0000005203 00000 n Our engineers say the only way we can meet TCEQ standards for water distribution if we add the meter is with a six-inch line extension. Examples of Equivalent Residential Connection in a sentence. for the single-family residential customer group. You also should consult your system attorney so an agreement can be developed to set out the scope of volunteer work, as well as the timeliness of these meter readings if you decide to enter into this free meter reading arrangement. Q: Our local WSC is planning to implement a policy in order to comply with the one meter per residence rule. <8A> <8A> <0160> A: This is a common question. lmr19a9s;rw;A$PsI@mr+9pB? 1 year ago. The correspondence should also include a date on which service will be disconnected if the customer fails to make arrangements for the CSI. <88> <88> <02C6> The main billing consideration is normally that meters for irrigation purposes only are typically not charged a sewer bill and if your system provides sewer service this could reduce the overall revenue if enough of these meters are installed. One of the main reasons for a turbine or propeller master meter to register incorrectly is improper piping configurations from the well to and past the meter location. The capacity is being used either way, and these new meters and customers are utilizing their share of the systems resources. Even a temporary hose hook-up is prohibited since that is a violation of the conditions found in your customer service application and agreement. Save. 1 begincodespacerange An eight-inch (8") water main will generally be required to distribute water and provide fire protection within the multi-family district provided that the water main does not exceed 600 feet in length or serve more than two 10. PDF Developer's Bond Application Report Format - Texas Commission on <00AE> The NSF 60 standard is for chemicals used in a water system. Q: How does a person with multiple mobile homes become a master-metered account? We really need to understand the regulations and what action we need to take prior to approaching either business. If your new meter is a 2-inch or smaller positive displacement meter, the straight pipe runs are not required for the meter to be accurate. 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. NSF 61 states that all components and materials used to cast or create the water works material/parts not contain any banned substances and that the meter, pipe, and/or parts have been properly constructed with the appropriate base materials. [tF]JJfSHYs8n?G?#ZS^n#E|WHxt2o1BBb.el+Dijwv-7ajcn7mY 6ii>a!0Y7"9ET3 My question is what is considered access? One of these meters is on a 1"water main line and the other meter on a 1 1/2 water main line. 0000000015 00000 n The Commercial facilities are calculated by an Equivalent . :SYA"e2=pmn':"^Ptvop?L`EekP)H:^OK)XNI <96> <97> <2013> The board can amend the current charge to whatever they determine to be fair to the ratepayers. 9CT Is this legal or what problems could this create? 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. Then, once the system reaches 100 percent capacity, that system should begin constructing these new facilities to replace or build that extra 15 percent or more back into their system for future growth. begincmap The member knows that resale of the water for a profit is not allowed. << begincmap to TCEQ rules regarding elevated storage, the number of connections that are allocated to the tract will be four, because that allocation is determined on the number of meter connections. For example, the provisions of TRWAs Sample Tariff regarding non-standard service include the requirement that the corporation approve the design requirements of the applicants required facilities prior to initiation of a non-standard service contract. ESFCequivalent single-family connection. A water well is a hole drilled into an aquifer with a pipe, screen, and pump to pull water out of the ground. -tjOXWIR-9L#|qAH)=ya[AXO>_u 9U]](M:?`^V a/X`jsV60;aC}18Y_{/c%nmVlf.0FVL A: This is definitely not a new question - many systems have faced this situation over the years. This is a hard line for systems to take, but otherwise you are operating on an honor system in which the applicant has little incentive to uphold his or her end of the bargain. <91> <92> <2018> The two businesses had been in a partnership in the past under one roof. H|T0WQNd(>3IQb= If your board would like for one of TRWAs staff to attend a meeting to do some rate training, please contact our office. trailer Commercial 5. Next write down the master meter reading on the meter to be tested. Some of this cost will be paid by these new customers once they start paying their monthly water bill, but the previous customers not only have been paying for what it costs for them to receive water delivered to their homes, they have also been paying a bit extra toward the complete debt-service for all existing capacity. <9A> <9A> <0161> Section 24.89(a)(1) of the PUC's rules states that, all charges for water service shall be based on meter measurements, except where otherwise authorized by the utilitys approved tariff.. /Registry (Times-RomanOPBaseFont0) Single family Non-Residential Flow (gpd) # Users 2. 