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Resolution No. 408RESOLUTION NO. 408 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPLEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 173 FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS: SECTION 1: SERVICE CONNECTIONS: A. Service Connections. Multiple occupancies on same premises: When more than one occupancy is placed on the same parcel of property and each is conducting a separately established residence or business, a water meter shall be required and installed for each occupancy, unless otherwise approved by the Water Superintendent. B. Service Connections: Exceptions. (a) Where there exists a dwelling on the rear of.a lot, in front of which is another dwelling, one service may be_ provided for such premises. The cost of such water meter installation and service shall be paid by the owner or party receiving service. (b) Where two or more buildings owned by the same person are built upon a lot, said buildings may be served by one service pipe and one meter if approved by the Water Superintendent. C. Service Connections: Split of Property. Whenever one service pipe and meter has been serving more than one occupancy on the same parcel of property owned by one owner, and the property ownership is severed, the Water Superintendent may in his discretion require separate service pipe and meter for each occupancy. SECTION 2: FEES, RATES AND DEPOSITS: A. Installation and Meter Fees. The Water Department shall charge and collect in advance the following amounts for the installation of water service connections and meters: Fee for Installation Service and Meters (Unpaved Streets and Alleys) Minimum Service Line Size will be One Inch Tapping Fee and Service Charge Meter and Installation C harge 1" = $45.00 5/8" x 3/4" = $45.00 1" = $75.00 Where it is necessary to cut the pavement to install a water service the price shall be $25.00 per service. The charge for services larger than one inch shall be a sum equal to the actual cost of labor and material in laying such service line, including the cost of the meters, the cost of replacing pavement, plus administra- tive overhead charges. The cost of such installation shall be estimated by the Water Department, and such estimated cost shall be paid by the applicant to the Water Department before the work of connecting the main with the property is commenced. Whenever the estimated cost is not sufficient to cover the total expense for labor, materials, meters, and overhead, the deficit sha11 be charged to the property for which such installation was made and paid by the owner thereof. Any excess pay- ment shall be returned to the person applying for installation. B. Installation by Applicant. The Water Superintendent may in his discretion authorize an applicant to make the installation at applicant's own cost, and in conformity with the specifications set forty by the Water Department and inspected by the Water Department. C. Water Rates. The water rates to be charged and collected monthly or bi- monthly as may be determined by the Superintendent of the Water Department, from consumers of water supplied by the City, are hereby established and the Water Department is hereby authorized and directed to charge and collect the same as follows: DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICE QUANTITY RATES First 700 cu. ft. or less 2.00 next 2300 cu. ft. per 100 cu. ft. 0.23 next 2000 cu. ft. per 100 cu. ft. 0.21 next 14000 cu. ft. per 100 cu. ft. 0.17 over 19000 cu. ft. per 100 cu. ft. 0.12 Size of Service MINIMUM CHARGES: .Amount of Minimum Charge Per Month Water In Cu. Ft. 5/8" 2.00 700 3/4" 2.50 900 1" 3.75 1400 1 -1/2" 5.50 2200 2" 8.00 3300 3" 15.00 7000 4" 25.00 12900 6" 40.00 22900 D. Water Rates: Temporary Service: (1) Application shall be made to the Water Department for Lul temporary service desired by Contractors, builders, or others for water to be used in con- struction work, spraying, or any other use. Upon the deposit of such sum as the Department may require, a meter will be furnished for such service. The charge for such service will be at the rate of 30C per 100 cubic feet. (2) Housing Tracts - In some cases it may be impractical to have the house meters installed during construction and water will be needed to test plumbing and in plastering, etc. In this event, the Water Superintendent could authorize jumper connections prior to meter installation and place a charge of $5.00 per month per unit. E. Private Fire Service Rates. The monthly rates for private fire service protection shall be at the following flat rates: Size of Service Monthly Rate 2 inch or less $ 2.00 3 inch 3.00 4 inch 4.00 6 inch 6.00 8 inch 8.00 10 inch 10.00 12 inch 12.00 F. Applications for Water Service. All applicants for each residential occupancy must deposit with the Water Depart- ment, an amount equal to.two (2) times the sum of the minimum charge for the type of service rendered but in no event less than Five ($5.00) Dollars, as a guarantee that all water bills, fines and penalties shall be paid by the applicant. If and when said deposit is refunded no interest will be paid on the deposit. G. Water Rates. Turn on Charges. No charge shall be made for the transfer due to change of ownership or occupancy. Where the owner or occupant requests temporary turn off of water .service- a.charge of Three ($3.00) dollars