Resolution 3449 - Sewer Utility FeesV*q 0
RESOLUTION NO. 3449
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE FEES, SCHEDULES, RATES, CHARGES AND CLASS-
IFICATION IMPOSED ON THE CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL SEWER
UTILITY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted to municipalities opera-
ting utility services by Section 69-7-101, M.C.A., the City of
Kalispell did consider it proper to amend the fees, schedules, rates,
charges and classifications imposed for utility services to its in-
habitants and other persons served by the City of Kalispell Sewer
UtIlity; and
WHEREAS, said proposed amended fees, 5,chedules, rates, charges
and'Classifications are reasonable and just and do not contemplate
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t,ie_ s;aid changes will yield more than a 12% increase in the total
a-,,,iount of annual revenue accruing to the City of Kalispell. Sewer
�'.Itility, except to produce the additional amounts necessary to meet
requirements of bond indentures or 'Loan agreements to finance
City's s - hare of mandated Federal and/or State capital sewer
improvements; and
�%!'iE.-,REAS, the City Council did, on the 18th day of October, 1982,
,:2'7 Pe'--iolution No. 3445, set a public hearing to be held on Decem-
6� 1982, on said proposed amendments to the fees, schedules,
Charges and classifications of the Sewer Utility Services of
City of Kalispell; and qave the necessary Notice thereof as re -
by Section 69-7-111, M.C.A.; and
Cf' NIHEREAS, due and proper Notice of said Public Hearing has been
_11_vp�l by the City Clerk -Treasurer by publication and mailing as re-
�_:_�Jired by law; and
WEEREAS, said public hearing was duly held by the City Council
a public meeting thereof in the Kalispell City Hall beginning at
P.P%1., on December 6, 1982, and all persons appearing at said
and expressing a desire to be heard -were heard, and all
i,,�_r.itlen comments thereon furnished to the City Clerk -Treasurer at
meeting or prior theret-o were given consideration by the Council;
�,,-,-BEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell did not con -
it necessary or appropriate to change and/or review the Rules
Regulations for the operation of the City of Kalispell Sewer
il.ity, said Rules and Regulations, (contain all minimum require-
M�:'JN,t,S of good practice which can normally be expected for the oper-
a'. -ion of a utility as required by Section 69-7-201, M.C.A.), being
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_Ipted by Resolution No. 3386 on the 21st day of December, 1981.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NALISPELL:
SECTION I. That the fees, schedules, rates, charges and classi-
fications7ip—plicable to the use of the City of Kalispell Sewer
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and other services performed by said utility as set forth
f'-`,�hibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference made a part
-are found to be just and are hereby established and adopted
to be imposed for sewer utility services to the inhabitants of the
City of Kalispell and those other persons served by its sewer utility
service.
SECTION II. The Rules and Regulations for the operation of the
City of Kalispell Sewer U-t-ility, adopted by Resolution No. 3386 on
the 21st day of December, 198.1, as set out in Exhibit "B", attached
hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, remain in effect
for the operation of the City of Kalispell Sewer Utility.
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SECTION III. This decision is final ten (10) days after same
is filed with the City Clerk -Treasurer. The City Clerk -Treasurer
shall file a copy hereof with the Public Service Commission of
Montana upon its finalization.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AND APPROVED
BY T14E MAYOR THIS - 20th DAY OF December 1982.
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City Clerk of the City of Kalispell certify that the fore -going i n, I e
passed by the City Corneil. of the City of Kalispell, Nontana at a
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City Cle� of the City of Kalispell
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EXHIBIT "A"
CTTY OF KALISPELL Sl- 'E�et Na - 1
SEWER UTILITY, KALISPELL, MT. Cancelling Sheet No.
Schedule -A-
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL --Service
Available for: All premises situated within the city limits, where the
sewer system is in place:
Rate: All users of the City Water Utility and conriected to the Sewer
System ,%,ill be assessed Sewer handling and treatment fees of
$1.12 per thousand gallons of all water registered on the
Water 14eter serving the user, with the following exceptions.
