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2001/07/24 City Council Resolution (6)RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -153 RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS REGULATING THE SALE OF WATER IN THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Rohnert Park did, on the 16th day of January 1967 adopt Ordinance No. 76 of said City; and, WHEREAS, Section 3 of said ordinance No. 76 does provide that the City Council shall adopt rules and regulations, rates, penalties and charges, from time to time by resolution, regulating the sale of water produced by facilities owned and operated by said City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted Resolution 88 -75 and subsequent amendments thereto adopting rules and regulations regulating the sale of water: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does hereby rescind Resolution 88 -75 and subsequent amendments thereto and does hereby adopt the following Rules and Regulations relating to the administration and operation of the water system owned and operated by said city. 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS: 1.1 The City of Rohnert Park will furnish water service in accordance with the Rules and Regulations hereinafter contained, and in accordance with applicable ordinances, to any property within the corporate limits of the City and to such other premises, properties, areas, or locations as the City Council may from time to time designate. 1.2 Applications for water service will be made in writing. Such application will signify the applicant's willingness and intention to comply will all regulations or rates duly adopted by the City, and to make payment for services rendered. 1.3 If application is made for service to property where no service connection has been installed, but a distribution main is adjacent to the property, the applicant, in addition to making application for service, shall comply with the regulations governing the installation of service connections. 1.4 No consumer shall permit the use or resale of any of the water received by him on any premises other than those specified in his application for service, except by special arrangement with this City. 1.5 When an abnormally large quantity of water is desired for filling a swimming pool or for other purposes, arrangements must be made with the City prior to taking such water. 1.6 Representatives of the City shall carry proper identification upon exhibition of which, they shall have the right of ingress and egress to the customer premises at reasonable hours for any purpose reasonable connected with the furnishing of water service. 1.7 No person shall drill, construct or cause to be constructed any well within the City of Rohnert Park without first receiving approval or obtaining a permit from the City. 2. TAMPERING WITH CITY PROPERTY: 2.1 No one except an employee or representative of the City shall at any time in any manner operate the curb cocks or valves (except to repair or change private plumbing), main cocks, gates or valves of the City's system; or interfere with meters or their connections, street mains or other parts of the water system. 3. NONCOMPLIANCE: 3.1 The City may, unless otherwise provided, discontinue water service to a customer for noncompliance with any of the regulations outlined in this resolution if the customer fails to comply with said regulations within five (5) days after receiving written notice of the City's intention to discontinue service. 3.2 When noncompliance affects matters of health, or affects the operation, maintenance, or costs of operation and maintenance of the City's water or sewage systems, the City may discontinue water service immediately and without notice to the customer. 4. UNSAFE APPARATUS OR PROHIBITED APPARATUS: 4.1 The City may refuse to furnish water and may discontinue service to any place or premises on the water system where apparatus, appliances, or equipment using water furnished by the City is dangerous, unsafe, or not in conformity with any laws, ordinances and /or rules of the City, County, State or Federal Government. The City of Rohnert Park assumes no liability for inspecting apparatus on the customer's property. The City reserves the right of inspection, however, if there is reason to believe that unsafe apparatus, or any appliances prohibited by law is in use. 4.2 Water service may be discontinued should this right of inspection be denied or hindered by a tenant, consumer, or by the owner of the property in question, or by others who are in control of the property in question. 5. DETRIMENTAL SERVICE: 5.1 The City may refuse to furnish water and may discontinue service to any place or premises where the demand is greatly in excess of past averages or seasonal use, and where such demands by one customer are or may be detrimental or injurious to the service furnished to other customers. 6. WATER WASTING: 6.1 No customer shall knowingly permit leaks or waste of water. Where water is wastefully or negligently used on a customer's premises, seriously affecting the general service, the City may discontinue the service if such conditions are not corrected within five (5) days after giving the customer written notice. 6.2 In instances where water is willfully being wasted after notification by any City Official or Public Safety Officer, such City Official or Public Safety Officer may immediately order the water service shut off at the City service connections. Such notification may be made in person or in writing. Any subsequent violation of willful water wasting may result in the arrest of the responsible person, regardless of that person's responsibility as tenant, owner, or any others responsible for the property in question. 7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR EQUIPMENT: 7.1 The customer shall, at his own risk and expense, furnish, install and keep in good and safe condition all equipment that may be required for receiving, controlling, applying and utilizing water, and the City shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the improper installation of such equipment, or the negligence or wrongful act of the customer or of any of his tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees, or permitees in installing, maintaining, operating or interfering with such equipment 7.2 The City shall not be responsible for damage to property caused by faucets, valves and other equipment that are open when water is turned on at the meter, either originally or when turned on after a temporary shutdown. 