Title 13
WATER, SEWERS AND PUBLIC SERVICES

Chapters:

13.02 Fees for New Water and Sewer Accounts

13.04 Sewer Regulation

13.08 Sewer Service Rates and Charges

13.10 Storm Water Utility

13.12 Water Service Regulations and Rates

13.13 Cross-Connections

13.16 Blanket Utility Permits

Chapter 13.02
FEES FOR NEW WATER
AND SEWER ACCOUNTS

Sections:

13.02.010 Findings.

13.02.020 New account servicing fee.

13.02.010 Findings.

The city council finds that certain one-time administrative costs are incurred in setting up new water and sewer accounts which are not recovered through connection charges or monthly rates, and should be charged as a service fee to the customer at the time a new water or sewer account is set up. (Ord. 864 § 1, 2000).

13.02.020 New account servicing fee.

Prior to any connection to the municipal water and/or sewer system there shall be paid a nonrefundable new account servicing fee in the sum of $50.00. For the purpose of this chapter, a “new account” is any account sought by any person not previously serviced with municipal water or sewer service at the street address of requested service, either individually, as a member of a marital community, under another name or as owner or principal of a business entity of any nature. (Ord. 864 § 1, 2000).

Chapter 13.04
SEWER REGULATION¹

Sections:

Article I. Definitions

13.04.010 Definitions.

13.04.020 Grammatical interpretation.

Article II. General Provisions

13.04.030 Deposit of excrement, garbage, wastes.

13.04.040 Discharge of pollutants into natural outlets.

13.04.050 Privy, septic tank, cesspool.

13.04.060 Suitable toilet facilities – Connection – Repairs.

13.04.070 Connection, repairs – Authorization by city.

13.04.080 Property determined serviceable by city sewer lines.

Article III. Private Sewers

13.04.090 Private disposal – Conditions for use.

Article IV. Side Sewers and Connections

13.04.100 Permit – Requirement.

13.04.110 Permit – Classes – Application.

13.04.120 Permits – Acquisition procedure.

13.04.130 Side sewer contract – Conditions.

13.04.140 Wyes, tees, stubs.

13.04.150 Installation – Costs borne by property owner.

13.04.160 Single sewer for each building – Exceptions.

13.04.170 Use of old facilities.

13.04.180 Materials – Construction.

13.04.190 Size and slope.

13.04.200 Placement.

13.04.210 Grade and elevation – Sewer tee and stub.

13.04.220 Excavation – Pipe laying and backfill.

13.04.230 Joints and connections – Material, method.

13.04.240 Joints and connections – Location.

13.04.250 Inspections – Procedure.

13.04.260 Barricades, lights – Restoration.

13.04.270 Permit – Failure to secure.

13.04.280 Conveyance of private sewer to city.

13.04.290 Property outside city limits – Contract for service.

13.04.300 Connection charges, assessments.

13.04.310 Disconnection – Procedure.

Article V. Standard Participation Contract

13.04.320 Required when.

13.04.330 Terms.

13.04.340 Charges.

13.04.350 Council right to impose additional conditions.

13.04.360 Real estate owners.

Article VI. Fees and Charges

13.04.370 Connection and/or trunkage charge – Requirement.

13.04.380 Connection and/or trunkage charge – Established.

13.04.390 Service charge – When due.

13.04.400 Delinquency – Determination,   penalty.

13.04.410 Delinquency – Notice.

Article VII. Use of Public Sewer

13.04.420 Discharge of specified unpolluted waters – Prohibited.

13.04.430 Discharge of specified pollutants – Prohibited.

13.04.440 Grease, oil, sand interceptors – Required when.

13.04.450 Grease, oil, sand interceptors – Maintenance.

13.04.460 Discharge of specified wastes – Approval required.

13.04.470 Preliminary treatment facilities.

13.04.480 Manholes.

13.04.490 Measurements, test samples.

13.04.500 Admission of wastes by special agreement.

Article VIII. Side Sewer Contractors

13.04.510 Requirement – Exemption.

13.04.520 License – Application procedure.

13.04.530 License – Bond insurance requirement.

13.04.540 Liabilities and responsibilities.

13.04.550 License – Revocation.

13.04.560 License – Renewal.

Article IX. Administration and Enforcement

13.04.570 Agent or owner of serviced premises.

13.04.580 Right of entry to inspect.

13.04.590 Sewer superintendent – Authority.

13.04.600 Vandalism.

13.04.610 Violator – Subject to expenses.

13.04.620 Violator – Notice.

13.04.630 Violator – Continued offense.

13.04.640 Violations – Abatement.

Article I. Definitions

13.04.010 Definitions.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as set forth in this section:

1. “BOD” (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.

2. “Building drain” means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the side sewer.

3. “Clerk” means the city administrator or his designee.

4. “Commercial structure” means business and industrial structures, and all structures other than residential.

5. “Downspout” means the leader or pipe above the ground which is installed to conduct storm water from the roof gutter of any structure.

6. “Duplex” means a residential structure containing two individual dwelling units, designed or used to house not more than two families living independently of each other.

7. “Garbage” means solid waste from the preparation, processing, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storing and sale of produce.

8. “Industrial waste” means any liquid, solid or gaseous substance, or combination thereof, resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, business, trade or research, including development, recovering or processing of natural resources.

9. “Inspector” means the utilities director or his designee.

10. “Lateral” means a sewer which will receive the flow from one or more side sewers and discharge into a trunk or interceptor.

11. “Licensed side sewer contractor” means any contractor who is duly licensed under this chapter to construct, install, repair, reconstruct, excavate, or connect any side sewer to the public sewers of the city.

12. “Multiple dwelling” means a residential structure containing more than two dwelling units designed or used to house more than two families living independently of each other, and also includes mobile home parks, in which each space or stall shall be deemed a dwelling unit.

13. “Natural outlet” means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.

14. “Occupant” means any person or owner in physical possession of a structure to which sewer service is available.

15. “Person or owner” means any individual or firm, company, association, society, corporation or group, and the singular shall include the plural.

16. “Private sewer” means a sewer, exclusive of side sewers, which is neither owned nor operated by the city or other public authority.

17. “pH” means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

18. “Properly shredded garbage” means garbage which has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in diameter.

19. “Public sewer” means a sewer which is owned or operated by the city or other public authority.

20. “Residential structure” means a single-family, duplex or multiple-family dwelling structure, and includes mobile homes, motels and hotels.

21. “Sanitary sewer” means a sewer which carries sewage into which storm water, surface water and ground water are not intentionally admitted.

22. “Sewage” means water-carried wastes discharged from the sanitary facilities of structures occupied or used by human beings.

23. “Sewage treatment plant” means any arrangement of devices, lagoons, or structures used for treating sewage.

24. “Sewage works” means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

25. “Sewer” means a pipe or conduit for sewage.

26. “Sewer superintendent” means the sewer department crew chief.

27. “Side sewer” (or building sewer) means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, beginning two and one-half feet outside the foundation wall.

28. “Standard participation contract” means a form of contract required by this chapter to be entered into before properties which have not been assessed for sewers, or otherwise qualified, may use the public sewers of the city.

29. “Storm drain” means a conduit designed to or used to transport storm water.

30. “Storm water” means waters on the surface of the ground or underground resulting from rainfall or other natural precipitation.

31. “Structure” means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location or attachment to something having location on the ground, including mobile homes and trailers, but not including fences.

32. “Suspended solids” means solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.

33. “Utilities director” means the director of public utilities, or his designee.

34. “Waste water” means water containing either or both of sewage or industrial wastes.

35. “Watercourse” means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, whether continuous or intermittent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.020 Grammatical interpretation.

“Shall” is mandatory. “May” is permissive. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article II. General Provisions

13.04.030 Deposit of excrement, garbage, wastes.

It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.040 Discharge of pollutants into natural outlets.

It is unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within the city any sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.050 Privy, septic tank, cesspool.

Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful to construct, maintain or use privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage in the city. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.060 Suitable toilet facilities – Connection – Repairs.

