1. We have some meter boxes that do not have a meter as they were either pulled for non-payment or the owner requested them to be removed. <8A> <8A> <0160> A reason for rate training is so the board can justify the base and gallonage charges to all ratepayer classifications and also to TCEQ in case the rate is appealed. 0000001086 00000 n TCEQ staff at the time said it would be ok for a system to remove dormant or vacant taps even down to the water main, but the system could not assess any future applicant a new front-end contribution or equity buy-in fee, equipment costs to replace the assets being removed and possibly another membership fee if the system used non-refundable membership fees at those locations where these taps had been removed. You should review this situation with your engineers. The TCEQ interprets an "active connection" as a connection that is completed or existing and able to supply drinking water from the PWS to a single-family Published in July/August 2020 (Issue 4 of Quench). <9C> <9C> <0153> Q: We are revising our tariff. The larger the meter, the greater the amount of system capacity that must be kept in place for that meter. These previously existing meter locations had already paid for or been granted capacity from the water main, and therefore they should not be required to pay for system upgrades. E8EVW:?m^_io~Kk^cQ"_fT"KMB!_ou ]oI_1QdpuOK_-21qWa;_?oN>?/]kD_I'XA_:4}]BhSl'~CA+u_;( m!QVa 8B*t6)(" L-6+$k
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A: Master metered accounts are typically used when a landowner wants a single meter to provide water service to multiple buildings, apartments, offices, trailer spaces or other types of business activities. 5' Service will be restored when a CSI confirms no health hazard exists, the health hazard has been removed or repaired, or the health hazard has been isolated from the corporations water system. A 6 inch line, according to the TCEQ Chapter 290 Rules, can serve up to 250 connections. Turn the well control on and fill the tank or until there has been sufficient production from the well into the tank to raise the level of water or for the pump to cut off automatically. 0000001247 00000 n <85> <85> <2026> (2) Active connection, as used in this section, means a lot or . What should we do? 1.1 Land Use Assumptions and Projected Population The BPSUD water system operates as 4 independent pressure planes, which requires that each pressure plane be analyzed as a stand-alone system. <83> <83> <0192> 0000001032 00000 n
/Registry (Times-RomanOPBaseFont0) If the WSC has an easement properly filed at the courthouse for every line and meter, the new property owner cant make the system move the meter. 0000000766 00000 n How common are they compared to the traditional positive displacement manual read meters? =4$y]/%(%DL With this person not being an employee or contractor, exactly what leverage does the system use to require the meter readings to be delivered on time and accurately? 0000000825 00000 n
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<95> <95> <2022> Is it ethical for us to charge a second equity buy-in fee for this meter if we already charged such a fee for their first meter? 36 beginbfrange <0D> <0D> <000D> We encourage you to consider options for providing service and, most immediately, to ensure compliance with the 85 percent requirement. X1'H`7g3a*|f{h00eiF`
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<20> <7E> <0020> Other possible solutions the system may suggest to the customer are: move the fence back so the meter is outside the fence; install a separate gate at the location of the meter; or provide a key or code so the meter reader or repair crew can access the water line and meter 24/7. H_w"'i.wF%P)O Instead, growth should pay for growth, even if a current member is responsible for the new growth through the addition of a second meter on their property. Even if the customer would only need standard service, TRWAs Sample Tariff includes the requirement that the property of the applicant/ member shall be inspected to ensure compliance with state required Minimum Acceptable Operating Practices for Public Drinking Water Systems as promulgated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or successor agency. <9A> <9A> <0161> <9D> <9D> <2022> Is this legal or what problems could this create? This has an added benefit that the customers will be required to maintain their own service lines from the meter to their houses. described above, SWWC currently supplies water to at least 5,465 active LUEs (i.e., single-2 Living Unit Equivalents (LUEs). Until Saturday there was a higher level called "very high-risk area where there is a variant of concern" but that category . /Ordering (UCS) %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 To Top. A: The answer is yes, its not only ethical, its also both fair and necessary. <8A> <8A> <0160> 1 begincodespacerange Turn off all valves connected to the distribution system so that no water leaves the tank during test period. <88> <88> <02C6> Not sure they have a higher level." Yes, his is true but interestingly only since 4 September. One ESFC is defined as equaling a typical detached single-family house. Google Map, Tel: 512.472.8591
