HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-016 Increasing water service charges •
ORDINANCE NO. 97- 16
AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities; increasing water service
charges, bulk rate charges for municipal, purposes, irrigation rate
charges on domestic water, minimum domestic water service
charges, fire service charges; eliminating capital charges; amending
Sections 7.68.015, 7.68.020, 7.68.035, 7.68.043, 7.68.055,
7.68.060, 7.68.070, 7.68.075, 7.68.080, 7.68.085, 7.68.095,
7.68.200, 7.68.205, 7.68.210, 7.68.225, 7.68.230, 7.68.235,
7.68.240, 7.68.245, 7.68.250, 7.68.251, 7.68.252, 7.68.255,
7.68.275, 7.68.282, 7.68.290, 7.68.295, 7.68.300, 7.68.305,
7.68.310, 7.68.315, 7.68.320, 7.68.325, 7.68.330 and 7.72.030;
repealing 7.68.256; and adding as new section Section 7.68.012, all
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.68.012 is hereby added as a new section to the Yakima
Municipal Code to read as follows:
7.68.012 Definitions.
The definitions set forth in this subsection apply throughout this
Chapter.
(1) "Backflow" means the flow.. other than the intended
direction of flow, of any foreign liquids, gases, or substances into the
distribution system of a public water supply.
(2) "Backflow prevention device" means a device to counteract
back pressure or prevent back siphonage.
(3) "Contamination" means the entry into or presence in a
public water supply of any substance which may be deleterious to health
and /or quality of the water.
(4) "Cross- connection" means any physical arrangement
whereby a public water supply is connected, directly or indirectly, with
any other water supply system, sewer, drain, conduit. pool, storage
reservoir, plumbing fixture, or other device which contains or may
contain contaminated water, sewage, or other waste or liquids of
unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting
contamination to the public water supply as a result of backflow.
(5) "Manager" means the manager of the water /irrigation
division of the city of Yakima, or his authorized agent.
(6) "Health officer" means the Yakima County district health
officer, or his authorized agent.
(7) "Public water supply" means any system or water supply
intended or used for human consumption or other domestic uses.
including source. treatment storage, transmission and distribution
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facilities. where water is furnished to any collection or number of
individuals. or is made available to the public for human consumption or •
domestic use. 410
18) "Purveyor" means the city of Yakima or its authorized agent.
19) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social
and health services, or his /her authorized agent.
(10) "Unit of Consumption. (UOC)" means the basic unit of
measure for water consumed, and shall contain one hundred cubic feet
per unit.
Section 2. Section 7.68.015 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.015 Applications.
A. Water Service Installation. All applications for service
installations for water service shall be made at the office of the water
department division on printed forms furnished by the water department
division and shall contain the name of the owner, an account number,
and when possible a description of the property, lot, block, and addition,
name of the street upon which the property fronts and the official street
number assigned to the premises as shown by the records in the office of
the city engineer, and the signature of the applicant agreeing to conform
to the rules and regulations of the water department division that may be
established by the city as conditions for the use of water.
All applications for service installations shall be made by the
owner of the property to be served, or by his duly authorized agent, and
shall state the size of service connection required, and the applicant shall
at the time of making application pay to the city treasurer amount of the
fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as
hereinafter provided."
Section 3. Section 7.68.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
- "7.68.020 Accounts, how kept.
All accounts shall be kept on the books of the water department
division by the house and street number and under the account number
assigned thereto and the name of the owner or of the person signing the
application for service. All bills and notices sent out by the water
department division shall be sent to the house and street number of the
property. If nonresident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to
a different address, they shall file an application therefor with the water
department division. Any error in address shall be promptly reported to
the water department division."
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Section 4. Section 7.68.035 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
7.68.036 Service pipes laid by water department division.
The installation of service pipes extending from the main to the meter
inside of the curbline, together with the necessary labor and materials for ._
such construction, shall be made by the water division. Provided,
however, that at the discretion of the water division supeFiritendent
manager, service pipes extending from the main to the meter inside of
the curbline may be installed by private contractors according to water
division approved plans and specifications. . Provided further, that all
meters and /or fire service backflow prevention devices shall be furnished
and installed by the water division."
Section 5. Section 7.68.043 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.043 Service installation charges.
A. Applicants for new water service installations shall pay to the
director of finance and budget or his designee the installation charges as
provided below which payment shall be made prior to such installation
being commenced:
Three- quarter -inch service pipe with
five - eighths -inch by three- quarter -inch
meter $885.00
One -inch service pipe with one -inch
meter 935.00
The installation charge for a new water service where a meter larger
than one -inch diameter is to be installed shall be an amount adequate to
pay all costs of materials and installation as computed by the director -of
manager or his designee.
B. Deposits. In the event an applicant requests five or more water
service installations (size three - quarter -inch service pipe with a five -
eighths -inch by three- quarter -inch meter or.a one -inch service pipe with
a one -inch meter) in the same subdivision and such installations do not
require excavation of paved streets, the director of fmance and budget or
his designee may accept a deposit equal to sixty percent of the charge set
in subsection A of this section as a deposit for each such installation;
provided, however, that the remainder of the charges shall be paid by the
applicant prior to the installation of a water meter by the city of Yakima
on each such installation. If the charges in subsection A of this section
have increased at the time the remainder of the charges are due, the
applicant shall pay the director of finance and . budget or his designee the
difference between the deposit paid and the charges then in effect."
