The cost to the applicant for extending the existing distribution system of the district to serve applicant's development will be determined by the provisions of Sections 11.40.015 through 11.40.060.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 194 §4, 1979; Ord. 314 §2, 1990)
Each applicant for a main extension shall pay an application fee as published in the most current Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges, which fee will be used for engineering services. Upon written request, the district will refund, without interest, any portion of said fee for which engineering services have not yet been performed. The application fee will be paid in addition to any charges in Chapter 11.56 of this title.
(Ord. 194 §5, 1979; Ord. 219 §4, 1981; Ord. 245 §13, 1984; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 402 §3, 2004; Ord. 409 §2,
2007; Ord. 434 §3, 2016; Ord. 438 §3, 2017)
Applicants for water main extensions to areas which, in the
opinion of the district, can be served by extending the existing gravity
system of the district shall:
(1)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary pipe, valves, fittings, service connections and appurtenant
facilities including the cost of inspection during installation as
well as all related district labor;
(2)
Where the district does not have gravity storage capable of accommodating the storage requirements for the areas to be served, pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all necessary storage facilities, including road access thereto, of such size as to provide required storage capacity equal to twice the estimated average summer day consumption of the area to be served. Payment of the full cost of the storage facilities shall entitle an applicant to a credit of $0.566 per gallon of such storage capacity against the connection fee provided for in subsection (b) of Section 11.56.040;
(3)
Furnish at no cost to the district all property, easements and rights-of-way
reasonably required for tank sites, pump sites, pipelines and access
roads;
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 245 §14, 1984; Ord. 261 §2, 1986; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 361 §2, 1994)
Applicants requesting service to undeveloped areas which, in
the opinion of the district, are situated at elevations which cannot
satisfactorily be served from the gravity system of the district but
can be served by the installation of a new high-level pump and storage
tank system shall:
(1)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary pipe, valves, fittings, service connections and appurtenant
facilities plus the cost of inspection during installation as well
as all related district labor;
(2)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary storage facilities, including road access thereto, of such
size as to provide storage capacity equal to twice the estimated average
summer day consumption of the area to be served;
(3)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary pumping plant facilities, including access roads thereto,
to provide required pumping capacity equal to the capacity necessary
to pump the estimated average summer day consumption of the area to
be served in eight hours;
(4)
Furnish at no cost to the district all property, easements and rights-of-way
reasonably required for tank sites, pump sites, pipelines and access
roads;
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 261 §3, 1986; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 361 §3, 1994)
Applicants requesting service to undeveloped areas located adjacent
to an existing high-level pump and storage tank system of the district
and which can be served by extending the existing system shall:
(1)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary pipe, valves, fittings, service connections and appurtenant
facilities plus the cost of inspection during installation as well
as all related district labor;
(2)
Pay to the district the full cost of furnishing and installing all
necessary storage facilities, including road access thereto, of such
size as to provide storage capacity equal to twice the estimated average
summer day consumption of the area to be served. In the event that
it is not practical or feasible to provide separate storage facilities
for the area to be served, the applicant shall pay a storage charge
of $0.767 per gallon of such storage capacity;
(3)
Pay to the district a pumping charge of four hundred thirty-one dollars
for each gallon per minute of required pumping capacity. The required
pumping capacity shall equal the capacity necessary to pump the estimated
average summer day consumption of the area to be served in eight hours;
(4)
Furnish at no cost to the district all property, easements and rights-of-way
reasonably required for tank sites, pump sites, pipelines and access
roads;
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 245 §15, 1985; Ord. 261 §4, 1986; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 361 §4, 1994)
Whenever the district determines that existing transmission,
distribution, pumping or storage facilities are insufficient to adequately
serve any water main extension without adversely affecting other consumers
or potential consumer on existing pipelines, the district shall not
enter into a pipeline extension agreement for such extension unless
and until the applicant agrees to pay the full cost of, or furnish
at no cost to the district, sufficient out-of-tract transmission lines
or other facilities so that such extension will not adversely affect
other consumers or potential consumers on existing pipelines. The
district may, at its option, require in lieu of necessary transmission
facilities the payment by the applicant of a transmission charge determined
by multiplying the transmission flow requirements of the area to be
served by the applicable unit transmission charge as established by
the board of directors from time to time.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 261 §5, 1986; Ord. 314 §2, 1990; Ord. 361 §5, 1994)
If and when, in the opinion of the board of directors of the
district, the welfare of the district and its consumers warrant and
special considerations exist, the district will make a special contract
relating to cost sharing and/or refunds or advances made or incurred
in providing or enlarging transmission lines, pumping plants or storage
facilities upon such terms as the board may determine to be just in
such instance.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 314 §2, 1990)
(a)
Prior to installation of any such extensions, the applicant shall
advance to the district the full estimated cost of all facilities
necessary and required for the requested extension including inspection
and all related district labor as set forth in this chapter. The district
reserves the right to revise the full estimated cost at any time and
to stop installation work until the revised full estimated cost is
advanced to the district. If the actual cost is lower than the estimated
cost, the excess amount will be refunded when the actual cost has
been determined; but if the actual cost is higher than the estimated
cost, the applicant shall pay the additional cost before the installation
is accepted and put into service by the district. The district shall
not be obliged to pay any interest on funds so advanced nor to retain
such funds in a trust account or special fund, except insofar as required
by Public Contracts Code Section 22300.
(b)
In the event the applicant elects to perform all or a portion of the work by his own contractor, there shall be deducted from the sum set forth in subsection (a) of this section the districts' estimate of the value of the materials or work to be supplied or done by others, and to this estimate there shall then be added the estimated cost of providing district inspection as work progresses.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 260 §1, 1986; Ord. 314 §2, 1990)
(a)
Whenever any pipelines, fittings and other facilities are installed
by the district under the provisions of this chapter, such pipelines,
fittings and other facilities, including all service connections,
fills and pavement, must be maintained by the applicant and any successor
in interest for one year after completion of such installation except
that storage tank and pump station installations must be maintained
for two years after completion. The cost of any such maintenance,
and the cost of any replacement, repair or reinstallation of any such
pipelines, fittings or facilities, shall be paid wholly by the applicant
or his successor in interest and, in the event the same is not done
promptly and to the satisfaction of the district, the district reserves
the right to make such repairs, replacements and reinstallations for
the account and at the expense of the applicant or his successor in
interest and the district reserves the right to deduct the whole cost
thereof from any refunds otherwise payable. If there are no such refunds
available to cover such cost, and if the cost is not so advanced,
the applicant or his successor in interest will pay such cost to the
district on demand.
(b)
If, in any case, the board of directors finds that the subsidence
or failure has resulted from error or negligence upon the part of
the district or its contractor, the board of directors may waive the
provisions of this section.
(Ord. 176 §1, 1978; Ord. 314 §2, 1990)
