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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0962 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 962 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE USE AND OPERATION OF THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, ESTABLISHING WATER AND SMTER RATES, ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE AND CHARGES FOR EXTENSIONS OF WATER AND SEWER I4IAINS, DEFINING OFFENSES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NOts. 346, 371, 537, 5723 625, 639, 690, 766, 778 AND 820, AND PASCO CITY CODE 4-3.02 THRU 4-3.56, 4-4.11 AND 4-5.04 THRU 4-5.72, AICD ANY OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1. Superintendent means the Water and Sewer Superintendent of the City of Pasco or his authorized agent. Section 2. Engineer means the City Engineer of the^ City of Pasco or his authorized agent. Section 3. Person means natural persons of either sex, associations, co -partnerships and corporations whether acting by themselves or by a servent, agent or employee; the singular number shall be held and construed to include the plural and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine. Section 4. Household means a family unit wherein are carried on the usual functions of livingT sleeping and preparation of meals. Section 5. Customer line means the pipe, valve and fittings leading from the meter to the premises served. Section 6. Service line means the pipe, valve and fittings laid from main to and including the meter and meter box. ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11. Rate Basis for Water Charges. Water may be sold and furnished to persons at rates and charges at all times sufficient to pay operating expenses, maintenance, and principal and interest on all bonded indebtedness as the same becomes due; and all water furnished shall be metered. Meters shall be installed by the Water Department at such cost or charge and under such regulations as may be from time to time adopted for said purpose. Water furnished to the City of Pasco for fire protection purposes shall be charged for on a per hydrant basis. Section 12. City Water Department Fund. There shall be and is hereby created a fund to be known as the City W4ter Department Fund into which shall be paid all revenues received from the operation of said water and sewer system or from the sale of bonds and out of which will be paid all expenses for the purchase, improvement and extension of said water and sewer systems and all expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance of the same. Section 13. Installation of Single Meters for Several Buildings. The Water Department shall refuse to serve two or more houses through one 3 inch meter under the residential rate. All water and sewer rate sah:edules are based on service to one customer at one point for each class of service, and will not apply for purposes of resale. Each individual house shall have an independent meter. Section 14. Apartment House - Commercial. A building housing three or more households shall be considered an apartment house, and the water may be served through one meter under the commercial rate. ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (con't) Section 15. Household - Residential. A &e-lling designed and built for a household shall be classed as a residence if the rooms have not been altered to provide for the functions of more than one household, and separate households are not maintained. It is the intent of this rule that a dwelling is not to be classed as commercial if one or more rooms are rented to a person or persons who may sleep, but not prepare meals in the rooms. Section 16. Boarding and Rooming House - Commercial. A boarding and rooming house built or remodeled specificly for this purpose shall be charged under commercial rates. Section 17. The Water Superintendent shall have authority to decide any question which may arise and which is not fully covered by the provisions of this Ordinance, and his decision in such cases shall be final. Section 18. If any section or provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid, the remaining sections and provisions thereof shall not be affected thereby. ARTICLE III WATER RATES INSIDE CITY Section 21. Water Charges Defined. All charges for water furnished by the City, whether for domestic purposes, irrigation, sprinkling, business purposes or otherwise, including sewer charges, are hereby defined to be and classed as water charges. Section 22. Meter Minimum Rate Schedule. The following water minimum rate schedule shall apply: 5/8 and 3/411 Meters $ 2.00 lit 11 3.00 1211 11 4.00 2t' It 5.00 3t1 11 8.00 411 It 12.00 611 It 20.00 81, it 30.00 Section 23. Residential Water Rates. This applies to all residences and individual apartments in apartment houses where service is furnished through a separate meter for each such individual apartment. Subject to above meter minimum, the following rates set forth shall be applicable to residential water users the entire year. 500 Cu. ft. or less .110¢ per 100 cu. ft. next 1000 cu. ft. .20¢ per 100 cu. .ft. next 2500 cu. ft. .150 per 100 cu. ft* all over 4000 cu. ft. .07¢ per 100 cu. ft. Section 24. Commercial ,Tater Rates. Subject to the above meter minimums the following rates set forth shall be applicable to commercial water usere the entire year. 500 cu, ft. or less next 4500 cu. ft. next 15,000 cu. ft. all over 20,000 cu. ft. .40¢ per 100 cu. ft. .25¢ per 100 cu. ft. .15¢ per 100 cu. ft. .07¢ per 100 cu. ft. Section 25. Federal Housing Units. All Federal Housing family units shall pay a minimum of 2.00 per family for 500 cu, ft. monthly and .07¢ per 100 cu. ft. over the 500 cu.. ft. minimum per family. Section 26. Duplex or Residence -wri th one Basement Apartment. Duplexes or residences with one basement apartment may be served by one 374 inch meter and shall be charged 2 minimums under Residential Rate, providing the owner resides in premises, otherwise the rate shall be Comriercial. 