HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 2078-2005Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2078-2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, REPEALING
AND REPLACING KMC TITLE 17 ENTITLED "PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENTERPRISES"
AND KMC APPENDIX ENTITLED "PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATIONS AND RATES."
WHEREAS, the current Kenai Municipal Code, Title 17, and the Utility Regulations
have not been updated in several years; and,
WHEREAS, changes to the Code and Regulations will:
• Update and clarify the rules and regulations.
• Organize the rules and regulations.
• Make the rules and regulations easier to read and understand.
• Make the rules and regulations fair to all users.
• Make the items that are common to water and sewer consistent.
• Delete the rules and regulations that are outdated and never used before.
• Increase operational service costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that KMC Title 17 entitled "Public Utilities and Enterprises" and KMC
Appendix entitled "Public Utility Regulations and Rates" be repealed and replaced as
presented in Attachment A, "Public Water and Sewer Utilities" and Attachment B,
"Public Utilities Regulations and Rates."
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this sixth day of April,
2005.
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas,Y, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
Introduced: March 16, 2005
Adopted: April 6, 2005
Effective: May 6, 2005
Attachment A
Ordinance 2078-2005
Title 17
PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES
Chapters:
17.05 Water System
17.10 Connection to Public Water System
17.15 Sewer System
17.20 Connection to Public Sewer System
17.25 Prohibited Discharge of Certain Substances into Sanitary System
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Chapter 17.05
WATER SYSTEM
Sections:
17.05.010
Definitions.
17.05.020
Connection/Extensions.
17.05.030
Private systems.
17.05.040
Service outside city.
17.05.050
Plugged or frozen connections
and extensions.
17.05.060
Discontinuance of service.
17.05.070
Rules, regulations, and rates.
17.05.080
Penalty for late payment.
17.05.010 Definitions.
(a) "Water main" shall mean that part of
the water distribution system intended
to serve more than one water
connection.
(b) The term "water connection" shall
mean that part of the water distribution
system connecting the water main with
the lot line of abutting property.
(c) The term "water extension" shall mean
that part of the water distribution
system extending from the water
connection into the premises served
including the valve and valve box.
17.05.020 Connections/Extensions.
(a) Water connections to City water main
shall be installed only by the City or by
City -approved contractors and then,
except as provided elsewhere in this
Code, only upon payment of the fee as
provided by the rules and rates
schedules adopted pursuant to this
Code.
(b) No person shall install a new or make a
change in an existing water extension
or water connection without first
obtaining and paying for a written
permit from the City. The water (and
sewer) permit is valid for only twelve
(12) months from the date of issue. If
the water and/or sewer line is not
installed within this twelve (12)
months, a new permit, at no additional
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cost, will be required. The City will
attempt to notify the owner when the
permit expires. The owner can later
reapply for a permit. If the owner can
prove they already paid the City for a
permit in this same location, the owner
will not be charged for the new permit.
(c) No water service line shall be installed
without a valve and valve box between
the water connection and extension.
(d) No water connection or extension shall
be made or backfilled until it is
inspected and approved by the City.
The Contractor shall notify the City at
least twenty-four (24) hours in advance
of the time requested for inspection.
The 24 -hours advance notice does not
include weekends or holidays. A fee
for a water permit, established under
Public Utility Regulations and Rates,
shall be charged to cover the costs
incurred by the City in such inspection.
(e) Property owners are responsible to
contact the City billing department
when alterations to a building would
change their billing account.
(f) Owners of new or significantly
modified commercial buildings are
required to furnish and install a water
meter with a remote reading that is
readily accessible to the City.
17.05.030 Private systems
(a) No person shall construct or change any
private water main, connection, or
extension which will be served directly
or indirectly by the City water
distribution system without first
obtaining and paying for a written
permit from the City and following any
outlining conditions prescribed by the
City.
17.05.040 Service outside city.
(a) No property located outside the limits
of the City shall be served directly or
indirectly by the City water system
unless such main, connection, or
extension has been authorized by
Council either in the individual case or
' as part of a water addition specifically
(b) No property shall be served directly or
authorized by Council.
indirectly by the City water distribution
(b) Each water service, which is outside the
system unless the person so served or
City and connected to the City water
his authorized representative has first
system shall be charged as set forth by
entered into a contract with the City for
the regulations. The charge shall be the
such service. No water shall be sold
obligation of the owner of the premises
outside the City unless the premises
served by the City water.
served comply with the rules,
regulations, and standards specified for
17.05.050 Plugged or frozen connections
the City.
and extensions.
(c) The City is hereby empowered to
(a) The City is not responsible for water
discontinue water and sewer service for
extensions or for water connections.
non-payment of any utility service
(b) The property owner will be responsible
charges, connection fees, and the like.
for all frozen water connections and
Utility billing and deposits for water
extensions, and the City will not be
service shall be as provided in rules and
responsible therefore.
regulations for administration of this
(c) The City will maintain and repair City-
water system.
installed water connections that are
(d) No person, other than an authorized
damaged by a structural, mechanical
employee or designated contractor of the
failure or broken pipe. If a contractor
City, shall tum on or off any water
or utility company caused the problem,
service at the key box. The water key
the City will ask them to make the
box belongs to the property owner, and
repairs or pay for the repairs.
it is the owner's responsibility to know
where it is located.
17.05.060 Discontinuance of service.
(e) No water main, connection, or extension
(a) Water may at any time be shut off
shall be made or backfilled until it is
without notice for repairs, extensions, or
inspected and approved by the City. No
other necessary purposes. The City will
one is allowed to tie into a water main
not be liable to the consumer for any
prior to authorization by on-site City
loss or damage which may be caused by
personnel. The contractor, who shall be
the failure of the City to deliver water.
a City -approved contractor for a main or
Whenever feasible, the City shall give
connection, shall notify the City at least
public notice of shutoffs, but shall not
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the
be bound to do so.
time requested for inspection. The 24-
(b) Failure to pay the water charge when
hour notice does not include weekends
due gives the City the right to
or holidays. A fee for a water permit,
discontinue water and sewer service to
established under Public Utility
any residence after 21 days of notice of
Regulations and Rates, shall be charged
an unpaid bill. The cost to tum the
to cover the costs incurred by the City in
water off and to tum the water back on
such inspection.
will be paid for by the owner as per the
(f) No person shall refuse to admit, after
Regulations and Rates. Discontinuance
notice and at reasonable hours, the
of service in no way affects the City's
premises owned or occupied by him, or
right to enforce collection of past due
hinder any authorized agent of the City
water charges.
entering such premises for the purpose
of inspecting any piping in connection
17.05.070 Rules, regulations, and rates.
with the water distribution system.
(a) See Appendices on Public Utility
(g) No consumer shall resell water.
Regulations and Rates for additional
(h) The City Administrator is hereby
details.
empowered, subject to approval by the
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Council, to make such rules and
regulations required for operation of this
system, not in conflict with the
provisions of this Code, relative to water
mains, connections, and extensions
which will be served directly or
indirectly by the water distribution
system, as are necessary to protect
public property or the safety and health
of the public, and to establish rates for
water billing and collections for the
support of the system, and no person
shall fail to comply with any such rule
or regulation. Water and sewer service
may be discontinued for non-payment of
any utility service charges.
(i) No unauthorized person shall inject
anything into the municipal water
system. This includes injecting into
water main lines or water service
connections or extensions. It also
includes injection into private water
lines that do not have a back-flow
preventor. This is to prevent
contamination of the municipal water
system.
17.05.080 Penalty for late payment.
Failure to pay a water and sewer bill
for services in full by the 20'" day of the
month, following the month for which
services are billed, shall result in a penalty
charge on the amount due. In addition to
such penalty, interest shall be charged. Such
penalty charge and interest shall be
computed as specified in KMC 1.75.010.
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Chapter 17.10
CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER
SYSTEM
Sections:
17.10.010
Mandatory connection and
abandonment of old well.
17.10.020
Connection standards & costs.
17.10.030
Connection payment.
17.10.040
Private self-contained water
systems.
17.10.050
Persons authorized to
accomplish connections.
17.10.060
Penalty
17.10.010 Mandatory connection and
abandonment of old well.
(a) It shall be mandatory for all structures
susceptible to being or currently being a
source from which water is being used,
to be connected to the public water
system provided that any part of the
structure is or is to be within 200 feet of
an existing public water main. Such
distance shall be measured by a straight
line notwithstanding the possible
impracticality of such being the
necessary distance of line being
required.
(b) It shall be mandatory for the owner,
operator, or users of a private well
supplying water to a structure to arrange
and to pay for connection of said
structure to the available municipal
water system and the abandonment of
well(s) no longer being utilized.
