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. Some systems try to solve this issue by installing remote read meters (AMR) that allow the employee to drive by all the meter locations and the meters transmit the readings to a base unit in the vehicle. The member wants to know if a neighbor can hook up to the meter and if so, under what circumstances. We think this might turn into a public relations problem. Different growth ]*U}%GikLf!=ZpcC[RqHL 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. Then when these other services are discontinued those meters are removed by the utility that owns the meters, not the customer. <95> <95> <2022> =4$y]/%(%DL w;A`@3YceL 0a0DD8T#_ _~qd"D|%U0 a`q]HEWls!G29h4 PDF SECTION 2 - WATER SYSTEM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - prospertx.gov Commercial 5. developed and used to calculate the Impact Fee per Equivalent Single Family Connection (ESFC). 6^u9Z{s DraDsio1,m?Ph/&KZlho_ryP %PDF-1.7 H|T0WQNd(>3IQb= 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. It is up to each customer to determine whether they must register as a business with the state or not. The date of construction is not relevant to the issue of whether a single master meter or individual meters would be preferable; however, it is important when considering the required customer service inspection (CSI) which must be completed for all eight units and the tract of property to be served. 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. G{|(> 7 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. In addition to the cost of the meter installation as well as any upfront impact or buy in fees. <96> <97> <2013> 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. 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. After you establish a system's ERU quantity, you can use it to determine the number of ERUs for other types of service connections. -tjOXWIR-9L#|qAH)=ya[AXO>_u 9U]](M:?`^V a/X`jsV60;aC}18Y_{/c%nmVlf.0FVL 0000001107 00000 n endstream endobj 75 0 obj<>/BaseFont/Times-Roman/FirstChar 0/LastChar 255/Subtype/Type1/ToUnicode 76 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 0 250 340 410 500 500 840 785 185 340 340 500 560 250 340 250 290 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 290 290 565 565 565 440 925 720 670 670 725 610 555 720 720 335 390 725 615 880 720 720 560 720 665 555 605 715 715 945 725 725 610 335 275 335 475 500 330 450 500 450 500 450 340 500 500 275 275 500 275 775 500 500 500 500 340 390 285 500 500 720 500 500 450 490 200 490 550 350 500 350 340 500 450 1000 500 500 340 1000 565 340 890 350 610 350 350 340 340 445 445 350 500 1000 340 990 390 340 730 350 450 730 250 340 500 500 500 500 210 500 340 770 280 500 570 340 770 340 410 570 300 300 340 510 460 250 340 300 310 500 750 750 750 445 720 720 720 720 720 720 885 675 615 615 615 615 340 340 340 340 720 720 720 720 720 720 720 565 720 720 720 720 720 720 560 500 450 450 450 450 450 450 670 450 450 450 450 450 280 280 280 280 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 565 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500]>> endobj 76 0 obj<>stream <93> <94> <201C> Institutional 4. endstream endobj startxref Q: How important is the NSF 60 certification on meters or does it even matter? <83> <83> <0192> 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. 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. To your knowledge, are there any parts of the tariff that would prohibit the member from entering into such an agreement or any part of the regulations that would prohibit such an agreement or jeopardize the systems compliance? 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. Private or domestic wells can be used for a variety purposes, such as irrigation, drinking water and industrial uses. We have generally required individual meters for each unit, but one owner wants to know if they can put in a 2-inch master meter for all 10 units in five nearby duplexes. H_w"'i.wF%P)O <96> <97> <2013> You should review this situation with your engineers. <8F> <8F> <2022> Chapter 13.07 WATER AND WASTEWATER ASSESSMENTS, RATES, FEES AND CHARGES 0000001445 00000 n "General Plan" means the General Plan prepared by Developer as submitted to B. Multi-Family Residential A twelve-inch (12") water main shall be required to loop through a multi-family district. HT 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. There is also a concern about whether your easement allows system personnel to traverse 500 feet of the owners property. 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. While it may be difficult for them to claim the second dwelling is vacant if evidence of habitation is obvious, some people might try to claim that the habitation is only intermittent, that no water is being used at the second location, or that water there is being supplied from a separate source. <80> <80> <20AC> R02 - Single Family House (larger than 5/8 " meter). Now climb the tank again after the well pump is stopped and measure the height of water again at the manway. Not sure they have a higher level." Yes, his is true but interestingly only since 4 September. endbfrange Q: How does a person with multiple mobile homes become a master-metered account? This certificate should meet the TCEQ master meter test requirements for initial installation of the meter. It is best to set the meters close to the structure to be served and to always obtain an easement for service lines and meters before new service is established. The purpose of an equity buy-in fee is to establish parity between the new customer or applicant and those who have already been receiving service. Installing multiple meters on a single undivided property with a line running across the property could lead to easement issues in the future. There is an automatic gate that only works by remote and we do not have access to it. A: Yes, I've heard of the practice of allowing multiple meters on single properties at multiple systems. 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. Published in July/August 2020 (Issue 4 of Quench). The system is not responsible for securing or requiring an easement for any service line from the meter to the ultimate customers home. What should we do? The defined area is depicted in Appendix 1. 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. 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. There is nothing that prevents a customer from having a separate meter just for their irrigation system. Accordingly, at Section 24.169(a)(2) of the PUCs rules, the Commission unequivocally states that unless otherwise ordered by the commission, each utility shall provide, install, own and maintain all meters necessary for the measurement of water provided to its customers.. <80> <80> <20AC> TRWA does not recommend any product, supplier or person and leaves that decision up to each system. Where is the middle ground here? The elimination of external parts should reduce the need for re-reads due to malfunctions. 36 beginbfrange Think of it this way: what if that property owner was requesting not one meter, but four new ones? <8C> <8C> <0152> This allows the water to straighten out and have less turbulence, thereby allowing the meter to register as accurately as possible. u5e` T Now subtract the first master meter reading from the current meter reading and compare that to the gallons added to the tank. The original member will pay all costs associated with a new meter installation as if they were a new customer, since they are a new customer at this new location. Do I need to calibrate the meter? A: We get this question from time to time, and the answer as to whether you should have one master meter for each apartment building or one meter per individual apartment is it depends. In general, the Public Utility Commissions (PUC) rules first want separate meters for each unit so each individual users water usage can be measured accurately. During these discussions, we talked about vacant and dormant taps to see how the agency would rule on a cost of service appeal if the system were to remove these dead taps to free up system capacity for other applicants along that water main. 0000003802 00000 n All new customers or applicants for water service use some of the systems existing facilities and capacity that was already in place things like pipe lines, tanks, wells, pumps and so on. A: TCEQ rule 290.44(a)(4) explains the purpose of the rule stating: Each community public water system shall provide accurate metering devices at each residential, commercial or industrial service connection for the accumulation of water usage data. This ensures that the water system can document that customers are being billed properly.