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RESOLUTION NO. 3386
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE RATES, CHARGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS IMPOSED
ON CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL SEWER UTILITY AND OPERATING
RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted to municipalities oper-
ating utility services by Sec. #69-7-101, M.C.A., the City of Kalis-
pell did consider it proper to amend the rates, charges and classi-
fications imposed for utility services to its inhabitants and other
persons served by the City of Kalispell Sewer Utility; and
WHEREAS, said proposed amended rates, charges and classifica-
tions.are reasonable and just and do not contemplate the said changes
will yield more than a 12% increase in the total amount of annual
revenue accruing to the City of Kalispell Sewer Utility, except to
procluce the additional amount necessary to meet the loan agreements
required to fund the City's share of capital sewer system improve-
ments mandated by the State of Montana and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did, on November 25, 1981, set a pub-
lic hearing to be held on December 16, 1981, on said proposed amend-
ments to the rates, charges and classifications of the sewer utility
services of the City of Kalispell; and directed the City Clerk to
give the necessary Notice thereof as required by Sec. #69-7-111,
M.C.A.; and
WHEREAS, due and proper Notice of said Public Hearing has been
given by the City Clerk by publication and mailing as required by
law; and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held by the City Council
at a public meeting thereof in the Kalispell City Hall beginning at
7:30 P.M. on December 16, 1981, and all persons appearing at said
hearing and expressing a desire to be heard were heard, and all writ-
ten comments thereon furnished to the City Clerk at said meeting or
prior thereto were given consideration by the Council; and
WHEREAS, at the same time and place the Council did consider
and review Rules and Regulations for the operation of the City of
Kalispell Sewer Utility as proposed by the City Director of Public
Works on behalf of said utility and the Council found same did con-
tain all the minimum requirements of good practice which can normally
be e.-pected for the operation of a utility and as required by Sec.
#69-7-201, M.C.A.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF YALISPELL:
SECTION 1. The rates, charges and classifications as set forth
on Exhibit "V_', attached hereto and by this reference made a part
hereof, are found to be reasonable and just and are hereby established
and adopted to be imposed for sewer utility service to the inhabi-
tants of the City of Kalispell and those other persons served by its
sewer utility system.
SECTION II. The Rules and Regulations for the operation of the
City Kalispell Sewer Utility as set out on Exhibit "B", attached
hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, are adopted for the
opera -Lion of the City of Kalispell Sewer Utility.
SECTION III. This decision is final ten (10) days after same
is filed with tfie City Clerk. 'The City Clerk shall file a copy here-
of with the Public Service Commission of Montana upon its finalization.
PASSED BY THE CITY,COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AND APPROVED
BY THE MAYOR TH7S 21 -DAY OF December— 1981
ATTEST: Francis T., O'Boyle, Mayor Pro_%a
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T, the. -undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell certify that the foregoing is a true
uopy of the Resolution passed by the City 90uncil of the City of KalispelIq Montana at a
'6gUlar meeting held ,Z
City CVrk of the City of Kalispell
EXHIBIT "Alf
.............. CLTY_OF .. KALISP.LL ....... . ......... _i .................... Sbeet . ..... .......
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(NRMC of Company)
Schedule -...-A-
...................... RRSIRERTIAL.ANP --- COMMERCIAL.. ........... ......................... Service
Available. for:A11 premises situated i4ithin the.cIty limits, where the
sewer system Is In place:
Rate:
All users of the City Water Utility and connected to the Sei4er
System will be assessed Sewer handling and treatment fees of
$1.0� per thousand gallons of all -water registered on the
Water Meter serving the user, with thefollowing exceptions.
1. Water billed to the user at a Sprinkling rate as provided
in Rules and Regulations of the Water Utility.
2. Separately metered water also billed as Sprinkling water
as provided in Rules and Regulations
Water used as outlined under I and 2 above is not subject to
sewer fees.