Connections to the City water
distribution system and abandonment of
old well(s) shall be as specified by
ordinances and regulations of the City of
Kenai, and applicable law and
regulation of the State of Alaska relating
to use of and connection to public water
systems and abandonment of old wells
17.10.020 Connection standards & costs.
(a) Private water lines tied into the
municipal water lines shall be connected
to municipal water lines as provided by
rules and regulations of the City of
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Kenai. The private water line will be
required to meet all of the specifications
of the City of Kenai even if it requires
complete replacement of the private
water line. All costs will be paid by the
users of the private water line.
(b) The cost of installing appropriately sized
water distribution mains for
subdivisions which will pem-rit future
extensions to be adequately serviced by
the City water system shall be paid for
by the property owner asking for
connection to the City system. The
property owner shall be required to
install water mains for either trunk or
lateral line use in the size required by
the City at no cost to the City.
(c) Water and/or sewer service lines are
required to be installed off a main line
that is adjacent to the owner's property.
17.10.030 Connection payment.
Mandatory connections of private water
systems to the City water system shall be
paid for by the owner, operator, or user. In
the event it is necessary in the interest of
public health and welfare to connect a
private water line before finding and
notifying the owner, then the City may do so
and may charge the cost of such connection
to the owner, operator, or user of the said
private water supply system.
17.10.040 Private self-contained water
systems.
Any private water systems to a structure
which are self-contained on the premises
shall be replaced by the owner, and the
structure will be connected to the municipal
water system within twelve (12) months
from the date when such service becomes
available to the premises in question.
17.10.050 Persons authorized to
accomplish connections.
All connections accomplished as
required herein must be accomplished by the
City or a City -approved contractor. Any
contractor working in the right-of-way or
easement is required to obtain an excavation
permit from the City.
17.10.060 Penalty.
Violations of this title shall, on
conviction, subject a violator of the
enumerated actions with the penalties
prescribed in KMC 13.05, Offenses and
Penalties. In addition to the foregoing
penalty, the City Administrator or his
designee is authorized to close the premises
not complying with the sections of the Code
enumerated herein as a menace to the public
health of the City. The closure of said
facility shall be accomplished by a written
notice warning the violators that within ten
(10) days of receipt of said notice, their
facility or establishment may be closed
unless reasonable remedial action is
commenced within the ten-day period. If
said violator refuses to comply with the
notice specifying requirement for
compliance with the sections enumerated
herein, then said premises may be posted as
being closed as a health menace by the City
of Kenai.
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permit expires. The owner can later
Chapter 17.15
reapply for a permit. If the owner can
prove they already paid the City for a
SEWER SYSTEM
permit in this same location, the owner
will not be charged for the new permit.
Sections:
(c) No person shall install a sewer
17.15.010 Definitions.
connection without a check valve if the
17.15.020 Connections/Extensions.
lowest outlet in the building or
17.15.030 Private systems.
residence is below the elevation of the
17.15.040 Service outside city.
top of the manhole closest to such
17.15.050 Plugged or frozen connections
service connection.
and extensions.
(d) No sewer main connection or extension
17.15.060 Discontinuance of service.
shall be made or backfilled until it is
17.15.070 Rules, regulations, and rates.
inspected and approved by the City.
17.15.080 Penalty for late payment.
The Contractor shall notify the City at
least twenty-four (24) hours in advance
17.15.010 Definitions.
of the time requested for inspection.
(a) The term "sewer main" shall mean that
The 24-hour advance notice does not
part of the sewerage system intended to
include weekends or holidays. A fee
serve more than one sewer connection.
for a sewer permit, established under
(b) The term "sewer connection" shall
Public Utility Regulations and Rates,
mean that part of the sewerage system
shall be charged to cover the costs
connecting the sewer main and the lot
incurred by the City in such inspection.
line of abutting property.
(e) Property owners are responsible to
(c) The term "sewer extension" shall mean
contact the City billing department
that part of the sewerage system
when alterations to a building would
extending from the sewer connection
change their billing account.
into the premises served including the
connecting device at the property line.
17.15.030 Private systems.
No person shall construct or change any
17.15.020 Connections/Extensions.
private sewer main, connection, or extension
(a) Sewer connections to City sewer mains
which will be served directly or indirectly
shall be installed only by the City or by
by the City sewerage system without first
a City -approved contractor and then,
obtaining and paying for a written permit
except as provided elsewhere in this
from the City and following any outlining
Code, only upon payment of the fee as
conditions prescribed by the City.
provided by the rules and rates
schedules adopted pursuant to this
17.15.040 Service outside city.
Code.
(a) No property located outside the limits
(b) No person shall install a new or make a
of the City shall be served directly or
change in an existing sewer extension
indirectly by the City sewerage system
or sewer connection without first
unless such main, connection, or
obtaining and paying for a written
extension has been authorized by
permit from the City. The sewer (and
Council either in the individual case or
water) permit is valid for only twelve
as part of a sewer addition specifically
(12) months from the date of issue. If
authorized by Council.
the water and/or sewer line is not
(b) Each sewer service which is outside the
installed within this twelve (12)
City and connected to the City sewer
months, a new permit, at no additional
system shall be charged as set forth by
cost, will be required. The City will
the regulations. The charge shall be the
attempt to notify the owner when the
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obligation of the owner of the premises
served by the City sewer.
17.15.050 Plugged or frozen connections
and extensions.
(a) The City is not responsible for sewer
extensions or for sewer connections.
(b) The property owner will be responsible
for all frozen sewer connections and
extensions, and the City will not be
responsible therefore.
(c) The City will maintain and repair City -
installed sewer connections that are
from a structural, mechanical failure or
broken pipe. If a contractor or utility
company caused the problem, the City
will ask them to make the repairs or pay
for the repairs.
(d) Consumers will be responsible to clean
and repair all sewer connections and
extensions that are plugged from items
placed in the lines by the consumer. If
the main sewer line is clear and has not
been plugged within one week of the
connection or extension plug, then it is
the consumer's responsibility to clean
and repair the sewer connection and
extension.
17.15.060 Discontinuance of service.
(a) The City may at any time without notice
discontinue sewer service for repairs and
the like without liability for resulting
loss or damage. Public notice of service
interruptions will be given whenever
possible but the City shall not be bound
to do so.
(b) Failure to pay the sewer charge when
due gives the City the right to
discontinue water and sewer service to
any residence after 21 days of notice of
an unpaid bill. Discontinuance of
service in no way affects the City's right
to enforce collection of past due sewer
charges.
17.15.070 Rules, regulations and rates.
(a) See Appendices on Public Utility
Regulations and Rates for additional
details.
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(b) No property shall be served directly or
indirectly by the City sewer collection
system unless the person so served or
his authorized representative has first
entered into a contract with the City for
such service. No sewer shall be
deposited from outside the City unless
the premises served comply with the
rules, regulations, and standards
specified for the City.
(c) The City is hereby empowered to
discontinue water and sewer service for
non-payment of any utility service
charges, connection fees, and the like.
Utility billing and deposits for sewer
service shall be as provided in rules and
regulations for administration of this
sewer system.
(d) No sewer main, connection, or extension
shall be made or backfilled until it is
inspected and approved by the City. No
one is allowed to tie into a sewer main
prior to authorization by on-site City
personnel. The contractor who shall be
a City -approved contractor for a main or
connection shall notify the City at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the
time requested for inspection. The 24-
hour notice does not include weekends
or holidays. A fee for a sewer permit,
established under Public Utility
Regulations and Rates, shall be charged
to cover the costs incurred by the City in
such inspection.
(e) No person shall refuse to admit, after
notice and at reasonable hours, the
premises owned or occupied by him, or
hinder any authorized agent of the City
entering such premises for the purpose
of inspecting any piping in connection
with the sewer collection system.
(f) No consumer shall deposit sewer into
the City system without receiving
permission from the City.
(g) The City Administrator is hereby
empowered, subject to approval by the
Council, to make such rules and
regulations required for operation of this
system, not in conflict with the
provisions of this Code, relative to
sewer mains, connections, and
%— extensions which will be served directly
or indirectly by the sewer collection
system, as are necessary to protect
public property or the safety and health
of the public, and to establish rates for
sewer billing and collections for the
support of the system, and no person
shall fail to comply with any such rule
or regulation. Water and sewer service
may be discontinued for non-payment of
any utility service charges.
(h) No one shall place into the City sewer
system any foreign object that is not
designated by the manufacturer as safe
for sewer systems. This includes any
plastic or fiberglass objects, bags,
strapping, clothing, bedding, or other
foreign objects.
17.15.080 Penalty for late payment.
Failure to pay a water and sewer bill
for services in full by the 20th day of the
month, following the month for which
services are billed, shall result in a penalty
charge on the amount due. In addition to
such penalty, interest shall be charged. Such
penalty charge and interest shall be
computed as specified in KMC 1.75.010.
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Chapter 17.20
CONNECTION TO
PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM
Sections:
17.20.010
Mandatory connections and
abandonment of old on-site
sewer systems.
17.20.020
Connection standards & costs.
17.20.030
Connection payment.
17.20.040
Private self-contained sewage
disposal systems.
