It is the intent of the city council that the Bonney Lake water department shall serve all users of water within the city and within the city's water service area subject to appropriate statutes and ordinances and subject to the limitations of the water department's supply and delivery systems.
(Ord. 588 § 1, 1987)
The ordinance codified in Articles I, II, III and V of this chapter shall be known as the water ordinance and may be cited as such.
(Ord. 588 § 20, 1987)
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms used are defined as set out in this section. All other terms shall have their usual and accustomed meanings.
A. 
"A."
1. 
“Accessory dwelling unit” or “ADU”
means an “accessory dwelling unit” as defined in BLMC 18.04.010.
B. 
"B."
1. 
"Business, commercial or industrial use of water"
means any person, partnership or corporation which is a customer of the Bonney Lake water department and possesses a valid business or commercial license.
C. 
"C."
1. 
"City"
means the city of Bonney Lake.
2. 
“Co-living housing”
means “co-living housing” as defined in BLMC § 18.04.030.
3. 
"Commodity charge"
means the amount the customer must pay the city for water by volume (cost/100 cubic feet).
4. 
“Condominium”
means a “condominium” as defined in BLMC § 18.04.030.
5. 
"Connection charge"
means the total of the cost of the customer's connection to the system as defined in subsection (I)(1) of this section plus the customer's equitable share of the cost of the system.
6. 
"Council"
means the city council of the city of Bonney Lake.
D. 
"D."
1. 
"Developer"
means any person, partnership or corporation which develops land for subdivision or constructs buildings.
2. 
"Duplex"
means a “duplex” as defined in BLMC 18.04.040.
3. 
"Dwelling unit"
means a “dwelling unit” as defined in BLMC 18.04.040.
E. 
"E."
Reserved.
F. 
"F."
Reserved.
G. 
"G."
Reserved.
H. 
"H."
Reserved.
I. 
"I."
1. 
"Installation charge"
means the cost incurred by the city in making the physical connection to the water system, including both direct and indirect cost.
J. 
"J."
Reserved.
K. 
"K."
Reserved.
L. 
"L."
1. 
“Lot”
means a “lot” as defined in BLMC 18.04.120.
M. 
"M."
1. 
“Mobile home parks, and recreational vehicle parks”
means a “mobile/manufactured home/recreational vehicle park” as defined in BLMC § 18.04.130.
2. 
"Metered service"
means the service for which charges are computed on the basis of measured quantities of water.
3. 
"Multifamily"
means “multifamily” as defined in BLMC § 18.04.130.
N. 
"N."
Reserved.
O. 
"O."
Reserved.
P. 
"P."
1. 
“Primary dwelling unit”
means a “primary dwelling unit” as defined in BLMC 18.04.160.
2. 
"Public works director"
means the public services director of the city of Bonney Lake.
Q. 
"Q."
Reserved.
R. 
"R."
1. 
"Restoration fee"
means a fee charged when service is reinstituted to a property from which the owner had previously requested service be discontinued.
S. 
"S."
1. 
"Service charge"
means the amount the customer must pay the city for the availability of water service, irrespective of whether any water is used.
T. 
"T."
1. 
“Townhouse”
means a “townhouse” as defined in BLMC 18.04.200.
2. 
“Triplex”
means a “triplex” as defined in BLMC 18.04.200.
U. 
"U."
"Utility rates"
means those charges made for utility services by ordinance of the city council of Bonney Lake.
V. 
"V."
Reserved.
W. 
"W."
1. 
"Water department"
means the city of Bonney Lake water division of the public services department.
X. 
"X."
Reserved.
Y. 
"Y."
Reserved.
Z. 
"Z."
Reserved.
(Ord. 588 § 2, 1987; Ord. 692 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1129 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1221 § 1, 2007; Ord. 1374 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1737 § 3, 6/10/2025; Ord. 1745, 12/9/2025)
The city of Bonney Lake water department may shut off the water supply at any time without notice for repairs or for any other necessary reason.
(Ord. 588 § 8, 1987)
A. 
The mayor or his designee may declare a water shortage emergency. Upon such a declaration, the public works director may take such steps as may be necessary to conserve water for basic household and domestic uses. Basic household and domestic uses shall not include lawn and garden watering.
B. 
The mayor or his designee may direct the public works director to take one of the following steps:
1. 
Direct water customers that lawn and garden sprinkling be done only on designated days and/or times;
2. 
Direct water customers to cease all outside use of water from the city system;
3. 
Direct that each water customer be allowed a certain number of gallons of water per specified time period, the number of gallons and time period to be determined by the mayor or his designee.
C. 
Notice of the emergency regulation shall be published in the official city newspaper at the earliest publication available and shall thereafter be published weekly during the emergency period. Notice of the regulations may also be delivered to each water customer by the best means available. However, lack of said personal notice shall not relieve a water customer from the duty to abide by the emergency regulation.
D. 
Any water customer found in violation of the emergency water regulations shall be subject to the following penalties:
1. 
Disconnection from water service. A $50.00 reconnection fee shall be charged and paid in advance before service is restored.
2. 
For a second violation during any one emergency period a customer's water service shall be disconnected for the balance of the emergency period, and a reconnection fee of $50.00 shall be charged and paid in advance.
3. 
In addition to the above penalties any customer in violation of a gallonage regulation as imposed under subsection (B)(3) of this section shall be charged $0.01 per gallon for the water used over and above his allotment. The customer's water meter shall be conclusive evidence of the amount of water used.
E. 
The mayor may, at his discretion, direct that the public works director, declare a termination of the water shortage emergency. The declaration shall be published in the city's official newspaper and the public works director shall contact as many news agencies as possible regarding the termination.
(Ord. 588 § 4, 1987)