A. The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within the city upon which there is situated any structure for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose or use, which lot or parcel abuts on any street, alley, easement or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer, and where the public sewer is within 150 feet of that lot or parcel and service by such public sewer is available, is required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect the facilities to the public sewer, including the making of any repairs to the public sewer required by damage occurring during the making of such connection, regardless of the cause of such damage, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such installation and connection must be made within 30 days after the date of mailing or personal delivery of notice by the clerk to the owner of property to be served, notifying such owner to make such connection. All connections to the public sewers of the city shall be made in a permanent and sanitary manner, and shall be sufficient to carry all the sewage and waste and waste fluids of every kind from the house, building or structure to the public sewer, and each toilet, sink, lavatory, washing machine, dishwasher and other piece of equipment of whatever type producing waste water shall be connected to the public sewer.

B. Any structure hereafter constructed or made available for human occupancy or use for any purpose shall, when required by this section, be connected to the public sewer before the completion of construction of such building or structure or before any occupancy or use thereof, or in the event that the public sewer capable of serving the structure has not been completed prior to the construction or occupancy of such structure, within 30 days after written notice from the clerk as provided in the preceding paragraph, whichever occurs first.

C. The limit of responsibility of the city shall be maintenance of the public sewer. Any needed repair to a side sewer or connection to a public sewer shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property served, and shall be made within 30 days after the date of mailing or personal delivery of a notice by the clerk or the utility director or his designee to the owner of the property served, notifying such owner to make such repair or connection. In the event of an emergency, a shorter period of time may be established for the repair to be made, or, if the owner cannot be located or does not promptly make such repair, the city may make repairs under the procedure of SMC 13.04.070. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.070 Connection, repairs – Authorization by city.

A. If any connection to a public sewer or needed repair to a side sewer is not made within the time and in the manner provided in SMC 13.04.060, the utilities director may forthwith cause the same to be made.

B. In all cases in which the utilities director causes required connections or repairs to be made, he shall file a statement of the cost thereof with the clerk. The clerk shall notify the owner or reputed owner of the property of the cost of making such connection or repair, and if the same is not paid within four months, such cost, together with interest at the rate of 12 percent per year, shall be a lien against the property, and the clerk shall direct the city attorney to file a notice of claim of lien with the auditor of King County. Such lien may be foreclosed in the manner provided for mechanics liens. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.080 Property determined serviceable by city sewer lines.

All property is capable of being served by a public sewer of the city, and service by such public sewer is available if the first floor plumbing of any building or structure located thereon can be served by gravity into the city sewer lines, as provided in SMC 13.04.060, even though the basement drains of such building or structure cannot be served into the city sewers. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article III. Private Sewers

13.04.090 Private disposal – Conditions for use.

Where a public sanitary sewer is not available for use as provided by SMC 13.04.060, 13.04.070 and 13.04.080, and that is so certified by the utilities director, the building drain may be connected to a private sewage disposal system or replacement thereof, any of which must comply with applicable city ordinances, and in the absence of such applicable ordinances, with King County regulations for septic systems. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article IV. Side Sewers and Connections

13.04.100 Permit – Requirement.

No person other than representatives of the city shall uncover, make connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the clerk. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.110 Permit – Classes – Application.

A. There shall be three classes of side sewer permits:

1. For residential service;

2. For commercial service; and

3. For service to any establishment producing industrial wastes.

B. In each case, the owner or his agent shall make an application on a special form furnished by the clerk. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the clerk or water and sewer superintendent, including, in case of a new building, a plan or diagram of plumbing and drainage facilities. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.120 Permits – Acquisition procedure.

Side sewer permits shall be obtained in the following manner:

A. Side sewer permits shall be issued only upon proper application at the office of the city engineer.

B. A permit which includes side sewer work in a public area may be issued only to a licensed side sewer contractor.

C. A permit which includes side sewer work on private property only may be issued to the owner of the property or to a licensed side sewer contractor.

D. No licensed side sewer contractor shall lay any pipe pursuant to any other person’s permit, nor shall any unauthorized person lay any pipe pursuant to a licensed side sewer contractor’s permit.

E. The applicant for a side sewer permit shall supply the city engineer with the following information:

1. Owner’s name;

2. Address to be served;

3. Owner’s mailing address;

4. Name and address to which bill shall be mailed;

5. Licensed side sewer contractor’s name;

6. Legal description of property to be served;

7. All outside dimensions of building to be served;

8. Location of buildings on property to be served;

9. Purpose of building;

10. Full course of the proposed side sewer.

F. A permit shall be obtained and the fees thereafter paid before any side sewer is started.

G. No permit shall be issued for side sewer connection before the main sewer is accepted.

H. The permit must be posted on the job and must be readily accessible for inspection by the utilities director or sewer superintendent.

I. A licensed side sewer contractor shall meet with the utilities director or sewer superintendent on the job whenever so directed. (Ord. 769 § 4, 1996; Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.130 Side sewer contract – Conditions.

A side sewer contract between owners and a licensed side sewer contractor shall be subject to the following requirements:

A. The contract between the owner and the licensed side sewer contractor shall provide that the side sewer contractor shall connect all outlets from the plumbing fixtures existing at the time the work is done unless specifically noted otherwise.

B. The contractor shall, when requested by the owner, furnish the owner with a release of lien or claims of both labor and material or with an affidavit stating the same have been paid before payment is accepted for the side sewer work. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.140 Wyes, tees, stubs.

Wyes, tees and stubs shall be located in the following manner:

A. Connection will be made at the point designated by the sewer superintendent.

B. If a side sewer tee or stub is not found at the measurement given by the sewer superintendent, the contractor shall prospect two feet in all directions from the measurement given and if not found, then notify the sewer superintendent.

C. Wyes may be used only if the sewer superintendent permits and at a location provided by the sewer superintendent.

D. An inspection tee with a riser to not less than one foot from the surface of the ground shall be placed on every side sewer at or near the connection to a common sewer, the location to be approved by the water and sewer superintendent. The tee shall be capped with a cast iron cover. If the inspection tee is located on private property, the city shall have the right to enter onto that private property and excavate to the inspection tee at any time when there is a reasonable doubt on the legal use of the building sewer, but the city shall restore the surface after such excavation. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.150 Installation – Costs borne by property owner.

All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the side sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the side sewer. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.160 Single sewer for each building – Exceptions.

A. A single side sewer shall be provided for every building unless the connection of more than one building to a single side sewer is approved by the utilities director prior to the construction of such side sewer. Nor more than one multiple dwelling, industrial, or commercial building shall be connected to a side sewer, unless otherwise approved by the utilities director.

B. If the side sewer is to be installed across or exist upon the property of another person, approved easement documents assuring that all property involved shall have perpetual use of the side sewer, and having provisions for maintenance and access for repair purposes, shall be signed by the recorded owners. These documents shall be acknowledged and recorded with the county auditor, and a copy provided to the city. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.170 Use of old facilities.

Old side sewers, including septic tank lines, may be used only when they are found on examination and test by the sewer superintendent to meet all requirements of this chapter. The owner or his agent shall demonstrate to the sewer superintendent that no connection to such side sewer or septic tank line exists which conveys any material prohibited by SMC 13.04.420 through 13.04.500. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.180 Materials – Construction.

The side sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, ASTM specification A-74, with leaded joints, vitrified clay with “Brant” or approved equal rubber joint gaskets cement-asbestos with standard couplings and fittings, or other suitable material approved by the sewer superintendent. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the side sewer that is located within less than 10 feet of the water service pipe shall be constructed of cast iron oil pipe with leaded joints unless such part is at least three feet lower than such water pipe. If installed and filled on unstable ground, the side sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic materials may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the sewer superintendent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.190 Size and slope.

The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the water and sewer superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches for single connections and six inches for multiple connections. The slope of such building sewer

shall be not less than three-sixteenths inch per foot for four-inch pipe or one-eighth inch per foot for six-inch pipe unless the depth of the public sewer requires a lesser slope, and such a lesser slope is approved by the water and sewer superintendent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.200 Placement.

Whenever possible, the side sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No side sewer shall be laid under any building or within two and one-half feet of any foundation wall unless the side sewer is constructed of cast iron pipe. The minimum depth of trench shall be two feet. The side sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe fittings, as approved by the water and sewer superintendent. Fittings shall be used at all major changes of direction and a clean-out shall be provided at such fittings. Whenever any new building drain is constructed too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the public sewer at the owner’s expense. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.210 Grade and elevation – Sewer tee and stub.