17.20.050
Persons authorized to
accomplish connections.
17.20.060
Penalty
17.20.010 Mandatory connections and
abandonment of old on-site sewer
systems.
(a) It shall be mandatory for all structures
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susceptible to being or currently being a
source from which sewage may or is
being generated, to be connected to the
public sewage system provided that any
part of the structure is or is to be within
200 feet of an existing public sewer
main. Such distance shall be measured
by a straight line notwithstanding the
possible impracticality of such being the
necessary distance of line being
required.
It shall be mandatory for the owner,
operator, or users of a private sewer
system to a structure to arrange and to
pay for connection of said structure to
the available municipal sewer system
and the abandonment of the on-site
sewer system no longer being utilized.
Connections and extensions to the City
sewer system and abandonment of the
old on-site sewer system shall be as
specified by ordinances and regulations
of the City of Kenai, and applicable law
and regulation of the State of Alaska
relating to use of and connection to
public sewer systems and abandonment
of old on-site sewer systems.
If a sewer service customer has the
reasonable possibility they will produce
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grease or oil- laden wastes, the
customer's facility shall be provided
with interceptors as required in the
Plumbing Code. This includes any
establishment that uses a deep fat fryer
or cooking grease or oil. Grease, oil,
and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of City, they are
necessary for the proper handling of
wastewater containing grease and oil, or
sand. All interception units shall be of
type and capacity approved by the
Building Official and shall be so located
to be easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. Such interceptors shall be
inspected, cleaned, and repaired
regularly, as needed, by the user at the
customer's expense. The sewer service
customer is required to keep an
interceptor inspection, cleaning, and
repair log which contains information as
to the date, time, what is removed,
quantity removed, who removed the
material and how, when, and where the
material from the interceptor is disposed
of.
17.20.020 Connection standards & costs.
(a) Private sewer lines tied into the
municipal sewer lines shall be connected
to the municipal sewer lines as provided
by rules and regulations of the City of
Kenai. The private sewer line will be
required to meet all of the specifications
of the City of Kenai even if it requires
complete replacement of the private
sewer line. All costs will be paid by the
users of the private sewer line.
(b) The cost of installing appropriately sized
sewer collection mains for subdivisions
which will permit future extensions to
be adequately serviced by the City
sewer system shall be paid for by the
property owner asking for connection to
the City system and shall be required to
install sewer mains for either trunk or
lateral line use in the size required by
the City at no cost to the City.
(c) Water and/or sewer service lines are
required to be installed off a main line
that is adjacent to the owner's property.
17.20.030 Connection payment.
Connections of private sewer lines of
laterals to municipal sewer lines or systems
shall be paid for by the owner, operator, or
user. In the event it is necessary in the
interest of public health and welfare to
connect a private sewer line before finding
and notifying the owner, then the City may
do so and may charge the cost of such
connection to the owner, operator, or user of
said private sewer line.
17.20.040 Private self-contained sewage
disposal systems.
Any private sewage systems to a
structure which are self-contained on the
premises shall be replaced by the owner, and
the structure will be connected to the
municipal sewer system within twelve (12)
months from the date when such service
becomes available to the premises in
question.
17.20.050 Persons authorized to
accomplish connections.
All connections accomplished as
required herein must be accomplished by the
City or a City -approved contractor. Any
contractor working in the right-of-way or
easement is required to obtain an excavation
permit from the City.
17.20.060 Penalty.
Violations of this title shall, on
conviction, subject a violator of the
enumerated actions with the penalties
prescribed in KMC 13.05, Offenses and
Penalties. hi addition to the foregoing
penalty, the City Administrator or his
designee is authorized to close the premises
not complying with the sections of the Code
enumerated herein as a menace to the public
health of the City. The closure of said
facility shall be accomplished by a written
( notice warning the violators that within ten
(10) days of receipt of said notice, their
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facility or establishment may be closed
unless reasonable remedial action is
commenced within the ten-day period. If
said violator refuses to comply with the
notice specifying requirement for
compliance with the sections enumerated
herein, then said premises may be posted as
being closed as a health menace by the City
of Kenai.
Chapter 17.25
subject to categorical
PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF
pretreatment standards or any
CERTAIN
other national, state, or local
SUBSTANCES INTO SANITARY
pretreatment standards or
SYSTEM
requirements.
(2) Discharge or cause to be
Sections:
discharged any of the following
17.25.010 Definitions.
described pollutants, substances,
17.25.020 Prohibited acts.
or wastewater into the
17.25.030 Receiving facility.
municipal sewerage system:
17.25.040 Permitted discharge of septic
(i) Any stormwater,
cesspool materials.
surface water, surface
17.25.050 Penalty—Fine imposition.
runoff, groundwater,
17.25.060 Civil Penalty.
roof runoff, subsurface
17.25.070 Discontinuance of service.
drainage, cooling water
17.25.080 Intergovernmental agreements
if it is polluted or
exemption.
unpolluted.
(ii) Any water or
17.25.010 Definitions.
wastewater which
(a) Sanitary sewer system means the sewer
contains petroleum oil,
treatment plant facility of the City of
non -biodegradable
Kenai and includes all pipes, manholes,
cutting oil, or products
lift stations, holding tanks, and entry
of mineral oil origin in
ways of any kind through which
amounts which in the
material may flow into and through the
opinion of the utility are
sewer treatment plant facility.
in amounts greater than
(b) Discharge means to dump, drop, release,
that which would be
insert, or otherwise allow to enter into
normally construed as
the sanitary sewer system any of the
incidental in normal
prohibited materials set forth below.
discharges.
(c) Septic material means the contents of
(iii) Any solid or viscous
any septic tank seepage disposal system
substance, or liquid that
containing the drainage from sinks and
can become viscous
toilets and the like.
when cooled, in
(d) Cesspool material means the contents of
amounts capable of
any pit or receptacle containing the
causing obstruction to
drainage from sinks and toilets and the
the flow in sewers or
like.
other interference with
(e) Septic tank pumping vehicle means any
the proper operation of
vehicle used to carry septic or cesspool
the sewerage system
material.
such as, but not limited
to, fat, grease,
17.25.020 Prohibited acts.
uncomminuted garbage,
It shall be unlawful for any user to:
animal guts or tissues,
(1) Introduce or cause to be
hair, hide, fleshings or
introduced into the municipal
entrails.
sewerage system any pollutant
(iv) Any wastewater which
or wastewater. This general
creates a fire or
prohibition and the specific
explosive hazard,
prohibitions below apply to all
including, but not
users whether or not they are
limited to, wastewaters
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—'
with a closed -cup
entry into the municipal
flashpoint of less than
sewerage system for its
140T (60°C) using the
maintenance and repair.
test methods specified
(ix)
Any substance that will
in 40 CFR 261.21. At
cause the utility to
no time shall two (2)
violate its NPDES
successive readings on
permit.
an explosion meter, at
(x)
Any substance that may
the point of discharge
cause the municipal
into the system (or at
sewerage system's
any point in the
treatment residues,
system), be more than
sludges, incinerator ash
five (5%) percent not
or scums to be
any single reading over
unsuitable for
ten (10%) percent of the
reclamation and reuse
lower explosive limit
or to interfere with the
(LEL) of the meter.
reclamation process.
(v)
Any wastewater having
(xi)
Any wastewater that
a pH lower than 5.0 or
causes the temperature
higher than 12.5 at any
at the treatment works
time, or having any
influent to exceed 40
corrosive property
degrees Celsius (104
capable of causing
degrees Fahrenheit).
damage or hazard to
(xii)
Any pollutants,
structures, equipment
including oxygen
and personnel of the
demanding pollutants,
sewerage works.
released at a flow rate
(vi)
Any wastewater which
or concentration that,
results in the presence
either singly or by
of toxic gases, vapors,
interaction with other
or fumes in a quantity
pollutants, will interfere
that, in the opinion of
with operation of the
the utility, may cause
municipal sewerage
acute worker health and
system.
safety problems.
(xiii)
Any wastewater
(vii)
Any wastewater
containing medical
containing radioactive
wastes from industrial
substances except in
users including but not
compliance with
limited to hospitals,
applicable state or
clinics, offices or
federal regulations.
medical doctors,
(viii)
Any noxious or
convalescent homes,
malodorous liquids,
medical laboratories or
gases or solids which
other medical facilities.
either singly or by
(xiv)
Any waters or wastes
interaction with other
containing toxic or
wastes are sufficient to
poisonous substance in
create a public
concentrations such as
nuisance, or hazard to
to constitute a hazard to
life or health, or that are
humans or animals or to
sufficient to prevent
interfere with any
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sewage treatment
process or create any
hazard in the receiving
waters of the sewage
treatment plant,
including, but not
limited to the following
substances:
Fixed Upper Limits
for Constituents
(Parts Per Million By Weight)
(3)
Cadmium
5.0
Chromium
3.0
Copper
3.0
Cyanide
0.0
Nickel
0.1
Silver
5.0
Tin
5.0
Zinc
3.0
Phenol
0.5
(xv) Any plastic bags;
(xvi) Any fish, animal, or
carcass, or part thereof
greater than three inches
in diameter or four
inches in length;
(xvii) Any glass, wood, metal,
or stones;
(xviii) Any item made of cloth
or woven material;
(xix) Any material including
septic and cesspool
wastes deposited from
a septic tank pumping
vehicle except as
specifically permitted
pursuant in KMC
17.30.040 below.
