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• 1 ORDINANCE NO. } 2 AN ORDINANCE establishing standards and financing for water 3 distribution systems and amending Ordinance No. 4085, Section 5 (EMC 14.16.050). 4 5 6 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 7 Section 1: Ordinance No. 4085, Section 5, also referred to as EMC 14.16.050, 8 which reads as follows: 9 A. This section shall govern the methods of financing distribution 10 system improvements, renewals and extensions, and specifying standards for certain sizes and types of materials for use by and in 11 the city water system. 12 B. All new distribution system mains shall be suitably lined cast iron pipe, the pipe conforming to the appropriate American Water 13 Works Association standard for cast iron pipe as determined by the superintendent. 14 C. The term "lateral line" or "lateral" is used herein to designate a 15 disbrution system pipeline which includes fire hydrants and service connections to adjacent property. The standard minimum size of 16 lateral lines shall be six inches in diameter unless otherwise determined by the water superintendent. The location of all new 17 lines shall be determined by the superintendent. 18 D. All new lateral lines shall be paid for by local improvement district assessments or cash payments. The property benefited by 19 installation of such laterals shall pay all costs including all appurtenances required for a complete installation, such as valves, 20 fittings, fire hydrants and lateral line extensions to grid the system and thereby eliminate dead ends. 21 E. All system improvement lines shall be paid from water system 22 funds as hereinafter set forth; provided however, the financial participation of the water system in any local improvement district 23 shall be determined exclusively by the terms of the ordinances establishing the local improvement district. The term "system 24 improvement line" as used herein shall designate those feeder lines constructed for the purpose of improving the distribution system as 25 a whole or in part. 26 F. To the property benefited there shall be charged the cost of installing a water line including fire hydrants and appurtenances. If 27 the water line is a system improvement line, the water system shall bear all costs in excess of the original design that is adequate for 28 property benefited based on the water system's anticipated use of the property at the time of the installation. Industrial 29 developments which require large quantities of water shall be required to bear the cost of any necessary expansion of water lines 30 to serve their needs. 31 32