:SYA"e2=pmn':"^Ptvop?L`EekP)H:^OK)XNI 71 0 obj<>stream <81> <81> <2022> 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. 0000000536 00000 n When a system sees that there is inequity in their current rate structure causing some customers to subsidize the water usage and capacity requirements for other customers, the board ought to rectify the situation by amending rates. xref The rules go on to state that once a system begins to use some of that extra capacity, they need to begin designing specific improvements which will replace this used capacity. R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. pSaU0t}% tAkmBxJ _`TzJjzm*cUxh$IRJ\&O N'>Mg2:I&L=w.- ?A~}TmCi6?IV PnzN' k~"KcJMi?kvEw-a]z}k#AUGH}+ImKefXv~i^v0~Lz_ANxO}toc3X] u:^on}{_ZT_[=u?Z-?ZI{_oVVt}U&/z^mZowam}Mc*)Xk}v>51KuR[M45qQQE{N?ToTvM;,t_KvN=< SM4'e`]'vx\R"""""#[l&`Me!0|Ez/hDDDDDDipPL,qD_{nb~@ 7dnUEh(}|Df1emQ|DGX%A7q3+;* 2r'dDg&J":' tQT[NO1;Z" 0a;AS#ii <82> <82> <201A> Some folks opt for wells of around 300 gallons per minute or less to use a fire truck or tanker instead of climbing an elevated tank to do the measuring twice. Q: Our system is replacing all of our meters. 0000001388 00000 n For years, many rural and municipal systems have opted to install master meters for rental properties such as multiple apartment buildings on the same tract of land, multiple mobile homes or manufactured homes on the same tract of land, as well as multiple RVs or strip/multi-use business centers with a common owner. endbfrange 0000002966 00000 n <85> <85> <2026> The customer must, at his or her expense, properly install, inspect, test, maintain and provide all required documentation of any approved backflow prevention device required by the corporation (30 TAC 290.46(j); Section I Service Application and Agreement). <8B> <8B> <2039> 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? <89> <89> <2030> /Registry (Times-RomanOPBaseFont0) Payment of these fees are reimbursable if and when the District sells Bonds for that purpose and the TCEQ . This only works for meter reading and does not solve the issue of access for repairs and emergencies. This is referred to in Section C under the definition of member and proof of ownership, and again in Section E under Rules and Regulations. <83> <83> <0192> There is no requirement where a WSC can request the landowner to be registered as a business. 8P_zz[__z-os%DtGDrJb"" )A The larger the meter, the greater the amount of system capacity that must be kept in place for that meter. <82> <82> <201A> 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. 0000000903 00000 n A water well is a hole drilled into an aquifer with a pipe, screen, and pump to pull water out of the ground. end He has offered to buy a ladder, but does not want it left all the time, only when the meter is read. Master metering is only applicable when it is a single piece of property, not two different tracts. If it is a single tract of land and the plumbing to each of these eight units is all combined into one common line, then a master meter would probably be the better option for this applicant. A: This is one of those situations where a little extra effort by the system up front can save them substantial headaches and costs down the road. <8B> <8B> <2039> <9E> <9E> <017E> Next write down the master meter reading on the meter to be tested. This is the back property customers responsibility. Q: What is the purpose of the restriction on multiple connections to a single tap rule? /Registry (Helvetica-ObliqueOPBaseFont5) both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building C, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2545 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. You could also require the applicant to provide this information as part of the application process. <80> <80> <20AC> The main billing consideration is normally that meters for irrigation purposes only are typically not charged a sewer bill and if your system provides sewer service this could reduce the overall revenue if enough of these meters are installed. The one meter per residence just means that a customer can't have two or more residences or businesses on a single meter. All public water systems that hold CCNs (or are required to hold CCNs) must plan upgrades to the system when a facility, including distribution lines, reaches 85 percent of total capacity so that the improvement or upgrade is imminent or already in place once the facility item under consideration reaches 100 percent capacity. According to subchapter D, rule 290.46(s)(1), flow measuring devices and rate-of-flow controllers that are required by 290.42(d) of this title (relating to Water Treatment) shall be calibrated at least once every 12 months. A: This is a common problem for older systems as they try to come into compliance with newer rules. 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. Q: How important is the NSF 60 certification on meters or does it even matter? <9C> <9C> <0153> <<9e8032b06c2c514a87349e8822134d26>]>> Id like to offer an observation though, based on the information from the TRWA Sample Tariff. <95> <95> <2022> Commercial 5. The rules provide some ways for the applicant to opt out of individual meters and having multiple water service lines crisscrossing their tract of land. Box 13087, Then, once the system reaches 100 percent capacity, that system should begin constructing these new facilities to replace or build that extra 15 percent or more back into their system for future growth. <9C> <9C> <0153> What can we do if the owner of the membership denies that someone is living at the second residence? A: Your question is very common for all rural and some urban systems. In the last couple of months, Ive heard from some systems that they were moving to totally enclosed and sealed registers. 