Prohibited connection of
sanitary sewer with storm sewer
system. hiterconnect or cause
to be interconnected directly or
indirectly any part of a sanitary
sewer system with any part of a
storm sewer system.
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(4) Prohibited discharge at
unapproved location. Discharge
or cause to be discharged into a
sanitary sewer any waters or
wastes whatsoever other than
through an approved, permanent
sewer extension, or at a sewage
dump station or other location
that has been specifically so
designated by the utility.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Cause to be admitted into the Kenai
Sewer Utility System any waters or
wastes having a suspended solids
content in excess of 2,000 parts per
million by weight.
(2) Interconnect or cause to be
interconnected directly or indirectly
any part of a sanitary sewer system
with any part of a storm sewer
system.
(3) Cause to be admitted into a sanitary
sewer and waters or wastes
whatsoever other than through an
approved, permanent sewer
extension, or at a sewage dump
station or other location which has
been specifically so designated by
the City.
(c) Vandalism. No person or entity shall
willfully or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with,
or prevent access to any structure,
appurtenance or equipment, or other part
of the municipal sewerage system.
17.25.030 Receiving facility.
The City shall establish a facility to
accept septic cesspool materials which is
free from debris and other prohibited
substances outlined in KMC 17.30.020
above and otherwise meets the biological
effluent control standard as determined by
the City and the Federal Department of
Environmental Protection.
17.25.040 Permitted discharge of septic
(7) It shall be the delivery
cesspool materials.
personnel's responsibility to stick the
tank and determine the ability to
(a) Septic/cesspool material meeting the
discharge safely without overflowing.
effluent standards as established by the
(8) The delivery personnel will pay
City (which shall not be less stringent
the dumping fee and receive the go
than the standards established in the
ahead from the STP operator BEFORE
prohibitions set forth in KMC 17.30.020
he starts to set up for dumping. After he
above) may be discharged into the
has completed dumping and put away
sanitary sewer system from a septic tank
his hoses, he will check with the STP
pumping vehicle at a location specified
operator who will sign the permit slip,
by the City upon the payment of a
give the delivery personnel a copy, and
gallonage fee. The fee and quality
check to make sure no spillage has
standards are set forth below:
occurred.
(9) If spillage has occurred, if any
(1) The City of Kenai Water and
non -degradable material has been put
Sewer Utility shall establish a holding
into the system, or if the system has
tank for receiving bulk septic material
been left plugged, the delivery person
screened and free of all non -degradable
shall be subject to the penalties as
materials.
established by KMC 17.30.060 and/or
(2) Such holding tank, being limited
17.30.070 and the septic material
to a total of 1,400 gallons at any given
handler may forfeit his right to
time, shall accept such septic materials
discharge material in the future.
Tuesday through Friday. Materials
(10) The delivery personnel are to
accepted shall be trickled on a
discharge septic material under the
continuous basis into the Plant for
direction of the STP operators. All
treatment.
delivery personnel are asked to
(3) Bulk septic materials may be
cooperate completely with the operators
directed to the Sewer Treatment Plant
and failure to do so can terminate their
(STP), Tuesdays through Fridays,
dumping privileges.
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. through
11) If the bulk material handler
11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. through 4:00
and/or the property owner forges or in
p.m. Only the gallon -age shall be
any way falsifies the property owner's
received as the holding tank is capable
septic dumping form [as required by
of receiving.
KMC 17.30.040(4)], then in that event
(4) The source of the bulk septic
the bulk material handler and/or
materials must be identified by name
property owner will lose his right to
and parcel number at the time of
utilize the dumping facilities.
delivery and payment of the fee. The
12) The City of Kenai reserves the
form must be signed by property owner.
right to audit records of bulk septic
(5) The fee per acceptance of bulk
material operators on a periodic basis.
septic material shall be in accordance
with rates set in the Public Utility
17.25.050 Penalty --Fine imposition.
Regulations and Rates of the City of
Any person, firm, or corporation
Kenai, plus tax.
violating any provision of this chapter shall
(6) Each bulk material handler must
be subject to a fine in an amount as provided
equip his equipment with discharge hose
for violations in KMC 13.05.010. Each
screens or other suitable devices to
discharge or dumping shall constitute a
insure that no material larger than 1/4"
separate violation.
can be discharged into the holding tank.
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17.25.060 Civil penalty.
(a) In addition to, or as an alternative to
the penalty aforementioned, any
person violating any provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to a civil
penalty as provided in KMC
13.05.010. Each and every day that
such violation continues shall be
deemed a separate and distinct
violation. hi addition, a civil
injunction or temporary restraining
order may be obtained in order to
obtain immediate compliance with the
provisions of this chapter.
(b) The City shall seek an award of
reasonable attorney's fees and costs
from the court in prosecuting such an
action.
17.25.070 Discontinuance of service.
In addition to the penalties provided
by law, violation of this chapter shall be
sufficient cause for the Kenai Sewer Utility
to discontinue sewer service to any property
on which such a violation has originated.
Criminal conviction or other judicial action
is not a prerequisite to discontinuance of
service.
17.25.080 Intergovernmental agreements
exemption.
Notwithstanding any provision in this
chapter to the contrary, the City may, upon
approval of Council, enter into cooperative
agreements with other units of government
for disposal of waste products through the
City of Kenai sanitary sewer system, which
agreements may provide for disposal of
substances which may otherwise be
precluded by this chapter.
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Attachment B
Ordinance 2078-2005
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATIONS AND RATES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
A. REGULATIONS.......................................................................................................... APX-7
1. Application for or Change in Service....................................................................APX-7
2. Water and Sewer Connections and Extensions .......................................... .......... APX-7
3. Deposits for Service.................................................................................................APX-7
4.Charge for Water and/or Sewer Services................................................................APX-8
5. Hydrants...................................................................................................................APX-8
6. Common Connections.............................................................................................APX-8
7. Location of Water Key Box....................................................................................APX-8
8. Sewer Service Clean-Out........................................................................................APX-8
9. Rental Properties.....................................................................................................APX-9
B. RATES.......................................................................................................................... APX-10
1. SCHEDULE A --General Domestic Service Rates (Non -metered) .................... APX-10
2. SCHEDULE B --Commercial Service (Non -metered) ........................................ APX-10
3. SCHEDULE C --Industrial Service (Non-metered)............................................APX-10.2
4. SCHEDULE D --Fire Protection Service.............................................................. APX-10.2
5. SCHEDULE E --Metered Service.........................................................................APX-10.3
6. SCHEDULE F --Permit Fees.................................................................................APX-10.3
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CITY OF KENAI
PUBLIC UTILITY
REGULATIONS AND RATES
A. REGULATIONS
The following regulations of the City of
Kenai, pertaining to the water and sewer system,
have been issued under the authority of Title 17
of the Kenai City Code of Ordinances.
Regulations issued prior to this date are
superseded by the regulations that follow:
1. Application for or Change in Service:
a. It shall be the responsibility of the
property owner to apply for utility service, a
change in service, or discontinuance of service by
signing a service order at the City Administration
Building, Kenai, Alaska.
b. Property owners are responsible to
contact the City billing department when
alterations to a building would change their
billing account.
2. Water and Sewer Connections and
Extensions:
a. The property owner or his contractor
may apply for a water and sewer permit for a
connection and/or extension of service lines. The
water and sewer permit is valid for only twelve
(12) months from the date of issue. If the water
and/or sewer line is not installed within twelve
(12) months, a new permit, at no additional cost,
will be required.
b. The City will attempt to notify the owner
when the permit expires. The owner can later
reapply for a permit. If the owner can prove they
already paid the City for a permit in this same
location, the owner will not be charged for the
new permit. The entire cost of water or sewer
service connection and extension will be bome
by the property owner.
c. At the time the new service is provided,
all connections to existing private systems, wells,
septic tanks, cesspools, etc., shall be physically
disconnected from the City system and their use
discontinued. All on-site systems shall be
abandoned as specified by ordinances and
regulations of the City and applicable laws and
regulations of the State of Alaska.
d. All water tum -ons and tum -offs and the
operations of the water valve located on the
service line in the key box shall be made by City
personnel only. A fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) will be levied on requests for tum -on
and tum -off (after initial turn -on) during normal
duty hours and whenever such action is required
due to delinquent account. A fee of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) will be levied on requests for
tum -on or turn-off during periods other than
normal duty hours. Turn -on and tum -off during
normal working hours for line testing purposes
during building construction will not be a cost to
the property owner. There will be no charge for
the initial turn -on during normal working hours
for a first or new property owner.
e. All customers shall be required to
provide a separate valve inside a building being
served. The valve shall be located on the water
service entering the building ahead of any branch
lines where it is readily accessible in event of
emergency.
f Each and every building served by the
water utility shall have a separate outside shut-off
valve located in a valve box. The property owner
is required to know the location of this valve. In
the event it is impossible to get a separate outside
shut-off valve within the public right-of-way, the
property owner shall provide the shut-off valve
within private property and execute, in favor of
the City, an easement providing access for the
City personnel to the key box. hi the event that a
functional shut-off valve cannot be located by
City personnel, the City may install a shut-off
valve and charge the property owner for related
labor, equipment, and material costs.
g. Owners of new or significantly modified
commercial buildings are required to famish and
install a water meter with a remote reading that is
readily accessible to the City.