2 ARTICLE.III WATER RATES INSIDE CITY (con't) Section 27. Fire Hydrant Rental. Starting on January 1, 1960 the fire hydrant rental shall be $36.5-0 per year per hydrant. Section 28, Street Department and Construction on City Projects. Water shall be charged at cost on Street Department and other City construction projects. Section 29. Tank Water. For other than City projects, tank water shall be obtained only where specified by Water Superintendent and shall be at the maximum rate of .50¢ per 1,000 gallon, or on contract with the City. ARTICLE IV WATER SERVICE FOR FIRE PROTECTION Section 31. Service. Services for fire protection must be metered for fire with such fixtures only as are needed for fire protection and entirely disconnected from those used for other purposes. Persons having such service shall be charged for a metered service. No charge will be made for water used in extinguishing fire if the owner or occupant of premises where such fire occurs.gives written notice to the Water Superintendent within 10 days from the time of such fire. In no case shall any tap be made upon any pipe used for fire service purposes, or any tank connected wherewith, nor shall the use of any water be permitted for any purpose except extinguishing of fire on the premises. Section 32. Specifications for Detector Check Valves (211, 311, 4113 6" and 811. Detector check valves as used in this Ordinance means a valve and meter combination intended to detect leakage or the taking of water from fire service connections to public water supplies and to register low rates of flow there through. Detector check valves shall be constructed as set forth in the following sections of this Ordinance. Section 33. Body Construction. The valve body and its cover are to be made of good quality, close grained gray cast iron, so designed and the metal so distributed as to insure strong smooth castings. They are to be hot galvanized with sufficient thickness of coating to insure a smooth unbroken surface. The valve body is to be equipped with end flanges, the size and drilling of which shall be in accordance with the American Standard for 125 lbs. cast ifon pipe flanges and flange fittings as approved by the American Engineering Standard's Committee, February 1929. The overall length of the valve body from face of flange to face of flange shall be: 3 inch size - 16 and 1/2 inches 4 inch size - 16 and 1/2 inches 6 inch size - 22 and 1/2 inches 8 inch size - 26 and 1/2 inches The valve body and cover, when bolted together, must safely withstand an internal working pressure of 150 lbs. per square inch with a factor of safety of at least five in the 3", 4" and 6" sizes and a factor of safety of at least four in the 8" size. The valve body shall be equipped with a bronze seat ring having a passage through it equal to the diameter of the pipe size for which the device is intended. The seat ring shall be firmly screwed in place with a fine thread and the working face shall be smoothly tin coated to prevent sticking of the clapper rubber. The hinge pins shall be made of Phosphor Bronze and shall be supported in the valve body in bronze bushings. Holes through the valve case for the hinge pins shall be closed with brass or bronze pipe plugs. The clapper and clapper arm shall be made of bronze composition and so arranged that they and any supplementary parts may swing clear of the main waterway through the valve case, so that there may be a clear and direct passageway there through at least equal in cross-sectional area to the area of the pipe size for which the device is intended. The construction of parts must be such that the clapper will close by gravity. It shall have a supplementary weight so arranged as to exert by compound leverage an additional force on the clapper arm. The supplementary weight must be so arranged as to release this additional force upon the clapper arm immediately the valve opens. 3 ARTICLE IV WATER SERVICE FOR FIRE PROTECTION (conrt) Section 33. Body Construction. (con't) The clapper shall be fastened to the clapper arm by means of a bronze connection in such manner that there can be no leakage at this point. The clapper must be free to swing, with relation to the clapper arm, a sufficient amount so that it will at all times be free to take a flat bearing against the valve seat. The clapper shall be faced with a ring of medium hard rubber backed over its entire surface by a smoothly machined surface on the clapper. It must be protected at its outer edge for at least one-third of its thickness, the clapper rubber must overhang the seat ring by at least 1/8 inch. Section 34. Bypass. The bypass shall be entirely of non -corrosive materials. The bypass meter shall be an all -bronze nutating disc meter in the following sizes: 3" Valve - 5/811 Bypass 411 Valve - 111 Bypass 