shall be made.for_restoring. the water service to the premises. H. Penalty .Turn .on. Charge. -.When the supply of water has been shut off,for.a,violation,of any ordinance or any rule, regulation, or requirement of the Water Department governing consumers of water, it shall not be turned on again except upon payment of the amount due, together with the additional sum of Five ($5.00) Dollars which is hereby made a penalty for the failure to pay the said rate, and to pay the Department for turning on water. I. Change of Address. Failure to receive mail will not be recognized as a valid excuse for failure to pay water rates when due. Change in occupancy of property supplied with city water, and changes in mailing addresses of consumers of city water must be filed in writing at the Water Department on forms provided for that purpose. J. Renewing Service. Each owner or occupant of any premises previously connected with the City water system desiring to renew the use of water shall make application for renewal of water service upon payment of all unpaid charges, if any, together with any turn -on charge imposed, the water will be turned on. K. Adjustment of Rates. The Council shall have the sole power to grant rebates from the rates specified in this ordinance to indignant persons and, in the event of any dispute as to the water rate to be paid by any consumer, it shall determine the same. L. Water Fund. All monies collected from fees and charges under this ordinance of the Cypress Ordinance Code shall be deposited in the Treasury of the City in a Water Fund and annually there shall be disbursed from said water fund to the General Fund, an amount equal to 37. of the gross revenue received from the sale of water by the Water Depart- ment in lieu of franchise and property taxes. SECTION 3: REGULATIONS APPLYING TO USE OF WATER: A. Meter Tests. Where the accuracy of record of a water meter is questioned, it shall be removed at the consumer's request and shall in his presence be tested in the shops of the Water Department by means of the apparatus there provided, and a report thereon duly made. Both parties to the test must accept the findings so made. If the test discloses an error against the consumer of more than three (37.) per cent of the meter's registry, the excess of the consumption on the three previous readings shall be credited to the consumer's meter account, and the Water Department will bear the entire expenses of the test, and the deposit required as herein- after prescribed shall be returned. On the other hand, where no such error is found, the person who has requested the test shall pay the charge fixed for such test. B. Same. Deposit. Before making a test of any meter, the person requesting such a test shall, at the time of filing his request make a deposit with the Water Department of the amount charged for such a,test, subject to the conditions herein stated, which charges are fixed as follows: (1) For testing,5 /8 inch meters $ 2.50 .(2) For testing 1 inch meters 2.50 (3) For testing 1 -1/2 inch meters 5.00 (4) For testing 2 inch meters 10.00 (5) For testing 4 inch meters 40.00 No meter shall be removed, or in any way disturbed, nor the seal broken, except in the presence of or under the direction of the Superintendent. C. Meters on Curb Line. All meters of the Water Department shall be placed at the curb line of the street or near the property line in alleys, whenever and wherever practicable, and be protected and maintained as a part of the operation of the Department. D. Use of Fire Hydrants. Public fire hydrants shall be placed, maintained, and repaired by the Water Department. Any damage thereto be persons or agency other than representatives of the Fire and Water Departments, shall be a_claim against the person or agency committing such damage, and the Superintendent shall take such action as may be necessary to collect the same. E. Drawing Water Into Steam Boilers. No stationary steam boiler shall be connected directly with the water distribution system to said City, but in each and every case a suitable tank of storage capacity sufficient for a twelve hours supply for said boiler shall be provided and the service pipe supplying said tank shall discharge directly into the top of said tank. F. Report of Violations. It shall be the duty of the employees of the Police, Fire and Street Departments to give vigilant aid to the Superintendent in the enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance and to this end they shall report all violations thereof which come to their knowledge, to the Water Department and it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to report immediately to the Super- intendent in case of fire in premises having metered service for fire protection purposes that fire has occurred there. G. Sale of Water Outside City Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the City Water Department to sell water to consumers outside the City, or to allow any consumer outside the City to use any water furnished by the City System unless the City Council shall by Resolution determine and declare a surplus of water exists in excess of that required by the inhabitants of the City. H. Protecting Cross - Connections. An approved double- checked valve or other approved back flow protection device shall be installed in all existing water systems served by the City