The owner of any building shall be responsible for obtaining from the sewer superintendent the location and elevation of the sewer tee or sewer stub at the point of connection and, in the case of new construction, for planning the building and plumbing to provide adequate slope for the side sewer. The applicant for permit shall be responsible for determining the available grade between the building drain and the sewer tee or stub. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.220 Excavation – Pipe laying and backfill.

All excavations required for the installation of the side sewers shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the sewer superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with the following specifications:

A. Pipe shall be carefully bedded, either by forming the trench bottom to support the bottom one-quarter of the pipe or by over excavating and bedding the granular material thoroughly tamped or trod under and along side of the pipe.

B. No large rocks shall be left in the trench bottom which may damage the pipe, and no large rocks shall be placed in the backfill.

C. Pipe shall be laid with spigot ends downstream and all changes of directions shall be made by suitable fittings. The trench shall be free of water during laying of pipe.

D. No backfill shall be placed over the pipe until the work has been inspected and approved.

E. Backfill shall be placed by hand and be thoroughly tamped or trod to six inches above the top of the pipe.

F. Only the owner or a licensed side sewer contractor may excavate in the vicinity of a public sewer and stubs.

G. No downspouts or outside drains shall be connected to a side sewer. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.230 Joints and connections – Material, method.

All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, federal specifications QQ-L-156, not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coating shall be permitted on the joining material until after the joint has been tested and approved by the sewer superintendent. All joints between metallic and nonmetallic pipe, or between two pipes of nonmetallic pipe shall be made with hot poured joining material or cement mortar approved by the sewer superintendent. Material for hot poured joints shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, nor be soluble in any of the waste carried by the drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp or similar material approved by the water and sewer superintendent. Other joining materials and methods may be used only by approval of the sewer superintendent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.240 Joints and connections – Location.

The connection of the side sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the stub, if such stub is available at the suitable location. If no properly located stub is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the side sewer, with entry at right angles or in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees, which hole may be cut only by licensed side sewer contractor. A 45-degree L may be used to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the interservice of the public sewer. The invert of the side sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the sewer superintendent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.250 Inspections – Procedures.

A. The applicant for the side sewer permit shall notify the sewer superintendent when the side sewer is ready for inspection. After pipe has been inspected, the bottom of the trench shall be puddled and the line will be checked for infiltration by the sewer superintendent by observing the flow through the inspection tee. An infiltration rate of more than four gallons per hour per 100 feet of pipe shall be sufficient reason for rejection.

B. As an alternate to the infiltration as specified, the pipe may be tightly sealed above the inspection tee by a plumber’s ball or similar apparatus, the pipe filled with water to the level of the lowest fixture, and the loss through exfiltration observed. Any joints observed to leak shall be repaired, and the test repeated until exfiltration is reduced to specified amount.

C. Proof that downspouts are not connected to the side sewer may be established by watering roof gutters and again observing flow through inspection tee or by any other acceptable test. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.260 Barricades, lights – Restoration.

All excavations for side sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the utilities director, when applicable. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.270 Permit – Failure to secure.

Any person who makes or causes to be made any connection to public sewers of the city without receiving a permit therefor or executing the standard participation contract, provided by the city before such connection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in SMC 13.04.510, and $200.00 in addition to charges payable to the city. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.280 Conveyance of private sewer to city.

A private sewer constructed in a public right-of-way or in an easement conveyed to the city may be conveyed to the city subject to acceptance by the city. If the city accepts that conveyance, the sewer thereafter shall be a public sewer under the jurisdiction of the city. Prior to acceptance of the conveyance, the city may require that the grantor of the private sewer satisfy certain construction and other reasonable standards, including, but not limited to, the payment of a connection charge and an inspection fee and the execution of a standard participation contract. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.290 Property outside city limits – Contract for service.

The owners of property outside the boundaries of the city or of property within the city which has not been assessed for sewers by the district may, if the city council consents, connect to the public sewer of the city and obtain sewage disposal service by entering into a standard participation contract, provided for by SMC 13.04.320 through 13.04.360. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.300 Connection charges, assessments.

If the property to be connected has been assessed for sewers, the cost of constructing that portion of the side sewer between the main sewer and the property line of the public right-of-way or easement shall be borne by the city, and the owner shall pay to the city a connection charge as established by this chapter. If the property to be connected to the sewer has not been assessed for sewers, the owner shall pay to the city, in addition to the connection charge, the cost of constructing the side sewer between the main sewer and the property line as provided in SMC 13.04.380. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.310 Disconnection – Procedure.

No structure may be disconnected from a side sewer and no side sewer may be disconnected from the public sewer for any reason without prior notification to and approval of the city (acting through its sewer superintendent). No approval shall be given unless the disconnection is lawful under this chapter and other applicable ordinances of the city, and satisfactory protection is given by the owner or his contractor to the city, including, but not limited to, the satisfactory capping of the side sewer or public sewer. Sewer service charge for any structure disconnected or to be disconnected shall continue until such disconnection is approved by the city council and the building and public sewer capped and otherwise protected to the satisfaction of the sewer superintendent. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article V. Standard Participation Contract

13.04.320 Required when.

Properties, either inside or outside of the city, which are not entitled to sewer service by reason of not having been subject to a sewer assessment of the city or otherwise qualifying for sewer service, may be connected to the public sewers of the city and served thereby when the owner thereof executes a standards participation contract and the city council concurs therewith. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.330 Terms.

The standard participation contract shall provide the following:

A. That the property owner warrants that he is the owner of that property with full authority to bind the property with the covenants and conditions contained in the contract;

B. The property owner shall subject his property to the terms of the contract and shall use the public sewer of the city in accordance with the rules and regulations of the city as they may be amended from time to time, and that the property shall be subject to the regular schedule of sewer service charges of the city as may be from time to time fixed by the city for its use classification, including, if the city so provides, a reasonable split rate for property served in particular areas;

C. That the property described in the contract shall be the only property served with sewer service pursuant to that contract;

D. That the property subject to the contract shall be subject to liens, penalties and interest for nonpayment of sewer service charges to the same extent as any other property served by the city;

E. That the property owner and his successors in interest shall not object to any annexation to the city or the formation of any utility local improvement district, the area of which may include the property subject to the contract. Credit shall be given on assessment for any reasonable cost incurred by the property owner in installing his own sewer lines which have been deeded to the city.

F. The contract shall be filed for record at the office of the King County auditor and shall constitute a charge against the property and a covenant running with the land and shall bind the property and all of the future owners thereof. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.340 Charges.

A standard participation contract shall provide that before the property shall receive sewer service, the property owner must pay to the city, in addition to any trunkage, connection and permit fee or charge which may be due, an amount of money which shall constitute a charge in lieu of assessment and which may be determined as near as may be by the use of the assessment formula used in the city whose sewer lines will be tapped to serve the property subject to the contract, or by any fair means at the discretion of the city council. The charge in lieu of assessment must be paid in full before connection to the public sewers of the city as permitted, but if the city council approves, and if the property owner prepays at least 10 percent thereof, the balance of the charge in lieu of assessment may be paid in equal annual installments, plus interest at six percent annually on the unpaid balance, payable in not more than five years, or sooner. Unpaid balance plus interest shall become and remain a lien against the property prior to any other charges whatsoever, except taxes. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.350 Council right to impose additional conditions.

To protect the interest of the city, the city council may require other conditions and provisions to be inserted in the standard participation contract as the individual case may warrant. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.360 Real estate owners.

The city may also enter into contracts with owners of real estate as provided in the Municipal Water and Sewer Facilities Act. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article VI. Fees and Charges

13.04.370 Connection and/or trunkage charge – Requirement.

At the time when a side sewer permit is applied for, or prior to the issuance of a “letter of availability” of the subject property to the building department of the county, if any, whichever event occurs first, the applicant shall pay to the city, as set forth in SMC 13.04.380, the connection and/or trunkage charge, if any required by code SMC 13.04.380 and Ordinance 357, Sections 6.03 and 6.04. There shall be no charge for the application and issuance of the permit by the city; however, if the city does not issue a permit, the trunkage or connection charge, or any part thereof which has been paid, shall be refunded. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.380 Connection and/or trunkage charge – Established.