8. CONNECTION CHARGES: 8.1 It has been the City's general policy to charge a per acre for development fee and a special water connection fee for major utility system improvements. Connection charges for water service are included in any said fee. 8.2 With the Per Acre for Development Fee and the Special Connection Fee, the City will construct water pumping plants, distribution mains 10" and larger, tie -ins to the Sonoma County Water Agency Petaluma Aqueduct and other major water system improvements. All other improvements, water mains, and appurtenances will be installed or paid for by sub dividers, developers, builders or property owners. 8.3 Water service to any given undeveloped area in the City will be dependent upon the City receiving sufficient fees to construct the necessary improvements to provide the 8.4 The following Special Water Connection Fees shall be imposed on undeveloped areas which have previously paid a Per Acre for Development Fee of less than $4,700 per acre: A. Commercial development $5,000 /Acre B. Industrial development to be Determined based on demand, But not less than: $5,000 /Acre C. Residential Single Family: $ 970/Unit Multi Family: $ 730 /Unit 9. EXTENSION OF DISTRIBUTION MAINS: 9.1 The extension of distribution mains may be accomplished by either the applicant or the City, but in all cases must be approved as to design and location by the City prior to installation. Where installation is made by the applicant, plans must be prepared by a licensed contractor only, and the City will provide inspection services to assure installation according to approved plans. The cost of the extension shall be borne by the applicant. The cost of City inspection shall be borne by the applicant. 9.2 When at the direction of the City, a larger sized main than that necessary to serve the applicant's needs is required, the City may enter into an agreement with the applicant whereby he may recover the excess cost through a refunding arrangement. The refunds may be by way of credits against monies due from applicant for connection charges; from front foot charges received from other persons for connection to said main; or the City may contribute a portion thereof. 9.3 Applicant shall make cash payment or other approved guarantee of the charges specified herein prior to commencement of work. Such deposit or security shall be in an amount equal to the City Engineer's estimate of the total cost plus ten percent (10 %). Any cash balance remaining upon completion of the work shall be refunded to the applicant. 9.4 The City may enter into an agreement with one or more individuals constructing a water main extension at their own expense whereby a sum not to exceed seventy -five percent (75 %) of all charges which the City may collect from other applicants for service off the subject main for a period not to exceed five (5) years may be refunded to the contributor. The total refunds, including any paid under the provisions of Paragraph 9.2, shall in no event exceed the actual cost of the construction of the main. 10. MAINS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS: 10.1 Services will be available outside City limits only on specific approval of the City Council. Said service shall be at the discretion of the City Council and limited to such periods of time as an excess City water supply shall exist. The Council shall determine when such excess water supply exists. I L. UNLAWFUL TO EXCAVATE: 11.1 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make or cause to be made any connection with or to the City water system unless authorized by the City. 12. OWNERSHIP: 12.1 All meters and meter fittings, whether located on public or private property, are the property of the City and no part of the cost thereof will be refunded to the applicant. The City reserves the right to repair, replace and maintain said service connections, as well as to remove them upon discontinuance of service 12.2 The City owns all distribution pipelines located in streets, highways, public ways, alleys, or right -of -ways which are used to serve the general public, and the owner of the lands upon which future pipelines are to be located, shall as a prerequisite to service grant easements unto the City for said purposes. 13. INSTALLATION OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS: 13.1 Water service connections will be installed in the size and at the location desired by the applicant where distribution mains exist and where such requests are in accordance with all regulations. Service connections will be made only to property abutting on public streets, alleys, right -of -ways, or easements. 13.2 Installation charge for meters and laterals if done by the City will be: Actual cost plus fifteen percent (15 %). 13.3 Applicant will deposit with the City the estimated cost for installations before installation is made by the City. 13.4 Applicant may arrange for the installation of the water service connections by an approved contractor. Said installation will be in accordance with the standards set forth by the City. 13.5 Where the distribution main was previously installed and applicant or property to be served did not participate in the cost thereof, applicant shall be required to pay the pro - rata cost of said main for the property to be served prior to receiving service. 14. METERS: 14.1 Meters will be required as a prerequisite to receiving service for all uses except single - family residence. Meters will not be required for single - family residences. 14.2 Meters will be installed at accessible locations at the curb, or at the property line, or when approved, in other suitable locations, when required under this resolution. Owners shall be responsible for maintaining area around meter to provide adequate access. 14.3 Upon installation, meters will become the property of the City. No rents or other charges will be paid by the City for a meter or other facilities, including housing and connections, located on a customer's premises. 