Now subtract the first master meter reading from the current meter reading and compare that to the gallons added to the tank. Therefore, existing customers have been paying for extra capacity for many years and these new customers are being asked to provide a portion of the cost associated with the capacity they will be using. The board can amend the current charge to whatever they determine to be fair to the ratepayers. This has been a troublesome situation for many systems in the past and is a re-occurring problem for systems today. 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. 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. Until Saturday there was a higher level called "very high-risk area where there is a variant of concern" but that category . 69 12 Section 290.45 - Minimum Water System Capacity Requirements, 30 Tex /CIDSystemInfo /Registry (CourierOPBaseFont1) 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. The systems and engineers said that if these old dormant tap locations wanted to be re-serviced and if upgrades were required, the present landowners where service had previously existed would have to pay for those upgrades. s)Q0tWN If the WSC has an easement properly filed at the courthouse for every line and meter, the new property owner cant make the system move the meter. These items became assets and therefore had to be maintained and upgraded at the expense of the water system. Hopefully this will help address the customers concerns. <00> endcodespacerange These previously existing meter locations had already paid for or been granted capacity from the water main, and therefore they should not be required to pay for system upgrades. 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. /Registry (Times-RomanOPBaseFont0) * 04dOvZ% y;a p^u N&?FqCe6MoA 67.016(d) provides that a corporation may make water or sewer service conditional on ownership of the real estate designated to receive service and from which the membership or other right of participation arises. Subsection (e) authorizes a corporation to cancel a persons membership if he fails to meet a condition of service prescribed by the corporation. <8B> <8B> <2039> Wouldnt it make sense for the owner to have to pay the cost of extending the line(s) out to those structures? <20> <7E> <0020> TCEQ assesses the adequacy of a systems capacity on the number of connections on that system and takes into account the number and sizes of larger meters on that system. Know how, know you | We are IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group employing 4300+ people across 24 jurisdictions worldwide. This is referred to in Section C under the definition of member and proof of ownership, and again in Section E under Rules and Regulations. Connecting through Amsterdam Airport - Amsterdam Forum - Tripadvisor <93> <94> <201C> Installing multiple meters on a single undivided property with a line running across the property could lead to easement issues in the future. Further, in the past we have seen many TCEQ investigators count dead taps into the systems overall capacity requirements using the assumption that at any time in the future the system would still be responsible for supplying not only the active connections but previously existing connections also. <9C> <9C> <0153> In this case, applicants pay for what is necessary to provide them with their individual service, including his or her part of line upgrades, wells, tanks or treatment capacities before receiving service or entering into a service contract; the system pays for any facility capacity in excess of what the individual needs. endobj 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? A: This is one of those situations where a little extra effort by the system up front can save them substantial headaches and costs down the road. After you establish a system's ERU quantity, you can use it to determine the number of ERUs for other types of service connections. One of our customers is demanding that she keep her meter since she paid for it and she feels it should be hers to keep. When setting these new meters, it is important to remember that if the property is subdivided in the future, each meter should be on the property with the residence or structure to be served. ~0r; <09> <0A> <0009> Check to be sure these references are included in your tariff and if so, the member would be prohibited from extending service from one side of the road/alley or across a property line to provide service to a neighbors property not designated to receive service according to your tariff. I have also seen frustration when the front property owner requests a second meter from the system and the line is at capacity. 0000053091 00000 n <96> <97> <2013> Afo/.# G(omQb#\9 IQ-EQ | LinkedIn Sometimes multiple lines from multiple meters can become a maintenance nightmare because all the lines, meters and valves look the same. 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. << Industrial 3. In fact, there are laws about meter tampering, damage and diversion if a person is caught or found guilty of messing with a utilitys meters. The one meter per residence just means that a customer can't have two or more residences or businesses on a single meter. Do you have a source for best practices when planning to deal with this issue? 1 begincodespacerange There also is a section in the Service Application and Agreement form RUS-TX Bulletin 1780-9 (05/17) that states: All water shall be metered by meters to be furnished and installed by the Corporation. Now climb the tank again after the well pump is stopped and measure the height of water again at the manway. endstream endobj 5 0 obj<>/Width 2550/Height 3300/BitsPerComponent 1/ColorSpace/DeviceGray/Type/XObject/Name/background_2/Subtype/Image>>stream << The best way to verify whether a customer has a prohibited second connection is by performing a new customer service inspection (CSI). IQ-EQ | 110,749 followers on LinkedIn. a@0VZ F8A8!@!af^""""#o^?l2AD 4i5M=n^/#{B^m^m}5ok8M4M0P aj""# <85> <85> <2026> Q: We have a convenience store and a chain restaurant using the same meter. <8A> <8A> <0160> 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 <9F> <9F> <0178> Q: How important is the NSF 60 certification on meters or does it even matter? Published in July/August 2020 (Issue 4 of Quench). This only works for meter reading and does not solve the issue of access for repairs and emergencies. This includes design, review and approval of all plans and all on-site and off-site service facilities by the corporations engineer and compliance with any applicable municipal or other governmental codes and specifications. <0D> <0D> <000D> It is not cost effective for us to run a six inch line extension just to supply water to one new house. If it is a single tract of land and the plumbing to each of these eight units is all combined into one common line, then a master meter would probably be the better option for this applicant. Q: We have been made aware of a customer who has installed an inline booster pump on their side of the meter. Service will be restored when a CSI confirms no health hazard exists, the health hazard has been removed or repaired, or the health hazard has been isolated from the corporations water system. endstream endobj 70 0 obj<> endobj 72 0 obj<> endobj 73 0 obj<>/XObject<>/ProcSet 79 0 R>> endobj 74 0 obj<>stream Published in May/June 2020 (Issue 3 of Quench). 