3. Deposits for Service: For domestic and
commercial customers, a deposit is required of
fifty dollars ($50.00) for water service and fifty
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dollars ($50.00) for sewer service. These deposits
may be refunded upon request after two years of
timely payment history.
4. Charge for Water and/or Sewer
Services:
a. The property owner will be charged the
appropriate water and sewer rate whenever the
curb stop or valve in the valve box is turned on
and available to deliver water. However, if the
property owner can assure the City that the water
is being used for construction purposes only and
not being disposed of in the Municipal Sewer
System, the property owner will be required to
pay only the water portion of the bill. The
property owner is required to notify the City
before they start using the Municipal Sewer
System.
b. Property owners will not be allowed to
suspend water and/or sewer services. Once water
and/or sewer service line(s) are constructed and
operating, the owner will be required to continue
to pay the appropriate monthly rate.
c. Property owners who's water is turned
off by the City for non-payment of services will
be required to follow Section 2d. including the
payments for water turn-offs and turn -ons. The
property owners are responsible to pay for their
existing bill plus water and sewer costs as if
available during the period the water is turned off
for non-payment.
5. Hydrants:
a. The use of fire hydrants is permitted only
in special situations when approval, in writing,
has been obtained from the City, and upon
payment of the use charge. Failure to obtain
written authorization from the City, failure to
follow written instructions of the City, or any
improper use of a fire hydrant is subject to the
Rules and Regulations and penalty provisions of
KMC 13.05 and KMC 17.05.
b. A deposit of two hundred dollars
($200.00) is required to assure careful use of the
hydrant and will be refunded if no maintenance is
required when hydrant use is completed. The use
charge, which is non-refundable, is forty dollars
($40.00) per day. As an alternative charge, the
City reserves the right to require metering in
circumstances involving high volume usages, in
accordance with rates provided in the rate
schedules.
c. The permit holder is required to use a
hydrant wrench to slowly open and close the
hydrant. During use, the hydrant must be fully
opened. If using a hydrant to fill a tank, users
must comply with State of AK DEC
requirements for a minimum 8 -inch air gap on
the fill line. Tanks are required to be inspected
by the City before hydrants are used.
d. The fire hydrant permit may be
suspended by the City of Kenai at any time
(normally during City water shortages). The fire
hydrant permit holder is required to maintain
current up-to-date contact numbers with the City.
6. Common Connections: There shall be
no water and/or sewer common extensions for
use by several properties or families. No
connection or extension will be permitted across
property lines unless they are located in a public
utility easement. Every lot or individual parcel
will have its own water line, valve, and meter (if
not paying a flat rate). Every lot or individual
parcel will have its own sewer line.
7. Location of Water Key Box: It shall be
the property owner's responsibility to know the
location of, and have marked, the key box and
thaw wire for the water service. The standard key
box marker shall be a 4" x 4" x 8' wood post,
four feet in height above ground, painted white
with black top and the word "water" stenciled in
black letters no smaller than two inches high.
Property owners who do not use the standard
marker should have some other method of
locating their key boxes or be prepared to stand
the cost of location in time of necessity.
8. Sewer Service Clean -Out: No person
shall install a sewer extension to a building
without placing in the line near the building and
at every change of direction of the sewer line, a
sewer line clean-out of four -inch minimum
diameter. It shall be the property owner's
responsibility to know the location of and have
marked the sewer service clean-out.
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9. Rental Properties: All bills are in the
name of the property owner. Bills may be mailed
to the renter, but the owner is responsible for all
payments.
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B. RATES
The charges to users of water and sewer
systems within the City of Kenai are as follows:
1. SCHEDULE A -GENERAL DOMESTIC
SERVICE RATES (NON -METERED)
Per Month
Water Sewer
One or two-family
residence, per family $12.54 $36.03
unit
Single or double unit
apartment, per family 12.54 36.03
unit
Special Conditions: The above schedule is
restricted to service used exclusively for general
domestic purposes, as distinguished from
commercial or other uses of water or sewer
service.
2. SCHEDULE B -COMMERCIAL
SERVICE (NON -METERED)
Per Month
Water Sewer
Demand Charge: (Applicable
to individual customers where
water connection is one inch or
larger, and is rated on the
equivalent line size. This is in
addition to the Use Charge.)
Apartment, three or
1.00 inch service
$12.71
$36.38
more
1.25 inch service
19.36
53.94
units under one roof, per
1.50 inch service
32.07
91.57
family unit --single bill
2.00 inch service
48.40
136.73
assumed by owner. 9.44
27.09 3.00 inch service
72.60
206.98
Separate billing 12.54
36.03 Larger than 3.00 inch service
108.90
311.10
Trailers, one or two on
Use Charge:
single lot or court 12.54
36.03 Bakery
36.91
105.37
(each).
Bath House, tub or shower,
Trailers, three or more
each
8.47
23.83
on
lot or court, per trailer
unit:
Single billing 9.44 27.09
Separate billing 12.54 36.03
Boarding houses, per
available room 3.33 9.72
Minimum Charge: Each month's minimum
charge is one full month's service, without
proration. Any water used during a month will
be charged as a full month's use of water and
sewer. See A4 Charge for Water and/or Sewer
Service.
Bottling Works, per bottling
machine 291.61 835.43
Bowling Alleys, Amusement
Parks 35.09 100.98
Car Lot, with car wash facilities 17.55 50.18
Car wash, automatic,
per facility 157.30 499.08
Car wash, self-service, per stall 23.60 67.11
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Churches, lodges, clubs,
banquet rooms (no bar or
restaurant facilities), per seat
Dairies --Installation of water
meter required.
Day Care Center or Preschool
(in addition to other applicable
domestic or commercial
charge). Per child, maximum
capacity
Per Month Per Month
Water Sewer Water Sewer
13 .38
.51 1.44
Doctors' and dentists' offices,
per room or chair (Psychiatrists 7.57 21.64
and Optometrists, apply office
rate).
Garage, service stations
Additional charge for
recreational vehicle dump
stations (May through
September only)
Hangar, airplane repair:
with washing facilities
Hospitals, per bed
Hotels, motels, resorts, per
room
Laundry, self-service, per
machine
Markets, meat
Office buildings where single
bill is assumed by owner, per
business
Cleaners and commercial
laundries, per facility. 101.04 288.51
Office, in multiple office
building where individual
tenants are billed, per business 19.36 55.19
Restaurants, cafes, lunch
counters, fountains, taverns and
bars (with kitchens) for each
seat (Note 2) 1.09 3.20
Public office building, per
restroom 4.36 12.54
Recreation facility, per
restroom, sauna or shower, etc. 8.47 24.15
15.13
43.90
Recreational vehicle/camper
park, per parking space
(demand charge only from
17.55
50.18
October through April) 8.47 24.15
15.13
43.59
Schools, per seating capacity .51 1.44
17.53
50.18
Shopping centers (depends on
9.99
28.85
stores included in shopping
center, Note 1) 8.78 25.09
7.87 22.27 Shops, beauty, per station or
chair 8.78 25.09
14.22 40.45 Shops, miscellaneous
(including barber shops), per
19.36 55.19 shop 8.78 25.09
Sleeping room, per room
(without facilities for
16.94 47.67 housekeeping) 3.33 9.72
Studios, photo or photo lab 41.45 119.17
Supermarkets (grocery stores) 99.53 284.75
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Theaters: Indoor, per seat .07 .17
Outdoor, per stall .07 .17
Taverns, lounges, bars (without
kitchens), per seat 1.03 3.01
X-ray or laboratory office 24.81 70.87
Note 1: Additional for other facilities such as
restaurant, beverage dispensary, etc., are at the
applicable use charge for each facility.
Note 2: When a restaurant serves liquor and has
no separate bar, no additional charge for a bar
will be applied. However, when a restaurant has a
separate bar, the bar stools will be charged at the
given rate.
Minimum Charge: Each month's minimum
charge is one full month's service, without
proration. Any water used during a month will
be charged as a full month's use of water and
sewer. See A4 Charge for Water and/or Sewer
Service.