14.4 All meters may be sealed by the City at the time of installation, and no seal shall be altered or broken except by an authorized City employee. 14.5 Meters or services moved for the convenience of the customer will be relocated at the customer's expense. Meters or services moved to protect the City's property will be moved at the City's expense. 14.6 The cost of a change in the size of a meter on an existing service will be paid for by the customer. 14.7 Customers, other than single- family residences and separate businesses on the same premises, now receiving water service without meters, shall install meters within a reasonable length of time upon written request to do so from the City. 14.8 All meters will be tested prior to installation and no meter will be installed which registers more than two percent (2 %) fast. If a customer desires to have the meter serving his premises tested, he shall first deposit fifty dollars ($50.00). Should the meter register more than two percent (2 %) fast, the deposit will be refunded, but should the meter register less than two percent (2 %) fast, the deposit will be retained by the City. 14.9 If a meter tested at the request of a customer is found to be more than five percent (5 %) slow, the City may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based upon corrected meter readings for the period, not exceeding six months, that the meter was in use. 14.10 If a meter is found to be non - registering due to any cause, except the non -use of water, the charges for service will be at the minimum monthly rate or based on the estimated consumption, whichever is greater. Such estimates shall be made from previous consumption for a comparable period or by such other method as is determined by the City. 15. RESPONSIBILITY FOR METERS AND INSTALLATION: 15.1 The customer shall use all reasonable care to prevent damage to the meter or any other facilities loaned by the City that are used in furnishing the service from the time they are installed until they are removed. If a meter or other facilities are damaged by the customer, the cost of making repairs shall be paid by the customer. 16. DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM FACILITIES: 16.1 The customer shall be liable for any damage to the City -owned customer water service facilities when such damage is from causes originating on the premises by an act of the customer or his tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees or permitees, including the breaking or destruction of locks by the customer or others on or near a meter, and any damage to a meter that may result from hot water or steam from a boiler or heater on the customer's premises. The City shall be reimbursed by the customer for any such damage promptly on presentation of a bill. 17. MAINTENANCE: 17.1 The service connection, including the meter and the meter box and all distribution lines, will be repaired and maintained by the City at its own expense. The City, however, shall not be responsible for the installation and maintenance of water lines beyond the end of its service connection. Water lines beyond the City's service connections must be maintained in proper condition by the property owner. 18. GROUNDWIRE ATTACHMENTS: 18.1 All persons are forbidden to attach any ground wire or wires to any plumbing which is or may be connected to a service connection or main belonging to the City; the City will hold the customer liable for any damage to its property occasioned by such ground wire attachments. 19. CONTROL VALVE ON THE CUSTOMER PROPERTY: 19.1 The customer shall provide a valve on his side of the service installation as close as is practical to the meter location, street, highway, alley or easement in which the water main serving the customer's property is located, to control the flow of water to the piping on his premises. The customer shall not use the service curb stop to turn the water on and off for his convenience. 20. CROSS - CONNECTION REGULATIONS: 20.1 The purpose of these regulations are (1) to protect the public water supply against actual or potential cross - connection by isolating within the premises contamination or pollution that may occur because of some undiscovered or unauthorized cross - connection on the premises; (2) to eliminate existing connections between drinking water systems and other sources of water that are not approved as safe and potable for human consumption; (3) to eliminate cross - connection between drinking water systems and other sources of water or process water used for any purpose whatsoever which jeopardize the safety of the drinking water supply; (4) to protect the public potable water supply from the possibility of contamination or pollution by potential intermittent, temporary, and emergency users of the water system, including but not limited to use of fire hydrants and blow -offs; (5) to prevent the making of cross - connections in the future. 20.2 DEFINITIONS FOR CROSS - CONNECTION REGULATIONS: APPROVED: Accepted by the City as meeting applicable specifications stated in this resolution, or as suitable for the proposed use. APPROVED WATER SUPPLY: The term "approved water supply" means any water supply approved by or under the public health supervision of a public health agency of the State of California, or its political subdivisions. In determining what constitutes an approved water supply, the State Department of Public Health reserves final judgment as to its safety and potability. AUXILARY WATER SUPPLY: Any water supply on or available to the premises other than the public water supply. AWWA STANDARD: An official standard developed and approved by the American Water Works Association (AWWA). BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE: A device or means designed to prevent backflow or back - siphonage. (A) AIR -GAP SEPARATION (AG) — The term "air -gap separation" means a physical break between a supply pipe and a receiving vessel. The air -gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe measured vertically above the top rim of the vessel, in no case less than one inch. (B) REDUCED PRESSURE PRINCIPLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE (RP) — The term "reduced pressure principle backflow prevention device" means a device incorporating