611 Valve - 12t1 Bypass 811 Valve - 211 Bypass The bypass meter shall be connected to the valve case by means of galvanized fittings and shall consist of the bypass meter, together with a check valve and union connections so arranged that the bypass meter may be removed. Bypass fittings must be, in all cases, at least equal in capacity to the capacity of the bypass meter. The bypass meter and fittings must be so arranged that the overall length of the bypass shall not exceed the overall length of the valve case. The bypass must be so arranged so as to provide the most direct waterway with a minimum number of turns. The bypass meter shall be raised up level with the top of the check. Section 35. Registration, Capacity and Tests. The devise shall be so constructed that the bypass meter will register the water passing through it at 100% plus or minus 2%, up to at least the following rates of flow: 311 size - 4 G.P.M. - 1/811 411 size - 13 11 - 1/411 6" size - 30 " 81t size - 53 1' ` 3/811 1 21r The difference in pressure between the inlet and outlet connections of the device must not at any time exceed 3.5 lbs. per square inch. This maximum loss of pressure should be at or near the breaking point of the valve. In addition to the first mentioned tests, the main line valve must be perfectly tight under a pressure of 300 lbs. per square inch, in the direction opposite the normal direction of the flow, and shall also be tight against a pressure of 2 lbs. per square inch in the normal direction of flow. All material and workmanship used in the manufacture of these Detector Check Valves must be of the best quality, and must be listed as inspected and approved by the Underwriter's Laboratories of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Section 36. Charges. All fire lines shall be metered and the following standby charges shall apply per month: 3" Meters $ 3.00 4" it 4.00 61, 11 6 . oo 811 11 10.00 ARTICLE V SEWER RATES Section 41. Sewer Charges Defined. A sewer service charge shall be imposed upon the owners and occupants of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the City of Pasco and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the City of Pasco, provided that the said public aewer is within one hundred feet of the property line, unless it is impossible to serve the property. 4 ARTICLE V SEWER RATES Section 42. without a swimming pool month. (con It) The monthly rate for a residence, single family dwelling on premises, or any similar household shall be $1.00 per Section 43. Monthly rate for Motels and Hotels without swimming pool will be charged $1.00 minimum, plus .25¢ for each sleeping unit and $1.00 for each household unit. Section 44. The monthly rate for business buildings, industries, processing plants and other commercial businesses served by one water meter will be charged $1.00 minimum and .5N for each additional business unit in the building that has available lavatory facilities. If household units are in buildings, the monthly rate of $1.00 will be charged for each unit. There shall be an allowance of 500 cu. ft. for each unit and any water consumption over the total allowance shall be charged at a rate of .50¢ per 100 cu. ft. of water used for sewer charge. Section 45. Trailer Courts. Trailer courts shall be charged a $1.00 minimum plus .50¢ for each trailer unit. Section 46. Federal Housing. A minimum charge of $1.00 shall apply to each family unit with a corresponding allowance of 500 cu. ft.. for each unit. Section 47. During the months of May, June, July and August of each year, all swimming pools constructed for private use shall be charged .20¢ per 1,000 gallon capacity per month. Section 48. Multiple Households. Each household unit will be charged $1.00 per month. Section 49. Boarding and Rooming houses at $1.00 minimum, plus .25¢ per sleeping unit. ARTICLE VI RULES AND REGULATIONS Section 51. Application. Any person desiring to have premises connected with the water supply system of the City of Pasco, Washington shall make application at the office of the Water Superintendent on the printed forms furnished for that purpose. Every applicant must state fully and truly all the purposes for which the water may be required, and must agree to conform to all the ordinances, rules and regulations now in existence and as hereafter changed governing the utility as a condition for the use of the water. The applicant must further agree as a condition precedent in the premises that the City of Pasco shall have the right at any time, without notice, to shut off the water supply for repairs, extensions, non- payment of rates, or for any other reason, and that the City shall not be responsible for any damage caused by breaking, bursting, or collapsing of any boilers, pipes or fixtures, or by the stoppage, or interruption of the water supply, or any damage whatever resulting directly or indirectly from the shutting off of the water. The application must be signed by the applicant and be accompanied with a deposit before water service will be connected. The application is merely a written request for service and does not, in itself, bind the Water Department to serve. Only authorized employees will turn the water on. Section 52. Deposits. All users of water shall be required to make deposit to the City Treasurer to be e h� by the latter during the entire term of service to such user, without interest.,, At the termination