid over to the developer or other party as collected. When the total of the charges collected and paid over to the developer or other party equals the total cost of construction, without interest, or after a period of fifteen years from the date of the developer or other party agreement, whichever event first occurs, no further connection charges shall be made by the Company and at that time the Company shall be fully relieved of its obligation under the agreement.
D. Upon the initial application for water service for any lot, parcel of land, unit or facility abutting the main extension, the applicant shall pay to the Company the appropriate related facilities fee.
(c) The Company, if it so desires, upon approval by the City, may construct a water main which will enable parties situated along such main to obtain water service not otherwise available from the system. The Company shall establish a per foot frontage connection charge to be collected from each applicant for water service having a frontage along such main connecting into such main, which charge shall be computed and collected as follows
(1) The per foot frontage connection charge shall be computed by taking the Company's total cost of such main, if such main is of eight-inch pipe or smaller, or, if such main is of larger than eight-inch pipe, then by the estimated cost of a main of eight-inch pipe constructed under the same conditions, and dividing such cost by the total number of feet of private property fronting such main, but not including any frontage for which water service has been or may become available from an existing main of the system.
(2) Each applicant for water service having frontage along such main, which frontage was taken into consideration in computing the per foot frontage pipeline charge, shall pay to the Company, at the time of making application for service, a connection charge computed by multiplying the per foot frontage charge by the total foot frontage of the applicant's lot or parcel of land which is to receive water service.
(3) Each applicant shall also pay a related facilities fee.
(d) No extension of a main shall be made until the grade of the street or road is legally fixed by the City and until the surface thereof is within one foot of such grade.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Master Tariff P . U . C .O . No.1, and except as set forth in subsection (b) hereof, there shall be no refunds made relative to the extension of any distribution mains constructed within the City after February 24, 1984. The Company shall continue to make the charges and refunds authorized under prior tariffs for mains which were constructed pursuant to such tariffs.
(f) As used in this section, "related facilities fee," "frontage charge," "estimated cost," "cost estimate," "estimated project cost," "cost," "construction cost," "connection charge," "charge," "total cost" and "pipeline charge," including any terms of similar import or meaning, regardless of how modified by adjectives, phrases or other terms, shall exclude any consideration of the tax imposed on advances and contributions in aid of construction by Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or by any similar provision enacted hereafter and shall further exclude any consideration of the impact of any such tax.
(g) Related facilities charges, when required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be in the following amounts:
Size of Meter (in.)
| Charge
|
5/8 | $1,727.00 |
3/4 | $1,727.00 |
1 | $3,319.00 |
1-1/2 | $6,608.00 |
2 and above | $11,180.00 |
(Ord.87-0-8. Passed 4-28-87; Ord. 2023-O-05. Passed 3-14-23.)