2022/03/09 Council Agenda Packet

regular manner. No service connection shall be installed outside the city limits for which all costs therefor have not been paid by the applicant. C. Water Delivered Charges. The charges for water delivered through all service connections located outside the city limits shall be paid under the current water rates and charges schedule therefor, except those which may be served under a written contract separate and apart from this chapter. D. Plan Required —Extension. At the time an application for water service outside the city limits is made to the utilities division, the applicant shall file with the division a drawing showing the property to be served, together with a description thereof and location of all proposed water pipe thereon. No extension of water pipes within or beyond the boundary of the property shown on the drawing shall be permitted without first having submitted a supplementary drawing for approval by the utilities division. Master meter applicants shall submit a water system plan approved by the DSHS district engineer, and plans and specifications shall bear the seal and signature of a professional engineer licensed by the state. Master meter connections greater than 12" shall be subject to modification of the city water system plan prior to acceptance and approval by the utilities superintendent. Failure to obtain prior approval of any water pipe extension shall result in a thirty percent surcharge on the customer's water bill. The surcharge will continue until the utilities division provides an after -the -fact approval of the water pipe extension. E. Single Representative. All customers served through a master meter shall designate one representative who shall be responsible for complete management of the water system including maintenance, 24 hour emergency response, water quality monitoring, payment of water bills and required notifications to the city. Each representative as designated above shall submit an annual report to the utilities division. The annual report shall provide a system map showing the site and location of all water lines, valves, hydrant and storage reservoirs. The annual report shall also indicate the number of services, population and land area served by the master meter. Failure to submit an acceptable annual report to the utilities division by March 1st of every year will result in a 30% surcharge on the customer's water bill. The surcharge will continue until an acceptable annual report is received by the utilities division. F. Customer to Provide Storage. The city shall not be responsible for the water storage needs of customers outside the city, and all customers outside the city limits shall provide sufficient water storage for their need during periods of transmission line or water main failures and/or periods of reduced pressure or flow. All new water services outside the city shall be required to provide a minimum of one hundred fifty gallons per capita of water storage. ORDINANCE Water Transmission Lines Page 2 of4