of service to a user; if the closing bill for all charges for sewer and water service and charges due for turn off and turn on fees, under the terms of this ordinance have been paid in full, the City Treasurer will refund the deposit in full to the user. However, if such closing bill is not paid in full, the City Treasurer shall have the authority to apply all or as much of the deposit as may be necessary to pay the closing bill; any balance remaining will be returned to the user. This deposit is not transferrable. The minimum cash deposits except as set forth in the next section shall be as follows: 3/411 $10.00 1211 $20.00 111 15.00 2" 25.00 F ARTICLE.VI RULES AND REGULATIONS (coni) Section 52. Deposits. (con't) In the case of larger meters, or of users requiring unusual large seasonal consumption, the Water Superintendent shall require deposit in such amount as in his judgement shall be necessary to protect the Water Department against the water and sewer charges for any two months' period during the year. Section 53. Billing. The Water Superintendent shall set up billing periods whereby approximately one fourth of the water bills will be mailed out to water users each week. Section 54. Failure to Receive Mail. Failure to receive mail will not be recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay water bills when due. Change in ownership of property and change in mailing address must be made in writing at the office of Water Superintendent. The Water Superintendent may require payment in advance or satisfactory security for all water furnished by meter and if such payment be not made, or security furnished within the time fixed by the Water Superintendent, the water may be shut off from the premises. Section 55. Shut -Off Provision. All water bills will be delinquent one month after billing date. lotice of said delinquency will appear on the next month's water bill. Unless the delinquency is received by the City within 10 days from the date of the bill on which the delinquency is set forth, the Water Superintendent shall turn the water off without further notice. The water shall remain off unitl the delinquent water charges together with a turn off and turn on fee of $2.00 are paid. When the water is turned off the third time within one calender year a $5.00 turn off and turn on fee will be charged to cover additional bookkeeping and the total amount due at that time shall be paid before the water is turned on again. Section 56. Customers Who Owe Old Bill. An applicant who has been a customer of the Water Department at the premises or at some other premises than those specified in the application, and who still owes the Water Department for material, labor, water or sewer shall be required to pay all outstanding bills and be required to establish his credit as provided under the foregoing deposit schedule before connection for service is made. Service will be denied anyone who uses any subterfuge whatsoever to avoid payment for service. Section 57. Acceptance of Contract. In case the premises of the applicant for water service are connected for water service as a result of his application being accepted, the application given in writing shall be considered as a contract in which the applicant agrees to abide by such rates, rules and regulations as are in effect at the time of signing the application, or as may be adopted or modified thereafter by the City of Pasco and to pay all bills promptly. Section 58. Special Contracts. The City Council reserves the right to make special contracts, the provisions and conditions of which are different from or have exceptions to the regular published schedules. The special contracts shall be in writing and signed by the proper customer and Mayor of the City of Pasco. Section 59. Unusual Requirements. When the customer's requirements for water are unusual or large, or necessitate considerable special or reserve equipment or capacity or special rates, the Water Department may require a contract authorized by the City Council for an extended period and may also require the customer to furnish security satisfactory to the Water Department to protect the Water Department against loss and to guarantee the performance of the provisions of the contract. Section 60. Change of Occupancy and Fractional Months. Each customer about to vacate any premises, or who desires water service discontinued for any other reason, shall give written notice of his desire, specifying the date service is to be discontinued; the meter will be read and a bill rendered which is payable immediately. Where property is occupied 15 days or less and not more than 250 cu. ft. of water is used a minimum charge of $1.00 shall be made. Where more than 250 cu. ft. or less than 500 cu. ft. of water has been used a charge of .400 per 100 cu. ft. shall be made. Where 500 cu. ft. or more has been used the regular rate will apply. In any case, he will be responsible for the payment of all water supplied to such premises until the Water Department shall have notice of such discontintia.nce. Sewer charges will be charged in accordance with water used for fractional month. C. ARTICLE.VI RULES AND REGULATIONS (cont) Section 61. Unlawful Connections. It shall be unlawful for any person to make connection with any fixture, or connect with any water main, or pipe belonging to the municipal water system of the City of Pasco. It shall be unlawful for