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. <8A> <8A> <0160> 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. both the commission's central office, located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building C, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2545 and at the applicable regional office listed as follows. 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. <86> <87> <2020> There may be limitations that prevent using the meter when there is an outside water ban or other drought measures are in place. How should this be handled? With this person not being an employee or contractor, exactly what leverage does the system use to require the meter readings to be delivered on time and accurately? endstream endobj 1 0 obj<> endobj 2 0 obj<>/XObject<>/ProcSet 79 0 R>> endobj 3 0 obj<>stream Yu%]OV^jhzUKI51*&;?m'{{~aTV%jkC PM 5#: 5$Gn ma0Mg]q}ZjBT8!t0#HD4"?@taAhDDDDDDDDDD~""""""?YY#ldd#3334k$WT M&=R 362 0 obj Either way, the system has to maintain these higher capacities of well production, storage tanks, pumps, lines and so on, or be fined for non-compliance for violations of 30 TAC Section 290.45 of the TCEQs rules. Now climb the tank again after the well pump is stopped and measure the height of water again at the manway. <80> <80> <20AC> The actual cost of the meter and installation should be assessed as well. To Top. <83> <83> <0192> TCEQs Chapter 290 requires a meter to accurately determine the usage of each customer unless a master metering arrangement has been made. endbfrange 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. The CSI inspector should make a note on the CSI form stating that the well has been completely disconnected from all the potable water lines serving the dwelling units. Given more information about your utility we may have suggestions regarding ideas on sharing the cost of any upgrade. Any damage to the Corporations equipment shall be subject to service charges. <8C> <8C> <0152> TCEQ staff at the time said it would be ok for a system to remove dormant or vacant taps even down to the water main, but the system could not assess any future applicant a new front-end contribution or equity buy-in fee, equipment costs to replace the assets being removed and possibly another membership fee if the system used non-refundable membership fees at those locations where these taps had been removed. If so, that is another major concern for liability should he interpret this agreement to read the meters as having free reign to the systems facilities. How do we determine base rates for 2- or 3-inch meters? This letter should outline the PUC requirements for an accurate metering of water per connection. As for the TCEQ 290 rules, master meters are to be calibrated for groundwater systems once every 3 years and surface water meters every year. 69 0 obj<> endobj <00> <00> <0000> <09> <0A> <0009> Email: info@trwa.org, Water University/Utility Management Certification, TCEQ Requirement All Occupational Licensing, Wastewater Technical Assistance & Training Program, Click Here to Return to the Ask Larry Archives Homepage, Metering & One Meter per Residence Rules (Ask Larry). If a system has a trailer park, RV park, apartments, and so on being served by one meter, the TCEQ doesnt count it as one connection but either counts the number of spaces being served or calculates the capacity needed by size of meter. In the last couple of months, Ive heard from some systems that they were moving to totally enclosed and sealed registers. /Ordering (UCS) The assumed population equivalent per connection should be indicated. 