two or more check valves and an automatically operating differential relief valve located between the two checks, a tightly closing shut -off valve on each side of the check valve assembly, and equipped with necessary test cocks for testing. (C) DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY (DC) — The term "double check valve assembly" means an assembly of at least two independently acting check valves including tightly closing shut -off valves on each side of the check valve assembly and test cocks available for testing the watertight ness of each valve. BACKFLOW: The flow of water or other fluids, mixtures or substances under pressure into the distributing pipes of a potable water supply system from any source or sources other than its intended source. BACK- SIPHONAGE: The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable water supply system from any source other than its intended source caused by a sudden reduction of pressure in the potable water supply system. CROSS - CONNECTION: The term "cross- connection" as used is this resolution means any unprotected actual or potential connection between a potable water system used to supply water for drinking purposes and any source or system containing unapproved water or a substance that is not or cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable. By -pass or changeover devices, or other devices through which backflow could occur, shall be considered to be cross - connections. CUSTOMER/USER: Any person obtaining water from the City of Rohnert Park water supply system. DEGREE OF HAZARD: The term "degree of hazard" is derived from an evaluation of the potential risk to public health and the adverse effect of the hazard upon the potable water system. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: The Director of Public Works of the City of Rohnert Park is hereby vested with the authority and responsibility for the implementation of an effective cross - connection control program and for the enforcement of the provisions of these regulations. HEALTH AGENCY: The term "health agency" means the California Department of Health Services. LOCAL HEALTH AGENCY: The term "local health agency" means the county or city health authority. RECLAIMED WATER: The term "reclaimed water" means a wastewater which as a result of treatment is suitable for uses other than potable use. SERVICE CONNECTION /USER CONNECTION: The term "service connection" or "user connection" shall mean the terminal end of a service connection from the public potable. water system; i.e., where the City may lose jurisdiction and sanitary control over the water at its point of delivery to the customer's water system. If a meter is installed at the end of the service connection, then the service connection shall mean the downstream end of the meter. There should be no unprotected takeoffs from service line ahead of any meter or backflow prevention device located at the point of delivery to the customer's water system. Service connection shall also include water service connection from a fire hydrant and all other temporary or emergency water service connections from the public potable water system. WATER, NONPOTABLE: Water which is not safe for human consumption or which is of questionable potability. WATER, POTABLE: Any water which, according to recognized standards, is safe for human consumption. 20.3 CROSS - CONNECTION AND PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS: 20.3.1 No cross - connection is allowed between plumbing and water pipes. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation at any time to make or maintain or cause to be made or maintained, temporarily or permanently, for any period of time whatsoever, any cross - connection between plumbing pipes or water fixtures being served with water by the City Water Department and any other source of water supply or to maintain any sanitary fixture or other appurtenances or fixtures which by reason of their construction may cause or allow backflow of water or other substances into the water supply system of the City and /or the service of water pipes or fixtures of any customer of the City. 20.4 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CROSS - CONNECTIONS: 20.4.1 The regulations of the California State Department of Health and the Drinking Water Standards of the United States Public Health Service prohibit unprotected cross - connections between the public water supply and any unapproved source of water. All water cross - connections must be approved by the City and a permit issued by the City Building Official prior to installation. To comply with the regulations of the health agencies, the City will require the installation of approved backflow prevention devices by and at the expense of the customer for continued services or before a new service will be granted. 20.4.2 A permit shall be required from the Director of Public Works for any customer connecting to the water supply on an intermittent or temporary basis including but not limited to the use of fire hydrants or blow -offs for construction water, flushing lines, or similar purposes. 20.5 WHERE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED: 20.5.1 Each service connection from the City water system for supplying water to premises having an auxiliary water supply shall be protected against backflow of water from the premises into the public water system unless the auxiliary water supply is accepted as an additional source by the City, and is approved by the public health agency having jurisdiction. 20.5.2 Each service connection from the City water system for supplying water to any premises on which any substance is handled under pressure in such fashion as to permit entry into the water system shall be protected against backflow of the water from premises into the public system. This shall include the handling of process waters and waters originating from the City water system which have been subjected to deterioration in sanitary quality. 20.5.3 Backflow prevention devices shall be installed on the service connection to any premises that have internal cross - connections unless such cross - connections are abated to the City's satisfaction and approved by the state or local health department. 