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Section 6. Section 7.68.055 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"7.68.088 Connection of temporary services to new mains.
Where a main is installed in any street, properties on said street or
within one -half block on side streets which are served through temporary
services, private mains, or mains in alleys or on private property, shall
have their service pipes changed to connect with the new main, and the
water department division shall without charge install a service from the
new main to a meter which shall be installed in the street in front of the
property and the property owner or water user shall reinstall his service
pipe to connect with the meter."
Section 7. Section 7.68.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.060 Depth of service pipes.
All new service pipes shall be placed not less than five feet below
the established grade of the street, and at an equal depth below the
surface of the ground upon all private property for twenty feet from the
meter. The water department division shall have the right to increase
this depth where deemed necessary."
Section 8. Section 7.68.070 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.070 Cross connection control.
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(1) "Backflow" means the flow, ewer — han the intended • dr. _ • - , -. - • • • • • • , - - stances into the
(2) "Backflow prevention device" means a device to. counteract
(4) ,.. "Cross connection" means - _ . . - - - -- -
any other water supply system, scwc , ..- , ... , ... ,
the city : . , . - - _ _ - •
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B A. Cross - Connections. No water service shall be installed or
continued in use by the purveyor unless the water supply is protected by
backflow prevention devices as may be required by this section and
' ° - ° - •- - ' ' - • ' The installation or
maintenance of.a cross - connection which will endanger the water quality
of the potable water supply of the city of Yakima shall be unlawful and is
prohibited. Any such cross - connection now existing or hereafter
installed is declared to be a public nuisance and the same shall be
abated. The control or elimination of cross - connections shall be in
accordance with this section .• • ,
64, together with the latest addition of appropriate • manuals of standard
practice pertaining to cross - connection control approved by the
secretary. The direeter manager shall have the authority to establish
requirements more stringent than state regulations if he deems that the
conditions so dictate. The purveyor shall adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
E B. Use of Backflow Prevention Devices.
(1) Backflow prevention devices shall be installed at the time
on the premises or the materials used in connection with service
connection or within any premises where, in the judgment of the
purveyor, the nature and extent of the activities, or the materials stored
on the premises, would present an immediate and dangerous hazard to
health and /or be deleterious to the quality of water should a cross -
connection occur; even though such cross - connection does not exist at
the time the backflow preventing devices shall be installed under
circumstances including but not limited to the following:
(a) Premises having an auxiliary water supply, unless the
quality of the auxiliary supply is - • • . - - - - • - • -
' • ' • • • - ' ° = ' • • ' = - : acceptable to the purveyor.
(b) Premises having internal cross - connections that are not
correctable, or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it
impracticable to ascertain whether or not cross - connections exist.
(c) Premises where entry is restricted so that inspections for
cross - connections cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at
sufficiently short notice to assure that cross - connections do not exist.
(d) Premises having a repeated history of cross - connections
being established or re- established.
(e) Premises on which any substance is handled under
pressure so as to permit entry into the public water supply, or where a
cross - connection could reasonably be expected to occur. This shall
include the handling of process waters and cooling waters.
(f) Premises where materials of toxic or hazardous nature are
handled in such a way that if back siphonage should occur, a serious
health hazard might result.
(g) The following types of facilities will fall into one of the above
categories where a backflow prevention device is required to protect the
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public water supply. A backflow prevention device shall be installed at
these facilities unless the purveyor and secretary determine that no
hazard exists.
1. Hospitals, mortuaries, clinics;
2. Laboratories;
3. Metal plating industries;
4. Piers and docks;
5. Sewage treatment plants;
6. Food or beverage processing plants;
7. Chemical plants using a water process;
8. Petroleum processing or storage plants;
9. Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear reactors;
10. Others specified by the secretary.
(h) Other premises, as specified by the direeter manager, where
backflow prevention devices are required to protect the public water
supply.
(2) The type of protective device required shall depend on the
degree of hazard which exists;
(a) An air -gap separation or a reduce pressure principle
backflow prevention device shall be installed where the public water
supply may be contaminated with sewage, industrial waste of a toxic
nature, or other contaminant which could cause a health or system
hazard.
(b) In the case of a substance which may be objectionable but
not hazardous to health, a double check valve assembly, air -gap
separation, or a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device
shall be installed.
(3) Backflow prevention devices required by this section shall
be installed at the meter, or at a location designated by the purveyor.
The device shall be located so as to be readily accessible for maintenance
and testing, and furthermore, where no part of the device will be
submerged.
(4) Backflow prevention devices required by this section shall
be installed under the supervision of, and with the approval of, the
purveyor.
(5) The policies, procedures, and criteria for determining
appropriate levels of protection shall be in accordance with the "Accepted
Procedure and Practice in Cross Connection Control Manual -- Pacific
Northwest Section -- American Waterworks Association, Third Edition," or
any superseding edition.
(6) Any protective device required by this section shall be a
model approved by the director manager. A double check valve assembly
or a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device will be
approved if it has successfully passed performance tests of the University
of Southern California Engineering Center or other testing laboratories
satisfactory to the secretary and the director manager. These devices
shall be furnished and installed by and at the expense of the customer.