Special Condition: Where more than one
customer is served from the same service line
between the City's water main and the
customer's premises, the City reserves the
exclusive right to determine how the demand
charge under this rate schedule shall be applied
and apportioned between said customers.
Cesspool Pumper Charge: The fee charged for
acceptance at the sewer treatment plant of septic
material collected within the City of Kenai shall
be thirty dollars ($30.00) per one hundred
gallons. The gallons delivered shall be as
estimated by the sewer treatment plant operator.
3. SCHEDULE C --INDUSTRIAL SERVICE
(NON -METERED)
Per Month
Water Sewer
Concrete mixing plant 159.72 457.86
Concrete products 79.86 228.30
Confectioner 53.24 151.78
Greenhouse, commercial 53.24 151.78
Ice cream plant 79.86 228.30
Cold storage plant or
lockers 37.51 106.62
Demand Charge:
Note: Schedule B Demand Charge also applies to
Schedule C Services.
Minimum Charge: Each month's minimum
charge is one full month's service, without
proration. Any water used during a month will
be charged as a full month's use of water and
sewer. See A4 Charge for Water and/or Sewer
Service.
4. SCHEDULE D --FIRE
PROTECTION SERVICE
For automatic sprinkler system: NO CHARGE
Special Conditions:
(a) Water service under this schedule shall be
available, at the option of the City, to "dry type"
automatic sprinkler systems for fire protection
only.
(b) All fire protection lines, sprinklers, pipes,
and valves on private property shall be owned,
installed, and maintained by the owner and/or
customer.
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(c) All connections between the City's main and
privately owned facilities will be made at the
expense of the customer.
(d) At the option of the City, sprinkler service
may be metered. The meter and the installation
thereof shall be at the expense of the customer.
(e) No tap or outlet for use other than fire
protection shall be permitted on fire lines or
mains, unless approved by the City.
(f) In times of emergency, the right is reserved
by the City to turn off any fire hydrant and/or
sprinkler system at the discretion of the City.
(g) No drains from fire sprinkler systems shall
be directly connected with the City sanitary
sewers, and no cross -connection whatsoever will
be permitted between fire protection facilities
connected to the City's system and possible
sources of contaminated water.
5. SCHEDULE E --METERED SERVICE
Per Month
Water Sewer
General usage, per
thousand gallons
of water $1.21 $3.57
Hydrant use and other use,
per 1000 gallons of water 1.82
Minimum Charge Per Month:
All usage, 15,000 gallons of water.
General Usage 18.15 53.55
Hydrant Use 27.30
Minimum Charge: Each month's minimum
charge is one full month's service, without
proration. Any water used during a month will
be charged as a full month's use of water and
sewer. See A4 Charge for Water and/or Sewer
Service.
The City reserves the right to determine the
size, type, and manufacturer of the meter to be
installed. Meter and remote reading shall be
purchased and installed by owner and inspected
by the City. The remote reading unit shall be
installed in an area that is readily accessible to
the City. Meter repair as necessary, shall be
made by the owner within 30 days or by the
City with costs billed to the owner. The City
may allow the amount of water to be used from
a hydrant to be determined by tank volume and
paid by the metered service rate.
6. SCHEDULE F --PERMIT FEES
Inspection fees for new water and sewer service
lines (one-time charge):
a. Water $200.00
b. Sewer $200.00
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210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: (907) 283-7535, Ext. 236 / FAX: (907) 283-3014 'IIII'
1992
t "#,fr/ MEMORANDUM
KENAI, ALASKA
TO: Linda L. Snow, City Manager
FROM: Keith Kornelis, Public Works Manager
DATE: March 28, 2005 (Revision of March 7 and 16 Memos)
SUBJECT: KMC Title 17 Public Water and Sewer Utilities
Public Utility Regulations and Rates
Ordinance No. 2078-2005 replaces KMC Title 17 and the Public Utility Regulation and
Rates in its entirety. This ordinance was introduced at the March 16, 2005 Council
Meeting and is up for approval on April 6, 2005. 1 have made changes suggested by
Department Heads, City Attorney, and many other City employees. There have been
many drafts reviewed by everyone. The purpose of these changes is:
• Update and clarify the rules and regulations.
• Organize the rules and regulations.
• Make the rules and regulations easier to read and understand.
• Make the rules and regulations fair to all users.
• Make the items that are common to water and sewer consistent.
■ Delete the rules and regulations that are outdated and never used before.
• Increase operational service costs.
There are many changes to the existing KMC Title 17 and Utility Regulations. Below is
a list of some of the major changes.
The property owner is responsible for the water and sewer service lines from the
structure to the main line. Prior ordinance had the City responsible for the
"connection" (main line to property line) even if the line was plugged by the
owner. The prior ordinance had the owner responsible for service lines freezing
from the structure to the main and the new ordinance is the same. (17.05.050)
(17.15.050) See new comparison spreadsheet.
2. The water and sewer permit is valid for twelve (12) months and the cost was
increased from $100 to $200. The City will attempt to notify the owner when the
permit expires. The owner can later re -apply for a permit. If the owner can prove
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March 28, 2005
they already paid the City for a permit in this same location, the owner will not be
charged for the new permit. (A. Regulations 2a.) (B. Rates 6 Schedule F)
3. When the water valve on the service line is turned on, the owner has to pay the
appropriate water and sewer rates. Owners cannot suspend services. During
construction if only water is used and not the sewer line, the owner only has to
pay for the water. (Regulations 4a. and 4b.)
4. Property owners are required to contact the City to apply for water and sewer
services, change in service, discontinuance of service or whenever they alter
their building. (Regulations 1a.)
5. Owners of new or significantly modified commercial buildings are required to
furnish and install water meters with a remote reading. The remote reader has to
be readily accessible to the City. (Rates -Schedule E) (A. Regulations 2g.)
6. The fee for turning the water service off or on (except for the first time) was
increased from $10 to $25 during normal duty hours and from $20 to $100 for
overtime hours. This includes water turn off and on for non-payment of services.
Customers cannot suspend service. (Regulations 2d. and 4c.)
7. Service customers will have to maintain their grease, oil, and sand interceptors to
remove grease or oil -laden wastes. (17.20.010c.)
8. The customer deposit was raised from $20 to $50 for each service (refunded
after two years). (Regulations 3.)
9. Using a fire hydrant requires a deposit of $200 (increased from $150) and the
cost of water was increased from $30/day to $40/day (or at metered rate).
(Regulations 5b.)
10. No unauthorized person shall inject anything into the Municipal Water System.
(17.05.070 i.)
11.24 -hour notification for inspection does not include weekends or holidays.
(17.05.020 d.) (17.15.020 d.) (17.05.070 e.) (17.15.070 e.)
12. Water and sewer services may be discontinued for non-payment after 21 days of
notice of unpaid bill. (17.05.060 b.) (17.15.060 b.)
13. Service lines are required to be installed off a main line that is adjacent to the
owner's property. (17.10.020 c.) (17.20.020 c.)
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As City Council requested, I contacted the City of Soldotna about their expansion
charges. This is what I was told.
I talked to Steve Bonebrake, Soldotna Public Works Director, about their Water and
Sewer Expansion Charges. He said that this cost is for the property owner's share of
costs for such things as well houses, reservoirs, tanks, lift stations, WWTP, etc. He said
that the expansion fee is paid by anyone who hooks up including people paying for an
LID. There have been times when the City needed an easement and did trade
expansion fees in a negotiated deal for the easement.
Soldotna Code 13.16.040 Expansion Charges states:
A. Minimum expansion charges are hereby established to be effective
after March 6, 1986, for all water and sewer hookups on real property.
B. The purpose of an expansion charge is to allocate to new customers a
share of the non -grant -supported costs incurred by the City for prior
investments in plant and equipment used for the benefit of new service
areas.
I consider the Water, Sewer, and Sewer Treatment Departments as a co-op of users.
Since I pay a water and sewer bill to the City, I am a member. Title 17 and the Utility
Regulations should be written to be fair and equitable to the group of users who pay for
these utilities. I think these changes do that. I received a lot of great suggestions and
help in making these changes to KMC Title 17 and Utility Regulations. Thank you to the
many people who helped.
/ 'V �laye with a Past, C# with a Future'
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794
Telephone: (907) 283-7535, Ext. 236 / FAX: (907) 283-3014 1I I II1
1992
Ike #,111 MEMORANDUM
KENAI, ALASKA
TO: Linda L. Snow, City Manager
FROM: Keith Kornelis, Public Works Manager
DATE: March 28, 2005
SUBJECT: KMC Title 17 Public W & S Utilities
Public Utility Regulations and Rates
Please find attached:
A new "Title 17 Public W & S Regulation and Rates Comparison," Revised
3/22/05. After talking to Public Works Directors and reading their
respective City Codes, I found out that the property owners are
responsible for frozen water connections and extensions. They are also
responsible for sewer service lines.