A. Charges for Side. There shall be a charge for each side sewer connection in such amount as city council shall from time to time establish by ordinance. The connection charge so established shall only apply to sewer lines on which sewer stub has already been provided for service to the property and does not apply to property for which a sewer stub has not been installed at the time of the installation of the city’s sewer line. Such connection may be paid immediately or shall be paid as follows:

1. One-fourth at the issuance of the permit;

2. The balance in three equal annual installments on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit;

3. The balance of the connection charge shall bear interest at 12 percent per year, and shall be a lien against the property;

4. In the event the owners fail to pay any installment when due, the entire balance shall become immediately due and payable. A penalty of 10 percent of the remaining balance shall be imposed as an administrative fee and the balance and penalty shall thereafter bear interest at 12 percent per year, and the city attorney may immediately file a lien with the King County auditor and shall, after the lien has been delinquent for four months, file a lien with the King County auditor.

B. Such connection charge shall become payable for all properties capable of being served by the city sewage system and for which the city has already installed a side sewer stub from the city sewer line to the property line 30 days after mailing of notices provided in SMC 13.04.060. For all future connections for which the city must provide a stub, such charge shall become due upon application being made for such connection or may be paid in four annual installments as set forth in this section. The connection charge for all such property shall be $2,500 plus $250.00 for each additional living unit in excess of one, plus the actual cost of labor and materials to install such stub, plus 15 percent for administrative costs.

C. Charges collectible pursuant to latecomer agreements shall be paid in full prior to the time the connection is made.

D. The connection charges collectible pursuant to this section shall be waived for side sewer connections with the Snoqualmie Ridge Planning Area as defined in the Snoqualmie Vicinity Comprehensive Plan 1994. (Ord. 880 § 2, 2001; Ord. 810 § 1, 1998; Ord. 639 § 2, 1990; Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.390 Service charge – When due.

A. All charges for sewer service shall be due and payable on receipt of the city’s billing for the services rendered.

B. As for buildings or residences in existence at the time sewage services become available to the building or residence, the first billing shall be made during the month next following the month in which written notice was given by the city, pursuant to SMC 13.04.060.

C. As for buildings or residences constructed after the time sewage disposal facilities have been constructed capable of serving such buildings or residences, the first service charge shall be billed during the month next following connection to the sewage system of the city. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.400 Delinquency – Determination,   penalty.

All connection charges against property owners receiving or capable or receiving such service are deemed charges against the property served, and if such charges as established in this title are not paid by the fifteenth day of the month, or if the fifteenth day of the month is a legal holiday, then on the next business day, such charges shall be delinquent. Upon any such sewage connection charge becoming delinquent, there shall be added a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of such charge then due, and from the date of delinquency of any connection charge or sewer service charge there shall be charged interest at 12 percent on the delinquent charges and penalty added thereto. Delinquent charges, penalties added thereto, and interest on such charges and penalties shall be a lien against the property to which service was provided or which was capable of being served, subject only to the lien for general taxes. The clerk shall direct the city attorney to prepare and file a lien with the King County auditor whenever such charges have been delinquent for a period of four months, but may be so certified whenever such charges have been delinquent for a period of three months. The city may at any time thereafter bring suit and foreclose such lien by civil action in the superior court of the state for King County, pursuant to RCW 35.67.220 et seq. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.410 Delinquency – Notice.

Delinquent notices may be mailed either to the occupant or to the owner of the property on which the structure so served is located so far as the city may reasonably ascertain the same. Failure to receive such bills shall not relieve any person liable therefor from the obligation to pay the same, nor the property receiving such service, or capable of receiving such service, from such lien therefor as may thereafter attach to the property in the manner provided by law. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article VII. Use of Public Sewer

13.04.420 Discharge of specified unpolluted waters – Prohibited.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm waters, surface waters, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process water to any sanitary sewer. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.430 Discharge of specified pollutants – Prohibited.

Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:

A. Any liquid or vapor having temperature higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit;

B. Any water, or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil, or grease;

C. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, lube oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;

D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;

E. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;

F. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the city;

G. Any waters or wastes containing toxins or poisonous substances in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;

H. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant;

I. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.440 Grease, oil, sand interceptors – Required when.

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the utilities director they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients. Such interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the utilities director and shall be so located as to be readily and easily acceptable for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removed covers, which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.450 Grease, oil, sand interceptors – Maintenance.

Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, for continuously efficient operation at all times. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.460 Discharge of specified wastes – Approval required.

A. The admission into the public sewer of any waters or wastes having the qualities set forth in this subsection shall be subject to review and approval by utilities director:

1. A five-day BOD greater than 300 parts per million weight; or

2. Containing more than 350 parts per gallon by weight of suspended solids; or

3. Containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in SMC 13.04.430; or

4. Having an average daily flow greater than two percent of the average daily sewage flow of the district.

B. Where necessary, in the opinion of the utilities director, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:

1. Reduce BOD to 300 parts per million by weight, and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or

2. Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in SMC 13.04.430; or

3. Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.

C. Plans, specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted to the approval of the utilities director and of the Pollution Control Commission of the state when required by law, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until such approvals are obtained in writing. Any expenses incurred by the city in reviewing such plans, specifications and information shall be paid by the property owner or his representative before the utilities director’s approval shall be issued. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.470 Preliminary treatment facilities.

Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation and by the owner at his expense. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.480 Manholes.

When required by the utilities director, the owner of any property served by a side sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the side sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement for the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the utilities director. The manhole shall be installed by the owner, at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.490 Measurements, test samples.

All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in SMC 13.04.430 and 13.04.460 shall be determined in accordance with standard methods for the examination of water sewage, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in SMC 13.04.480, or upon suitable samples taken at such control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream in the public sewer to the point at which the side sewer is connected. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.500 Admission of wastes by special agreement.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and the manufacturing of any industrial wastes whereby industrial wastes of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefor by that manufacturer. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article VIII. Side Sewer Contractors

13.04.510 Requirement – Exemption.

For the purpose of assuring safe and quality construction of side sewers, safe and quality connection of side sewers of the city, and affording satisfactory protection of the sewer users of the city, no person other than the owner of the property involved or his agent may construct, install, repair, reconstruct, excavate, or connect to the public sewers of the city any side sewer unless he is a side sewer contractor holding a valid license of the city, pursuant to this chapter, and also holding a valid Washington Contractor License. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.520 License – Application procedure.

Side sewer contractor licenses shall be issued annually by the city, based upon information contained on the application and obtained from other reliable sources relating to the experience, ability to perform the necessary work, and reputation of the applicant and his satisfying the requirements of this chapter. All applicants for the license shall complete an application furnished by the clerk which shall require the applicant to furnish information relating to the experience, ability to perform side sewer work, and personal, financial, and previous work references. The application shall contain a statement that the side sewer contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.530 License – Bond insurance requirement.

A. Every applicant for a license must, prior to the issuance of the license to him, deposit with the clerk:

1. A surety bond in favor of the city in the amount of $50,000, with a surety or sureties thereon approved by the clerk and conditioned that he will perform the obligations imposed by this chapter and the resolutions and requirements of the city relating to side sewers and side sewer contractors; and

2. Satisfactory proof that the applicant currently carries the following insurance coverage:

a. Public liability insurance in an amount not less than $300,000 for injuries and accidental death, and

b. Property damage and fire insurance in an amount not less than $50,000.

B. As long as a side sewer contractor has a license, he shall maintain such bond and insurance, and such additional limits as may be required from time to time, and shall furnish proof thereof to the city whenever required by the utilities director or clerk. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.540 Liabilities and responsibilities.

Every licensed side sewer contractor shall:

A. Post a valid side sewer permit at the site of the work prior to commencing the work relating thereto;

B. Contract for work using only a form of side sewer contract as may be provided by the clerk or utilities director, executed in triplicate, which provides:

1. A clear description, including sketch, of the work to be performed and the materials to be used, and

2. That the workmanship and materials shall be guaranteed for a period of one year after installation and acceptance thereof;

C. Adhere at all times to the then current requirements of the city for side sewers and side sewer contractors, including such reasonable requirements of the utilities director or sewer superintendent relating to construction, installation, reconstruction and repair; and

D. Be liable for and indemnify the city against all damages to the sewage system of the city occasioned by his work. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.550 License – Revocation.