MINIMUM CHARGES
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Minimum Monthly
Charges will be.based
on the
size of Meter
serving the usert as follows:
Meter Size
Monthly Minimum
5/8
$ 3.09
1 1/2-1
15.00
3/411
4.40
210
30. 00
l"
7.50
300
50.00
1 1/4"
11.25
4"
75.00
MULTIPLE USERS:
Billed in same manner as Water --see Schedule C
Prwnpt -Payinent Discount, NONE
minfinarn Diu:
Special Terms and Conditions Premises OUTSIDE the'CITY LIMITS will be assessed
a SURCRARGE of 2YX
ADOPTED By REsOLuTION MO.
EFFECTIVE DATE
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SEWER UT1L1TV,_K_4L1SPVT.T. MT rarles-luna Slieet No --------------------------_- -
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(Nnme Of Company)
Schedule --------- ��B� ........
RESIDENTIAL ....
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Available for: Users of the system NOT served by the Kalispell Water Utility
but within the City Limits of Kalispell.
Rate:
Premises discharging sewage into the system from Water Service
originating from other than metered City Water, must install
at users expense a meter so as to provide a measure of sewage.
This provision covers all outside sources of water including
wells and outside water systems.
The charge for sewer service will be $1.00 'per 1000 gallons
of usage so determined. In the case of temporary absence
of metering usage will be estimated according to number of
users on the premises served.
At the date of the adoption of this Schedule there are wells
supplying commercial and industrial premises. these are required
to be metered while this Is In the process of being accomplished
the sewer discharge from those premises will be determined
trom the capacity of the pump delivering the water and the
hours of operation of the pump. In the case of restaurants
and bars etc. served in the same manner.sewer volume may be
determined by comparison with a like situation now metered.
MULTIPLE USERS:
Billed In same manner as Water --see Schedule C
Prompt Payment Discount: - NONE
MininiumBill: Same as Schedule A Sheet I
Special TernisasidConditions Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS will be assess'ed
a SURCHARGE of 257.
CITY OF KALISPELL
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ITY, KALISPELL. MT.
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(Name of Company)
Schedule _..c.._
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Available for: RESIDENTIAL AND COnMERCIAL
Itate:
MULTIPLE USERS:
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Sheet No-_. -3-
Cancelling Sheet
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All users residing- in multiple dwellings such as apartment houses
condominiums, duplexes, fourplexes, etc., and all users residing in
mobile homes or trailers within or without trailer parks or tourist
courts where more thap one dwelling is served through a common meter
such SeTvice provided through common meter shall be reduced to a
per unit basis and rates per schedule A and B applied thereto
Multiple Commercial Units served through a common meter shall be
computed on the some basis,
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i,romptl Payment !Ascount- 1,101te
Minimum Bill:
Special Terms and Conditions Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS WILL BE ASSESSED
A SURCHARGE of 257.
...-CIT-Y ... DK.M. LJSP.FLL ........ .................. ...... :t ......... . . . .
...... SEWER'..UTI_L.ITYj._M!�qffLL MT.
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(Name of Company)
Schedule ...........
Sheet No_ ...... —4
Cancelling Sheet No .........
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Available for:
Rat e,
Where the Utility has determined -that concentrations of BOD and
SS are present in sewage discharged by any Commercial or Industrial
user a surcharge will be made as determined herein -
The Utility will consider the average Residential component of
sewage to be 20OPPM BOP and 250 PPM SS. Surcharges will be
assessed to all users discharging wastes which exceed the
component of residential waste as detailed above to wit:
For each 25 PFM BOD above 200 PPM $.125 per M Gallons
For each 25 PPH SS above 250 PPM $.10 per M Gallons.
This rate doeg not apply to Septic Waste, which will be assessed
as follows:
Septic Sewage Introduced into the sewerage system will be charged
at a rate of $1.50 per hundred gallons (100) with a minimum of
$7.50 per load for bulk loads.. The volume charge will be based
.on the ca0acity of the'hauling tank, not on the volume of the
contents.
Prompt Payment Discount-
�Iinlznum Bill:
Spe,chd Terms and Conditions Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS will be assessed
a SURCHARGE of 257.
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Public Serwce Commission of Montana
CITY OF K�kLISPELL C
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Mr NO. 81.3.