(7) Backflow prevention devices installed pursuant to this
section, except atmospheric vacuum breakers, shall be inspected and
tested annually, or more often if necessary. Maintenance shall be at the
customer's expense. Whenever the devices are found to be defective, they
shall be repaired, overhauled, or replaced at the customer's expense.
Inspections, tests, repairs, and records thereof shall be accomplished
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under the purveyor's supervision by'beitified testers arid the customer
will be charged according to the following schedule of fees:
(a) For air gap separation inspection $15.00
(b) For pressure atmospheric vacuum breaker
test 15.00
(c) For double check valve assembly test 25.00
(d) For reduced pressure backflow device
test 25.00
(8) No underground sprinkling device will be installed without
adequate backflow prevention devices at the point from which the water
for irrigation is taken from the public water supply.
(9) Failure of the customer to cooperate in the installation,
maintenance, testing or inspection of backflow prevention devices
required by this section and Washington Administrative Code 248 -54
shall be grounds for the termination of water service to the premises, or,
in the alternative, the installation of an air -gap separation at the
customer's expense.
, D C. Cross - Connection Inspection.
(1) No water shall be delivered to any structure hereafter built
within the city of Yakima or within areas served by the city water until
the same shall have been inspected by the purveyor for possible cross -
connections and been approved as being free of same.
(2) Any construction for industrial or other purposes which is
classified as hazardous facilities pursuant to subsection C(1)(g), where it
is reasonable to anticipate intermittent cross - connections, or as
determined by the director manager, shall be protected by the
installation of one or more backflow prevention devices at the point of
service from the public water supply or any other location designated by
the purveyor.
(3) Inspections shall be made periodically of all buildings,
structures, or improvements of any nature now receiving water through
the city's system, for the purpose of ascertaining whether cross-
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connections exist. Such inspections shall be made by the purveyor.
E D. Installation Permits. If cross - connection control
devices are found to be necessary, the owner of the property served must
apply to the city of Yakima code administrator for an installation permit.
F E. , Additional Remedies. In the event an improper cross -
connection is not corrected within the time limit set by the director
manager, or, in the event the purveyor is refused access to any property
for the purpose of determining whether or not cross - connections exist;
delivery of water to the property shall cease until the deficiency is
corrected to the purveyor's satisfaction. In addition, the purveyor may
effect the necessary repairs or modifications at the expense of the
property owner and refuse delivery of water to the property until the cost
thereof shall have been paid."
Section 9. Section 7.68.075 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.075 New connections -- Plumbing regulations.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to be connected with the
domestic water system and domestic water supply of the city of Yakima
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shall, before such connection may be made, first comply with all +
plumbing regulations of the city of Yakima, including those contained in a
Chapter 11.44.
(b) Any such person, firm or corporation desiring to secure such
services and to be connected with the domestic water supply
system of the city of Yakima outside of the city limits of said city, shall
secure a permit as provided in Chapter 11.44, and pay the inspection
fees therein provided for and be subject to the inspection thereon
provided for, the same as though said property were located within the
city limits of the city of Yakima.
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter be connected with
the domestic water supply or domestic water supply system of the city of
Yakima until such person, firm or corporation has fully complied with all
the provisions of this chapter, and it shall be unlawful for the water
department division to give any such person, firm or corporation, water
service from the domestic water supply system of said city of Yakima or
to connect the plumbing of such person thereto, until this chapter shall
have been complied with by such person and at the time application is
made to the Wwater Department division of the city of Yakima by such
person, firm or corporation for water service, proper showing shall be
made and presented showing compliance with this chapter."
Section 10. Section 7.68.080 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.080 Existing connection -- Plumbing repairs or alteration.
No person, firm or corporation whose premises are now receiving water
service from the domestic water supply, or domestic supply system, of
the city of Yakima, shall alter, repair or add to any plumbing at said
premises, unless such additional alterations or repairs shall be
performed in compliance with Chapter 11.44 of this code, and a permit
therefor obtained and inspection fees paid as in said chapter provided;
and in case of the violation of this section by any person, firm or
corporation, it shall be the duty of the water Department division of this
city to immediately discontinue water service to the premises at which
this section shall have been violated, until such violation shall have been
removed."
Section 11. Section 7.68.085 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.085 Kind of service pipe.
Service pipe and fittings shall be of brass, copper, PEX
tubing in sizes through one and one - Quarter (1 1/4) inch, and cast iron
pipe properly coated may be used for diameters one and one - quarter ( 1
1/4) inch or greater, when approved by the Water-Department manager.
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All materials used in service lines. except valves and similar devices shall
be of like material except where otherwise approved by the manager."
Section 12. Section 7.68.095 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.095 Ownership of extensions and service pipe.
The ownership of all main extensions, service pipes and appurtenant
equipment maintained by the Wwater Department division shall be
vested in the city of Yakima, and in no case shall the owner of any
premises have the right to claim or reclaim any part thereof.
In case of privately owned mains and services and where there is no
responsible organization or individuals as owners of such mains and
services, work done as an accommodation shall not place ownership in
the city of Yakima."