A. The license of a side sewer contractor may be revoked by the city council or temporarily suspended by the utilities director until the next meeting of the city council, for any of the following causes:

1. Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for a license;

2. Failure to observe the rules and regulations of the city relating to side sewers and side sewer contractors;

3. Failure to pay for labor or materials used in the construction of side sewers;

4. Fraud or misrepresentation to the owner, occupant, or agent or representative thereof for the purpose of obtaining a contract for the construction of a side sewer, or during the course of work done pursuant to such a contract, and including the failure to adhere to the standard side sewer contract;

5. Failure to correct work or pay any default covered by the guaranty in the standard side sewer contract;

6. Failure to pay for work performed by the sewer superintendent or city, or caused to be performed thereby, for which the contractor may be liable; or

7. Failure to maintain, or, when requested, prove the maintenance of, the surety bond and insurance required to be maintained by SMC 13.04.530.

B. Prior to the meeting of the city council at which action or revocation of a license will be taken, the contractor shall be notified and shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the city council at that meeting. If the license is revoked, or suspended, the contractor must forthwith cease any side sewer construction work being performed by him within the city. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.560 License – Renewal.

The side sewer contractor’s license may be renewed annually by application as aforesaid and satisfaction of the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Article IX. Administration
and Enforcement

13.04.570 Agent or owner of serviced premises.

Any person who has the care, custody, control or management of any premises or building, or who has control of the operation thereof or the collection of rentals therefrom, shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be deemed the agent of the owner of such premises or building, and the giving of all notices provided in this chapter to that agent shall be deemed notice to the owner. The mailing or delivery of bills for sewer service charges, permit fees, connection or trunkage charges, or other charges to that agent shall be deemed mailing or delivery to the owner. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.580 Right of entry to inspect.

The utilities director and other duly authorized employees or representatives of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.590 Sewer superintendent – Authority.

The utilities director shall be the administrator of the city’s sewerage system, and all instructions and decisions made by him shall be final, but appeals from such instructions or decisions may be made to the city council in writing at any regular meeting of the council. Where this chapter requires approval by permission or decision of, or instruction from the utilities director, the utilities director shall be guided solely by generally recognized engineering standards and practices, the operational demands and requirements of the sewerage system, and the peculiarities of construction, topographies, soil condition, and other relevant special factors affecting specific decisions to be made by the utilities director. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.600 Vandalism.

No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or piece of equipment which is a part of the city sewer works. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.610 Violator – Subject to expenses.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss, damage, cost of inspection or cost of correction incurred by the city by reason of such violation, including any expenses incurred by the city in collecting from such person of such loss, damage, expense, cost of inspection or cost of correction. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.620 Violator – Notice.

Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served by the city with or mailed written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations and make all necessary corrections. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.630 Violator – Continued offense.

Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in SMC 13.04.620, shall in addition to the items of expense provided in SMC 13.04.610, become liable to the city for a penalty in the amount of $500.00 for each day that the violation continues, together with interest thereon at 12 percent per year, from the expiration of the time limit provided in SMC 13.04.610. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

13.04.640 Violations – Abatement.

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter which in the opinion of the utilities director constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be abated by action in the superior court. (Ord. 627 § 1, 1989).

Chapter 13.08
SEWER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES

Sections:

13.08.005 Repealed.

13.08.010 Designated.

13.08.030 Building housing more than one business.

13.08.040 Determination – Appeal.

13.08.050 Payment – Due date.

13.08.005 Old System and New System defined.

Repealed by Ord. 988. (Ord. 810 § 2, 1998).

13.08.010 Designated.

Sewer rates and charges per month are imposed as follows:

A. Residential.

Rate Type	2006	2007 and subsequent years
Each single-family residence; each dwelling unit in an apartment, condominium or multiplex; and each trailer or mobile home in a trailer court or mobile home park	$30.00	$34.00
Low income residential	$26.85	$29.65

B. Nonresidential of whatever nature or description, including without limitation hotel, school, hospital, church, lodge, intermittently used building, commercial or industrial:

Rate Type	2006	2007 and subsequent years
Base rate per unit or building based on water consumption up to 600 cubic feet	$30.00 per unit	$34.00 per unit
Plus volume rate per 100 cubic feet or portion thereof on water consumption above 600 cubic feet	$2.23 per 100 cf	$2.53 per 100 cf

C. Rates for sewer service outside the corporate limits established by contract shall be as set forth in the applicable contract. (Ord. 994 § 1, 2006; Ord. 880 § 1, 2001; Ord. 871 § 1, 2000; Ord. 847 § 1, 1999; Ord. 810 § 3, 1998; Ord. 804 § 1, 1997; Ord. 734 § 1, 1994; Ord. 704 § 1, 1992; Ord. 701 § 1, 1992; Ord. 639 § 1, 1990; Ord. 582 § 2, 1986).

13.08.030 Building housing more than one business.

Any building which is used for more than one purpose or business shall pay the combined rate for each purpose or business. (Ord. 734 § 1, 1994; Ord. 398 § 3, 1973; Ord. 361 § 3, 1967).

13.08.040 Determination – Appeal.

Rates to be applied to each building shall be determined by the city administrator, and his decision shall be final, except that appeals from such decisions may be made to the city council in writing within 60 days from the date due. (Ord. 734 § 1, 1994; Ord. 398 § 4, 1973; Ord. 361 § 4, 1967).

13.08.050 Payment – Due date.

The charges for any monthly billing remaining unpaid 15 days after the current billing due date shall be deemed delinquent. For any monthly billing that is delinquent, a finance charge of one and one-half percent per month shall be assessed on the delinquent amount. (Ord. 734 § 1, 1994; Ord. 522 § 1, 1983; Ord. 398 § 5, 1973; Ord. 361 § 5, 1967).

Chapter 13.10
STORM WATER UTILITY

Sections:

13.10.010 Definitions.

13.10.020 Rate policy.

13.10.030 Determination of equivalent service area.

13.10.040 Undeveloped property.

13.10.050 Rate established.

13.10.060 Property exempt from payment of rates.

13.10.070 Billing.

13.10.010 Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the meaning of terms shall be as set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

A. “City” means the city of Snoqualmie, Washington.

B. “Developed” means the state, status, or condition of the subject property at the time the proposed project has been completed, which may include existing buildings, impervious areas, and topography as it may be affected.

C. “Equivalent service unit” or “ESU” means 2,600 square feet of impervious area, subject to the provisions of SMC 13.10.030. The ESU is the measure of impervious area upon which rates of the utility are based.

D. “Impervious area” means that hard surface area which either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil mantle and/or causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from that present under natural conditions prior to development. Common impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, roof tops, walkways, patios, driveways, parking lots or storage areas, concrete or asphalt paving, gravel roads, packed earthen materials, and oiled macadam or other surfaces which similarly impede the natural filtration of surface and storm water runoff. Open retention/detention facilities shall not be deemed to be impervious surfaces for purposes of this chapter.

E. “Rate” means the monthly fee levied by the storm water utility upon all developed real property within the boundaries thereof.

F. “System” means all of the facilities, appurtenances, and property owned by the city for the collection, conveyance, treatment, and discharge of surface and storm waters within the city.

G. “Undeveloped conditions” means the state, status or condition of the subject property prior to any development of the property that has occurred.

H. “Utility” means the storm water utility, the boundaries of which shall be coextensive with the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. 943 § 1, 2003; Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.020 Rate policy.

It is the policy of the city that the rate structure to be applied in establishing rates to be paid by each parcel of developed real property within the utility shall be based upon the amount of impervious area contained within each parcel of real property. (Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.030 Determination of equivalent service area.

The utility shall determine the number of ESUs contained within each parcel of developed real property within the city. Any single-family detached residence shall be deemed to constitute one ESU, regardless of square footage of impervious surface. For each other parcel of developed real property, the utility shall measure the impervious area of such parcel to determine the number of ESUs contained therein by dividing the total impervious area of such parcel by 2,600 and rounding the result to the nearest whole number. The result shall be the number of ESUs contained on such property; provided each developed parcel shall be deemed to contain at least one ESU, regardless of such computation. (Ord. 943 § 2, 2003; Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.040 Undeveloped property.