20.5.4 Backflow prevention devices shall be installed on tank trucks and spray tanks of 49 gallons or more, that will connect to the City's system, and shall be inspected and approved by the City prior to making connection. 20.6 TYPE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED: 20.6.1 The type of protection that shall be provided to prevent backflow into the public water supply shall commensurate with the degree of hazard that exists on the customer's premises. The type of protective device that may be required (listing in an increasing level of protection) included: Double Check Valve Assembly (DC), Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Device (RP), and an Air -Gap Separation (AG). The customer may choose a higher level of protection than required by the City. The minimum types of backflow protection required to protect the public water supply, at the customer's water connection to premises with varying degrees of hazard are given in Table 1. Situations which are not covered in Table 1, shall be evaluated on a case by case basis and the appropriate backflow protection shall be determined by the City and /or health agency. TABLE 1 TYPE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED Degree of Hazard Minimum Type of Backflow Prevention (A) Sewage and Hazardous Substances (1) Premises where the public water system AG is used to supplement the reclaimed water supply. (2) Premises where there are wastewater pumping AG and /or treatment plants and there is no inter- connection with the potable water system. This does not include a single family residence that has a sewage lift pump. A RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by the City and the health agency. (3) Premises where reclaimed water is used and AG There is no interconnection with the potable water System. A RP may be provided in lieu of an AG If approved by the City and the health agency. (4) Premises where hazardous substances are handled AG In any manner in which the substances may enter a potable water system. This does not include a single family residence that has a sewage lift pump. A RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by the City and the health agency. (5) Premises where ther are irrigation systems into RP Which fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides are, or can be, injected. (B) Auxiliary Water Supplies: (1) Premises where there is an unapproved auxiliary AG Water supply which is interconnected with the public Water system. A RP or DC may be provided in lieu Of an AG if approved by the City and the health agency. (2) Premises where there is an unapproved auxiliary RP Water supply and there are no interconnections with The public water system. A DC may be provided in lieu of a RP if approved by the City and the public health agency. (C) Fire Protection Systems: (1) Premises where the fire system is directly supplied DC from the public water system and there is an approved auxiliary water supply on or to the premises (not interconnected). (2) Premises where the fire system is supplied from AG the public water system and interconnected with an unapproved auxiliary water supply. A RP may be provided in lieu of an AG if approved by the City and the health agency. (3) Premises where the fire system is supplied from DC the public water system and where either elevated storage tanks or fire pumps which take suction from the private reservoirs or tanks are used. (D) Premises where entry is restricted so that inspections RP for cross - connections cannot be made with sufficient frequency or at sufficiently short notice to assure that cross - connections do not exist. (E) Premises where there is a repeated history of cross - RP connections being established or re- established. (F) In the case of tankers and spray tanks of 49 gallons AG /RP or more, including but not limited to fire tankers. 20.7 BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES — Installation & Maintenance: 20.7.1 Wherever backflow protection has been found necessary on a water supply line entering a customer's 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 prevention device. Installation and maintenance of approved backflow prevention devices must comply with the following: A. A permit shall be obtained from the City Building Official prior to installing any device. B. Only backflow prevention devices which have been constructed to the applicable AWWA standards and have passed laboratory and field evaluation tests performed by a recognized testing organization which has demonstrated their competency to perform such tests to the State Department of Health Services shall be approved for installation. C. Backflow prevention devices shall be installed in a manner prescribed in Section 7603, Title 17 of the California Administrative Code. Location of the devices should be as close as practical to the user's connection. The City shall have the final authority in determining the required location of a backflow prevention device. D. Section 7605, Title 17 of the California Administrative Code requires that the owners of any premises which, or on account of which, backflow prevention devices are installed, shall have the devices tested by a person who has demonstrated their competency in testing of these devices to the City. Backflow prevention devices must be tested annually and immediately after they are installed, relocated or repaired and they must not be placed back in service unless they are functioning as required. A report of inspection shall be filed with the City each time a device is tested. These devices shall be serviced, overhauled or replaced whenever they are found to be defective and all cost of testing, repair and maintenance shall be borne by the customer. E. Approved backflow prevention devices may be inspected and tested periodically for water tightness by the City. F. All presently installed backflow prevention devices which do not meet the requirements of this section but were approved devices for the purposes described herein at the time of installation and which have been properly maintained, shall, except for the maintenance and inspection requirements under subsections 20.7.1 D., and E., of this resolution, be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the City is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the public potable water system. Whenever the existing device is moved from the present location or fails initial field tests, the unit shall be replaced at the cost of the customer by a backflow prevention device meeting all requirements of this resolution. 