Section 13. Section 7.68.200 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.200 Persons debarred from doing plumbing work.
Plumbers or other persons failing to perform their work according - to
established rules and regulations or executing it unskillfully or to the
damage of the Wwater Department division may be debarred temporarily
or permanently from making connections or, doing any work on fixtures
or pipes connected with or leading from the city's mains."
Section 14. Section 7.68.205 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.205 Waste.
It shall be unlawful for any person to waste water or allow it to be
wasted by imperfect or leaking stops, valves, pipes, ,closets, faucets, or
other fixtures, or to use water closets without self - closing valves, or to
use water in violation of the city's ordinances regulating said use of
water. The willful wasting of water shall be a misdemeanor; if such
waste of water continues after receiving notice from the Wwater
Oepartment division to make repairs and to desist from the waste of
water the Wwater Department division shall shut off the water supply
from such premises until the necessary repairs have been made."
Section 15. Section 7.68.210 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.210 Frozen services.
All services and installations shall be placed at the depth required in
Section 7.68.060 in order to avoid all probability of freezing. The Wwater
Department division shall be responsible for all meters and frozen
• services owned by the city. Owners of property served shall be
responsible for all other frozen services leading to and located on the
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premises served, and shall pay the cost of thawing of such privately
owned pipes when necessary.
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of
thawing frozen service installations where thawing connections are made
through any meter box unless they shall have first obtained a license
therefor from the Wwater Dept division of the city of Yakima. The
fee for all such licenses shall be five dollars ($5.00) per year, payable
annually on or before the 1st day of October. Before any such license
shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation, the party applying
therefor shall furnish to the €city Water Department division a good
and sufficient surety bond in the penal sum of five hundred dollars
($500.00), conditioned that such licensee shall pay to the City Water
Department division of the city of Yakima for any and all damage done to
any portion of the Getty Wwater mains or meters as a result of any such
thawing operations.
(b) Any individual property owner desiring to thaw his own service
connection where access thereto is had through any meter box, shall,
before commencing such operation, secure a permit from the €city
Wwater Department division. Such permit shall be issued by the city
water Department division without charge but, before any such permit
shall be issued, the applicant therefor shall deposit with the €city water
Department division the sum of twenty -five dollars ($25.00) to cover the
cost of repairs to any city water meter or other service installations
owned by the city of Yakima which may be damaged m the conduct of
such thawing operations. Said deposit shall be returned to the party
posting the same after such thawing operations have been completed and
the meter and other city service installations at that location have been
inspected and approved by an officer or agent of the city water
department division.
(c) In addition to any other penalties prescribed for violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter, in the event of the violation of either (a) or
(b) above, water service to the premises where any thawing operations
are undertaken shall be discontinued immediately."
Section 16. Section 7.68.225 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.225 Access to premises.
Employees of the water department division properly identified shall
have free access at proper hours of the day to all parts of premises to
which water may be delivered from the city mains, for the purpose of
inspection the conditions of the pipes and fixtures and the manner in
which the water is used."
Section 17. Section 7.68.230 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.230 Water meters.
All water meters installed by the water department division, or by the
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previous owners of the water system, shall be and remain the property of
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the city, and may be removed or replaced, or changed as to size and type
r r" r ' by the water department division whenever deemed necessary by the
department division."
Section 18. Section 7.68.235 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code Is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.235 Repairing meters.
The water department division shall maintain and repair all meters
when rendered unserviceable through fair wear and tear and shall renew
them if necessary, provided, however, that where replacement, repairs or
adjustments of any meter is rendered necessary by the act of neglect or
carelessness of the owner or occupant of any premises, any expense
caused the water department division thereby shall be charged against
and collected from the water consumer, and water service may be
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discontinued until the cause is corrected and amount charged collected."
Section 19. Section 7.68.240 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.240 Testing and correcting meters. w.
When a consumer makes a complaint that the bill for any past service
period has been excessive, the water department division shall, upon
written request, have such meter reread and the service inspected for
leaks. If the consumer remains dissatisfied and desires that the meter be
tested, the consumer shall then make a deposit with city treasurer as
prescribed in Section 7.68.245, and the water department division shall,
without disturbing or removing the meter, test it by means of a portable
testing meter and a volume measuring vessel. The consumer shall, if he
or she so desires, be present when such test is made.
In case a test should show an error of over five percent of the water
consumer in favor of the water department division, the deposit will be
refunded to the consumer, a correctly registering meter will be installed
and the bill will be adjusted accordingly, but such adjustment shall not
extend back more than one service period plus one month from the date
of the written request and the minimum charge shall not be affected.
In case the test shows an accurate measurement of water or an error in
favor of the consumer, the amount deposited shall be retained by the
water dept division to cover pan-ef the expense costs of making
such test."
Section 20. Section 7.68.245 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.245 Deposit required for testing meters.
Before making a test of any meter, the person requesting such test
shall, at the time of filing his request with the department division, make
a deposit with the city treasurer of the amount charged for such test,
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subject to the conditions stated in Section 7.68.240, which charges are
as follows: .
For testing 1/2 inch to 2 -inch meters $2.00
For testing 3 -inch meters 3.00
For testing 4 -inch meters • 5.00
For testing 6 -inch meters 10.00"
Section 21. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.250 Water service charges.
