§ 12.04.030. Fee for connection—Infrastructure charge for water.

(a)

Fee for Connection. The charge for making a service connection, including fire hydrants and lines, from the main trunk line to the private water line of the applicant on the applicant's property shall be as set forth below in this section. No water service will be provided until the connection fee has been paid in full, and no second or subsequent service connection will be allowed unless all previous connection fees have been paid.

These installation charges will be reviewed each year, by May 1st, to make any necessary updates.

2008 Water Service Installation Charges

Item	¾″ Service	1″ Service
Corporation stop	$19.20	$25.50
Copper and poly pipe	60.00	77.60
Copper setter	67.41	112.88
Water meter	55.57	114.16
Meter box and lid	160.00	300.00
Gravel	120.00	120.00
Street surface repair	125.00	125.00
Sub-total	$607.18	$875.14
10% on materials	60.72	87.51
Equipment rental	150.00	150.00
Subtotal	817.90	1,112.65
8.1% sales tax	66.25	90.13
Sub-total	884.15	1,202.78
Labor	247.20	247.20
Total	1,131.35	1,449.98

 

Meter Sizes:

1½″, 2″, 3″, 4″ and 6″ = Cost, plus 10%

(b)

Infrastructure Charge for Water.

Infrastructure Charge Per

Equivalent Residential Unit

Infrastructure Charge

$1,844.26 per ERU

 

The infrastructure charge is based on equivalent residential units (ERUs). An ERU is a baseline number representing average residential household water consumption. An ERU will be applied to nonresidential flow by comparison to an average household (e.g., if a nonresidential customer uses fifty (50) times the flow of an average household, this use would be expressed as fifty (50) ERUs).

An ERU is one thousand four hundred (1,400) cubic feet of water per month, which is the normal water consumption for a single-family residence or a single residential unit on a multifamily service.

For connections other than a single-family residence or one residential unit on a multifamily service, the number of ERUs will be estimated based on available water meter usage data, to be reviewed following one year's water usage. Reference may also be had to Table G2-1 of the Criteria for Sewage Works Design published by the Washington State Department of Ecology, which table is incorporated herein by this reference (including all amendments thereto) as if fully set forth. A refund or additional payment may be required following that review of one year's water usage period.

(c)

Waiver of Infrastructure Charge for Water-eligible Transfer. The infrastructure charge for water shall be waived for eligible transfers within the city. An eligible transfer occurs when an existing business in the city connected to the city water system prior to February 25, 1999, relocates to a new business location within the city.

(Ord. No. 2327, § 1, 11-13-01; Ord. 2596 § 1 (part), 2008)