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Appendix "W'
The fol-l",iing are rates for
connecting new services to the Sanitary Sew erage
System:
.%he. fees are charged on a graduated b�sis as fGnQWS-
Size of water s rvices
_�2 RLe2j_2es.
units Cbnnectibd fee
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to 3/4 �ancl/br
3' 350. 00
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3/4 -185 arid/or
-,.4 to'8 875.00
0,�er I" to IV' and/or
9 to 12 1750.00
Over JLVI to 211 cknd/br
13 tc�-16 2500-00'
Over 2" to 3"' and/or
_17 or over 5000.00
Over 3" and/or
'17 or over .6500-00
)311. the.-prainance the'sums collect-ed IM-st be.deposited to a. $'Special Sanitary'
Capital Xnprove-nent Fund -P��,nditures can be made fram that fund "Only for the
Purpose of replacement or capital
improvement of the existing �sanitary -sewer lines
of. the City". Routine: repairs, etc. cannot be financecl out of this fund-
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EXHIBIT "B"
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE
KALISPELL SEWER DEPARTMENT
�7�,.le I Purpose of Rules and Regulations
The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to set forth criteria to
insure adequate service and prevent unfair charges to the Customer and
to protect the Kalispell Sewer Department from unreasonable demands.
The Kalispell Sewer Department is governed by the Kalispell City (buncil
hereinafter referred to as the City Council, and is under the direct
supervision of the Director of Public Works. The adoption of these Rules
and Regulations shall -not preclude the City Council from altering or
amending them, in whole or in part, or ftom -requiring other or additional
service, equipment, facility or standard, either upon complaint, upon its
own motion or upon application of the Director of Public Works.
These Rules and Regulations do not in any way relieve the Kalispell Sewer
Department from any of its duties under the laws of the State of Montana.
The authority requiring the Rules and Regulations is contained in Section
#69-7-201 M.C.A.
L,_!�e II De finitions
llio words cir phrases used hereinafter shall mean as follows:
(1) "City Sewer" means'the sewerage system operated by the
Kalispell Sewer Department. 1
(2) "City Water" "'means water furnished by the Kalispell Water
Department..
(3) "Collection Main"'Or "'Main" means a sewer pipe owned, oper-
ated and maintained by the Sewer Department, which is used for
the purposes of collecting sewage, and to which service con-
nections are attached.
(4) "Castomer" or "Cbn.�um6rll means an individual partnership,
association, firm, public or private corporation or govern-
ment agency receiving sewer service. In the case of a tenant/
landlord, the property owner is considered the customer or
consumer.
(5) "Developeic" means any person, firm, corporation, or other
entity who causes improvements.to be made upon the land with
said improvements requiring sewer service.
(6) "Director of Public Works" means the Director of Public Works
for tKe City of.Kalispell or any person authorized by him/heT
to perform acts in his/her behalf. 'I
(7) "Domestic Sewage'? is defined as the liquid waste conducted
away from -Eh-eresidences, business buildings and institutions
which contains organic matter associated with products con-
sumed by humans.
�8) "Extension Agreement" means an agreement between the City of
Kalispell and a Developer which allows the Developer to con-
nect a main onto an'existing main owned by the City, and ex-
tend sewer service io the property of the Developer. The
Agreement shall set forth the value of the extended main and
the charges which customers i along the main must pay to the
Developer- Said Agreement must be approved by the City Coun-
cil and signed by the Mayor -and the Developer,
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(9) "Industrial Waste" is defined as tl ie liquid waste which has
any other consistency than "Domestic Sewage".
(10) "Permitteell means any person, firm, corporation or other
entity which obtains a written permit to cause construction
work to be performed in accordance with the permit.
(11) "Public Service Commission" meatis the Montana Public Service
(bmmission.
(12) "Service Connection' ' ' means the connection at main which con-
nects the customer's service pipe to the main. -
(13) "Service Pipe" means the piping from the service connection
at the main to the customer's premises.
(14) " "Standards" shall mearL the "Standards and General Provisions
for Design and Construction", as adopted by the Kalispell City
Coun ci 1 .