A. Commencing • - _ . • , • • -, -- : - • - - - - - e • • • April 1.
1997, the charge for domestic water supplied shall consist of a ready -to-
serve charge and a charge for water consumed, as follows:
Ready -to -serve One -month Two -month
Charges: Period Period
Meter size
3/4" and smaller $-1-76 $2.03 $4-76 $2.03
1 " 2.67 3.08
3,53 4:08
1 1/2" 5.28 $6.09 89 10.15 '
2 " 10.53 12.16 19.32 22.31
3 " 26.31 30.37 50:86 58.71
4 " 42 48.58 82.42 95.15
6" 94.67 109.28 187.59 216.55 it
8 " 168.28 194.26 333.07 384.50
10" 262.93 303.52 525 603.00
12" 378.61 437.07 753,74 870.12
First 600 cu. ft. 81ii
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Next- 25,000 cu. ft. (25,100 50,000 cu. ft.) .47
Over 50,000 cu. ft. 28
Following is a tabulation of applicable rates per UOC:
Rate Per
UOC UOC
0 - 12 1.10
13 - 20 .90
21 - 250 .74
251 - 500 .54
Over 500 .42
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, B. Commencing - . , • • • , -- ` - • - • - - - :, • • : April 1, 19
the charge for domestic water supplied shall consist of a ready -to -serve
• charge and a charge for water consumed as follows:
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Ready -to -serve One -month Two -month
Charges: • Period Period
Meter size
3/4" and smaller $1.95 2.29 $4,95 $2.29
1" 2.96 3.48 3:02 4.61
1 1/2" • 5,86 6.89 9,76 11.47
2" -11.69 13.74 21.45 25.21
3" 29.20 34.32 56:45 66.34
4" 46.71 54.89 9449 107.52
6" 405:08 123.49 208.22 244.70
8" - 1-86,79 219.52 369.71 434.48
10" 291.85 342.98 579,8-1 681.39
12" 420.26 493.89 836.65 983.23
First 600 cu. ft. .98
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ill Over 50,000 cu. ft. 31
Following is a tabulation of applicable rates per UOC:
Rate Per
UOC UOC
0 - 12 1.11
13 -20 .98
21 - 250 .86
Over 250 .60
R ady to serve One month Two month
Chargcs: Pcriod Period
Meter-size
3/4" and smaller $1.92 $1.92
1" 2.91 3.84
1 1/2" 5.75 9.59
2" 11.49 21.07
3" 28.68 55.46
fa 4" 45.89 89.87 .
6" 103.23 X
8" 183.48 363.16
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10" 286.68 569.55
First 600 cu. ft. .97
Ncxt 600 cu. ft. (700 1,200 cu. ft.) 1
Ncxt 800 cu. ft. (1,300 2,000 cu. ft.) . 83
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ese : _ ee _. ee' .52
Over 50,000 cu. ft. .31
D C. The "one -month period" is defined as any period of time from one
day up to and including one month and fourteen days, and the "two -
month period" is defined as any period of time from one month and
fifteen days, to two months and fourteen days.
Minimum ready -to -serve and consumption charges for water supplied
outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the applicable rate
above by one and one -half. Provided, however, that within the area
described on the map found in Section 7.68.035 of this code, the ready -
to -serve charge and charge for water consumed shall not be subject to
any surcharge set out in this subsection.
E D. Home Kidney Dialysis. A residential customer who undergoes
kidney dialysis at his or her home, or whose home is also the home of a
different person who undergoes home kidney dialysis, shall not be
required to pay utility charges for domestic water service or sewer service
for the quantity of water that is necessary for the home dialysis. In order
to be excused from utility charges under this subsection, the residential
customer must present to the customer services division written
documentation from a recognized kidney dialysis center certifying that
the person requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that
person's dialysis."
Section 22. Section 7.68.251 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.251 Bulk rate for municipal purposes.
A. The charge for domestic water used by the city of Yakima for filling
swimming pools or wading pools in the city parks and for all city
by any municipal corporation which by agreement
with the city makes playgrounds or recreational areas available for city
park and recreation use shall be as follows:
1. Commencing August 9, 1993, through June 30, 1994:
First 5,000 cu. ft. .24 per 100 cu. ft.
Over 5,000 cu. ft. .13 per 100 cu. ft.
2. Commencing July 1, 1994, and
thereafter.
First 5,000 cu. ft. .27 per 100 cu. ft.
Over 5,000 cu. ft. . per 100 cu. ft.
First - - . • . , ..: , .. - ,. - �.
5,000 cu. ft. .26 per 100 cu. ft.
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-� Over 6,000 cu. ft.
13 per 100 cu. ft.
l ip B. Commencing Janucuy 1-7 , 86 April 1, 1997, the charge for water
supplied through fire hydrants, when the water is used by either a city
department or a private person for a public improvement project
authorized by the city, shall be based on a flat rate charge of eight sixty -
four cents per one hundred cubic feet No charge shall be made for water .
supplied through fire hydrants when the water is used for fire .
suppression or for maintenance and operation purposes by city
departments."