As for the TCEQ 290 rules, master meters are to be calibrated for groundwater systems once every 3 years and surface water meters every year. <9B> <9B> <203A>
What should we do with these boxes? A: TCEQ rule 290.44(a)(4) explains the purpose of the rule stating: Each community public water system shall provide accurate metering devices at each residential, commercial or industrial service connection for the accumulation of water usage data. This ensures that the water system can document that customers are being billed properly. <80> <80> <20AC> begincmap R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. I am not aware of any cost of service appeals dealing with this issue specifically, but systems should be aware that the PUCT might side with the customer if someone complains about being charged new fees to obtain service at a location where service previously existed. Wouldnt it make sense for the owner to have to pay the cost of extending the line(s) out to those structures? PUC rules also specify the requirements for language that must be included in the rental agreement regarding submetering, how the charges are to be calculated and how billing is to be conducted. First, the one meter per residence language should be part of your tariff or service policy. Some systems opt to offer discounts to customers that have multiple connections or to waive impact or other front-end capital improvement fees. <00> A new membership fee should be required for each new meter. The customer says there is a gate at the back of his property (more than 500 feet away). The nagging question I have is what is the motive for this charity act and how long will it take for the fun to wear off? The sample tariff also allows service to be disconnected, after notice, if access is denied for three consecutive months. >> def %PDF-1.3
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A: This is an issue weve been talking to TCEQ about as far back as 2004. It is unclear whether the units are part of any government-assisted or subsidized housing programs for low-income residents. Re: US travelers connecting in AMS what are the rules now? Climb the tank and use a steel measuring tape to measure the height of water in the tank to the manway. This allows the water to straighten out and have less turbulence, thereby allowing the meter to register as accurately as possible. One of these meters is on a 1"water main line and the other meter on a 1 1/2 water main line. 0000001312 00000 n U0!_bU2S'vB9{h7UM;y>F]6]>_]I;j]R_}I/l <84> <84> <201E> Leakage 8. <8B> <8B> <2039> It is up to each customer to determine whether they must register as a business with the state or not. We bring together that rare . <91> <92> <2018> >> def Industrial 3. To your knowledge, are there any parts of the tariff that would prohibit the member from entering into such an agreement or any part of the regulations that would prohibit such an agreement or jeopardize the systems compliance? B. Multi-Family Residential A twelve-inch (12") water main shall be required to loop through a multi-family district. /CMapName /CourierOPBaseFont1 def Most importantly, you should enforce these policies and refuse to set a meter until you are satisfied that the applicant does, in fact, own the property on which the meter will be placed. 69 12
Based on the level and manner of service being requested by the owner, a 2-inch water meter may or may not be sufficient to provide the water capacity being requested. <90> <90> <2022> <8E> <8E> <017D> As it relates to the propertys location within or outside of a city, or its participation in any government-assisted or subsidized housing programs, it will be the owners responsibility to notify any necessary authorities of the new source of water, if required, since the system is merely supplying potable water to the property from a master meter. Those base rates dont have to be the actual meter size equivalent listed in the TRWA Sample Tariff, but one of the reasons/ justifications for a higher base rate for these larger meters is the TCEQs capacity requirements that each system must maintain. This eliminates the need for a system to conduct manual drive-bys and allows all meters to be read from the whole system in a matter of minutes from the office.
They summarized that because there had been a meter at that location, the new applicant should not be responsible to pay for upgrades to the water mains because of new customers being added at other locations along that same water main. Q: Can a WSC allow a homeowner to have an additional meter for the sole purpose of running the sprinkler system for their lawn and landscape? lmr19a9s;rw;A$PsI@mr+9pB? HT A: If your board has adopted the basic TRWA Sample Tariff language, then the meter costs and impact fee should stay with the property on which the meter was initially installed. The base rates for larger meters should be set to pay for these larger required capacities instead of making the customers with standard size meters subsidize the customers with bigger meters that place more demand costs on the system.