20.8 Timing of installation of backflow prevention devices for services with existing connections: 20.8.1 The City will conduct a survey to determine the current number of existing premises receiving water from the City's public water supply system that have an actual or potential cross - connection. A list of these services will be prepared. The property owner for each of these services will be notified that an approved backflow prevention device is required and must be installed within a one (1) year time period from the effective date of this resolution. 20.8.2 During said one (1) year period the City will install approved backflow prevention devices on existing services with an actual or potential cross - connection between the public water supply and any source of water. The property owner will pay the.cost of the approved backflow prevention device and materials necessary for installation. The City will provide the labor and equipment at no cost to the property owner. At the option of the property owner, the property owner may install, at the owner's cost, an approved backflow prevention device according to City Specifications. 20.8.3 Once the backflow prevention device is installed it shall be the responsibility of the property owner or owner's agent to provide annual testing, servicing, overhauling, or replacement when found defective. 20.9 Requirements for Certification as a Backflow Prevention Device Tester: 20.9.1 Each applicant for certification as a tester of backflow prevention devices shall file an approved application with the City Clerk, together with a fee as may be established by the City Council. 20.9.2 Competency in all phases of backflow prevention device testing and repair must be demonstrated by means of education and /or experience in order to obtain certification. 20.9.3 The following are minimum requirements: A. Applicants shall have had at least two (2) years experience in plumbing or pipe fitting or equivalent qualifications. B. Hold a valid certification from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) California - Nevada Section, or have equivalent training in the opinion of the City and the Health Department. C. Each applicant for certification as a tester of backflow prevention devices shall furnish evidence to show that he has available the necessary tools and equipment to properly test such devices. He shall be responsible for the competency and accuracy of all tests and reports prepared by him. 20.9.4 The certification issued to any tester is valid for a period of one year and may be revoked, suspended, or not renewed by the City for improper testing, repairs, and /or reporting. 21. NOT ASSIGNED AT THIS TIME 22. PROTECTION AGAINST INTERSTREET MAIN FLOW: 22.1 Two or more services supplying water from different street mains to the same building, structure or premises through which an interstreet 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. Such check valves shall not be considered adequate if backflow prevention is deemed necessary to protect the City's mains from pollution or contamination but installation of approved backflow devices at such meters shall be required to satisfy the requirements for standard check valves. 23. INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE: 23.1 The City will not be liable for interruption, shortage, or insufficiency of supply, or for any loss or damage occasioned thereby caused by accidents, or acts of God, fire, strikes, riots, war or any other causes. 23.2 The City, whenever it shall find it necessary or convenient for the purpose of making repairs or improvements to its system shall have the right to temporarily suspend delivery of water and it shall not be liable for any loss or damage occasioned thereby. 24. WATER PRESSURE CONDITIONS: 24.1 All applicants for service connections or water service shall be.required to accept such conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the distribution system as the location of the proposed service connection, and to hold the City harmless for any damages arising out of low pressure or high pressure conditions or interruptions in service. 25. RATES FOR WATER SERVICE: 25.1 Meter Rates: Rate per one thousand gallons. $1.40 25.2 Minimum Charge: Meter Size Monthly Rate 3/4" or less $ 15.00 1" $ 15.00 1 1 /2" $ 19.00 2" $ 27.00 3" $ 36.00 4" $ 50.00 6" $ 66.00 g" $113.00 25.3 Single Family Residence Charges: Monthly Flat Rate $ 15.00 25.3.1 Mobile Home Park Rates: Each mobile home — monthly flat rate $ 6.50 25.4 Recreation buildings, swimming pools, Bath houses, laundry buildings, and other accessory structures. Flat rate billings will be issued only To owner of mobile home park. In lieu of monthly flat rates, mobile Home parks can purchase water at Metered rates for overall water usage. Churches: 25.4.1 Churches inside City limits: Monthly flat rate based on minimum charges for meter size in Section 25.2. 25.4.2 Churches outside City limits: Monthly flat rate based on minimum charges for meter size in Section 25.2 plus ten percent (10 %). 25.5 Fire Protection Standby Rates: Metered service rates or Monthly flat rate for each facility at minimum charge as listed in Section 25.2. City shall determine which rates will apply. Water for fire suppression systems using automatic sprinklers and which systems have a direct and separate connection to a City water main in any building or structure shall be furnished at the following rates: Supply Main Size Monthly Rate 2" $11.00 3" $14.00 4" $17.50 5" $21.50 6" $23.50 8" $32.00 10" $38.50 12" $45.00 There shall not be a Fire Protection Standby Rate imposed on a fire suppression system using automatic sprinklers and which system is operated off the regular and normal water supply service to the building or structure. 26. 27. 25.6 Special Rates: 25.6.1 Golf Courses: (Service limited to Periods designated by City). 25.6.2 Direct Service from Petaluma Aqueduct to the Sonoma County Water Agency Operated System. 