Soldotna's Code on Sewer Maintenance 13.12.070
Soldotna's Code on Water Maintenance 13.08.070
Seward's Code on Sewer Maintenance 14.20.020
Seward's Code on Water Maintenance 14.10.050
Homer's Code on Water Maintenance 14.08.060
Typical Water Service Connection at Main
4. Two articles about thawing frozen pipes. Thawing using electric welders
can cause damage if not done properly or if there are electrical and
plumbing problems in the house construction.
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TITLE 17 PUBLIC' AND SEWER
REGULATIONS AND -S COMPARISON
February 22, 2005
REVISED 3122105
Water Permit
Sewer Permit
Permit Expiration
Kenai Present
$100
$100
Does not ex ire
After final inspection
Kenai Pro osed
$200
$2 00
Valid for 12 mo.
Water = when
Soldotna
$100
Plus expansion
charge
W _ $250
$100
Plus expansion
charge
$500
No
Water = when
Homer
$300
Single/Duplex
$375
Multi/Com./Industrial
$255
Single/Duplex
$330
Multi/Com./Industrial
Does not ex ire
Upon connection
Seward
$1,984.50 plus cast of paving
& curb replacement for 1"
service up to 60 feet long
Insp. Fee if installed by
others $70.88
Installed at owner's expense
Insp Fee if installed by others
$181.13
Does not ex ire
When water turned on
Anchors a
$45.20
$103.00 inspection
Installed by AWU =
cost of installation
$38.00
$64.00 inspection
Installed by owner
Ex ires 12/31 ea. r.
When customer contact
Wesit la _
With existing
keybox $130
When main has to
be tapped &
keybox set $400 for
1'•
Pressure connect.
$520
Gravity $260 =
inspection & some
arts
Does not expire
After final
W&S Billing Starts
turned on
Sewer = when start
turned on
Sewer = when
made & a dale of cut -in
inspection &
to use
sheetrock complete
is established
approval by City.
to than eat CO
Typically when
Transesfe, Fee
None
None
None
None
water meter set.
Charges for
Requests for
Normal Work Hours
= $10
Normal Work Hours
In work
In work hrs. _ $64
$30 connect or
Business Hours $35.44
Business Hours $66.50
None
Work hrs. $65/hr.
Water Turn-onloff
= $25
After = $64 + $100
reconnect fee
Non -business $186.50
one-hour min.
including
Overtime = $20
Overtime = $100
for 1" two -hr. callout
Delinquent = $64
After hours =
Nan -business
$106.31
Delinquent $162.00
After hrs. $97.50/hr
Delinquent Acct.
Initial turn -on = 0
Initial turn -on = 0
Emergency min.
Entitled to 1 turn -on
One-hour min.
Delinquent $130
2hr. callout
Initial turn -on = 0
and off without charge
and $185
Suspension of
Services
None — Pay monthly
May not suspend
$64 plus all past
N/A
Charged as all other turn -on
Currently do not h
charge
1 turn -on & off = 0
Hydrant Deposit
bill
$150
services
$200
due
None
$750 meter deposit
and turn-off
$212.63
$110 = 1" meter
$500 deposit for
Hydrant Use
$30Itla Y
$40/day
Cost per 1,000 gal.
Metered bulk water
Tapping $70.88
$520 = 2" meter
Based on consumption
bulk water
$200/mo. to rent
_ $1.95
rale
Daily $35.44
$3.00/1,000 gal. plus
meter, water billed
5.25/1,000 plus
Week $212.63
$14.301mo.
monthly
5.65/1,000
$4.5511,000 w/
Responsibility of
W&S Service Lines
Frozen =Owner
Plugged or broken
Property Owner
Properly Owner
surcharge
Frozen =Owner
Property Owner
___5,000
Owner
min.
City (owner to thaw
from Main to Prop.
connection` = City
Sewer = If owner's
problem, they are
frozen line from
billed
bldg. To main
'Note: Connection =
Main to PMDertV Line
Fxtenelnn = w.....e.....
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1.3.12.0 m Maintenance responslbrlines.
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Chapter 13.12 SANITARY SEWER SERVICE
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13.12.070 Maintenance responsibilities.
A. The bonded contractor shall be responsible for any maintenance and/or repairs required on the sewer stub
line with no exceptions up to one year from the date of installation.
B. The owner shall be responsible for all maintenance, line cieanmg an repairs of damages required on the
building sewer service fine. In addition, the owner shall be responsible for the repair of damages resulting from
freezing for the complete sewer service from the building to the sewer main.
C. The city shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of damages of all sewer mains, including the
clearing of plugged main lines.
D. Whenever a situation exists involving an unusual danger of backup from the public sewer, the city engineer
or public works director shall require the immediate installation of backup valves and establish a minimum
elevation at which the sewer connection may be discharged. (Ord. 429 §§ 1, 2,1986; Ord. 265 § 1 (part) ,
1982)
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13.08.070 Maintenance.
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Chapter 13.08 WATER SYSTEM
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13.08.070 Maintenance.
A. Customers will be responsible for the repair of the complete water service line as a result of freezing.
B. The city will be responsible for the repair of damages resulting from freezing for water mains only.
C. The city will be responsible for the repair of damages to the water connection excluding damages resulting
from freezing.
D. Customers will be responsible for the repair of damages to the water supply line.
E. Maintenance responsibility by the bonded contractor is outlined in Section 13.08.050 of this chapter. (Ord.
268 § 1 (part), 1982).
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Chapter 14.20. Sewage Disposal
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Chapter 14.20. Sewage Disposal
14.20._010. Use of-public.sewers required, time of connection
14.20.015.
Unlawful discharge.
14.20.020.,
Property_owner responsibility.
14.20.625.
Construction of on-site system,
14.20.030.
_Permit _regui red.
14.20.035.
Separate connections and sewers required.
14.20.040.
Minimum standards.
14.20,045
Check valve required.
14.20.050.
Property owner costs.
14.20.055.
Unlawful connections.
14,20.060
Urlawful_ discharges.
14.20.065.
Unlawful damage..
14.20.070.
Frozen lines.
1.4.20,0.75.
Consequential damages.
sewers
14.20.010. Use of public sewers required; time of connection.
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Whenever a public sewer system is installed and accepted by the city for operation, each owner of a
parcel upon which a house, building, or property is used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or
other purposes situated within the city of Seward and any boundary of which is within 200 feet of the sewer
system shall install a building sewer within 12 months; provided, that this time period may be extended for a
maximum of six additional months at the discretion of the city engineer due to adverse weather conditions.
This requirement shall not be affected by the availability of any on-site sewage disposal system.
(Ord. 504, 1982)
14.20.015. Unlawful discharge.
It shall be unlawful to discharge sewage in any unsanitary manner on public or private lands or any
natural outlet within the city limits of Seward.
(Ord. 504, 1982)
14.20.020. Property owner responsibility.
Each property owner shall be solely responsible for the installation, maintenance and operation of any
building sewer or any on-site sewage disposal system, whether or not such system has been approved or
inspected by the city.
(Ord. 504, 1982)�W R�
14.20.025. Construction of on-site system.
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any on-site sewage disposal system within the city of
Seward unless the following conditions are met:
(1) No public sewer is available within 200 feet of any property line or boundary upon which
the structure to be serviced is located;
(2) The proposed system meets at least the following minimum design criteria:
a. A minimum lot size of one acre, or meets the minimum separation require
between a private well as provided in subsection c., following;
b. A minimum allowable percolation rate of 60 minutes/inch (MPI). Systems with less
percolation than 60 MPI must be designed by an engineer registered in the State of
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(b) Plans for all new water and sewer lines and connections must be approved by the city, and the
completed lines must be inspected by the city prior to burial.
(c) An approved application and any applicable service charges shall be required to make any
alterations in any conduit, pipe, or other fitting or to turn water service off or on at the key box. The
customer is responsible for any damage resulting therefrom.
(d) Water connections larger than two inches may be installed by special agreement at actual cost to
the customer. No water connection shall be longer than 80 feet. Water connections shall be installed on
city property or easement.
(Ord. 504, § 1.)
14.10.030. Water main extensions.
Water main extensions shall be made upon written application by the customer and deposit of two-
thirds of the estimated cost of the extension, which shall be applied to the actual cost. If the actual cost
exceeds that of the deposit, the applicant shall pay the additional amount.
(Ord. 504, 1982)
14.10.035. Fire hydrants.
(a) Customers may apply for a fire hydrant usage permit from May 1 to August 31 and shall use a
hydrant designated by the fire chief or water system operator. A hydrant valve must be used.
(b) Only city personnel, or fire department personnel in the case of a fire, shall use any fire hydrant
without first applying to the city and agreeing to pay the appropriate charges and deposits.
J. 504, 1982; Ord. 95-06)
14.10.040. Mobile home parks.
The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall report monthly the number of mobile homes and
shall be responsible for all charges for water service for each mobile home.