1. water billed to the user at a Sprinkling rate as provided
'n 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Minimum Monthly Charges will be based on the size of Me -ter
serving the user, as follows:
Meter Size Monthly Minimum
5/8-- $ 3.36
3/4" 4.93
ill 8.40
1 1/4" 12.60
1 1/2" $ 16.80
2" 33.60
319 56.00
4 " 84.00
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ULTIPI.E USERS: Bill in same manner as Water -- see Schedule C
P-or"Pt Payment Discount: NONE
Y.-i'livium Bill:
'.'pocial Terms and Conditions: Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS will be assessed
a SURCHARGE of 25%
T,DOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO.
Ei,'FECTIVE DATE
CITY OF KALISPELL
SE-4ER UTILITY, KALISPELL, MT
Schedule -B-
AL
Sheet No.
Cancelling Sheet No.
K,
Service
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
originatinq frc.�m other than metered City Water, must install
at users expense a meter so as to provide a measure of seiwaqe.
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This prov ision covers all outside sources ot water including
wells and outside water ��-ystems.
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The charge for.sew(zr service will be �1_12 per 100o g,11lons
of usage so determined. In the case -if -temporary absence
uf 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 re-
quired to be metered. While this is in the process of being
accomplished, the sewer discharge from those premises will be
determined from the capacity of the pump delivering the water and
the hours of operation of the pump. In the case of res, aurants
and bars etc.,served in the same manner,Sewer volume may be
determined by comparison with like situations now metered.
'�."�JLTIPLE USERS: Billed in same manner aS Water -- see Schedule C
Payment Discount: NONE
Bill; Same as Schedule A Sheet 1
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SPU.cial Terms and Conditions: Premises OUTSIDE the CITY I.IMITS will be assessed
a SURICHARGE of 25%
PT)OPTED BY PESOLUTION NO. 13 '�' :z ?
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jE_P1`vr_'TIVF DATE
CITY OF KALISPELL
UTILITY, KALISPELL, MT
Schedule -C-
.,ailable for: RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
!�ate: MULTIPLE USERS:
Sheet No.
Cancelling Sheet No.
Service
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 than one dwelling is served through a
common meter, such service 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 same basis.
Prompt Payment Discount: NONE
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Minimum Bill:
Special Terms and Conditions: Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS WILL BE ASSESSED
a SURCHARGE OF 25%
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3!s� s/—
EFFECTIVE DATE:
CITY OF KALISPELL
SE�'XR UTILITY, KALISPELL, MT
for:
Schedule -D-
Sheet No.
Cancelling Sheet No.
Service
Where the Utility has determined that concentrations of BbD and
Ss are present in sewage discharged by any Commercial or In-
dustrial user a surcharge will be made as determined herein:
The Utility will consider the average Residential component
of sewaga to be 200.P.P.M 130D and 250 PPM SS. Surcba-rges
will be assessed to all users discharging wastes which -exceed
the component of residential waste as detailed above to wit:
For each 25 PPM BOD above 200 PPM $.14 per M Gallons
For each 25 PPM SS above 250 PPM $.1125 per M Gallons
This rate does 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 $1.60 per hundred gallons (100) with a
minimum of .$9.00 per load for bulk loads. The volume charge
will be based on the capacity of the hauling tank, not on
the volume of the contents.
Prompt Payment Discount:
M-.nimum Bill:
Epecial Terms and Conditions: Premises OUTSIDE the CITY LIMITS will be assessed
a SURCHARGE of 25%
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3,1y i
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EFFECTIVE DATE: r I
CITY OF KALISPELL
SEWER UTILITY, KALISPELL, MT
Schedule
Sheet No. 5
Cancelling Sheet No.