25.7 Bi- monthly rates will be double the monthly rate. OUTSIDE CITY SERVICE CHARGE: Monthly Rate $303.00 per acre foot per month Metered billing from Sonoma County Water Agency to City plus ten percent (10 %) or $1.40 per 1,000 gallons, whichever is higher. 26.1 Any customer served outside the corporate limits of the City of Rohnert Park will be charged a "Service Charge" equal to one "Minimum Charge" for each consuming unit. This service charge will be in addition to all other charges for water furnished. MULTIPLE UNITS: 27.1 Separate premises under single control or management will be supplied through individual service connections unless the City elects otherwise. 27.2 Separate houses, buildings, or business quarters on the same premises, under a single control of management, may be serviced at the option of the applicant, and with City approval, by either of the following methods: (1) Through a single metered service connection to the entire premises, on which only one minimum charge will be applied. (2) Through separate connections to each or any unit provided that the pipeline system for each service is independent of the other, and is not interconnected. 27.3 Nothing in this section will be construed as preventing the City from requiring, when it deems appropriate, that separate residential or commercial units even though owned by the same customer be supplied with water through separate meters for each such unit. 28. DEPOSITS: 28.1 Each new applicant for water service shall establish and maintain credit to the satisfaction of the City by a cash guarantee deposit or otherwise, before service is rendered. 28.2 The amount of the cash guarantee deposit required by the preceding paragraph, shall be an amount determined to be adequate by the Finance Director, but shall be $75.00 for single family residences. No interest will be paid on cash guarantee deposits. 28.3 Deposits required by this resolution shall be deemed sufficient to cover any deposits required for City sewer service or garbage and trash collection service. 28.4 Deposits made by property owners are refundable after the expiration of one year if the property owners account has not been in arrears at anytime during the first year of said deposit. If the service is discontinued in less than one year, the deposit will be returned provided all outstanding bills against the property owner have been paid. 28.5 Deposits made by other than property owners shall be returned or applied on account upon termination of service. 28.6 Any amount due for water service that remains unpaid after the delinquent date may be deducted from the deposit and service shall be subject to discontinuance. No refunds will be made on the charges for service connections. 28.7 The deposit, less the charge for return by a money order or bank draft, less the amount of unpaid water bills will be refunded without interest, on discontinuance of service. No refunds will be made on the charges for service connections. 28.8 Any deposit eligible for refunding uncalled for within five (5) years from the date when made will become the property of and be retained by the City. 29. APPLICATION OF DEPOSITS TO UNPAID ACCOUNTS: 29.1 Deposits prescribed herein, may be applied to unpaid bills for water service when such service has been discontinued. The City may require the customer to redeposit the amount herein specified before rendering water service again to the customer's new address of service. 30. BILLS AND PAYMENTS: 30.1 Bills for residential non - metered service will be rendered bi- monthly in advance unless otherwise provided. 30.2 Bills for commercial and metered accounts will be rendered monthly or bi- monthly in arrears unless otherwise provided. 30.3 Flat rate service shall be by special arrangement only. Bills for flat rate service will not be less than the estimated monthly charge for service. The amount paid in excess of the pro -rated period will be credited against the charge for the succeeding month. 30.4 For metered service, if actual use is larger than the monthly minimum, the charge will be based on actual consumption. 30.5 If the total period of water use is less than the billing period, the period of water used may be broken down into half - months and the minimum charge adjusted accordingly. 30.6 Bills are due upon presentation. Payment may be made at the City Finance Department, either by mail or in person, or at other places designated by the City. 30.7 Bills for non - metered accounts billed in advance are due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent on the 10th day of the second month in the billing period. Bills not paid by this date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10 %). 30.8 Reminder notices may be sent out at the discretion of the Finance Director. 30.9 Bills for metered accounts billed in arrears are due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent on the 20th day of the month following the period for which the bill was rendered. Bills not paid by this date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10 %). 30.10 Delinquent notices will be sent out to those accounts whose balance is past due. If payment is not received within ten (10) days from the date of mailing the delinquent notice a Shut -Off Notice will be mailed. Five (5) days will be allowed after Shut -Off Notice is mailed before service is disconnected for non - payment. 30.11 When an application is made for water service by a former customer who was responsible for and failed to pay all bills for service previously rendered regardless of location or time when incurred, the City may refuse to furnish service to such applicant until the outstanding bills are paid. It may also require, as a guarantee for the payment of future bills, a cash guarantee deposit. 30.12 When water service is discontinued, the City may demand the full amount of both delinquent and current bills be paid in full, and the same shall be paid in full before service is restored. 30.13 Closing bills are due and payable on presentation. Collection will be made at the time of presentation. 30.14 Where owners of real property fail to pay bills for water service provided to their property, the delinquent amounts shall become a lien on the real property to which said service was provided in accordance with the lien procedures as provided by the laws of the State of California. 