Chapter 13.06
SPECIAL WATER SERVICES
Sections:
13.06.020 Sales subject to chapter.
13.06.030 Application for bulk purchase.
13.06.010 Purpose.
In order to provide a means and method to control the sale of water from the city water system for use by customers not connected to the system, while providing assurances to prevent cross contamination of the city’s potable water supply, it is necessary to adopt this chapter. (Ord. 14-019 § 1).
13.06.020 Sales subject to chapter.
All persons desiring to obtain water from the city from other than an approved connection served by an established account must make application pursuant to this chapter to obtain city water. Those persons affected include, but are not limited to, construction water needs, bulk water purchases, and filling swimming pools. All water delivered by the city to these bulk buyers is sold as nonpotable water. It is not subject to control by the city as it is delivered and its quality cannot be assured or guaranteed by the city. A purchaser of this bulk water may not resell it or offer it for human consumption or represent that water as being from the city system, being potable or fit for human consumption. (Ord. 14-019 § 1).
13.06.030 Application for bulk purchase.
(1) Any person desiring to obtain a bulk sale of water from the city shall make application to obtain such water on forms provided by the public works department. A permit will be issued by the public works director or the mayor’s designee according to the guidelines set forth in the city’s construction specifications Chapter 7, titled “Permitting.” The consumer of bulk water must register with the city’s utility billing department and shall pay a refundable deposit as set forth in Chapter 7, titled “Permitting,” of the city of Kittitas construction specifications. The user shall be charged a fee for metering each month in addition to the bulk water rate set forth in KMC 13.04.020.
(2) All persons approved to make a bulk purchase of water shall be permitted to do so under the rules established by the public works foreman. In the event of any dispute as to the means, method, quantity or site of a bulk water sale, the decision of the public works foreman shall be final.
(3) All persons approved to make a bulk purchase of water shall be required to pay the rates and charges set forth in KMC 13.04.020 and Chapter 7 of the city construction specifications.
(4) Bulk purchases of water shall only be permitted at the times and the locations indicated by the public works department. Any other taking of water is unpermitted and is theft.
(5) Privately owned meters are not permitted to be used to withdraw water from city hydrants and any water withdrawn by private meter is deemed a theft of water.
(6) Prior to hydrant use deposit being returned, all outstanding charges must be paid in full. (Ord. 14-019 § 1).
13.06.040 Rates.
Rates for bulk water and usage are established in KMC 13.04.020 and Chapter 7, titled “Permitting,” of the city of Kittitas construction specifications. (Ord. 14-019 § 1).
13.06.050 Penalties.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter by damage to city owned device, hydrants or water lines shall be punished by a civil penalty of up to $5,000 together with all penalties and assessments. The violator shall further be responsible for all costs to repair and/or replace the damaged city property.
(2) Any person found to have altered the reading on the city’s metering device shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction and be subject to a nonsuspendable, nondeferable penalty of $5,000 together with all penalties and assessments. The violator shall further be responsible for all costs to repair and/or replace the damaged city property. Such person shall be prohibited from further purchases of bulk water from the city.
(3) Any person found to have violated the city’s policy to prevent and avoid cross connections of the city’s potable water supply shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction and be subject to a nonsuspendable, nondeferable penalty of $5,000 together with all penalties and assessments. The violator shall further be responsible for all costs to repair and/or replace the damaged city property. Such person shall be prohibited from further purchases of bulk water from the city. (Ord. 14-019 § 1).