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. Industrial 3. Equivalent Residential Connection Definition | Law Insider 374 0 obj <00AE> <9E> <9E> <017E> According to subchapter D, rule 290.46(s)(1), flow measuring devices and rate-of-flow controllers that are required by 290.42(d) of this title (relating to Water Treatment) shall be calibrated at least once every 12 months. A: 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. This just means that when the new or existing master meter needs to be tested, the operator can either use an existing, on-site storage tank or any large tanker (fire truck if the capacity is large enough) with a known capacity to verify the meter accuracy. <89> <89> <2030> If there is reason to believe a dangerous or hazardous condition exists, the corporation may conduct a customer service inspection (CSI) to verify the hazardous condition and may notify the local county health office. Ask Larry Archives: Metering and One Meter per Residence Rules. What a system considers to be reasonable access may vary. 0000036396 00000 n Since the two businesses have separated and are no longer on the same property, then the convenience store is diverting water to another property, which constitutes an illegal connection or transfer of water from one property to another. A. begincmap In the case of choosing a meter read system, we suggest that the meter supplier provide you with a list of systems that uses their meters so your system can check out the pros and cons with other systems that are using the meters. The valve shall meet AWWA standards (a ball valve is preferred). Afo/.# G(omQb#\9 The customer does not own the meter just like the customer doesnt own the electric meter or gas meter, even though they have to pay all costs for these other metering devices to be installed. Language establishing the utilitys ownership of customer service meters runs throughout TRWAs model tariffs and service policies. Next, the system needs to send a copy of that policy to the entities that appear to be in violation of that policy along with a copy of the TCEQ rule requiring accurate measuring of each customers usage. <<9e8032b06c2c514a87349e8822134d26>]>> <002D> <98> <98> <02DC> Development Agreement Between the City of Missouri City, Texas, and Ive also not heard of a system providing a water commercial permit. Use of the word commercial by a water system is typically a reference indicating that it is non-standard service and not a regular residential service location. 339 0 obj <> endobj X1'H`7g3a*|f{h00eiF` BVb`+c0 z^ Other TCEQ inspectors have assessed the capacity requirements on the 2-inch meter size which industry standards deem to be eight times the normal capacity of the 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter, regardless of the number of trailers on the other side of the meter. Big problems can occur when either of the properties changes hands. <82> <82> <201A> <83> <83> <0192> <95> <95> <2022> All the meters or at least the material data sheets should state that the materials used to manufacture the meters meet NSF 61. Next, the utility should contact the systems engineer to obtain a study showing how the number and location of the different dwellings are situated on the tract of land. There is no requirement where a WSC can request the landowner to be registered as a business. Problems also come about if a leak occurs by some accident or digging operation by the front property owner and the back property owner wants them to pay for damages, or have the system discount their water bill because they didnt know they had a leak. PDF Control Number: 51166 - Texas A reason for rate training is so the board can justify the base and gallonage charges to all ratepayer classifications and also to TCEQ in case the rate is appealed. %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 The problem comes when that good person moves out and someone else purchases the front property and doesnt care for or even know the folks behind their property, and wants the customers service line and meter removed from their property. Published in July/August 2020 (Issue 4 of Quench). Private or domestic wells can be used for a variety purposes, such as irrigation, drinking water and industrial uses. %PDF-1.5 % 0000001388 00000 n What options do we have to address this issue? Would a hose running across the potential users property, across the alleyway, and across about 10 feet of the members property be allowed? A: This is an issue weve been talking to TCEQ about as far back as 2004. Requiring employees to climb ladders to get over fences or traverse 500 feet of property may not be reasonable access for your system and could be considered denial of access. /CIDInit /ProcSet findresource begin It is not cost effective for us to run a six inch line extension just to supply water to one new house. 