CONNECTTON FEE . Service
Fees for connecting new services to the Sanitary Sewerage System
Fees charged on a graduated basis as follows -
Size of water service
to premises LivinQ Units Connection Fee
up to
3/4"
1
to
3
$ 350.00
over
3/4"
to 1"
and/or
4
to
8
875.00
over
1"
to 1-1/2"
and/or
9
to
12
1,750.00
over
1-1/2"
to 2"
and/or
13
to
16
2,500.00
over
2"
to 3"
and/or
17
or
over
5,000.00
over
3"
and/or
17
or
over
6,500.00
The connection fee charged will be based on the meter size serving
the premises or the number of units to be served, whichever is the
qrpater sum. (i.e. the fee for a premise ser ved by a 2" meter and
covering 20 living units will be $5,000 and fcr a premise served
by a 1 1/2" meter and coverinq 6 units, the fee will be $1,750
etc.
PropiDt Payment Discount:
Yini-llum Bill:
Special Terms and Conditions:
7ZO."TED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3 ie el I
EFF"CTIVE DATE.
EXHIBIT "B"
RULES AND REGULArioNs
FOR THE
KALISPELL SEIVER DEPARTMENT
I . Purpose of Rules and Regulations
The Purpose of these Rules and Regulation's is to set fo'rth criteria to
insure adequate serviw and pr6vent unfair clia-rges to the Cbstomer Md
to Protect the Kalispell Sewer Department front unreasonable demands.
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Ilie Kalispell Sewer Department is governed by the Kalispell City Council
hereinafter referred to as the City Council, and is under the direct
supervision of the Director of Public Works. The'adoption of these Rules
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and Regulations shall not preclude the city Council from altering or
.-monding them, in whole or in part, or fram :tequiring oL11#--T 1jO Oldilcioi-ial
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
Department from my of its
The authority requiring the
#69-7-201 M. C. A.
na finitions
do not in any way relieve the Kalispell Sewer
duties under the laws of the State of Montana.
Rules and Regulations is contained in Section
The words or phrases used hereinafter shall mean as follows,
(1) ,city Sewer" means the sewerage system operated by the
Kalispell Sewer Department.
(2) "City Water" means water furnished by the Kalispell Water
Department.
"Collection Maib"'dt "Nain" 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) "Customer" or "Consumer" means an individual partnership,
assoc.:'Lation, firm, public or private corporation or ' govern-
ment agency Teceivi.ng sewer service. In the case of a ter.ant/
landlord, the property owner is considered the customer or
consumer.
(S) "Develo2e-.e' means any person, firm, corporation, or other
entity who causes improvements to be made upon the land with
said improvements requiring sewer.service.
(6) 11Di±ettdr'of'Publit Works" means the Director of Public Works
ty of Kalispell or amy -pe-rson mithorized by bi-m/he-r
to perform acts in his/her behalf.
(7) "Domestic Sewage" is defined as the liquid waste conducted
away from the res dences, business buildings and institutions
which contains organic matter associated with products con-
sumed by humans.
(s) "Extension �Ueementll 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 to the property of the Developer. The
kaTeement shall.set forth the value of the extended main and
the charges which customers along the m ain must pay to the
Dovelo . per. Said Agreement must be approved by the City Coun-
cil and signed by the Mayor and the Developer.
(9) "Industrial Wastell is defined as the liquid waste which has
any. other consistency than "Domestic Sewage".
(10) "Permittee" means any person, firm, corporation or other
entity wh obtains a written permit to cause construction
work to be performed in accordance with the permit.
(11) "Public Service commis-tion" means the Montana Public Service
Commission.
(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 m�in to the customer's premises.
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(14) "Standards-" shall nean the "Standards and General Provisions
for Design and Construction", as adopted by the Kalispell City
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Records and Reports
(1) PrLservatibn'of MCOtds, All records required by thes Rules
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shall be pres 1 ved by t1le Selver Dcpai�tment in accordance i ith
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the lq�ujes to Guverii Uiu' FA'Sery aL101' 0 rle G'd
Utilities and Licensees", as prescribed by the National Assoc-
iation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), dated
April. , 197�.
(2) Filing of Rul6s.. "R6gi�lation_§ fthd'RAt6'Sdied-6lcs. No rules,
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regulations or scheE-1—c— r mod .!Tca --on of the sa:iqe,
shall be effective Mtil adopted by the' City Cou"cil.