Rule III Records and Reports
(1) Preservation of Records. All -records required by thes Rules
shall be preserved by the Sewer Department in accordance with
the "Rules to Govern the Preservation of Records of Public
Utilities and Licensees", as prescribed by the National Assoc-
iation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), dated
April, 1972.
(2) Filing'Of Rules, Re'gulatiots'and Rate Schedules. No rules,
regulations or schedules of rates or modification of the same,
shall be effective until adopted by the City Council.
(3) Financial and Statistical 'Repb±t� The Sewer Department shall
file annuYlly a -Financial and Statistical Report upon forms to
be furnished by the Public Service Commission� This report
shall be filed on or before September 1S of each year and fees
paid as set for in Section 69-3-204-MCA.
Rule IV Customer Information
(1) Rates. Sewer Department personnel shall explain to the cus-
tomer, during the application for service, or whenever the
customer requests to do so, the Sewer Department's rates
applicable to the type of service furnished to the customer.
The Sewer Department shall supply the customer, when requested,
with a copy of the Rate S chedule.
(2) Rule and Regulations. A copy of the Rules and Regulations
of the Sewer Dep_�i�tment and any contracts and applications
applicable to the Sewer Department shall be maintained in
the office fbr full inspection by the public.
(3) Posting. There shall be exhibited in a conspicuous location.
a suitable placard, in large type, giving information to the
customer that a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Sewer
Department and a �chedule of -rates are kept for their inspection.
The information shall state that the Sewer Department is regu-
lated -by the Kalispe�ij City Council and is under the supervision
of the Director of Public Works,
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Rule V Uses and Charges
(1) Free Sewage. The Sewer Department shall not allow sewage to be
collected T�om any customer without a charge.
(2) Temporary Services. Sewage from construction, special projects
or other short term usages must be applied for specially. The
method of charge to the customer must be agreed upon before dis-
charging any sewage to the Sewer Department mains. The Usage
charge may be based on an agree6le estimate of sewage to be
gene -rated at a rate commensurate with the Rate Schedule.
(3) No City Water Bdt'Cit)� Sewer. Customers which are not on the
City water, but whidi discharge sewage into the City Sewer shall
have their water service metered. The metering shall be at the
expense of the customer, including the meter, Kalispell Water
Department personnel shall have access to the water meter for
reading purposes. There will be no charge made for the water
used, but the meter reading will be used as a basis for a sewer
service charge.
(4) Lbage Restritti . on. The Sewer Department ' agrees to collect sew-
age from certain specified location -for 'a certain specified fee.
Usage shall be in accordance with the City of Kalispell Ordinance
No. 854 or its subsequent amendi ' ng ordinance. If, therefore, a
customer supplies sewer services to other locations without writ-
ten permission from the Director of Public Works, or discharges
sewage of other consistency than for which the' customer is pa
ying,
it is a violation of his Contract and the customer is offend-
ing. Upon discovery by the Sewer Department of a violation
o f usage, the offending customer shall be mailed a written
notice of such offense. After 30 days from the date of mail-
ing said written notice, the Director of Public Works may have
the service discontinued -until such time as the additional ser-
vices furnished have been paid for, or the offending condition
rectified.
alk"'le V1 Rate Establishment
All rates and Tate adjustments shall be adopted by the City Council through
the Hearing Process as provided by law,
;,,,uie VII An-plication for Sewer Service
All Residential and Commercial customers desiring sewer service must
make written. application at the Sewer Department office on forms pro-
vided therefor, setting forth in said application the type of sewage
to be discharge� into the City sewage system. In cases where the cus-
tomer is not the owne-r of the premises, the customer is primarily lia-
ble for payment for his sewer service and the property owner is jointly
and severally liable for payment. All applications for the collection
of sewage from any premise must be signed by the property owner. Any
change in the identity of tKie—co-n—ti acting customer at a premises will
requiTe anew application.
While the contracting user is a renter, leasee, or is not the property
owner, an application for sewer service shall be made in the user's
own name and the user shall be liable for payment of the sewer service.
In such instace.. the Sewer Department shall notify the property owner
of the new service application and place the contracting user's name
and date of service application on the property Owner's application.