(Ord. 504, 1982; Ord. 525, § 1(part), 1984)
14.10.045. Multiple use buildings (apartments, offices).
A single water connection shall serve only one customer unless more than one customer occupies an
apartment house, duplex, office building, auto court, motel, hotel, commercial building or other premises which
by its nature would normally remain under one ownership.
(Ord. 504, 1982)
14.10.050. Responsibility for frozen water pipes and other damage.
Customers shall be responsible for frozen water connections from the main to the building except when
due to faulty installation by the city; burden of proof of the reason of freezing rests with the customer and when
^^ proven, responsibility for thawing is the city's.
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, for the administration of the City water system; relating to water treatment, mains, connections, extensions,
facilities of the utility; relating to billings, collections, and enforcement; for the protection of public health,
safety, and welfare; governing the sale and use of water service provided by the City; and as otherwise may be
necessary for the safe, efficient, and proper operation of the City water system.
b. No person shall fail to comply with any rule or regulation adopted under the authority of this section.
c. A copy of all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this section, together with current utility rates,
be made available for public inspection during business hours at City Hall. (Ord. 97-12 2
Tn0 rozen pipes --City not liable. Customers will a responsib a or a ozen water connections and extensions,
and the City will not be responsible therefor. The City will maintain all water connections, except for damages resulting
from freezing. (Ord. 90-24(A), 1990.) # tuC& J
14.08.070 Discontinuance of Supply. Water may at any time be shut off from water mains without notice for repairs,
extensions or other necessary purposes. The City will not be liable to the customer for any loss or damage which may
be caused by failure of the City to deliver water. Whenever feasible the City shall give public notice of shutoffs, but
shall not be bound to do so. (Ord. 90-24(A), 1990.)
14.08.072 Priority use of water. The first priority of use of the water produced by the Homer Water System is to
provide for the human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection needs of water consumers located within the
certificated service area. Water consumed outside the certificated service area is not entitled to any priority. (Ord. 98-4
2, 1998.)
Section 14.08.074. Surplus water: sale.
a. Subject to subsection (b) and, other provisions of this chapter, water, if any, may be made available for sale to
bulkwater customers, resellers, and others for export or consumption outside the certificated service area.
b. Notwithstanding, any other provision of this title, the City Council may by resolution restrict, interrupt, decrease, or
terminate the sale of water for export or consumption outside the certificated service area whenever the City Council
determines it is in the best interests of the City to do so. Such action shall only be taken upon a legislative finding by
the City Council that such action is in the best interest of the City. If practicable, the City will give thirty days noti(
the public, affected bulk water customers, and resellers of action taken under this subsection, but the failure to give
such advance notice will not render the restriction, interruption, decrease, or termination ineffective, nor will it give rise
to any claim or action against the City.
c. As used in this section, "surplus water" is water that the City, in its sole discretion, determines is in excess of the
sanitation, fire protection, and demands of water consumers for consumption within the certificated service area.(Ord.
01-16, 2001; Ord. 01-09(A), 2001; Ord. 01-09(A) 1, 2001; Ord. 98-4 3, 1998.)
Section 14.08.076. Water shortie or emergency declaration.
a. A water shortage may be declared by the City Council, in its discretion, after a public hearing and upon adoption of a
finding that there is insufficient water available to meet the sanitation, fire protection, and consumption needs of water
consumers located within the certificated service area, or when there is insufficient surplus water available to meet the
demands of all bulk water customers, resellers, and others for export or consumption outside the certificated service
area. Examples of circumstances that may justify the declaration of a water shortage include, but are not limited to,
increased demand for water resulting from new development or population increases; low water levels in the reservoir
or other water supply deficiencies; malfunction of the water system; increased demand from bulk water customers,
resellers, or consumers located within or outside the certificated service area; or any other cause or circumstances that
render the output of the Homer Water System inadequate to meet the demands.
b. The City Manager may, in his or her discretion, declare a water emergency of not to exceed 15 days, and the City
Council may, in its discretion, declare a water emergency of not to exceed 30 days without a public hearing, or of any
length after a public hearing, upon adoption of a finding that sudden or unanticipated causes have impaired or pose
imminent threat of impairment of the City's ability to meet the ordinary current demands of all consumers or purchasers
of City water. Examples of circumstances that may justify the declaration of a water emergency include, but are not
limited to, disaster; actual or imminent threat of malfunction or breakdown of dams, water treatment facilities, ma
distribution lines, pumps, storage tanks, or any other component of the water system; actual or imminent threat of
contamination of the water supply; or injury or imminent threat of injury to the public health, safety, or welfare. (Ord.
98-4 4 1998.)
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THAWING The problem of thawing frozen pipes and service connections must always be
FROZEN considered when designing water supply systems in cold climates. It is usual to
PIPES bury the pipes 6-12 inches below the normal frost line, and where there is
always frozen ground such as perma-frost areas of the far north, then the pipes
must be insulated, provided with heating cables, and usually installed above
ground in insulated utilidors. With normal buried installations there is always a
problem due to the differences in the depth of frost penetration. Some heavy clay
soils are fairly resistant to frost penetration particularly if they are covered with
a layer of undisturbed snow. In other areas, within the same municipality, the
ground may consist of sand or loose gravel where the frost line may penetrate
15-16 feet particularly at locations where there is vehicular traffic with no
continuous snow cover.
Smaller diameter pipes particularly in asbestos cement should be avoided in
these areas, apart from the fact that they cannot be thawed out electrically, they
also have low beam strength when subjected to frost heave. In frozen ground
there are changes in temperature from one section of buried pipes to another and
the contraction forces can be considerable, apart from the heaving of the frozen
ground itself. The cost of going deep enough over the whole system in order to
keep clear of the frost line may be exorbitant and not justified. In areas where
troubles are likely to occur the following precautions should be considered:
1. Encasing the pipes inside an insulated culvert. Permanent heating cables
should be installed with convenient electrical connections on the surface.
2. Use larger diameter pipes so that if they do tend to build up an ice layer it
is less likely to plug the pipe.
3. Heat the water a few degrees to prevent freezing and design the system to
maintain continual water circulation.
4. Avoid stagnant sections where there is little or no flow.
The use of heating cables or tapes has many advantages but adds to the cost
of the installation and can only be justified in obviously troublesome sections.
Frost penetration is not uniform from year to year. In some years it may only
be 6 feet while in other years it can go down to 9 to 10 feet. The worst time is in
early spring when the frost is still penetrating deeper into the ground even though
the surface is beginning to thaw. Electric welders and low voltage transformers
are used for applying current through a frozen line in order to restart the water
flow.
The use of electric welding machines for pipe thawing may impress too much
current on the system. Pipe joints may not always be good electrical connectors.
Rubber pipe joint materials may become overheated, perish, or harden to the
extent that they leak. If high voltages are used to thaw service and distribution
systems, it is possible that other circuits grounded to the water system may be
affected. Special low voltage generators or transformers only should be used for
thawing water pipes if the voltage and amperage is competently supervised.
Knowlton" suggests 40-60 volts and the following amperage:
4 to 2" diameter 100 to 200 amps
2" to 6" diameter 200 to 300 amps
6" to 10" diameter 300 to 500 amps
The time required for thawing depends on type of pipe, size and length, joints,
extent of freeze, condition of the soil, and the soundness of electrical connections
and lead wires to and from the source of power and the pipe."
AWWA, by an official policy statement, has opposed the grounding of
electrical systems to water piping. Unfortunately, the problem still exists in many
buildings, both new and old.
Thawing Frozen Services
Electrical thawing of frozen service lines is a very dangerous operation. The
path of the current flow must always be verified, because poor electrical
conductivity of the service pipe can cause the current to find an alternate path.
These stray currents can be very dangerous. They can cause nearby electrical
system wire to overheat, creating fires; they can overheat sewer laterals, causing
leaks: they can follow gas piping, creating a potential gas -explosion hazard; they
can damage electrical wiring and appliances; and they can cause personal injury.
When electrical thawing must be used, it is extremely important that the
following precautions are observed:
• A trained supervisor must be on hand at all times during the thawing
operation.
• Occupants of the building must be warned not to use electrical appliances or
plumbing during the thawing operation, since disconnection of the external
ground may cause hazards.
• Operators should use a temporary jumper cable when removing the water
meter, and they should take care to avoid personal contacts bridging the
open section of water pipe, since stray currents could cause electrocution.
Owners and tenants should be warned to stay away from the open section as
well.
• All ground connections from the house to the service must be removed
before thawing so the frozen service will be the only element in the circuit. If
ammeter readings indicate that not all the current generated by the welder is
passing through the service, the thawing operation must be stopped until the
service can be fully isolated.
E NORMAL FLOW OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT
BREAKER BOX
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WATER METER
._ APPLIANCE
Figure 5-27. Possible Electrical- Current Flow Through Water Meter