of Cypress by all consumers within ninety (90) days of the passage of this Resolution and in all systems installed thereafter, at the expense of the consumer, before service will be continued, or granted when any one of the following conditions apply: (1) Conditions: (a) Where an unapproved fresh water supply is already available from a well, spring, reservoir, or other source. If the consumer agrees to abandon this other supply and agrees to remove all pumps and piping necessary for the utilization of this supply, the installation of back -flow protection devices will not be required. (b) Where stale water or water otherwise polluted is available for industrial or fire protection purposes. (c) Where the premises are or may be engaged in industrial processes using or producing process waters or liquid industrial wastes, or where the premises are or may be engaged in handling sewage or any other dangerous substance. (d) Where the circumstances are such that there is special danger of back flow of sewage or other contaminated liquids through plumbing fixtures of water -using or treating equipment, or storage tanks and reservoirs. (e) Where the premises are used for a trailer park. (2) Other Conditions: (a) Under special circumstances, when the consumer is engaged in the handling of especially dangerous or corrosive liquids of industrial or process waters, the City may require the consumer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connections as an additional precaution and as a protection to the back flow preventive devices. (b) As a protection to the consumer's plumbing system, a suitable pressure relief valve must be installed and maintained by him at his expense, when check valves or other protective devices are used. The relief valve shall be installed between the check valves and the water heater. (c) Whenever back flow protection has been found necessary on a water supply line entering a consumers premises, then any and all water supply lines from the City's mains entering such premises, buildings or structures shall be protected by an approved backflow device, regardless of the use of the additional water supply lines. (d) Two or more services supplying water from different street mains to the same building structure or premises through which an inter - street main flow may occur, shall have a standard check valve on each water service to be located adjacent to and on the property side of the respective meters. (e) Such check valves shall not be considered adequate if back flow protection is deemed necessary to protect the City's mains from pollution or contamination, but the installa- tion of approved dual back flow devices at such meters shall take the place of, and satisfy the requirement for standard check valves. (f) The double check valve or other approved . back flow protection devices may be inspected and tested periodically for water tightness by the City. (g) The owner of any premises on which or on account of which check valves or other protective devices are installed shall inspect these devices for water tightness and reliability at least every three months. The devices shall be serviced, overhauled, or replaced whenever they are found defective and all costs of repair and maintenance shall be borne by the consumer. Certified records of such inspections and operations will be required by the City. (h) The service of water to any premises may be immediately discontinued by the City if any defect is found in the check valve installa- tions or other protective devices, or if it is found that dangerous cross connections exist. Service will not be restored until such defects are corrected. SECTION 4: REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS CONTIGUOUS TO EXISTING WATER SYSTEM: A. Application, Deposits and /or Bonds, and Installation. Any person, firm or corporation, who as owner or subdivider of a single lot, parcel, subdivision or tract of land, desires water service or requires the extension of water mains to such lot, parcel, subdivision, or tract of land shall file a written application with the Water Superintendent of the City of Cypress. Application shall be accompanied by two maps,of the lot, parcel, subdivision, or tract showing the proposed water lines, fire hydrants, water meters, and required appurtenances in accordance with specifications of the City of Cypress. Upon approval of these plans by the Water Superintendent a copy of the plans with corrections, if required, will be returned to the applicant. One copy of the corrected plans shall remain in the Water Superintendent's file. The applicant shall then have the,approved water layout *x.. LAO incorporated in the Street Improvement Plans, if any, of the area, along with the Standard Water notes as required by the City's specifications. These street imporvement plans shall have a place for the approval signature of the Water Superintendent provided within the title block as well as for the City Engineer. Applicant shall also provide a total estimate of the water installation including all labor and materials, chlorination, and testing which is to be verified by the Water Superintendent. In the event such applicantion be approved in the manner provided herein, said person, firm, or corporation shall post a bond for the total verified estimated cost plus a cash deposit as determined by the Water Superintendent