Chapter 14.12
WATER, SANITARY SEWER AND STORMWATER EXTENSIONS

Sections:

14.12.010    Location of water, sewer and storm sewer main extensions.

14.12.020    Abandonment of wells and septic systems.

14.12.030    Oversizing and additional length reimbursement.

14.12.040    Expense reimbursement.

14.12.010 Location of water, sewer and storm sewer main extensions.

Whenever water, sewer and storm sewer mains are extended, main extensions shall also be extended along or through the property being served by the extension so that utility service can be provided to other properties beyond the property being served. The specific location of the extension through or along the property shall be determined by the city at the time of application and shall conform to the city’s water, sewer and storm and surface water system plans for the area where the property is located. Generally, main extensions shall be required along the full frontage of rights-of-way adjacent to the property being developed and served by the main extension and may also be required through the property being developed so that utility service can be provided to other properties not fronting the right-of-way. (Ord. 11-06 § 1, 2006).

14.12.020 Abandonment of wells and septic systems.

Existing wells and septic systems shall be abandoned in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations at the owner’s expense no later than at the time the property being served by the well or septic system is connected to and receives services from the city’s utility systems; provided, that existing wells may be retained for irrigation use only on the condition that the domestic water connection to the properties to be irrigated by the well water incorporate a reduced pressure backflow assembly in accordance with city standards. (Ord. 11-06 § 1, 2006).

14.12.030 Oversizing and additional length reimbursement.

Water, sewer and storm and surface water main extensions shall be sized and configured in accordance with this municipal code, resolutions and water, sewer and stormwater system plans. However, eight-inch water and sanitary sewer mains will be the smallest lines permitted on public streets. If main extension sizing required by the city engineer exceeds the minimum allowable extension pipe sizing for the project, the city, acting by and through the city engineer, shall reimburse the developer installing the oversized main the differential cost in materials and installation for the greater pipe size. Prior to the installation of the main extension subject to oversizing reimbursement, the developer shall provide the city engineer with certified bids for the cost of minimum allowable extension pipe size as installed and the greater pipe size required by the city engineer as installed for review and approval by the city engineer to determine the differential cost. Additionally, the oversizing reimbursement section may be applied to those situations where the city engineer requests an additional length of pipe to be constructed beyond the minimum allowable pipe length required by the project. The city, acting by and through the city engineer, shall reimburse the developer for the differential cost of the pipe oversizing within 60 days of the final acceptance of the installed main extension. (Ord. 11-06 § 1, 2006).

14.12.040 Expense reimbursement.

Where a water, sewer, or storm and surface water main is extended along a street at the expense of the property owner or owners on one portion of the street only, or where such a line is extended through property not currently served and not contributing to the cost of the line, or when the city extends a water or sanitary sewer main, the person or persons paying the costs of extension of the water, sewer, or storm and surface water main shall be reimbursed by the noncontributing property owners at the time these owners connect to the water, sewer or storm and surface water main, subject to the reimbursement provisions of Chapter 14.14 BMC. (Ord. 11-06 § 1, 2006).