Undeveloped properties shall be deemed not to make use of the service of the storm water system, and no ESUs shall be assigned to such properties nor rates charged therefor. (Ord. 943 § 3, 2003; Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.050 Rate established.

The following monthly stormwater rates are hereby imposed for all developed properties within the corporate limits of the city:

Rate Type	2006	2007 and subsequent years
Per ESU	$8.25	$9.25
Low Income Residential	$4.35	$5.05

(Ord. 994 § 2, 2006; Ord. 943 § 4, 2003; Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.060 Property exempt from payment of rates.

The following categories of developed property shall be exempt from the payment of rates of the utility:

A. City street rights-of-way; and

B. State highway rights-of-way; provided the state of Washington shall agree to construct, maintain, repair and improve all drainage facilities contained within such street rights-of-way, at no cost to the city. (Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

13.10.070 Billing.

A. The rates imposed by this chapter shall be billed in conjunction with the city’s monthly billings to the property owner or occupant for water, sanitary sewer and garbage. The person or legal entity responsible for payment of the water, sanitary sewer and garbage bill for the parcel shall also be responsible for payment of the rates of the utility; provided the owner of the real property shall be liable for payment of the rates of the utility in all cases.

B. Charges for rates of the utility remaining unpaid 15 days after the current billing due date shall be deemed delinquent, and shall incur a late charge of one and one-half percent per month.

C. The city shall have a lien upon the real property served for unpaid charges for rates of the utility, which lien may be foreclosed as provided by state law.

D. In the event the city shall bring legal action to collect charges for rates of the utility, the city shall be entitled to recover, in addition to the rates determined to be due and owing, its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection. (Ord. 809 § 1, 1998).

Chapter 13.12
WATER SERVICE REGULATIONS AND RATES²

Sections:

13.12.010 Rates and charges.

13.12.020 Connection charges to be established – Separate connections subject to separate charges.

13.12.025 Temporary connections.

13.12.030 Meters.

13.12.040 Payment – Due date – Delinquency – Shutoff for nonpayment – Lien.

13.12.050 Restrictions on the use of water.

13.12.060 Fire hydrants, standpipes.

13.12.070 Responsibility for maintenance.

13.12.080 Trailers and mobile homes.

13.12.090 Resale of water.

13.12.100 Additional fire protection.

13.12.110 Repealed.

13.12.400 Legislative findings – Computer-controlled irrigation systems.

13.12.410 Municipal irrigation system – Customers classified.

13.12.420 Eligibility for connection to municipal irrigation system.

13.12.430 Responsibility of bulk customers.

13.12.440 Responsibility of retail customers.

13.12.450 Suspension or termination of service.

13.12.460 Priority of source of supply of irrigation water.

13.12.470 Connection charges.

13.12.480 Rates.

13.12.900 Violations.

13.12.010 Rates and charges.

Water rates and charges are hereby imposed as follows:

A. For the base (minimum) service, including water usage from zero to 200 cubic feet per month according to meter size and location within or without the corporate limits of the city:

Meter Size	2006		2007 and subsequent years
	Within City	Outside City	Within City	Outside City
3/4"	$19.30	$25.10	$21.30	$27.70
3/4" – Low income	$17.05	$22.20	$18.45	$24.00
1"	$23.20	$30.20	$26.70	$34.70
1-1/2"	$38.60	$50.20	$44.30	$57.60
2"	$64.30	$83.60	$73.90	$96.10
3"	$96.50	$132.10	$110.90	$152.10
4"	$128.70	$193.10	$147.90	$221.90
6"	$193.00	$264.20	$221.70	$304.20
8"	$257.30	$386.00	$295.60	$443.40

B.  1. For usage above 200 cubic feet, the following rates are imposed for each 100 cubic feet of usage according to location within or without the corporate limits of the city:

2006		2007 and subsequent years
Within City	Outside City	Within City	Outside City
$1.87	$1.98	$2.06	$2.19

2. Water usage above 200 cubic feet shall be billed by charging for the next highest 100 cubic foot increment when the usage goes above any 100 cubic foot increment.

C. For customers served by the Johnson Heights booster pump, the following amounts during the following years, in addition to the base or minimum charge and additional usage charges:

2006		2007 and subsequent years
$8.40		$9.30

D. For customers served by the hospital booster pump, a pro rata share, according to percentage of total usage as established by the city of Snoqualmie, of the following total amounts per month during the following years, in addition to the base minimum charge and additional usage charges:

2006		2007 and subsequent years
$670.00		$740.00

E. In the event a customer is not connected to a meter service, or a meter has broken, become out-of-order or fails to accurately meter actual water usage, the customer shall be charged the base or minimum charge, together with an estimated charge for the water used at the premises, based upon the average usage for the corresponding month of the preceding year, averaged over a three-month period including the preceding and following month. In the event there is no prior history for the preceding year, the charge shall be based upon the average water usage for the month for all customers of the municipal water supply system in the same service class. (Ord. 994 § 3, 2006; Ord. 906 § 4, 2002; Ord. 871 § 2, 2000; Ord. 847 § 2, 1999; Ord. 724 § 1, 1994; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.020 Connection charges to be established – Separate connections subject to separate charges.

A. All residences and business buildings shall be separately connected to the municipal water supply system, and shall have a separate shut-off; provided, there may be a single connection for multiple-dwelling units including, but not limited to, duplexes, triplexes, apartment buildings and trailer courts. A separate connection charge shall be made for each such connection.

B. For each connection made to the municipal water system, and for the preparation of certificates of water availability, the following charges are imposed, after August 21, 2002:

1. For connections within and without the corporate limits of the city, which charges shall include all labor and materials, but exclude road crossing, for which the customer shall pay the actual cost incurred:

Connection Charges   Meter Size	Inside City	Outside City
3/4″	$2,150	$2,800
1″	2,300	3,000
1-1/2″	3,300	4,300
2″	3,700	4,800

2. For connections, which charges shall exclude all labor and materials and exclude road crossings, for which the customer shall pay the actual cost incurred:

Connection Charges   Meter Size	Inside City	Outside City
3″	$2,300	$3,000
4″	2,400	3,100
6″	2,600	3,400
8″	2,700	3,500

C. The connection charges established for two inches or smaller services shall be inclusive of all materials and labor, including meters and trenching from the water main to the property for a distance not exceeding 15 feet. The connection charges shall specifically exclude the cost of tunneling under any watercourses of any nature, tunneling under any city, state, county or other rights-of-way, and the cost of permits required by any other government agency therefor, which shall be the sole responsibility of the customer. Such tunneling under watercourses or city, state, county or other rights-of-way shall be performed by the city or by a licensed contractor, at the city’s option, and the customer shall indemnify the city against any and all loss or liability resulting therefrom.

D. Any customer desiring to make a service connection of three inches or larger shall submit plans therefor prepared by a licensed professional engineer, which shall be subject to approval by the city engineer, prior to making such connection. After such connection has been made, the service connection shall be inspected by the city engineer. The customer shall pay all city expenses for engineering services incurred in regard to such service connections.

E. The customer shall pay the actual cost incurred for meter tests, for which a deposit shall be collected according to meter size:

Meter Tests   Meter Size	Charge
3/4″	$50.00
1″	50.00
1-1/2″	150.00
2″	150.00
3″	150.00
4″	200.00
6″	200.00
8″	200.00

F. For temporary connections to the municipal system, a permit shall be required, in addition to the applicable water rate, for which the permit fee and deposit shall be as follows, according to meter size:

Temporary Connections   Meter Size	Permit Fee
1″	$110.00 per month
3″	$170.00 per month

G. For the unauthorized flow of water as recorded on a fire system detector check meter, the charge shall be $0.25 per cubic foot.

H. A property owner desiring the extension of water service to his property may be required to extend or improve the municipal water supply system as a condition thereof, and to execute a developer’s agreement regarding the apportionment of the costs thereof and other appropriate conditions, including payment of the city’s engineering, legal and other professional consultant fees in reviewing and processing the water service extension. Such developer’s agreements may include provisions for recovery of a pro rata share of the initial construction costs of the water service extensions from additional customers desiring to connect to such extensions.

I. The city shall also collect all additional special connection charges established in developer extension agreements between the city and a property owner required to construct extensions or improvements to the municipal water supply system, transmitting them to the original developer, according to the terms of the agreement.