for all meter fees, existing main charges, plus 3% of constttaction costs for inspection. When all of these requirements have been met, the applicant may then have a qualified licensed water main contractor install such mains, services and meters in accordance with the City's specifications and in coordination with the City Engineer's office and other utilities such as storm drains, sewerage, telephone, gas, electric, paving, etc. All costs of said installations are to be borne by such person, firm or corporation. Said installation of all water facilities shall become and remain the property of the City of Cypress upon completion of the installation to City's standards. The City will require a performance bond in an amount of 50% of the final contract cost until one year after the completion of water facilities as a guarantee on workman- ship and assurance that all contractual obligations and liens have been met. SECTION 5: DEVELOPMENTS NOT CONTIGUOUS TO EXISTING WATER SYSTEM: All of the requirements for developments contiguous to existing water system is herewith applicable. In addition, however, where the lot, parcel, subdivision, or tract requires the extension of a transmission main or mains from the existing water system to the development involved, such transmission main or mains shall be completely paid for by the applicant. All rights of ways and necessary easements will be obtained by the applicant and said mains and rights of ways and necessary easements will be obtained by the applicant and said mains and rights of ways and or easements deeded to the City. In return, the City shall enter into a reimbursement agreement with the applicant for this extension to said development but not including the mains within the development. Reimbursement will be made only when developments occur along said extension and when the City is reimbursed by others. In no case shall reimbursement be made five (5) years after the date of installation. Right of way costs and /or easement costs will not be reimbursed. Refunds shall bear no interest and refunds shall not exceed 90% of offsite construction costs; SECTION 6: LOCATION, SIZE, AND TYPE OF FACILITIES: The Water Superintendent of the City of Cypress shall approve the frontage and location of mains in streets, alleys, and easements, and approve the size of such mains, type and make of valves, fire hydrants, fittings, consumer services, and all other appurtenances deemed necessary for supplying water to the property served. Standards shall be in accordance with the City's water master plan, the City's standards and specifications, and the National Board of Underwriter's Standards so that each parcel of land served will have a sufficient quantity of water, including adequate fire protection, with sufficient pressure. SECTION 7: PAYMENT FOR EXISTING WATER MAINS: Where persons owning land to which water mains are adjacent in streets or rights -of -way which mains are owned by the City or jointly by the City and others, make application for water service to a lot, parcel, subdivision, or tract of land, they shall reimburse the City of Cypress by paying a service charge based on the following table. This service charge is in addition to the meter charges specified in another section. $2.00 /front foot - 4" $2.50 /front foot - 6" $2.75 /front foot 8 ", 10" or 12" However, if in the opinion of the Water Superintendent of the City of Cypress the size of the existing main is inadequate for the future development of the area with proper fire protection or for the required capacity involved, he may require the extension of additional water mains and payment for said addition in accordance with the requirements for developments contiguous to existing water system. SECTION 8: INSTALLATION OF TRANSMISSION MAINS - 12" AND LARGER: Standard size mains shall be 6" and 8" in size. Transmission mains shall be 12" and larger. Transmission mains which are needed within the area of development in addition to those required for the immediate area shall be installed at the discretion of the Water Superintendent either prior to paving or at some future date. The City of Cypress will share 1/3 of the cost in the installation of transmission mains which are 12" or larger in size where service is used jointly by developer and City. SECTION 9: WATER RIGHT TO BE DEEDED: Whenever land is to be subdivided, any water wells, mains and easements needed therefor, which may be appurtenant thereto or which may be used exclusively thereon, shall be deeded to the City in consideration of the City approving any application for City water to be placed on such tract or subdivision. The deed to the City shall be executed before any such application shall be approved by the Superintendent. However, where water wells and equipment, as described in the paragraph above, are used to supply water to additional land not subdivided, the City may allow such wells and equipment to continue to supply such un- subdivided portion until such time as such parcel is subdivided into four (4) or more parcels of land containing five (5) acres, or less. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of October, 1963, by the following roll call vote: AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Gordon, Gorzeman, Van Dyke, Wright and Noe NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN: None ATTEST: CITY CLERK