<9E> <9E> <017E> endstream endobj 70 0 obj<> endobj 72 0 obj<> endobj 73 0 obj<>/XObject<>/ProcSet 79 0 R>> endobj 74 0 obj<>stream And what if one or all of those new meters were located on the same property, but a half mile away from the end of your current line? There also is a section in the Service Application and Agreement form RUS-TX Bulletin 1780-9 (05/17) that states: All water shall be metered by meters to be furnished and installed by the Corporation. The short answer is yes, the WSC/district board can change their tariff/service policy to allow for meters to be set on someone elses property. <89> <89> <2030> R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. The TCEQ rules dont necessarily state that the calibration must take place upon installation but the clock has to start somewhere and the safe option is to calibrate the meter yourself or secure a certificate of accuracy from the meter company. There are many different types and uses of wells. How do you protect the integrity of the system when you do not know the background or intent of the person performing the volunteer work? endbfrange /CIDSystemInfo The Members use of the Corporations curb stop or other similar valve for such purposes is prohibited. He has offered to buy a ladder, but does not want it left all the time, only when the meter is read. 0000003802 00000 n lF3n~m/O]w@_}!.u5Iul,CeA"Wyac. We really need to understand the regulations and what action we need to take prior to approaching either business. %%EOF Can you help me out with this? <9E> <9E> <017E> <002D> Do I need to calibrate the meter? Whatever the reason for requesting a second or third meter, they get irritated when they are denied the other meter (or told they will have to pay the cost of paralleling the line) while the person behind their property is enjoying a meter on their property. 3 The Blue ater Contract defines a "LUE" as the capacity necessary to serve a single-family residential . 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 . A: Your question is very common for all rural and some urban systems. A: The property owner may have a single master meter as long as the property is not divided or does not consist of separate tracts of land. 0000053091 00000 n end Some engineers and systems took this to mean that if we remove the meters at these dormant locations, the system would not have to charge future new customers the price for upgrading their old water mains until the freed-up capacity was allocated to new active connections. Q: What can you tell me about the new "electronic read" meters on the market today? <8F> <8F> <2022> 0 {e9Q $b@;l0$" Given more information about your utility we may have suggestions regarding ideas on sharing the cost of any upgrade. [tF]JJfSHYs8n?G?#ZS^n#E|WHxt2o1BBb.el+Dijwv-7ajcn7mY 6ii>a!0Y7"9ET3 A: This is commendable for a system member to agree to read all the meters for your system at no cost. Assuming the meter is the standard size, residential 3/4 x 5/8 meter, you will use the same rate structure for the irrigation meters since the water is the same treated water that is being distributed by your system. However, if your homeowner needs a 1" or larger meter, then the requirements for non-standard service as outlined in Section F. of the TRWA Sample Tariff would apply, including an engineering study for each oversized meter. We have been mostly going by the word of individual landowners, which has recently resulted in us finding out that some of our meters were not correctly located. <8E> <8E> <017D> \\~;XBM?!GIjM_% ]$N6+ A;#-^V_J_K_Z!m?oW16d pzpDu@N_D}v54}aM,7=?9?rIh:O7U`BVM[np`&6+mC-Ot6)Rz 6+VM?mHAMA5i }l& <9F> <9F> <0178> <00A0> Also do you have any recommendations for a particular meter read system? 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. Many times, a customer has a shut off valve installed to the second residence that can be turned off for plumbing repairs or when inspections like these are to be conducted. <9A> <9A> <0161> After you establish a system's ERU quantity, you can use it to determine the number of ERUs for other types of service connections. /Supplement 0 It appears they have done this to supply water to more than 60 small rental homes on two 5/8 x 3/4 meters. One of these meters is on a 1"water main line and the other meter on a 1 1/2 water main line. Hopefully the two figures are the same or within a reasonable margin of error. Q: How important is the NSF 60 certification on meters or does it even matter? Know how, know you | We are IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group employing 4300+ people across 24 jurisdictions worldwide. Irrigation with separate irrigation meter is a separate Type of Use. The capacity requirement is driven, in part, by the maximum potential amount of water that could be pushed through that meter on a peak day. The TRWA Sample Tariff addresses this issue and follows the Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chapter 24 rules about the systems ability to access a meter for repairs and normal service. * 04dOvZ% y;a p^u N&?FqCe6MoA He does not want us to move the meter outside the fence for safety reasons. Q: What is the purpose of the restriction on multiple connections to a single tap rule? This has