Special written applications, on Sewer Department forms, must be made
for service oth--T than strictly domestic sewage.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the Director of
Public Works, or his authorized repres'entative, prior to making appli-
cation to be sure that there is a �ewer main adjacent to the applicant's
property. If no main exists, it is the applicanIts. responsibility to
install a m.-dn, in accordance with City Standards, at the applicant's
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Applications which have been approved by the Director of Publ . ic Works,
or his authorized representative, for sewage discharge shall constitute
a right to the customer to discharge sewage for said Purposes specified
in the application, subject to the fulfillment of conditions of these
Rules and Regulations by the customer.
IlRule VIII Refusal to Serve Customer
The Sewer Department may decline to serve an applicant: (1) until
the applicant has complied with these Rules and Regulations govern-
ing sewer service, or (2) if, in the judgement of the Director of
Public Works, the applicant's installation of piping, equipment or
appurtenance is regarded as a potential health hazard or of such
character that it is considered industrial waste, or (3) the appli-
cant's system could cause harmful effects to the Sewer Department's
ability to satisfactorily treat such sewage within the limitations
of the Kalispell Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In the event that the Director of Public Works shall refuse to
serve an applicant under the provisions of this rule, the Sewer
Department Superintendent shall inform the applicant that the appli-
cant may submit the question of refusal to serve to the City Council
for their review and decision.
Rule IX Billing
(1) Method of'BillLng. The billing for domestic sewage shall be
based on the comparative volume of flow, as determined by
water meter readi ' ngs, except that'(1) minimum charges will
be assessed to -recover the costs of meter reading, billing
and line sizes required, and (2) there will be no charge'
for water passing through the meter which is reasonably
determined to be used for water sprinkling. The billing
for industrial wastes shall be based on the water meter
reading plus an increased amount, as determined by the City
of Kalispell ordinance to cover the special or increased
cost of treating said waste at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(2) Billing Periods and Payment. The Water Department shall read
meters for all customers at bi-monthly intervals except spe-
cific customers having other periods of reading due to unusual
circumstances. The date of the month for reading any meter
shall be, as close to practical, to the sane date as the pre-
ceeding reading, except for customers cove -red by Rule V (3).
The bill for sewer service will be combined on the bill for
water usage. Pa
yment must be made fbr the total due for both
water and sewer to constitute full payment for either. .
(3) Opening and Closing Bills. Opening and closing bills for
sewage service'rendered For periods of five dWs more or five
da
ys less than the normal billing period will be computed in
accordance with the rate Tplicable to the service, by amount
of water used and minimum rate, on a pro -rated basis of the
number of days in the Period of'question to the number of
days in the normal billing period.
(4) Billing Jnformation� Bills shall show the water meter read-
ings at-Fh-e -beginning and the end of the period for which
the bill is rendered, the date of the meter -reading, the
number of gallons. supplied and the date upon which pqyment
shall be overdue.
(5) Adjustment of Bills. The customer, at the customer's request,
is to be instructed on how to read the water meter when said
meter is furnished by the Water Department, If the customer
believes the meter reading shown on the bill is incorrect by
comparing previous billings and current readings, the customer
shall notify the Water Department within five days of receipt
of the billing in question. In case of a dispute as to the
accuracy of the meter owned by the Water Department, the cus-
tomer, upon depositing the anount set forth in the City of
Kalispell Water Rate Schedule, may demand that said meter be
removed and tested in accordance with the Rules and Regulations
of the Kalispell Water Department.
If the meter is not owned by the Water Department, the cus-
tomer, at the customer"s expensep shall determine the accu-
racy of the water meter if the customer disputes the accuracy
of the meter,. If the Sewer Department disputes the accuracy
of said meter, the Sewer Department, at the Sewer Department's
expense, may determine the'accuT'acy of said meter and if said
meter is found to be inaccurate over two percent in favor of
the customer, the customer shall make the necessary repairsp
at the customer"s expense, to bring the meter into tolerance
or replace said meter. Billing 'adjustments shall be made for
inaccurate meters in the same manner' and in accordance with
the Rules and Regulations of the Kalispell Water Department.