(3) Fiiiantial '.,uid'Statisti Cal 'Report,. The Sewer Department shall
file annually a inancial and Statistical Report upon forms tO
be furnished by the noi)lic Service Commission. 111is report
shzd I be filed on or before September is of each year and fees
paid zLs set for in Section 69-3-204-MCA.
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�i_jo TV _Wstomer Information
(1) Rates. Sewer Department personnel shall explain to the cus-
tomer, during the application for service, or whenever the
als"16"Onler 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 Schedule.
(2) Rules and Regulations. A copy of the Rules and Regulations
of the Sewer Department and any contracts and applications
applicable to the Sewer Departnent shall be maiataiRed in
the office for 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 tbat a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Sewer
Department and a schedule of 'rates are kept for their inspection.
The information shall state that the Sewer Department is regu-
lated by the Kalispell City (buncil and is under the supervision.
of the Director of Public Works.
1"'jile 'V Uses and'Ci�Eges
(1) Free S6wage. The Sewer Department shall not allow sewage to be
collected from my custome-r without a charge.
(2) Tem oraty'SerVices. Sewage from construction, special projects
or other -short term usages must be applied for specially. Ilie
method of charge to the custo-mer must be agreed upon before dis-
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6arging any se -wage to the Sewer Department mains. The usage
diarge may be based on m agreeable estimate of sewage to be
generated at a rate comnicnsurate with the Rate Schedule.
(3) No City IV�it6t'Bilt City Sewer. Customers which are not on the
City w atcr, but whidi disdiarge sewage into the City Sewer shall
have their water service metered, the mete -ring shall be at the
e3,,.pense of the customer, including the meter, Kalispell Water
DepaTtment personnel shall have access to the water meter for
realing purposes. There will be no charge made for the water
used, but the meter reading will be used as a basis for a sewer
servi ce charge.
(4) U_§agO ReSt'rittion- 7he Sewer Department agrees to collect saw -
age from certain specified location for 'a certain specified fee.
Usage shall be in accordance with the City of Kalispell Ordinance
No, 8S 4 or its subsequent amending 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 con5istency than for which the' customer is poyi.ng,
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it is a violation of his.Contract and the customer is offend-
ing. Upon discovery by the Sewer Department of a violation
of 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 f6r, or the offending condition
rectified.
i'l1le VI Rate Establishihent,
All rates and rate adjustments shall be adopted by the City Council through
the Hearing Process as provided by law,
,A:�.� VII APP-Tication for Sewer Service
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a' Residential and Commercial customers desiring sewer service must
nalr-.c written application at the Sewer Department office on forms pro-
vidcd therefor, setting forth in said application the type of sewage
be disdiarged into the City sewage system. In cases where the cus-
Coniir is not the owner of the premises, the customer is primarily lia-
blo for payment for his sewer service and the property owner is jointly
severally liable for payment. All applications for the collection
of7sewage from any premise must be signed by the prope y owner. Any
e,iange in the identity of tFe_c6�n_tia. �.ing _CUS r at a premises will
r(_Yuire anew application.
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ji�zile the contracting user is a renter, leasee, or is not the property
o-,,,ner, an application for sewer service shall be made in the user's
en,;)i name and the user shall be liable for payment of the sewer service.
in �uch instace !_ the Sewer Department shall notify,the property owner
of the new service application and place the contracting user's name
oi,d date of service application on the property owner's application.
Special written applications, on Sewer Department forms, must be inade
f.,)r service other than strictly domestic sewage,
It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the Director of
fltzblic Works, or his authorized representative, prior to making appli-
catioii to be sure that there is a sewer main adjaicent to the applicant"s
property. If no main exists, it is the applican"ts responsibility to
install a main, in accordance with City Standards, at the applicant's
ex,pense.
Applications which.have been approved by the Director of Public Works,
or his authorized representative, fbr sewage discharge shall constitute
a Tight 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.