0000000586 00000 n Q: We have been made aware of a customer who has installed an inline booster pump on their side of the meter. trailer Leakage 8. A: Yes, under Chapter 13 of the Texas Water Code you must provide service to the applicant if the location of the request for service lies within your certificated service area and your utility is privately owned or a nonprofit water supply corporation. o0?LgGt{Cifk_Kat2'~ez{*R,r08e0@Bf1+oxG t%&L!XD(gTn6"LXa9t> We had the owner submit a feasibility study and it shows that we can support them. It appears they have done this to supply water to more than 60 small rental homes on two 5/8 x 3/4 meters. <99> <99> <2122> e. The Corporation shall require each Member to have a cutoff valve within 2 feet of the meter on the Members side of the meter for purposes of isolating the Members service pipeline and plumbing facilities from the Corporations water pressure. Not all the time, but it is usually pretty accurate unless another deed or court decree has been issued since the countys records were last updated. Your WSC cannot demand that a person pay the entire cost to extend a 6 inch line unless the engineer determines that is the size line it takes to serve that particular applicant. <9D> <9D> <2022> PDF CALCULATION OF EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNITS (EDU - USDA Rural Development <8A> <8A> <0160> We have several customers who have gates at the back of their homes and their homes are built at least 500 feet off the road. #9: "We're already listed as very high risk. Based on the level and manner of service being requested by the owner, a 2-inch water meter may or may not be sufficient to provide the water capacity being requested. <99> <99> <2122> It is unclear whether the units are part of any government-assisted or subsidized housing programs for low-income residents. PDF Attachment P-5 - Texas Do they have to register as a business with the state or get a water commercial permit? "!#w~[^Mt__^7ea?VU> {9Vh*A!_Q~" [w|V}.f%z[o~di_Yzbb{[Xu]\*lq& <8D> <8D> <2022> Prior to initial connection of any Customer other than a single-family residential Customer, the District's Engineer shall calculate . <9F> <9F> <0178> A particular manufacturer is selling a pretty good meter, but it is not certified and before I invest a lot of money into their radio read system I need someone to answer this question. The original members account should be closed out at the old address. =4$y]/%(%DL Statewide Photo Campaign Promoting Drought Awareness Launches August 5! It is up to each customer to determine whether they must register as a business with the state or not. That availability to use that capacity should be paid for, but not by tacking the costs onto existing customers. /Registry (Helvetica-ObliqueOPBaseFont5) <]/Info 87 0 R/Prev 844706 >> Well get someone to demonstrate the rate template weve designed and provided to systems across the state. G{|(> 7 4Ct?3,RPapG}=>V"vIzJ*m'_ <9B> <9B> <203A> A: This is a common problem for older systems as they try to come into compliance with newer rules. Ask Larry Archives: Metering and One Meter per Residence Rules - TRWA The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water. ]BA Y,bps`>x/@HnqXNZ1yek5Fq8:^bV_W =.*'&0Y5E4oUpcbT6P,SkV/ lliF7LEM]AgDtC,a]oaF![Oi0 qy}>XPN&:VYCp>F0 " 0 I1Aq sa:VAza:o ~6_9d23\@GfqQ H4o?a Z}*B"E}I"}}-}oKk$D%+M?AGPf!Sn$_ WzIj&?K/GrwkIL ( kZPiu-Jbg\N2A;$_J|MS[t7P]"nSx}tcGl>^ZKeKH^ZURCZjVAiU&6mvTAl/wDXIvS-U*Kv[GAWBk'3TnM(u"wP4n": $ ZJ[$+n4b=J}}0_LWjcF;0kc.#1I-u}'[{W}$LSKUnUKI.DW~mR^Np voZNL*aAnh^Xo;kji,5]4>Q/ZhB4cq: TuMBv;M8OPhFGDDDDE_k#[vD4 Dr(~[uk_w~'oa_}2;WdASMS aA aV* 8IxFDDDDD_B""#__O &FF#0B>"(4#c3h*E/#!!80 "Df"qdp%_d$vHf -Uyxn/dqHGci|GE800f:(F/GG0xG#xx DDD-p0 It is best to work with your customers so that a reasonable solution can be found. Our system is more than 40 years old and there are about 20 properties that have more than one residence on a single meter. The elimination of external parts should reduce the need for re-reads due to malfunctions. First, the one meter per residence language should be part of your tariff or service policy. But the continued headaches and future problems will not be worth the bad public relations this can cause if anything happens to the service line or meter that is on someone elses property. Finally, it is also important to be clear with the applicant regarding how the drought contingency and water rationing requirements apply to the irrigation meter. He has offered to buy a ladder, but does not want it left all the time, only when the meter is read. PDF LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT (LUE) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - Austin, Texas 1616 Rio Grande <8C> <8C> <0152> A 6 inch line, according to the TCEQ Chapter 290 Rules, can serve up to 250 connections. Those base rates dont have to be the actual meter size equivalent listed in the TRWA Sample Tariff, but one of the reasons/ justifications for a higher base rate for these larger meters is the TCEQs capacity requirements that each system must maintain. Turn the well control on and fill the tank or until there has been sufficient production