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u;_K[O]u?__KVX?p5~5Ka%K}>k47Z=j{u__t Each systems board will make the final decision on base rates, as well as usage rates and fees. The systems and engineers said that if these old dormant tap locations wanted to be re-serviced and if upgrades were required, the present landowners where service had previously existed would have to pay for those upgrades. 0000036396 00000 n endcodespacerange The system needs to be aware of the potential liability issues with such an arrangement and should contact the systems insurance provider to find out what, if anything, would be covered if the person is injured while reading meters or causes an accident or damages some customers property. That availability to use that capacity should be paid for, but not by tacking the costs onto existing customers. endbfrange Q: I am going to change out our master meter at the well and replace it with a new one. 0 I have also seen frustration when the front property owner requests a second meter from the system and the line is at capacity. Q: A member of our WSC has two water meters on his property. Do I need to calibrate the meter? The District currently encompasses 767 acres and is located wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas (the "City") and is located within Katy Independent School District. Well meters required by 290.41(c)(3)(N) of this title (relating to Water Sources) shall be calibrated at least once every three years.. 0000000015 00000 n <8E> <8E> <017D> Some meter manufacturers also require strainers or other devices to be installed to protect the meter and straighten or condition the water so that their meters will be as accurate as possible. In that case, the system may need to check the hot water heater to see if it has water in it or, as stated above, have the customer demonstrate that water in the second dwelling is from another source and not a water hose from the first house. In order to correct the issue, the system must first have supporting language in its tariff. /Ordering (UCS) ESFCequivalent single-family connection. )-__@u{{z"|RDQG|G2`4Y M6 oaomo[^W[zWJ+wCV 362 0 obj However, TCEQs 2019 guidance on determining the number of connections served by public water systems defines active connection to include any connection that has the capacity to receive water, even if there is no customer currently receiving water service there. The problem comes when that good person moves out and someone else purchases the front property and doesnt care for or even know the folks behind their property, and wants the customers service line and meter removed from their property. All usage rates per thousand gallons should be the same across all classes of ratepayers, although conservation rates, designed to encourage efficient and non-wasteful water use practices by customers, can assess higher usage rates per thousand gallons for customers using more than a specified amount each month. A: In the TRWA Sample Tariff, as well as in the USDA-RD Service Application and Agreement Form, it states that a meter shall be installed on a property to serve that single property and water cannot be diverted to another property. <0D> <0D> <000D> We had the owner submit a feasibility study and it shows that we can support them. The average daily flow for domestic use shall be calculated at the minimum rate of 100 gallons per day per capita (gpdpc) and an Equivalent Residential Connection (ERC) of 2.5 persons per single-family residence and 2.2 persons per multi-family and mobile home units.. One of the main reasons for a turbine or propeller master meter to register incorrectly is improper piping configurations from the well to and past the meter location. If your engineer has not approved the use of the booster pump or sized the lines and meters to accommodate the 60 rental homes, the customer is not in compliance with the terms of the agreement and your tariff. The extra 15 percent capacity is supposed to be maintained by the system (not paid for by the new customer), but the system may require applicants requesting service to pay for some of the system upgrades that will be used by that applicant. How should this be handled? end
pc#P3C"!GB448]o_ AtCCk*AC)ADc90cLrU Some of this cost will be paid by these new customers once they start paying their monthly water bill, but the previous customers not only have been paying for what it costs for them to receive water delivered to their homes, they have also been paying a bit extra toward the complete debt-service for all existing capacity. If the main water line(s) are near the public roads, then the system may offer to move the meter down to the road. You also should consult your system attorney so an agreement can be developed to set out the scope of volunteer work, as well as the timeliness of these meter readings if you decide to enter into this free meter reading arrangement. For example, the provisions of TRWAs Sample Tariff regarding non-standard service include the requirement that the corporation approve the design requirements of the applicants required facilities prior to initiation of a non-standard service contract. 339 0 obj
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One note here about equipment costs to replace the assets being removed TCEQ explained this to include the price of a meter, tapping saddle, curb stops, meter box, service tubing and any parts which were purchased by the original applicant when the service was first installed.
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