J. The charge for preparing a water certificate of availability shall be $200.00. (Ord. 936 § 1, 2003; Ord. 906 § 5, 2002; Ord. 871 § 3, 2000; Ord. 847 § 3, 1999; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.025 Temporary connections.

A. Temporary connections may be made to hydrants, blow-offs, or other connections approved by the city engineer or his designee only upon issuance of a permit and payment of a cash deposit in such amounts as may from time to time be established by ordinance. Conditions of use will be set forth on the permit by the city engineer or his designee.

B. Meter assemblies will be provided by the city. No other meter assembly will be allowed unless approved by the city engineer or his designee prior to connection.

C. The city may require the applicant to discontinue use of the connection to city water for any reason and at any time it deems necessary. (Ord. 772 § 1, 1996).

13.12.030 Meters.

A. A meter shall be installed on each separate connection to all water mains of the municipal water supply system, whether such mains are new installations or existing mains, and whether located within or without the corporate limits of the city.

B. The charge for installation of water meters shall be the actual cost thereof, including meter, materials and labor. The public works director is hereby authorized to promulgate a uniform schedule of charges for installation of water meters, and to adjust such charges from time to time to ensure that such charges reflect the actual costs of such installation as nearly as may be at all times. The meter is and at all times remains the property of the city.

C. Any customer failing to permit the installation of a meter required by this section shall be disconnected from the municipal water supply system, and shall not be reconnected until a meter has been installed, all charges therefor have been paid, and a reconnection charge has been paid.

D. Safe and convenient access to the meter shall be permitted to the public works department at all times. (Ord. 936 § 2, 2003; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.040 Payment – Due date – Delinquency – Shutoff for nonpayment – Lien.

A. Meters shall be read and customers billed on a monthly basis. All charges for water supplied during a monthly billing period shall be due and payable upon receipt. The charges for any monthly billing remaining unpaid 15 days after the current billing due date shall be deemed delinquent. For any monthly billing that is delinquent, a finance charge of one and one-half percent per month shall be assessed on the delinquent amount.

B. If any charges for water service remain delinquent for two monthly billing cycles, and are not paid within 15 days after the second monthly billing, the city shall mail a final notice advising the customer and/or occupants of the premises that water service will be shut off on a date specified in the notice seven days after the date of noticing unless all delinquent amounts are paid within seven days. A charge of $20.00 shall be assessed for the city’s costs for preparing such shutoff notice.

C. In the event of a bona fide dispute as to the amount of the total due, the following procedure shall be employed:

1. The customer shall first attempt to resolve the matter with the utility clerk.

2. If the dispute cannot be resolved between the customer and the utility clerk, the customer shall have the opportunity to meet with the water committee of the council, whose decision shall be final.

3. Water shutoff shall be delayed during the period necessary to resolve the dispute only in the event the customer contacts the utilities clerk during regular business hours more than 48 hours prior to the scheduled shutoff date and pays such portion of the disputed bill as he acknowledges to be due. The acceptance of such payment shall not be deemed to have waived the city’s right to collect the entire balance finally determined to be due, or to impair any right to shut off service if such additional amount is not paid immediately.

4. If the basis of the customer’s dispute concerns the accuracy of his water meter, the city shall conduct a test thereof; provided, the customer shall first deposit by money order or check a sum as established by council equivalent to the actual cost of conducting the test. In the event the meter is determined to have been inaccurate so that the customer has been charged for more water than the actual quantity delivered, the customer’s deposit shall be refunded and the city shall bear the cost of the test, and shall further refund to the customer for excess charges for a period not exceeding six months. If the meter is determined to be accurate or inaccurate so the customer was charged for less than the actual quantity of water delivered, the customer’s deposit shall be applied to the cost of the test.

D. In the event water service is shut off for nonpayment, and the customer has not requested a determination of any disputed amount as set forth in the immediately preceding subsection and complied with the conditions thereof, water service shall not be turned on until all delinquent charges and assessments have been paid, together with the charge for turning off the service.

E. The city shall have a lien upon the premises served for all delinquent and unpaid charges and assessments authorized by this chapter. The utilities clerk shall prepare a notice of claim of lien and forward it to the county auditor’s office for recording for all accounts remaining delinquent more than four monthly billing cycles. The lien established shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law. (Ord. 880 § 3, 2001; Ord. 724 § 1, 1994; Ord. 646 § 1, 1990; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.050 Restrictions on the use of water.

The public works department may issue temporary restrictions on the use of water, whenever in its opinion it is necessary to do so as a result of water supplies being less than normal to assure minimum availability of water to all users or to assure water availability for public safety and fire protection. Violation of such restrictions shall subject the person or persons occupying the property on which the violation occurs to a civil penalty of $250.00. (Ord. 880 § 4, 2001; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.060 Fire hydrants, standpipes.

A. Fire hydrants or standpipes shall be installed outside the corporate limits only upon approval of council. As to any such application approved, the cost thereof shall be borne solely by the applicant, including the connection charge provided by SMC 13.12.020. The city may impose an additional monthly charge therefor if deemed advisable.

B. If a hydrant is required to be moved as a result of any action by the owner of the property on which it is located, or which abuts the right-of-way in which the fire hydrant is located, the cost thereof shall be borne solely by the property owner, and a deposit for the estimated amount thereof shall be made before the fire hydrant shall be moved. (Ord. 772 § 2, 1996; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.070 Responsibility for maintenance.

The city shall be responsible to maintain, within its financial ability to do so, the municipal water supply system and all appurtenances thereto located within the public right-of-way, and from the public right-of-way to the meter connection. Each property owner shall be responsible to maintain all water lines and appurtenances from the meter outlet to the property owner’s building or water outlet. (Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.080 Trailers and mobile homes.

Trailers and mobile homes shall be connected to the municipal water supply system, paying the same rates applicable to single-family residences, including connection charges, unless located within a trailer park for which a connection charge has previously been paid. (Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.090 Resale of water.

Water supplied by the municipal water supply system to its customers is intended to be used by the customer for his domestic or business consumption, and may not be resold or redelivered, except by special license granted by council upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem advisable. (Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.100 Additional fire protection.

Customers having separately connected fire protection systems, such as sprinkler systems or auxiliary hydrants located upon their property shall be subject to standby charges. A detector-check meter shall be installed, at the sole expense of the customer, and a special rate shall be established for unauthorized or inappropriate flow of water as recorded on detector-check meters. (Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.110 Violations.

Repealed by Ord. 857. (Ord. 772 § 3, 1996; Ord. 595 § 1, 1987).

13.12.400 Legislative findings – Computer-controlled irrigation systems.

The city council finds as follows:

A. Water is a valuable public resource. Conservation of this resource is necessary to meet current and future demand for water both for human populations and for in-stream flows for rivers and streams for fish.

B. The uncontrolled application of water for irrigation of public and private landscaping, including parks, street medians and planter strips, and landscape buffers, may result in the use of quantities in excess of those actually required for the plants, resulting in the waste of a valuable resource.

C. Computer-controlled irrigation systems exist which are capable of applying only the quantity of water required by landscaping taking into account natural precipitation, and applying such water at controlled rates readily taken up by plants. The use of such computer-controlled irrigation systems can conserve significant quantities of water and is in the public interest.

D. The city owns and operates a wastewater treatment plant which treats wastewater to Class A standards as defined by the State Department of Ecology. Reclaimed water is suitable for land application for irrigation purposes in proximity to human populations. The city owns and operates pipes, pumps and other facilities capable of delivering reclaimed water from the wastewater treatment plant to the streets, parks, business park and neighborhood center of the Snoqualmie Ridge area. The use of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes in preference to the use of other sources is in the public interest.

E. The city owns and operates a well water supply known as the North Valley Well Field that requires treatment for use as potable water. The city further owns pipes and facilities to direct raw (untreated) well water from the North Valley Well Field into the reclaimed water sump. The use of raw water for irrigation purposes in preference to the use of potable water is in the public interest.

F. Potable water should only be used for irrigation purposes when Class A or raw water is not available for such purpose. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.410 Municipal irrigation system – Customers classified.

There shall be two classes of customers of the municipal irrigation system as follows:

A. Bulk Class. The bulk customer classification is hereby established as customers maintaining a separate irrigation reservoir upon privately owned real property, owning and operating a separate computer-controlled irrigation system, and for whom the city’s undertaking is the delivery of irrigation water to the customer’s reservoir.