Section 23. Section 7.68.252 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
mended to read as follows:
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"7.68.252 Irrigation rate on domestic water.
Commencing April 1, 1997, Odomestic water may be delivered to
consumers during the irrigation season at a special irrigation rate under
the following conditions:
L Under no circumstances will an irrigation rate be given on services
with a 1 1/4" or larger meter.
4 2. In order to secure the irrigation rate, application must be made to
the utility accounts division by the consumer . The request will be
forwarded to the manager. who will certify that the domestic water
delivered under said rate will be used for irrigation purposes on property
not adequately served by separate irrigation systems.
2 3. Commencing August 9, 1393 April 1, 1997, the charge for such
t water supplied shall be computed as follows: An amount equal to the
maximum water meter reading taken during the previous non - irrigation
season shall be charged under the regular domestic water rates. All
water used on premises inside the city limits in excess of such maximum
usage during the previous non - irrigation season shall be charged at the
below -given A rate, and all water used on premises outside the city limits
in excess of such maximum usage during the previous non - irrigation
season shall be charged during the irrigation season at the below -given B
rate ; . . . : , _ - • - - - . - - - - . -- . . - • - . •
Yakima.
A rate: Commencing April 1, 1997, the cost per UOC shall be $.46;
commencing April 1, 1998, the cost per UOC shall be $.65 August 9,
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B rate: Commencing April 1, 1997, the cost per UOC shall be $.65;
commencing April 1. 1998. the cost per UOC shall be 97A� s ,
feet.
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... 3 4. - For the purpose of this section, the irrigation rate will commence
at the regular water meter reading during the months of February or
March, as the case may be for any particular consumer; and will
terminate at the regular water meter reading during the months of
October or November, as the case may be for any particular consumer.
In the event an application is made during the irrigation season for the
irrigation rate, the irrigation rate will commence at the next regular meter
reading after the time of such application.
4 5. The sewerage service charge provided for in Chapter 7.60 shall not
apply to the indicated consumption of water billed at the irrigation rate.
5 6. Consumers who have installed domestic water service exclusively
for irrigation use will be billed at the irrigation rate without regard to
dates of commencement or termination of service, subject only to the
minimum billings provided for in Section 7.68.255."
Section 24. Section 7.68.255 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.255 Minimum service charges.
A. Commencing • . - . • • . , - . - - - - • • • April 1.
1997, minimum charges for domestic water supplied for the several sizes
of meters shall be as follows:
One -month Two -month
Meter Size Period Period
3/4" and smaller $4.40 $5.33 $7,04 $8.63
1"
3-1- $6.38 8 10.68
1/1/2" 7.92 9.39 14.07 16.75
2" 13.17 15.46 24760 28.91
3" 28.95 33.67
4 .. 56,4-4 65.31
44.72 51.88 8770 101.75
6" 07.31 112.58 192.87 223.15
8" 170.92 197.56
10" 391.10
57 306.82 527763 609.60 •
12" 38-1-.-25 440.37 759.02 876.72
B. Commencing .. , • • • , .- - • - • • - • • : April 1. 1998,
minimum charges for domestic water supplied for the several sizes of
meters shall be as follows:
One -month Two -month
Meter Size Period Period
3/4" and smaller $4-89 $5.62 $783 $8.95
1" 590 6.81
9,80 11.27
1 1/2"
8,80 10.22 4 18.13
2" 14.63 17.07 27.33 31.87 •
3" 32A 37.65 r
633 7 3.00
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4" 49765 49 6b 58.22 07.37 114.18
lip 6" 498:02 126.82 240 251.36
8" 189.73 222.85 379 441.14
10" 294:79 346.31 585,69 688.05
12" 42320 497.22 8453 989.89 -
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fellows: .... .. .. ... .
One month Two month
Meter Size Period Period
1" 5.82 9:66
2" 14.10 26.89
3" 31.59 61.28
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8" 186.39 368.98
D C . The "one -month period" is defined as any period of time
from one day up to and including one month and fourteen days, and the
"two -month period" is defined as any period of time from one month and -
‘4110 fifteen days to two months and fourteen days.
Minimum service charges for domestic water supplied outside the city
shall be computed by multiplying the applicable meter size rate by one •
and one - half."
Section 25. Section 2.68.256 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
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Billing Capital
Amount Allocation
Rounded bills
of $4.00 (or less) $1.36
$5.00 $1.70
6.00 2.04
7.00 2.38
8.00 2.72
9.00 3.06
10.00 3.40
11.00 3.74
12.00 4.08
13.00 4.42
14.00 4.76
15.00 5.10
16.00 5.44
17.00 5.78
18.00 6.12
19.00 6.46
20.00 6.80
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Section 26. Section 7.68.275 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.275 Fire services.
All fire service connections between water mains and property lines
shall be installed and maintained by the water dement division at the
expense of the owner or occupant of the premises served, and shall be
the property of the city of Yakima.