30.15 Service may be refused to a property if a balance is still due to the City for prior service provided to the property. 30.16 Each meter on customer's premises will be considered separately, and the readings of two or more meters will not be combined unless specifically approved by the City unless the City's operating convenience requires the use of more than one meter, or of a battery of meters. The minimum monthly charge for such combined meters will be based on the diameter of the total combined discharge areas of the meters. 30.17 A fee of twenty -five dollars ($25.00) will be charged to customers for checks returned by banks for non - payment for any reason. 30.18 Bills for City repair of damage by others to City property shall include the cost of such repair plus seventy percent (70 %) for City administration and overhead. 30.18.1 Fees for cut locks resulting from discontinued service due to non - payment are as follows: First Offense $100.00 Second Offense $250.00 Third Offense $500.00 Subsequent Offenses $500.00 31. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE: 31.1 A customer's water service may be discontinued if a bill is not paid within fifteen (15) days after the delinquency notices are mailed. The service will not be discontinued, however, until the amount of the deposit made to establish credit for that service has been fully absorbed by application to existing and accruing accounts. 31.2 If a customer receives water service at more than one location and the bill or charges for service at any one location becomes delinquent, water service at all locations may be turned off. Domestic service, however, will not be turned off for non - payment of bills for other classes of water service. 31.3 Notice of Shut Off for non - payment need not be given to those accounts who are continually in arrears and who indicate that they will make a payment on their account but fail to do so and also for those accounts whose experience rating with the City is poor. 31.4 Service of water to any premises may be discontinued by the City after reasonable notification if unprotected cross - connections exist on the premises, or if any defect is found in an installed backflow prevention device, or if a backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed. Service will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected. 32. RE- ESTABLISHMENT OF CREDIT: 32.1 To re- establish credit, a customer may be required to pay all back bills up to the time service was discontinued. He may also be required to pay re- connection charges of $25.00 if re- connection is completed during business hours and $45.00 if re- connection is after business hours and make a cash deposit as outlined under the regulations herein set forth for deposits for payment of water bills. 33. CUSTOMER'S REQUEST FOR SERVICE DISCONTINUANCE: 33.1 A customer may have his water service discontinued by notifying the City reasonably well in advance of the desired date of discontinuance. He will be required to pay all water charges until the date of discontinuance. 33.2 A customer about to vacate any premises supplied with water by the City shall give notice of his intended removal prior thereto, specifying the date service is desired to be discontinued, otherwise he will be held responsible for all water furnished to such premises until the City has received such notice of removal. 34. TEMPORARY SERVICE: 34.1 Duration of Service — Temporary service connection shall be discontinued and terminated within six (6) months after installation unless an extension of time is granted in writing by the City. 34.2 Deposit — The applicant will deposit, in advance, the estimated cost of installing and removing the facilities required to furnish said service exclusive of the cost of salvageable material. Upon discontinuance of service the actual cost shall be determined and an adjustment made as an additional charge, refund or credit. If service is supplied through a fire hydrant, the applicant will be charged in accordance with the following rate schedule: Deposit $2,500.00 Flat charge per connection, for City inspection, $ 100.00 installation and removal of service facilities, including the meter if required. Each additional move of facilities to another $ 30.00 Location. 34.3 Installation and Operation. All facilities for temporary service to the customer connection shall be made by the City or a licensed contractor and shall be operated in accordance with instructions. 34.4 Responsibility for Meters and Installation. The customer shall use all possible care to prevent damage to the meter or to any other loaned facilities of the City which are involved in furnishing the temporary service from the time they are installed until they are removed, or until forty -eight (48) hours notice in writing has been given to the City that the contractor or other person is through with the meter or meters and the installation. If the meter or other facilities are damaged, the cost of making repairs shall be paid by the customer. 34.5 Temporary Service from a Fire Hydrant. If temporary service is supplied through a fire hydrant, a permit for the use of the hydrant shall be obtained from the Director of Public Works. It is specifically prohibited to operate the valve of any fire hydrant other than by the use of a spanner wrench designed for this purpose. 34.6 Unauthorized Use of Hydrants. Tampering with any fire hydrant for the unauthorized use of water therefrom, or for any other purpose is a misdemeanor, punishable by law. 34.7 Rates. 34.7.1 The rates for regular service shall be increased by one hundred percent (100 %) for temporary metered service. 34.7.2 The meter rental fee shall be $50.00 per month. 35. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS: 35.1 All previous City Council actions and all other Resolutions inconsistent with the terms of this Resolution are herewith repealed. 36. EFFECTIVE DATE: 36.1 This Resolution will become effective August 1, 2001. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the Rohnert Park City Council this 24 th day of Jury , 2001. 7 CITY OF ROHNERT PARK May FLORES: AYE REILLY: AYE SPIRO: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)