Chapter 13.08
WATER LINE SPECIFICATIONS

Sections:

13.08.010    Adoption of water main extension requirements.

13.08.020    Copies on file.

13.08.030    Private service lines.

13.08.040    System requirements.

13.08.050    Special regulations for properties with high service pressures.

13.08.060    Violation and enforcement.

13.08.010 Adoption of water main extension requirements.

The “Town of Friday Harbor Water and Sewer System Extension Requirements” as published by the engineering firm of Kramer, Chin and Mayo, Inc., is adopted as the conditions and construction standards to be adhered to in any and all extensions to the town water system. (Ord. 1081 § 1, 1998)

13.08.020 Copies on file.

The publication entitled “Town of Friday Harbor Water and Sewer System Extension Requirements” shall be available for public review in the office of the town clerk. (Ord. 1081 § 2, 1998)

13.08.030 Private service lines.

A. “Private service lines” shall be defined as the line that is installed between the water meter and the user.

B. All private service lines, located inside and outside of town, shall be required to comply with the following standards:

1. Underground private service lines shall be constructed of grade Schedule 40 PVC or better.

2. Underground private service lines shall not exceed 300 feet in length and, for single-family residential use, shall not exceed three-quarter inch inside diameter, except where the town administrator determines that a greater length or larger size is necessary in order to provide the user with the same level of service which is provided to the majority of other users of the same classification. Any such necessity shall be clearly documented by specifications and drawings from a state-licensed engineer, who shall also provide the specifications and drawings for the particular service line being proposed, all at no expense to the town.

3. Pipe bedding for underground private service lines shall be Class B bedding type, with bedding material to satisfy the gradations of sand, pea gravel, gravel, or gravel sand as defined in APWA Standard Specifications. Bedding material shall be placed to a minimum depth of six inches below the pipe and shall also be used as initial backfill to a minimum depth of six inches over the pipe.

4. Underground private service lines shall be placed at a minimum depth of 30 inches below finished grade.

5. The maintenance and repair of private service lines are the responsibility of the owner of the premises being served. The owner shall keep said service lines in good working order.

C. In the case of a leak in the private service line, the owner may be entitled to an adjustment on their water bill; provided, that within seven days of the leak’s discovery by the owner or within seven days of the town notifying the owner of a probable leak, whichever sooner occurs, the owner submits to the town an invoice for repairs and/or other documentation proving that the leak has been repaired. A leak adjustment shall be available to the owner at the discretion of the town administrator or his designee.

D. If the conditions in subsection C of this section are met, then the water bill in the month the leak is detected shall be adjusted. The customer shall pay for all the water usage as recorded by the customer’s water meter, but the usage charge rate shall be billed at the lowest applicable published user charge rate.

E. In the event that the procedures listed in subsections C and D of this section do not answer and/or settle the complaint registered, the customer shall have the right to make an appeal to dispute the charges in accordance with the procedures set forth in FHMC 13.05.045.

F. There shall be no storage tanks, pumps, pressure tanks, or other devices of any nature attached to any private service line, except as approved by the town. (Ord. 1482 § 2, 2012; Ord. 1081 § 3, 1998)

13.08.040 System requirements.

A. Water service into each separate building shall have a shutoff valve, except for buildings which are within the town and designed and used exclusively for purposes which are accessory to a single-family residence.

B. Piping must be kept in repair and protected from freezing by the owner, and the owner or occupant shall be responsible for all damages resulting from leaks and breaks from the shutoff valve to the building.

C. No person shall install or maintain any actual or potential cross connection to the town water system unless approved by the town. Any such cross connection now existing is hereby declared unlawful and shall be removed immediately.

D. The approval or elimination of cross connections shall be in accordance with the State of Washington Administrative Code (WAC 248-54-285) or any superseding WAC, and the policies, procedures, and criteria for determining appropriate levels of protection shall be in accordance with the “Accepted Procedure and Practice in Cross Connection Control Manual – Pacific Northwest Section – American Waterworks Association, Fourth Edition”, or any superseding editions.

E. Backflow prevention assemblies, if required, shall:

1. Be a model approved by the Washington State Department of Health.

2. Be installed under the direction of a designated town employee.

3. Be tested at least annually at the owner’s expense. Completed test reports shall be returned to the town within 30 days after receipt of the yearly test notification. Tests and inspections may be required on a more frequent basis at the discretion of the town. Authorized employees of the town with proper identification shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of a premises or within buildings to which water is supplied. Water service shall be refused or terminated to any premises for failure to allow necessary inspections. (Ord. 1081 § 4, 1998)

13.08.050 Special regulations for properties with high service pressures.

The water service to all properties where the service pressure exceeds 80 pounds per square inch shall be installed, at the owner’s expense, with an approved pressure regulating device, reducing the pressure on the user side of the device to between 40 and 50 pounds per square inch. (Ord. 1081 § 5, 1998)

13.08.060 Violation and enforcement.

A. A violation of this chapter shall be and hereby is declared both a public nuisance and a Class 1 civil infraction, as defined in Chapter 1.18 FHMC. Each day that a violation of this chapter exists may be treated as a separate infraction.

B. Except in circumstances where there is a serious and imminent threat to public health or safety, prior to filing a public nuisance abatement action in San Juan County superior court, the town shall attempt to gain compliance by use of the civil infraction procedures set forth in Chapter 1.18 FHMC.

C. The penalty for committing a civil infraction under this chapter shall be as set forth in Chapter 1.18 FHMC. (Ord. 1081 § 6, 1998)