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. How do we determine base rates for 2- or 3-inch meters? 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. A: This is certainly a tricky situation but its one that many TRWA systems have faced when trying to enforce their tariff or district service policies. Climb the tank and use a steel measuring tape to measure the height of water in the tank to the manway. After getting this proof of ownership, the system should at least check the countys tax rolls and property tax maps to see whose name is listed for that property. endstream endobj 77 0 obj<>/BaseFont/Courier/FirstChar 0/LastChar 255/Subtype/Type1/ToUnicode 78 0 R/Widths[0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600]>> endobj 78 0 obj<>stream endbfrange Unless a local governmental authority requires otherwise, or unless otherwise established, an ESFC is defined as 360 gallons per day for average water usage and 300 gpd for average wastewater return flow. 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. 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. 0000000015 00000 n Now the member wants the water meter moved to a different property about 100 yards from its original location. If your 1.5 inch line is already overloaded, then the WSC is responsible for paying for the difference in costs from a two inch line to serve the single applicant to the 6 inch line your engineers say is required to install. Other systems are installing AMR Meters for the first time, installing AMR Meters in high density or high-traffic areas or upgrading to AMI meters. Therefore, removing the meter box completely could allow the utility to reduce its total number of connections for purposes of determining the systems necessary capacity. [tF]JJfSHYs8n?G?#ZS^n#E|WHxt2o1BBb.el+Dijwv-7ajcn7mY 6ii>a!0Y7"9ET3 /Ordering (UCS) Would a hose running across the potential users property, across the alleyway, and across about 10 feet of the members property be allowed? A 6 inch line, according to the TCEQ Chapter 290 Rules, can serve up to 250 connections. /Registry (Helvetica-ObliqueOPBaseFont5) Q: Our system is replacing all of our meters. 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. <84> <84> <201E> Additionally, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules require that all public water systems be designed with a minimum of 15 percent extra capacity. A: Your question is very common for all rural and some urban systems. (1) The requirements contained in this section are to be used in evaluating both the total capacities for public water systems and the capacities at individual pump stations and pressure planes which serve portions of the system that are hydraulically separated from, or incapable of being served by, other pump stations or pressure planes. Q: I am aware of the rule that requires meters to be located on the property being served. A new membership fee should be required for each new meter. CONTACT 1002 Washington Ave., 3rd floor Houston, TX 77002 832.394.8888 wcrtechs@houstontx.gov 8 am to 3 pm Wastewater Capacity Reservation Letter - Wastewater You, the property owner or authorized agent, must apply for a Wastewater Capacity Reservation letter if you are: Wastewater Capacity Reservation Letter - Water end All connections shall be calculated based upon its equivalency to a customary Equivalent Single Family Connection using the City of Houston's equivalency table. These cost-of-service issues have subsequently been transferred to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which has been very pro-consumer when addressing complaints. Over the past year Ive talked to at least a dozen systems with existing AMR meters who are upgrading or replacing them due to older meter batteries not holding up. Equivalent Single-Family Connection Definition | Law Insider 0000001312 00000 n If your system already has this language, then TRWA suggests that systems that have several multiple connection issues send out a letter informing all customers of pending changes or stepped up enforcement of existing policies. <9C> <9C> <0153> <00> R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 Most of the re-reads were because the brand of meters the system had installed used exterior-mounted antennas, which were susceptible to a variety of hazards, such as gophers, dogs or lawn mowers. H_w"'i.wF%P)O About the District - Cinco MUDs Q: A current member of our WSC has asked for a second meter on their property. H|T0WQNd(>3IQb= :SYA"e2=pmn':"^Ptvop?L`EekP)H:^OK)XNI <93> <94> <201C> The original members account should be closed out at the old address. 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. The quadplexes were built in 2006 and are not located within the boundaries of a city. 365 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<826B791C035DF141B5FC102546D7A1A5>]/Index[339 51]/Info 338 0 R/Length 113/Prev 168287/Root 340 0 R/Size 390/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream /Ordering (UCS) <88> <88> <02C6> 36 beginbfrange The member wants to know if a neighbor can hook up to the meter and if so, under what circumstances. 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. xref The nagging question I have is what is the motive for this charity act and how long will it take for the fun to wear off? TRWA does not recommend any product, supplier or person and leaves that decision up to each system. Getting customers to understand is sometimes challenging. 10. "General Plan" means the General Plan prepared by Developer as submitted to If the customer still feels that the meter belongs to her then it may be helpful to give her the phone number to the PUC so she can discuss her concerns. Define Equivalent Single-Family Connection. <8D> <8D> <2022> If your board would like for one of TRWAs staff to attend a meeting to do some rate training, please contact our office. 0000002966 00000 n <80> <80> <20AC> u5e` T <002D> We encourage you to consider options for providing service and, most immediately, to ensure compliance with the 85 percent requirement. The normal straight run of pipe prior to the meter is five times the diameter of the pipe. 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. endobj While the board of directors is keeping the old monthly charges and rates, we only have a base rate for 1 -inch meters. The closest thing we have to a bottom line here is that a system can remove the meter, but they still need to maintain capacity at that same location in case a future applicant wants to re-install another water meter there. Also, since the lead ban was in effect when the units were constructed in 2006, the CSI inspector should use swabs to test the plumbing for led. <91> <92> <2018> 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. fA=~0xO}wASICHzKnp[o /CIDInit /ProcSet findresource begin 3 The Blue ater Contract defines a "LUE" as the capacity necessary to serve a single-family residential . Some folks opt for wells of around 300 gallons per minute or less to use a fire truck or tanker instead of climbing an elevated tank to do the measuring twice.
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