any person whose premises are supplied with water to furnish water to additional premises unless he shall first make application in writing on the form furnished for that purpose in the same manner as on original application for the installation of water service. When additional premises are served or connected without application, such premises may be charged at double the rate for the time such service is permitted, and the service may be shut off by the Water Superintendent, and a charge of $2.00 made for shutting off and turning on the water. It shall be the policy of the Water Department not to hereafter install single meters for multitudinous service and to discontinue those now in use as soon as convenient and practical. Section 62. Unauthorized Turn On. It shall be unlawful for any property owner, occupant or any unauthorized person to turn the water on or off at the curb cock or in the meter box. Section 63. Temporary Service. For water service of a temporary nature the customer may be require to make deposit to cover the cost of labor and material of connection and disconnection, and for a reasonable depreciation charge for the use of equipment and material furnished and owned by the Water Department. Ordinarily, any service for less than one year shall be considered temporary service, except that permanent buildings or establishments wherein service is discontinued because of change of occupancy shall not be interpreted as coming under this section. Section 64. Obstructing Use of Fire Hydrant. It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct the access to any fire hydrant by placing around or thereon any stone, brick, lumber, dirt or other materials, or to ppen or operate any fire hydrant, or draw or attempt to draw water therefrom, or wilfully or carelessly injure the same. Section 65. Use of Fire Hydrant. It shall be unlawful for any person, except when duly authorized by the Fire Chief, and Water Superintendent to open, operate, close, turn off, turn on any city owned fire hydrant. When a fire hydrant has been used, the dater Superintendent must be notified. Section 66. Access to Premises. The Water Superintendent or his duly authorized representatives shall be allowed free access at all reasonable hours to all parts of building or premises supplied with water from the municipal water system for the purpose of inspecting the condition of pipes and fixtures and noting the amount of water used and the manner in which it is used. If any owner or occupant of any premises shall violate any provision of this rule the Water Superintendent may shut off such service and such owner or occupant shall be required to pay any and all unpaid charges against such premises together with a charge of $2.00 for shutting off and turning on such service before the same shall be again turned on. Section 67. Installation of "Stop and Waste Cock." It shall be unlawful to install water service without a estop and waster' cock on customer line, enabling the owner to shut off water. A "stop and waste" cock will not be permitted inside the meter box. A shutoff valve ahead of the meter is not a "stop and waste" valve, and the closing of this valve will not protect the plumbing between the meter and house or within the house, and this valve must not be closed except in the presence of the Water Superintendent, or his representative, or upon their instructions, or to avoid damage to property, in which case, it shall be the duty of the water user to notify the Water Department immediately of such shut-off. Section 68. Discontinuance of Service. When any property is abandoned, or service no longer used, the Water Superintendent may remove meter, or service connection or both. Where such meter or service connection or both have been removed, should a new service or meter be required it shall be considered as a new meter or service connection. r1 ARTICLE VII 14ETERS Section 81. Ownership. The Water Department will own, install and maintain all necessary meters for measuring the water service used by the customer and from time to time will inspect and test such meters. Section 82. Accounting of Readings. The Water Department will keep an accurate account on its books of the readings of meters, and such accounts so kept shall be offered at all times, places and courts as prima facia evidence of the use of water service by the customer, and shall be the basis on which all bills are calculated for metered service. Section 83. Testing. All meters will be tested before installation, and no meter will be placed in service or allowed to remain in service which is known to have an error in registration in excess of 2% under conditions of normal operation. Where the amount of water consumed, or the billing is questioned by the water user, the water meter will be immediately re -read and billing re -checked and if no error is apparent the billing will stand. When the accuracy of a meter is questioned and the meter test demanded by the water user or the property owner, it shall be the duty of the Water Department to test such meter with a portable test meter in the presence of the water user or the property owner, or his agent if they so desire. The City Treasurer may require an advance deposit of $3.00 to cover cost of the test. If the test does not disclose an error in excess of 3% against the customer, the customer shall stand the cost of making such tests. If the test