At the time of making application for such services the applicant shall
file with the water department division detailed plans showing all piping
installed or to be installed for fire protections, all fire gates, automatic
sprinklers and all other outlets, gates or appurtenances. An alarm
system shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 10.03 "Private Fire
Alarm System Connection and Monitoring," of the city of Yakima
Municipal Code, in conjunction with each single source fire protection
system, and each fire service connection shall have a gate valve with an
adequate valve box and check valve with appurtenances designed to � �
prevent backflow into the municipal water system of a type approved by
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the manager, which approval shall consist of the
filing with the Yakima city clerk of written specifications for, or other
written detailed description of, check valves and appurtenances approved
by the manager as meeting the requirements of
this sectio .. : . - ... •. - - ... - -- - - .. . •
Chaptez" 54. All multiple source fire protection systems shall have a ._
main check valve with a standard lfive- eighths inch by three - fourths inch
bypass meter housed in a vault.
Upon receipt of such application, the superintendent manager of the
water department division shall fix the charge to be made for the
installation of such service taking into consideration length and size of
pipe, condition of street and sidewalk, all relative to character of service,
and such charge shall be paid by applicant before such installation shall
be made.
Fire service connections shall not be used for combined fire protection
and commercial purposes where separate service connections can be
installed. In no case shall any tap be made upon, or any tank be
connected with, any pipe used for fire protection unless a meter shall be
installed thereon. The use of water through a fire service connection for
any purpose other than the extinguishing of a fire on the premises is
prohibited unless a meter is installed to measure all water so used."
Section 27. Section 7.68.282 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.282 Fire service charges.
' The monthly charge for each active fire service shall be as follows:
A. Commencing August 3, 1993, through June 30, 1994 April 1, .
1997:
Size of Service Inside City Outside City
2 " $4:03 5.06 $8,06 10.12
3" 5737 6.73 10.74 13.46
4" including hydrant only 8 10.12 16.14 20.24
6" including hydrant only -1-0776 13.49 21.52 26.98
8" 16._ 14 20.23 3728 40.46'
10" 2-0 26.96 43-:00 53.92
B. Commencing July 1, 1994, through August 8, 1998 April 1, 1998:
Size of Service Inside eCity Outside City
2 " $4.47 5.72 $8794 11.44
3 " 596 7.60 11.92 15.20
4" including hydrant only 8796 11.44 17.92 22.88
6" including hydrant only 11.94 15.24 23788 30.48
8" 17.92 22.86 3584 45.72
10" 2387 30.46 4744 60.92
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C. Commencing August 9, 1998, and thereafter:
Fire-serviee-eharges •
2" $4.40
$8.80
.. .
6" including hydrant only 11.73 23.46
8" 17.59 35.18
10" 23.44 46.88
D C. The inside diameter of the pipe leading to a fire hydrant
shall determine the service charge. Any fire hydrant installed and
maintained by the city outside of city limits will be billed as a fire service,
which charge shall be terminated at such time as the responsible
consumer's property is annexed to the city."
Section 28. Section 7.68.290 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.290 Maintenance of fire hydrants and flush tanks.
The water department division shall install, maintain and keep in
repair all city fire hydrants and the water regulating devices in all sewer
flush tanks and shall regulate the amount of water to be used by each
such flush tank, and no person other than an employee of the water
department division shall change or interfere in any manner with the
adjustment of valves or other water regulating devices attached to any
water service pipe supplying water to any sewer flush tank."
Section 29. Section 7.68.295 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.295 Use of fire hydrant.
No person other than an employee of the water department division or
the fire department, or an employee of the street department who is
engaged in sprinkling or washing the public streets or flushing sewers,
shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the city water
system without first obtaining authority to do so from the water
department division."
Section 30. Section 7.68.300 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.300 Temporary domestic water service.
A. Conditions of Use. Temporary domestic water service
through an existing fire hydrant or by means of other existing water lines
will be furnished to a customer on the following conditions:
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1. Application for such service sh all be made in person to the
customer service office at Yakima City Hall.
2. Water furnished through the temporary service shall be
measured by a meter assembly, to be furnished by the city, for the use of
which the customer shall pay to the city the amount of one dollar for
each day the meter assembly is charged out to the customer, regardless
of the number of days the meter assembly is actually used. The
minimum meter assembly use charge shall be one dollar.
3. When the meter assembly is installed by city employees,
and-the customer shall pay to the city the actual labor cost incurred by
the city, based on the then applicable payroll charges, including
overhead, for actual hours of labor involved, all as determined by the
customer services office of the city, with a minimum one hour charge.
4. The customer shall pay the city the actual cost for
equipment used in making such installation, based on the then current
city rental rates for the actual hours of equipment usage, all as
determined by the customer services office of the city, with a minimum
one hour charge.
5. The customer shall pay for water furnished through a
temporary service at the then current rate as provided by the applicable
city ordinance.
6. The customer shall return the water meter assembly in the
same state of repair as when furnished to the customer by the city, or
shall be responsible to the city for the actual cost of any meter assembly
repair, or the actual total cost of the meter assembly in the event of its
destruction or loss.
7. The customer shall give notice' to the Yakima fire
department of the location of hydrants to be used for temporary service,
and the duration of such use.
B. Billing. Bimonthly billings will be rendered by the city to
temporary water use customers, for the applicable charges as specified in
subsection A of this section, with payment therefor to be due within the
same time as other billings for city utility services; provided, if the
temporary service is furnished for a period of time less than the two -
month billing period, payment shall be due at the time such temporary
service is discontinued and the meter assembly returned to the city.