(6) Ertot iii'Billin g. If an error in bill i ' ng has been made, the
City may go back up to six months to -recover any under -billing
or must -go back up to six months to refund any over -collections.
(7) Dead Meters. If a meter is found not to r ' egister for any
period, the Water Department computes the water used as
follows:
(a) For customers who have been served for over one
year, the amount billed on the seme consumptive
use as occured during the s me period the pre-
vious year,
(b) For customers who have been served for less than
one year, the amount billed shall be based upon
-water 1-1sed for the last billing period.
Exceptions will be made to the rule if the facts reason-
ably show that either method does not give the correct
consumption fbr�the period.
C8) Late Payment. Bills not paid by the overdue date in-
dicated on the bill are subject to an overdue charge.
Rule X Complaints
The Director of Public 141(:)rk�� shall make a full and prompt investiga-
tion of, all complaints made by customers, either directly or through
the City Council, andireport the results thereof to the customer.
If the complaint is n6t.rectified to the satisfaction o_-7 the customer
the Director of Public Works shall notify the customer of the privi-
lege of appeal to the. City Council.
Rule XI Service Interruptions
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(1) Notification of Scheduled Interruption. Every customer
affected by an interruption in service shall be notified
in advance of all grogramed work. Such notice shall be
made at least 18 hours in advance in the form of personal
contact, or a notification tag placed on the entrance way
for interruptions affecting 24 or fewer customers. For
interruptions affecting a larger area than the foregoing,
the notification may be in the form of the foregoing or a
notification over the electronic media at least twice
prior to 18 hours before interruption,
(2) Emergency lntei7�uptibn. The Sewer Department shall make
diligent e?fort to avoid interruptions of service, and
when such interruptions occur, shall re-establish service
as soon as possible. When emergency repairs, -such as
main breaks, plugged mains, etc. become necessary, a con-
OeTted effort shall be made by the Sewer Department to
repair the cause without total disruption of service ex-
cept for that period when complete shut-off may be re-
quired due to the nature of the damage. Notification of
affected customers may not be possible. However, every
effort shall be made by the Sewer Department to have an
announcement sent over the electronic media if the period
of total disruption is expected to be more than four hours.
(3) Liability. The Sewer Department shall not be liable to
customers for failure or inteTrUption of service due to
main breaks, plugged mains, acts of God, governmental
regulations, court or Public Service Commission orders,
acts of a public enemy, strikes or labor disputes, acci-
dentsp weather conditions, acts of third parties, droughts,
or, without limitation by the foregoing,.any other cause
beyond the reasonable control of the Sewer Department
personnel.
(4) Adjustment of Rate for Interruption, Interruptions of
service due to any of the foregoing or for the malfunction-
ing of the customer"s facilities shall not render the City
liable for any adjustment in the bill.
Rule XII Discontifivance of Service
(1) Vacation of Premises. Any customer who is about to,vacate
any premises supplied with service, or for any reason, wishes
to have service discontinued, shall give at least a 24 hour
notice thereof. Such -notice shall specify the date on which
it is desired that service be discontinued. When a customer
receives water service from the Kalispell Water Department,
the notice for discontinuance to the Water Department is
sufficient notice for the Sewer Department.
(2) Temporary Discontinuance. Notification to the Water Depart-
-ment of the desire to temporarily disconnect water service
will be sufficient notice to discontinue sewer charges.
(3) Discontinuance by Water Department. The Sewer Department
shall make adiligent effort to induce the customer to com-
ply with its Rules and Regulations including the payment . of
bills. A diligent effort shall constitute the Director of
Public Works sending the customer a written notice that the
customer is in viplation of its Rules and Regulations or
that the customer's bill is more than 30 days delinquent.
Except in the case Qf dangerous or health hazard conditions,
the customer shall have seven days after the date of the
registration of said notice to comply with these Rules and
Regul.ations, including payment of the bill. If the customer
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does not comply with the notice within the seven day period,
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t _c Wor -, Wi I I rpqjinst the IVqtp.r Dprnp-rt-
ment to place a notice upon the premises that water furnished
by the Water Department cannot be wasted into the Sewer De-
partment's mains. Said notice shall state the date when the
water must be shut off. The Water Department or Sewer Depart-
ment shall -not be liable for failure of the customer to see
the notice, or for the disappearance of such notice from the
premises. The Sewer Department shall record, on the customer's
record, the date, time and person placing the notice. The
Water Department will be requested to not discontinue service
on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a day prior to a holiday or if
an emergency affecting health exists. A written statement from
a physician or health agency must be presented to the Sewer De-
partment within five days if such a claim of emergency is made.