3 The Blue ater Contract defines a "LUE" as the capacity necessary to serve a single-family residential . The board can amend the current charge to whatever they determine to be fair to the ratepayers. This allows the water to straighten out and have less turbulence, thereby allowing the meter to register as accurately as possible. I was told the meter was installed when a relative lived in a trailer on the far end of the property, but the meter has not been used for many years. n``N}@:\_EF-_*p"X;9$W'}',vl#A7.9J uph%(+u n'8i b9XAH03047:|clf`. % These existing capacity components were and are being paid for through monthly water rates. After you establish a system's ERU quantity, you can use it to determine the number of ERUs for other types of service connections. %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 Any damage to the Corporations equipment shall be subject to service charges. However, the applicant or landowner can request a single master meter if they dont want to re-plumb their entire property to accommodate individual meters. Connections may be described in terms of single family equivalent connections, living unit of equivalents, or any other generally accepted unit of consumption typically attributable to a single family household. <8B> <8B> <2039> /CMapName /Times-RomanOPBaseFont0 def The impact fee and other front-end capital improvement fees also remain with the existing tap and location and should never be transferred to another property for the same reasons above. <00A0> Then when these other services are discontinued those meters are removed by the utility that owns the meters, not the customer. (In fact, conservation rates can escalate, in proportion to the total gallons, for customers using the greatest amounts of water on a monthly basis.) Based on my experience, a great number of systems opt to have a single meter properly sized to meet the service needs requested by the owner instead of having multiple smaller master meters or even individual meters for each apartment. If a member purchases land other than where the original meter was installed, according to the TRWA Sample Tariff language, they have to transfer the membership to the new property owner and leave the meter in place. Ive also not heard of a system providing a water commercial permit. Use of the word commercial by a water system is typically a reference indicating that it is non-standard service and not a regular residential service location. <8F> <8F> <2022> /Supplement 0 Q. hbbd``b`+A| "[@@ebX H0X "$k $BG HI (,HW *##6F0 w First, youll want to look at what your tariff and non-standard service agreement state as far as requirements for service and what you have agreed to provide. <00> My question is, how do we verify the boundaries of properties for this purpose? Throughout my time at TRWA, I have seen too many systems that have allowed customers to dictate where they wanted their meters to be set. The normal straight run of pipe prior to the meter is five times the diameter of the pipe. This saves the systems from having to maintain multiple meters and make multiple service trips to disconnect and reconnect individual rental property meters, allows for a single water bill to be mailed, and saves the property owner money by not requiring them to maintain multiple lines across their property. <91> <92> <2018> Think of it this way: what if that property owner was requesting not one meter, but four new ones? <00> <93> <94> <201C> You should review this situation with your engineers. We have generally required individual meters for each unit, but one owner wants to know if they can put in a 2-inch master meter for all 10 units in five nearby duplexes. <9C> <9C> <0153> How common are they compared to the traditional positive displacement manual read meters? In order to correct the issue, the system must first have supporting language in its tariff. The date of construction is not relevant to the issue of whether a single master meter or individual meters would be preferable; however, it is important when considering the required customer service inspection (CSI) which must be completed for all eight units and the tract of property to be served. 0000001312 00000 n For water requirements, this includes consumptive uses, such as lawn begincmap <09> <0A> <0009> <00> <00> <0000> :RA%_Xo($N4jKA$iH~5]_]_W_4_'MAzcbhS Gj,+ NPt%TJMvM'B!41F"#4_M}:C?o_o_Z__^_,bD-CF`s;7Qfdcq12FnfhPM4w*`Rthj7v>N2nAqNtF?ON~kEWTB}WLO'?~_Kjjv?ijpU5l%.^=8I>5jtLd%-A^XABL4"?DDDD~~/a?i{`TG{`_+IW21 ffy./HZU"L3FRCa;5.Z qa?C$;VY!v +rxO%}^F'dvwtkV~JW_k#Nq|o|!mm+DcWS62q}9jQi|:{MT'^K{Ul%kr#x~jBXDvK{!ZoI";NaZa4?AWuAR#kM4Nh0Ai#'A"""!D~" }~},Tv;R*2@YDxw4& f0OeqXYDtc/DCXt(P 4(A|;Z The wait times at the transit Schengen passport control might be a bit longer but probably not since the border police seems to be managing staff levels.

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