.,!-ile V111 Refusal to Serve Customer
Ilie Sewer Department may decline to serve an applicant: (1) until
the applicant has complied with these Rules and Regulations govern-
iRg 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 sudi 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 ray submit the question of refusal to serve to the City Council
for their review and decision,
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(1) Method 'of -Billing, Vie billing for domesti c sewage shall be
based on the oompara�ive volume of fiov,,, as detc-rmined by
water meter re2diugs, 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 t'hrough the mete-7 which is reasonably
determined to be used for water sprinkling, The billing
for industrial wastes shall be based on the water meter
ned by the City
reading plus an increased amount, as Jetermi
of Kalispell ordi-�iance to cover the special or increased
cost of treating said wzrte 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 customeys havina other periods of reading due to unusu:_al
circumstances. The (late of the month for reading mty meter
shall be, as clast, to practical, to the same date as the T)re-
ceeding reading, except for custoiners cove -red by Rule V (3).
The 1All for sewter service will be combined on the bill for
water �usage. P�wmeiit must be made for the total. due for both
water aid seiver to constitute full payment for either.
(3) Opening'and Closing Bills. Opening aid closi.ng bills for
sewage service rendered for periods of five dWs more or five
days less than the normal billing period will be computed in
accordance with the rate oppliczible to the service, by amount
of water used and minimum rWLe, 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) Billifi�'Tnfdrmdtion. Bills shall show the water meter read-
ings at the beginning and the end of the period for which
the bill is render�d, the date of the meter Teading, the
number of gallons supplied and the date upon which p;yment
shall be overdue.
(5) Adjustm6nt of'Bills. The customer, at the customer's -request,
is to be instructed on how to read the water meter when said'
mete-r 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 Wate-r Depaztment, the cus-
tomer, upon depositing the amount 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 customea�,'s expense, shall determine the accu-
racy of the water meter if the customer disputes the accuracy
of the meter,- If the Sewer Departynent disputes the accuracy
of said.meter., the Sewer Department, at the Sewer Department's
expense, may deterimille the'accuTacy of said meter and if said
meter is found to be inaccurate over two percent in favor of
the customer., the custo-mer shall make the -necessary repaiTs.,
at the customer"s expense, to bring the mete-r into tolerance
or replace s�aid meter. Billing adjustments shall be made for
inaccur ate meters in the same manner and in accordance with
the Rules and Regulations of the Kalispell Water Department.
(6) Error in Billing. if an error in billing 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 register for any
period, the Water Department computes the water used as
follows:
a� F or customers wh o bave.1 ee I n - se . rved fo r o v er , one ye a r, the _�Lmoiiht --bill e&on_ S_a�C
consumptive use as occured during the same period the previous year.
SO (b) For customers who have been served for less than one yaar, the amount billed shall
0 be based upon water used for the last billing period.
Exceptions will be made to the rule if the facts reasonably show that.either method does not'
give the correct consumption for the period..
(8) 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 Works shall make a Rill and prompt investiga-
tion of all complaints made by customers, either directly or through
the City Council, and Teport the results thereof to the customer,
If the complaint is not rectified to the satisfaction of the customer
the Director of Public Works shall notify the customer of the privi-
lege of appeal to the City Council..
R-dl.e XT Service Interruptions
(1) Notification of SchediAled'Intdrrilpti6n. Every customer
affected by an inteTruption. in service shall be notified
in advance of all progta�tfied work. Such notice shall be
made at 16ast 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 fbregoing or a
notification over the electronic media at least twice
prior to 18 hours before interruption,
(2) ftergeAdy'Iht6r±0pti(5n. The Sewer Department shall make
diligent effort to avoid interruptions of service, and
when such interruptions occur, shall re-establish service
as soon.as possible, When emergency -repairs, sudi as
main breaks, plugged mains, etc. become necessary, a con-
certed 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 d-ama". Not-i-fication �of
affected customers may not be possible, Howeve-r, 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 int.eTruption 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-
dents, weather conditions, acts of third parties, dro-ughts,
or, without limitation by the foregoing, any other cause
beyond the -reasonable control of the Sewer Department
personnel.