B. Retail Class. The retail customer classification is hereby established as customers, including the city, who receive irrigation water from the city’s irrigation water distribution system, including the potable water distribution system when otherwise eligible for connection. Retail customers may include owners’ associations or other organizations responsible for designated areas or purposes, who may provide for the irrigation of property separate ownerships when within such association’s or organization’s area or purpose. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.420 Eligibility for connection to municipal irrigation system.

A. All connections to the municipal irrigation system shall require the prior approval of the director of public works or his designee.

B. The following requirements shall be met prior to connection to the municipal irrigation system of any retail customer, or prior to the delivery of Class A water to any bulk customer:

1. A water usage study prepared by an approved consultant setting forth the estimated demand for such connection has been reviewed and approved by the director of public works or his designee. The director of public works shall not allow the connection unless satisfied that the estimated demand is within the known capacity of the irrigation system, if to be served from a reclaimed or raw water source, or within the known capacity of the potable water system, if to be served by potable water.

2. The customer owned portion of the computer controlled irrigation system has been installed, and such system has been tested and demonstrated to be properly communicating with the city owned portion of the system.

3. The customer has acknowledged receipt of a copy of the most recent edition of the Water Reclamation and Reuse Standards as published by the State of Washington Departments of Health and Ecology.

4. The customer has executed a customer service and use area agreement, and such agreement has been approved by the state Department of Ecology, and which agreement shall include among other things adherence to the conditions of the city’s NPDES permit for Class A water and adherence to all applicable provisions of the Water Reclamation and Reuse Standards, including but not limited to construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of Class A distribution facilities not located on any property not owned by or under the direct control of the city. (Ord. 904 § 1, 2002; Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.430 Responsibility of bulk customers.

A. Each bulk customer shall be responsible for all costs of the acquisition, installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of his entire system, including but not limited to reservoir, distribution system, sprinkler heads and computerized irrigation controller.

B. Each bulk customer shall permit the city access to real property served upon reasonable prior notice to inspect all components of the privately owned computer-controlled irrigation system, and make available all records relating thereto, to verify proper operation of the system. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.440 Responsibility of retail customers.

A. Each retail customer shall be responsible for all costs of the acquisition, installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of all irrigation system components located upon privately owned real property, including but not limited to sprinkler heads and piping to the city irrigation water supply main and controller.

B. Each retail customer shall permit the city access to real property served upon reasonable prior notice to inspect all customer-owned components to verify proper operation. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.450 Suspension or termination of service.

A. The city may suspend service to any customer if it shall appear that the customer has not fulfilled the customer’s responsibility hereunder. Such suspension shall continue until the cause thereof has been removed or remedied, as determined by the director of public works or his designee.

B. The city may terminate service to any customer if it shall appear the customer is unable or unwilling to remove or remedy the cause of any suspension under subsection A of this section, or has violated the state Water Reclamation and Reuse Standards. (Ord. 904 § 2, 2002; Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.460 Priority of source of supply of irrigation water.

A. The director of public works or his designee shall only permit the use of potable water in the municipal irrigation system when reclaimed or raw water is not available for such purpose, and shall only permit the use of raw water when reclaimed water is not available for such purpose.

B. For purposes of this section, reclaimed or raw water shall not be deemed “available” if a reclaimed water main is not within public right-of-way adjacent to the property to be served, and the extension of a reclaimed water main thereto would not be in the public interest as determined by the director of public works or his designee. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.470 Connection charges.

In order to promote water conservation and the use of reclaimed water, there shall be no separate connection charge for connecting to the municipal irrigation system; provided, all connections to the municipal irrigation system shall be made by or under the supervision of the public works department, and prior to use thereof, the customer shall pay all city costs, if any, for materials, labor and set up incurred in making the connection. Such charges shall be at standard city rates for labor and at the actual cost to the city for materials or contracted services. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.480 Rates.

A. The rates for irrigation water shall be as council may set by ordinance from time to time. Charges for irrigation water shall be billed monthly.

B. Rates for retail customers include a base charge calculated upon the ratio such customer’s estimated demand bears to total estimated demand, and a volume charge based upon actual usage.

C. Rates for bulk customers shall be based upon the volume of water delivered to the customer’s reservoir; provided, in the case of the Eagle Lake reservoir at the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course, which also serves as the reservoir for reclaimed and/or raw water for the municipal distribution system for retail customers, the rate shall be based upon the difference between the amount of water delivered to the reservoir and the amount of water supplied from the municipal pump station at Eagle Lake to retail customers.

D. Rates may be reviewed as deemed appropriate by city council; provided, base and volume rates shall be reviewed not less frequently than every two years; and further provided, upon the connection of any retail customers in addition to those approved in the initial ordinance establishing rates, the base rate shall be established for such customer on the same basis as for existing customers. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

13.12.900 Violations.

A. The following are declared to be unlawful and punishable as misdemeanors subject to a penalty of $1,000 and/or imprisonment for 30 days. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

1. Making any connection to the municipal water supply system other than under the supervision of the public works department, or without paying the connection charge;

2. Turning on water service after the same has been shut off pursuant to SMC 13.12.040;

3. Failing to permit access to a meter by the public works department for the purpose of reading, inspecting or maintaining it;

4. Endangering, threatening or intimidating any public works department employee while the employee is attempting to read, inspect or maintain a meter;

5. Making any connection to or otherwise tampering with any fire hydrant, except by permit issued pursuant to SMC 13.12.025.

B. In addition to the criminal sanctions provided, the foregoing violations shall also result in disconnection from the municipal water supply system, and the customer shall not be reconnected until a connection charge has been paid; provided, the customer may petition council for a review of the determination of the public works department if disconnected pursuant to this section. (Ord. 857 § 2, 2000).

Chapter 13.13
CROSS-CONNECTIONS

Sections:

13.13.010 Purpose.

13.13.020 Defined.

13.13.030 Declared unlawful.

13.13.040 Approved means of control of cross-connections.

13.13.050 Responsibility for protection.

13.13.060 Water service contingent on control of cross-connection.

13.13.070 Backflow devices.

13.13.080 Access to premises for inspection.

13.13.010 Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the municipal water supply of the city from contamination or pollution from potential cross-connections; promote the elimination or control of existing cross-connections; and assure that approved backflow devices are tested annually. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.020 Defined.

A “cross-connection” is any physical arrangement whereby the municipal water supply system of the city 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 liquid of unknown or unsafe quality which may be capable of imparting contamination to the public water supply as a result of backflow. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.030 Declared unlawful.

The installation or maintenance of any cross-connection which would endanger the municipal water supply of the city now existing or hereafter installed is declared unlawful and prohibited, and shall be abated immediately. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.040 Approved means of control of cross-connections.

The control or elimination of cross-connections shall be in accordance with the provisions of Washington Administrative Code 248-54-275 as now exists or hereafter amended. The 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 in any superseding edition thereof. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.050 Responsibility for protection.

It shall be the responsibility of the water department of the city to protect the potable water system from contamination or pollution due to cross-connection. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.060 Water service contingent on control of cross-connection.

Water service to any premises shall be contingent upon the owner of the premises providing cross-connection control in a manner approved by the water department. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.070 Backflow devices.

Backflow devices required to be installed to control cross-connection shall be models approved by the Department of Social and Health Services of the state of Washington, and shall be inspected annually by the water department. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

13.13.080 Access to premises for inspection.

Authorized employees of the water department with proper identification shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of any premises or within any buildings to which water is supplied for the purpose of inspection for compliance by the owner with the requirements of this chapter. Water service may be refused or terminated to any premises for failure to allow inspections as deemed necessary by the water department. (Ord. 534 § 1, 1984).

Chapter 13.16
BLANKET UTILITY PERMITS

Sections:

13.16.010 Blanket utility permits authorized.

13.16.020 Scope of permit.

13.16.030 Fees.

13.16.040 Notice of connections under blanket utility permit.

13.16.050 Revocation of blanket utility permit.

13.16.010 Blanket utility permits authorized.

The city is authorized to issue to the holders of valid franchises for the use of the public right-of-way within the city for utilities services a blanket utility permit as described in this chapter, upon approval of the city engineer. (Ord