an added benefit that the customers will be required to maintain their own service lines from the meter to their houses. After getting this proof of ownership, the system should at least check the countys tax rolls and property tax maps to see whose name is listed for that property. <8F> <8F> <2022> A standard single-family home is considered a standard ERU with other uses measured against this baseline. Q: Our system has been asked to serve two quadplexes that were until recently supplied by wells that no longer produce water. There is nothing that prevents a customer from having a separate meter just for their irrigation system. The member wants to know if a neighbor can hook up to the meter and if so, under what circumstances. :SYA"e2=pmn':"^Ptvop?L`EekP)H:^OK)XNI 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. stream The inspector would also check for chlorine residuals at any location which the customer says is being supplied water from a private well or other source. /Linearized 1.0/O 364/H [ 766 341 ]/L 852074/E 53543/N 18/T 844716>> pc#P3C"!GB448]o_ AtCCk*AC)ADc90cLrU A: The TRWA Sample Tariff states that a meter is to be set on the property designed to receive service and the owner of the property has to be the member of the corporation. 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. <>/OutputIntents[358 0 R]/Metadata 360 0 R>> 1616 Rio Grande ~0r; By doing this, when they get a few more meters, they can begin replacing the meter tops with these newer AMI tops. If your system refunds memberships then the original member should get their membership back and the new property owner should pay for a new membership. The NSF 60 standard is for chemicals used in a water system. PUC rules also support the tariff stating that customers/members of a WSC are only qualified to receive service when theyve complied with the written provisions included in the WSCs tariff. This letter should outline the PUC requirements for an accurate metering of water per connection. Customers that do not report multiple connections, causing utility employees to have to investigate the matter, are usually denied these waivers. Q: We are revising our tariff. Now climb the tank again after the well pump is stopped and measure the height of water again at the manway. %%EOF 0000001445 00000 n Statewide Photo Campaign Promoting Drought Awareness Launches August 5! Each system has to check references, call neighboring systems that use the same product or professional, and verify to the best of their ability the facts before purchasing materials or entering into a contract. Most manufacturers suggest straight runs of pipe ahead of and following a master meter. <84> <84> <201E> Then when these other services are discontinued those meters are removed by the utility that owns the meters, not the customer. Do you have a source for best practices when planning to deal with this issue? <9D> <9D> <2022> Institutional 4. << startxref 0000006201 00000 n endcmap Single family Non-Residential Flow (gpd) # Users 2. This allows the water to straighten out and have less turbulence, thereby allowing the meter to register as accurately as possible. Do we have to provide water to the new meter on this line? -C BiOUuI jL33Vl4N2ZMA z&;~^*9KDzBW~Q(p7rp>dIi=7}%I~y[$+q_3i-#yzqwTxj/,Rz@S| (~x@dn R02 - Single Family House (larger than 5/8 " meter). Then a straight run of pipe at least three times the diameter of the pipe after the meter. 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. endstream endobj 340 0 obj <. H_w"'i.wF%P)O 363 0 obj The meter and/or wastewater connection is for the sole use of the Member or customer and is to provide service to only one (1) dwelling or one (1) business. Duplexes and triplexes are sufficiently similar to single family homes so that a duplex equals twice the ERU . <20> <7E> <0020> 0000000016 00000 n LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT (LUE) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT Definition: A living unit equivalent (LUE) is defined as the typical flow that would be produced by a single family residence located in a typical subdivision. Additionally, many systems didnt want to maintain extended meters and lines within the private property, because in several cases working on these lines proved too intrusive on peoples private property and roads. The Uniform Plumbing Code does not allow for booster pumps under this condition and TCEQ rule Section 290.44(d)(3) states that service connections that require booster pumps taking suction from the public water system lines must be equipped with automatic pressure cut-off devices so that the pumping units become inoperative at a suction pressure of less than 20 psi (thereby preventing a back siphonage condition). <86> <87> <2020> These references clearly state that the meter belongs to the corporation and is to be maintained by the corporation. Prior to initial connection of any Customer other than a single-family residential Customer, the District's Engineer shall calculate . The inspector may also require the customer to demonstrate or show how water pipes at the secondary home are independent of the piping serving the customers primary residence.
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