from the well into the tank to raise the level of water or for the pump to cut off automatically. developed and used to calculate the Impact Fee per Equivalent Single Family Connection (ESFC). R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. Customers that do not report multiple connections, causing utility employees to have to investigate the matter, are usually denied these waivers. endcmap <8E> <8E> <017D> Q. /CMapType 2 def /CMapType 2 def Q: Some of our customers have built duplexes in our system. Some systems do require individual meters to each different apartment, condo or other type business that is all owned by one individual or company. Q: Our 1.5-inch water line is at capacity and someone who is building a home in the area asked to add a meter to our line. <>/OutputIntents[358 0 R]/Metadata 360 0 R>> described above, SWWC currently supplies water to at least 5,465 active LUEs (i.e., single-2 Living Unit Equivalents (LUEs). <7F> <7F> <2022> Your board should look at all the different access related issues at customer locations and define in your tariff what the system considers to be reasonable access to the meters. If the main water line(s) are near the public roads, then the system may offer to move the meter down to the road. 389 0 obj <>stream Usually, the original person that is allowing the other persons meter to be installed on their property (the front property owner) is agreeable and welcomes the chance to help their neighbor (the back property owner) save some money. The customer says there is a gate at the back of his property (more than 500 feet away). The corporation will disconnect without notice if the member refuses to allow access for the purpose of confirming the existence of such condition and/or removing the dangerous or hazardous condition (30 TAC 290.46(i) and 290.46(j)). <9F> <9F> <0178> The system needs to be aware of the potential liability issues with such an arrangement and should contact the systems insurance provider to find out what, if anything, would be covered if the person is injured while reading meters or causes an accident or damages some customers property. <8F> <8F> <2022> The defined area is depicted in Appendix 1. 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. A standard single-family home is considered a standard ERU with other uses measured against this baseline. <85> <85> <2026> Our engineer says we need to remove these, as we would be responsible for servicing them, including paying for upgrades, if a customer wants a meter for that box in the future. xref >> def The sample tariff allows the system to estimate a bill and notify the member of the estimate if meter access is hindered or denied. The base rates for larger meters should be set to pay for these larger required capacities instead of making the customers with standard size meters subsidize the customers with bigger meters that place more demand costs on the system. I have also seen frustration when the front property owner requests a second meter from the system and the line is at capacity. /CMapName /Helvetica-ObliqueOPBaseFont5 def Most of these systems have had positive comments about the dependability of these newer types of meters, and some reported only a 5 percent re-read when the meters were originally installed (this percentage typically went down as they got the bugs worked out). /Supplement 0 <88> <88> <02C6> end A: You have a couple different issues to address. There is also a concern about whether your easement allows system personnel to traverse 500 feet of the owners property. 0000006201 00000 n @0A2@p0@T!EQL& L Aa0w"[!-Si7qH>D Now the member wants the water meter moved to a different property about 100 yards from its original location. The regulations of the Public Utility Commission also make clear in Section 24.163(a)(2)(A) & (B)that the system is responsible to furnish and install, for the purpose of connecting its distribution system to the service applicants property, the service pipe from its main to the meter on the service applicants property. Ownership of meters by the retail public utility, whether a district, WSC, city or privately owned system, is essential to the ability of the utility to effectively comply with its regulatory obligations. CMapName currentdict /CMap defineresource pop 12 dict begin Connecting through Amsterdam Airport - Amsterdam Forum - Tripadvisor PDF Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District 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. Additionally, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules require that all public water systems be designed with a minimum of 15 percent extra capacity.
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