shall disclose an error of more than 3% against the consumer, the Water Department shall assume the entire cost of making the test and the deposit shall be returned. Where tests disclose a meter to be mechanically defective, affecting the account over a period of one or more months, the Water Superintendent shall make such adjustments as seem fair and proper. Section 84. Meter Stoppage. Where a meter for any reason stops or fails to register, the average consumption for the previous year of the same month, together with the month before, and month after for the same previous year shall be deemed to be the consumption for the month that the meter was dead. Section 85. Change Size of Meter. For a change in size of meter the customer shall pay for the cost, plus 1 for changing meters and records. Section 86. Change in Water and Sewer Connections. When it is desired to have water meter or service connections moved to a new location, the owner of the premises shall file an application at the office of the Water Department and shall pay the actual cost plus 15% for making such changes. Where a new sewer connection is to be made, it shall require a new sewer connection permit. Section 87. Meters for Convenience of Water Department. For the purpose of making charges, all meters serving the person's premises will be considered separately, and the readings will not be combined, except that where the Water Department, for convenience or operation necessity, elects to install two or more meters instead of one at a central location to serve the customer's premises, the readings of two or more meters will be combined for the purposes of making charges. Section 88. Location of Meter. The location of the meter used in measuring the customer's use of water must be in a place satisfactory to the Water Department's representative before service will be supplied. Ordinarily, the meter will be installed outside of buildings and between the property line and curb, or on customer's property as near the main as possible. Where meters are at present or may be installed within a building, the Water Department will not be held responsible for damage from water seepage through the wall, nor for damage from leaking meter, pipe or fittings. Section 89. No Rent Charged by Customer. No rent or other charge what ever shall be made by the customer against the Water Department for placing or maintaining meters upon the customer's premises. It shall be the responsibility of the customers to keep the area of the meter free of rubbish and debris. r ARTICLE VII METERS (con't) Section 90. Tampering. If a meter under -registers the amount of water used due to tampering with the meter, or piping, or in any other way causing under -registration, the service may be discontinued, and will not be reconnected until the customer has made adjustment for the cost of repair and loss of revenue and given satisfactory assurance that there will be no more tampering to cause under -registration. Section 91. Basis of Size. All meters shall be sized and a basis for sizes shall be as follows: 5/8 x 3/4" Meter for single residence, commercial or duplexes and small auto court (2 or 3) units. 1" Meter for two of more houses, triplexbs or under a requirement not to exceed 50 gallons per minute. 12" Meter for 5 units based upon requirements of gallons per minute, maximum delivery 100 gallons per minute. ARTICLE VIII RESPONSIBILITY AND SERVICE PREFERENCE Section 101. Liability for Loss or Damage. The Water Department shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature whatsoever caused by any defect in the customer's line, plumbing or equipment, or caused by water through valves and pipes which may be open at the time water is ordered on by the customer, and the Water Department may without further notice discontinue service to any customer when defective conditions of plumbing or equipment upon the premises of the customer results or is likely to result, in interference with proper service or is likely to cause contamination of water. Section 102. Inspecting Customers Line. The Water Department does not assume the duty of inspecting the customer's line, plumbing and equipment, and shall not be responsible therefor and will not be liable for failure of customer to receive service on account of defective plumbing or apparatus on the customer's premises. Section 103. Connection between Private & Water Department System. The Water Department will not permit any physical connection between a private water supply and the Water Department distribution system. Section 101. Maintain as Good Supply as Possible. The Water Department will exercise reasonable diligence and care to furnish and deliver a continuous supply of pure water to the customer, and to avoid any shortage or interruption of delivery of same, except where in the past, supply lines have been installed in subdivisions by subdividers that do not meet a standard set up by the American Water Works Association for water main installation. The Water Department will not be liable for high or low pressure conditions, chemical or bacteriological conditions, interuptions, or shortage or insufficiency of supply, or loss or damage occasioned thereby. The use of water upon the premises of the customer is at the risk of the customer, and the responsibility of the Water Department shall cease at the point of delivery of water. In cases where the Water