(4) Adjustment -of Rate f6r'lTitetn�ption Interruptions of
service due to any of the foregoing or for the malfunction-
ing of the customer's facilities shall not Tender the City
liable for any adjustment in the bill,
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Rule XII Discontinuance�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-
Ynent of the desire to tenporarily disconnect water service
will be sufficient notice to discontinue sewer charges.
3) Discontinul-nre- by Wate-r DeR�Ktmew
'Me Sewer DepartT,jent
shall make Fl diligent effort to induce the customer to com-
ply with its Rules 3Dd Regulations including the payment of
bills. A diligent effort shall constitute the Director of
Pubi ic Works sending the customer a Written notice that the
customer is in violation of its Rules and Regulations or
that the customer's bill is more than 30 days delinquent.
.Except in the case of 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
Regulations, including payment of the bill. If the customer
-von day period,
does not comply with the notice lvith-ui the se
the Director of Public Works will request the Ile'ater Depart -
Mont to place a notice upon the promises that water furnished
by the Water Department cannot be ivasted into the Sourer Do-
partment's mains. Said notice shall state the d'ate 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 frop, the
premises. The Sewer Department 5hall -record, on the customerls
record the date., tiue and person placing the ' notice- jhe
Water Department will be requested to not discontinue �-,��:rvire
on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a day prior to a holic.,.), or if
an emergency nffecting health exists. A written stateiaen't- if'..rom
a physician or health agency must be presented to the Sevier De-
partment within five days if such a claim of emergency is maee,
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Extension'bf Sk�iver Mdns
(1) Cbst -6f'Exten-5ions. Ilie customer or developer shall pW the
cost of all main extensions. The Director of Public Works and
customer or developer may negotiate ai Extension Agreement where-
by the customer or developer can recover md portion of the- costs
of the main extensions, and/or lift stations and force mains whe'n
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 exten slon is complete and who did not share in the
cost of the extension shall pay the extender a pro 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 agTeeable between the City Council
and -the extender which is fai-r 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 CDuncij.
(2) Cost to LEite-Coming Cu_,�tdmer. 1he Ex±ension 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 eacb 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 sewer service for the parcel to be served.
131 Standards'6f 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 s-tze main than required
by City Standards the City shall pay the difference in cost
between the larger main required by the City and the size of the
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main -required by said Standards.
(5) 'Addition al "E)�t6ns ion. The City reserves the right to further ex-
tend the mains installed by the foregoing customers. The City
also reserves the riu
ght to charge future main extenders, beyond
those areas outlined in the Extension Agreement, for their pro-
rated share of the Scver Department's cost for the oversizing of
m T
ains. Such pxo-rated cost shall be based on the volume of flow
cont.ributed by the development for which the Iiiie was further ex-
tended, versus the Volume of flow of which the- oversized portion
of the existing m ain could handle.
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Rule XIV Sei-vice Lines and Connections
(1) Main Connecti ' ons. The customer shall perform all necessary exca-
vation over and around the main to mak-e 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.
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(2) Se±Vice'Liiies. The customer, at the customer's expense, shall
install all piping and appurtenances from the main co-nnection
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to the point of usage and -restore all surfaces to the condition
which existed before the installation. All piping and appur-
tenances shall be installed and tested in accordance with City
Standards.
(3) Maintenance of'SerVibb'Lifies. The customer shall maintain, at
the customer's expense, all service piping znd appurtenances
.in a good condition, free from leaks'. Failure to do so may be
a cause for discontinuance of service.
XV Storm Drainage uid,bther,Wt_�td:� 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 conne cted diTe atly
or indirectly to the City Sanitary Sewer. No person shall discharge or
cpu--,e to be discharged my storm water I surface water., groundwater, xoof
runoff or subsurface drainage to the City Sanitaxy Sewer.
'ile 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 dischargi ' ng wastes of BOD and S.S. strengths greater tlian 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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