C. Customer to Sign Agreement. Prior to the installation of the
meter assembly by which a temporary water service will be furnished, the
applicant for such service shall sign an agreement to comply with the
provisions, terms and conditions of this section.
D. The provisions of this section do not require or authorize
temporary domestic water service by or through any other than the water
lines or fire hydrants existing at the time application for such service is
made; and neither this section nor any agreement signed pursuant to it
for temporary water service shall be construed to require the installation
or extension by the city of any water line or facility to furnish temporary
water service, either within or outside the corporate boundary of the
city."
Section 31. Section 7.68.305 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"7.68.305 Abandoned services. ;... K.:.. All service installations connected to the water system, that have
been abandoned or that have not been used for three years or that for
any reason have become useless for further service, shall be
disconnected at the main by the water department division, and all pipe
and appurtenances removed shall be the property of the city of Yakima."
Section 32. Section 7.68.310 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.310 Extensions of mains other than by city.
All extensions of water mains outside of the city limits shall be
made either by the water department division at the expense of the
owners of the property to be served thereby, or by the owners of said
property under the supervision of the water department division and in
accordance with the plans and specifications therefor prepared by the
water department division, in which case the property owners shall pay
to the water department division in advance an amount equal to ten
percent of the estimated cost of such extension to cover the cost of plans,
specifications, supervision and overhead expense."
Section 33. Section 7.68.315 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"7.68.315 Ownership and control of extensions of water mains.
Unless deeded to the city, all existing extensions of water mains
and appurtenant equipment installed by persons, firms or corporations,
other than the city, shall be and remain the property of such persons,
firms, or corporations, and of their heirs, successors or assigns, and
shall be maintained by them. Any repair or maintenance work done by
the water department division as an accommodation shall not place
ownership in the city. In case a property owner desires to have a water
service and meter installed and to be supplied with water through such a
privately owned main, a permit must first be obtained from whomever
owns or maintains such water mains and such permit shall be filed in
the water department division. In case such a permit can not be
obtained due to there being no recognized owner or authorized person,
the applicant for service and meter installation and for water service
shall be obligated to perform his part in maintaining the main and to
having water service discontinued if the main is not properly maintained.
All installations of water main extensions, additions and
replacements, and appurtenances thereto, outside of the city limits shall,
when made in the manner stipulated in Section 7.68.310, shall be and
remain the property of the city of Yakima after all payments for
installations have been made or satisfactorily provided for, and after
such installations have been tested and accepted by the water
department division and after the persons or person responsible for the
construction of the extensions have relinquished all right to or interest in
the ownership of said extensions, such extensions shall be maintained by
the city and operated by the water department division as part of the
distribution system and the water department division shall exercise
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complete control over said extensions. Nothing in this section or Section
r, 7.68.310 shall be construed so as to effect the term of any written
agreement or contract binding on the city of Yakima."
Section 34. Section 7.68.320 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.320 Street work.
All persons, contractors, corporations or any city department
handling street work, such as grading, regrading, filling, trenching or
paving, etc., shall give the water department division eight days' written
notice in case it becomes necessary during the work to remove, displace
or change any water mains, pipes, fittings, meters, gates or other water
works' appurtenances that may interfere with the prosecution of such
work, and failure to furnish said notice shall make the contractor,
corporation or person, or other city department liable to the water
department division in case damages should result from such failure."
Section 35. Section 7.68.325 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.325 Connection with conductors.
Any uninsulated conductor which may convey electric current
so shall not be connected with any pipe or equipment which belongs to the
eity water department division, without the consent of the
- - • . - manager, all as provided in Chapter 169 of the
• - - • a - ... : - - .. - • • : - . RCW Chapter 19.28).
In case a city water pipe is found which conveys noticeable
amount of electric current, the .. • - manager shall
immediately notify the owner of premises supplied by said pipe and the
water supplied to said premises shall be discontinued until the electric
current is removed." •
Section 36. Section 7.68.330 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"7.68.330 Damage to water property.
It is unlawful for any person to tamper with or break, deface or
damage any pipeline, valve, .water meter or other waterworks appliance
or fixture, or to interfere in any manner with the proper operation of any
part of the water system of the city of Yakima. It is unlawful for any
person, except in case of fire upon the premises, to break or disturb any
seal placed by the water department division, or to open any fire gate, or
to use water through any fire service connection, unless a meter is
installed thereon."
Section 37. Section 7.72.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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"7.72.030 Violations -- Compliance with this chapter.
No person, firm or corporation shall be connected with the
domestic water supply or domestic water supply system of the city of
Yakima until such person, firm or corporation has fully complied with all
the provisions of this chapter; and it is unlawful for the water
dept division to give any such person, firm or corporation, water
service from the domestic water supply system of the city of Yakima or to
connect the plumbing of such person thereto, until this chapter has been
complied with by such person; and at the time application is made to the
water department division of the city of Yakima by such person, firm or
corporation for water service, proper showing shall be made and
presented showing compliance with this chapter."
Section 38. This ordinance shall be in full, force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4th day of
March ,1997
ATTEST: Mayor Pro — Tem
City Clerk
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Publication Date: 3/07/97
Effective Date: 4/06/97
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