Department has installed service as provided for in the sections "New Service Lines," the point of delivery shall be at the meter itself. Section 105. Turning Off Water by Customer. Any customer desiring discontinuance of service shall turn off his water supply at his own valve or stop and waste, and give the Water Department written notice, which shall terminate charges and rates on the service as of the date received by the Plater Department, and the Water Department will not be responsible or liable for any damage or injuries sustained through failure properly to exclude the water from the premises. Section 106. Interruption of Service - Liability of Cit , The City of Pasco reserves the right at any time, without notice, to shut off the water supply for repairs, extensions, non-payment of rates, or for any other reason, and the City shall not be responsible for any damage caused by the breaking, bursting or collapsing of any boilers, hot water heaters, pipe or any other type of fixture, or by the stoppage or interruption of the water supply, or any damage whatever,resulting directly or indirectly from the shutting off of the water. E ARTICLE VIII RESPOivSIBILITY AND SERVICE PREFERENCE (coni) Section 107. Shortage of Water. In case of shortage of supply, The Water Department reserves the right to give preference in the matter of furnishing service to customers, as in the judgement of its representatives shall be for the best interests of the City, from the standpoint of public convenience or necessity. Section 108. Restriction in Use of Water for Irrigation. The City of Pasco may at anytime issue orders suspending or restricting the use of water for irrigation purposes and air conditioning, zoning the City and assigning specific hours for irrigation and sprinkling. ARTICLE IX WATER EXTENSIONS XiD CONNECTION CHiRGES INSIDE CITY. Section 121. New Service Lines. For each water connection inside of City, there shall be a charge of $2.00 per front foot of property, plus a charge of $75.00 for each 3/411 water meter. When it becomes necessary to open a paved street, the actual cost of labor and material will be charged for all size meters in replacing pavement. For meters larger than 3/41, the actual cost of labor and material in making such installation shall be charged. Section 122. Water Service Charge for Unplatted Property Inside City Limits. Water service charge for unplatted property inside City limits shall be subject to determination by Water Committee of City Council, and Superintendent. Section 123. Water Main Extensions. Before a water main shall be extended to new areas, the following rate of charges shall be made and deposited with the City Treasurer. The sum of $4.00 per running foot, or $2.00 a front foot for each main extension. The same may be paid by one or more property owners, on or along such main extension. In the event that one or more property owners subscribe to the entire amount necessary to construct such water main extension, and if the amount so subscribed exceeds the front footage charge against the property owned by such subscriber or subscribers, the amount of such over subscription shall be refunded as footage charges are collected for the other properties; provided the same are paid within a period of eight years from date of extension, but no refund shall be made on charges paid after a period of eight years. The refund time limit shall be effective at the passing of this ordinance and is not retroactive. The above refund shall not apply in case of sale of property by owner, or in case of individual or small group who install sub -standard line at their own expense. All water extensions which feed a fire hydrant shall not be less than 6 inch diam6ter. ARTICLE X SEWER EXTENSION CHARGES IN CITY Section 131. Sewer Main Extension By City. Before a sewer main shall be extended, there shall be deposited with the City Treasurer the sum of $4.00 per front foot for each main extension as payiaent of same. The said sum maybe paid by one or more property owners on or along such main extension. In the event that one or more property owners subscribe the entire amount necessary to construct such sewer extensions and the amount so subscribed exceeds the front footage charge against the property owned by such subscriber or subscribers the amount of such over subscription shall be refunded as footage charges against the other properties when paid; provided the same are paid within a period of eight years from date of extension, but no refund shall be made on charges paid after a period of eight years. The refund time limit shall be effective at the passing of this ordinance and is not retroactive. The above refund shall not apply incase of sale of property by owner, or in case of individual or small group who install sub- standard line at own expense such extensions to be made only when in the judgement of the City Council, the population and sanitary conditions warrant such extensions. It shall be necessary to have the Council approval and terms set forth by written agreement before any extensions when less than 100% subscription in front footage is paid, for sub -standard lines, when it is necessary to have extensions for the good of the City or when unusual conditions prevail. Sewer main extensions may also be accomplished through Local Improvement Districts. 