(A) The size of water mains in the city municipal water system have been selected based on a number of conditions, including, but not necessarily limited to, normal domestic water usage, fire protection flows and ability to serve future undeveloped areas that may eventually desire to receive water service from the city.
(B) In order that these service conditions shall continue to be met, the city may require that water mains be oversized in capacity above what might be considered adequate to serve a sole and specific area or development. The decision on the proper sizing of water mains within the city or within its planning and service areas shall rest solely with the city.
(C) In the event that a development or entity desires to connect to and extend service from an existing city water main, the city shall determine the unused capacity of the water main to be connected to or extended, whether or not a connection or extension can be allowed and the size of the water main connection and the size of the water main to be extended.
(D) If it is determined that the water main has unused capacity to allow a connection or extension, the city may approve of the connection or extension and shall determine its size. If there is no possibility of future water service requests or expansion beyond the development’s or entity’s use, then the size of the extended main shall be based on that development’s or entity’s sole use. However, if future water service is possible to areas beyond the development’s or entity’s use, then the main shall be sized to accommodate that future use as well. The determination of future use shall rest solely with the city.
(E) The city may extend a water main to serve subdivisions or developments. The approval of such extension, and the provisions of the extension, shall be in accordance with the city’s water main extension and pioneering policy.
(F) The city shall charge water treatment capital facilities charges to all applicants desiring to connect to the city water system. The city shall also charge, if applicable, special water main extension fees. These charges and fees are specific for water treatment facilities and special water main extensions and do not cover any of the applicant’s costs of extending interior water mains or service lines to the point(s) of usage.
(Prior Code, § 6-221) (Ord. 572, passed 12-9-2008)