Rule XIII Extension of Sewer Mains
(1) Cost of Extensions. The customer or developer shall pay the
cost of all main extensions. The Director of Public Works and
customer or developer may negotiate an Extension Agreement where-
by the customer or developer can reaDver and portion of the costs
of the main extensions, and/or lift stations and force mains when
such extended mains, lift stations and force mains would be bene-
ficial to others along the -route of the main or contributing flow
to the lift station. Customers who connect to the system
after the extension is complete and who did not share in the
cost of the extension ' shall pay the extender apro rata share
of the mains and/or lift stations and necessary appurtenance
costs, including design and inspection fees. The pro rata.
share may be based on area, front footage or a combination
thereof, or other means agreeable between the City Council
and the extender'which is fair and equitable to both parties
and the future customer. The Extension Agreement shall be for
a specified period -not to exceed 20 years and shall be approved
by the City Council.
(2) Cost to Late-ComiAg Cust6ter. The Extension Agreement shall
set forth the parcels of property which could connect to the
extended main without further main extension or connect to the
lift station without further modification of the station or
force main, and the amount to be assessed to each parcel. The
late- coming -'customer shall pay the amount assessed to that par-
cel directly to an escrow account, or other depository account
agreed upon and recorded in the Extension Agreement. The late -
coming customer shall furnish the Director of Public Works re-
ceipted proof of such deposit at the time the said customer
applies for seweT service for the parcel to be served.
(3) Standards of Installation. All mains and appurtenances shall
be designed and installed in accordance with the City Standards.
(4) Oversizing Mains. If the City requires the customer or developer
extending the main to install a larger size main than required
by City Standards., the City shall pay the difference in cost
between the larger me -in required by the City and the size of the
main -required by said Standards.
(5) Additional'Ektehsion. The, City reserves the right to further ex-
tend the mains installed by the foregoing customers. The City
also reserves the right to charge future main extenders, beyond
those areas outlined in the Extension Agreement, for their pro-
rated share of the Sevier Department's cost for the rversizing of
mains. Such pro -rated cost shall be based on the volume of flow
contributed by the development for which the line was further ex-
tended, versus the volume of flow of which the oversized portion
of the existing main could�handle.
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Rule XIV Service Lines and Connections
(1) Main Connections. The customer shall perform all necessary exca-
vation over -and a -round the main to make the service line con-
nection to the main, however, the customer shall obtain a permit
from the Director of Public Works before making said excavation
and tap. All work shall be performed in accordance with City
Standards-.
(2) Service Lines. The customer, at the customer's expense, shall
In -stall all pipi ' ng and appurtenances from the main cc)nnection
to the point of usage and restore all surfaces to the condition
which existed bef6re the installation. All piping and appur-
tenances shall be installed and tested in accordance with City
Standards.
(3) Maintenance'of Sd-rvitd Lines. The customer shall maintain, at
the customer's expense, all service piping and appurtenances
in a good condition, free from leaks. Failure to do so may be
a cause for discontinuance of service.
Rule XV Storm Drainage -a:nd-othdr Wastbs Prohibited.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to the City Sanitary Sewer. No person shall discharge or
cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof
runoff or subsurface drainage to the City Sanitary Sewer.
Rule XVI Above Normal Strength Wastes
The Department of Public Works will consider the average residential
strength wastes to be 200 p.p.m. BOD and 250 p.p.m. S.S. The Sewer
Department shall assess a surcharge rate for all non-residential cus-
tomers discharging wastes of BOD and S.S. strengths greater than the
average residential customer in accordance with the Rate Schedule.
This rule does not apply to septic sewage. Septic sewage shall be at
a separate rate as set forth in the Rate Schedule.
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