10 ARTIC18 X SEWER EXTENSION CHARGES IN CITY (const) Section 132. Construction of Sewer Mains By Persons Other Than The City. Any person who desires to construct sewer mains and extensions may do so under the following conditions: (1) In accordance with appropriate engineering standards approved by the Water Superintendent and the City Engineer. (2) Upon informing city of the costs of the improvement and paying to the City of Pasco Water Department an inspection fee in the amount of 5% of the cost of the construction of the sewer extension. (3) With the express understanding that title to all mains and extensions placed in the city streets, alleys or easements shall be vested in the City and shall become a part of the City Sewer system. (4) With the understanding that other users may connect to such mains and extensions as the city may allow, providing that those property owners that have not participated in the cost of constructing the main or lateral shall pay front footage charges to the City rater Department. ARTICLE XI WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS & RATES - OUTSIDE CITY Section 141. Main Extension Charges. No extensions,of water mains will be made outside of the present or future obligated areas except approved by the City Council. Section 142. Minimum Meter Rate Schedule. The following schedule shall apply outside the city limits of the City of Pasco: A. Water R to Schedule: 5/8 x 3N" Meter 4.00 ltt ti 6.00 1211 't 8.00 211 n 10.00 3tt If 16.00 411 n 2..00 61t It 4o.00 811 it 60.00 Section 11.3. Commercial Rate Shall Read. Commercial rate subject to the above minimum on 500 cubic fee or less per month: 500 cu. ft. or less .80¢ per 100 cu. ft. next 4,500 cu. ft. .25¢ per 100 cu. ft. next 15,00 cu. ft. .15¢ per 100 cu. ft. all over 20,000 cu. ft. .07¢ per 100 cu. ft. Section 144. Residential Rate Shall Read. Subject to the above meter minimums, the following rate shall be applicable to residential water users the entire year on 500 cu. ft. or less per month: 500 cu. ft. or less .80¢ per 100 cu. ft. next 1,000 cu. ft. .20¢ per 100 cu. ft. next 2,500 cu. ft. .15¢ per 100 cu. ft. all over 4,000 cu. ft. .07¢ per 100 cu. ft. Section 115. New Service Dines. Charges for hook-up or connecting water lines outside the city limits for platted property or unplatted property, shall be a Droportionate per foot, cost of labor and materials of installing main, and a charge of labor and materials plus 15% for all meters and services, when it becomes necessary to open a paved street, the actual cost of labor and materials in replacing the pavement. ARTICLE XII ENFORCEMENT Section 151. Lien For Water Services. All water services shall be charged against the premises for which the service was installed. All charges for water, when the same become delinquent and unpaid, shall be a lien against the premises to which water has been furnished. In the case of any charges for water shall become a lien against any premises, the water shall be cut off until such charges are paid in accordance with the provisions of R.0-11. 35.21.290 and 35.21.300, and any and all amendments thereto, hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this ordinance. ARTICLE f:II ENFORCEMENT ( con t t) Section 152. Lien For Sewer Service. All charges for sewer services, when the same become delinquent, shall be a lien against the premises served by the sewer. The lien shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of R.C.W. 35.67.200 to R.C.W. 35.67.280, inclusive, and any and all amendments thereto covering sewer liens hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this ordinance. All delinquent sewer charges shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Section 153. Alternative Method of Enforcing Sewer Lien. In the event the alternative method of enforcing this sewer lien is used, under the terms of R.C.W. 35.67.290, or as hereafter amended, all sewer bills will be delinquent one month after billing date. Notice of said delinquency will appear on the next month's sewer bill. Unless the delinquency is received by the city within ten days of the date of the bill on which the delinquency is set forth, the Water Superintendent shall turn the water off without further notice. The water shall remain off until the delinquent sewer charges, together with the turn-off and turn -on fee of 52.00 are paid. When the water is turned off the third time within one calendar year for either delinquent water or sewer charges, a $5.00 turn-off and turn -on fee will be charged to cover additional bookkeeping and the total amount due at that time shall be paid before the water is turned on again. Section 154. Violations. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum, not exceeding $300.00, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or be both so fined and imprisoned. The penalty herein provided shall not be exclusive, but the City may have any other legal or equitable remedy open to it. ARTICLE XIII REPEAL The following ordinances and sections of the Pasco City Code are hereby repealed: Ordinance numbers 346, 371, 537, 572, 625, 639, 690, 766, 778 and 820; and Pasco City Code 4-3.02 thru 4-3.56, 4-4.11 and 4-5.04 thru 4-5.72. ARTICLE XIV EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in publication as required by law. Passed by the City Council of a, 1959. full force and effect after it's passage and and approved by the Mayor this 7/.4-;t day mayor Attest: City Clerk Approve as to form - City Attorney