§ 340-58. Extensions of the wastewater system.

A. 

Extensions of the City's wastewater utility system may be made at the discretion of the City upon request made by an applicant for wastewater service. All line extensions shall be sized to provide adequate system performance to meet the applicant's needs, but in no event shall the line be smaller than four inches in diameter. In the event that the system master plan requires a larger line size than is required to serve the applicant's needs, the City shall absorb the difference in investment between the applicant's required line size and the line size required by the plan. The City shall be the sole judge of proper line sizing.

B. 

Extension of the system to serve the applicant shall be based on that system required to reach the mid-point of the property line of the property to be served. The extension shall be made from the nearest adequately sized collector system.

C. 

The City shall not under any circumstances be required to make an extension that would be unprofitable and thereby cause undue hardship to existing customers.

D. 

All lines shall be constructed in existing public roads, streets, City-owned land, alleys or easements. The applicant shall furnish such rights-of-way as are required without charge to the City over property owned by said applicant and shall assist the City in securing at no cost to the City other rights-of-way necessary to provide service over property not owned by said applicant.

E. 

Where unusual circumstances exist an extension may be made under a special long-term contract, providing the contract terms are such that no adverse effects will be imposed on the City's existing customers. This contractual provision is strictly at the option of the City.

F. 

Special conditions which affect the furnishing of wastewater service to an applicant or group of applicants such as elevation or other conditions resulting in increased costs to the City in providing wastewater service shall be taken into consideration when estimating the cost of providing service.

G. 

The applicant requesting the extension of the City's wastewater system shall pay the entire cost of the extension in advance of the commencement of work, including the cost of connecting the extension to the City's system. The City shall provide the applicant with an estimate of the cost of the extension, and this shall be the basis for charges which shall be paid by the applicant. In the event that the actual cost of the extension is lower than the estimate, the applicant shall receive a refund of the amount overpaid.

H. 

Charges for connections made to extensions. In the event that an applicant for wastewater service makes connection to an extension which was previously installed by the City, or to an extension made at the request of an original applicant or customer and paid for by that original applicant or customer, the City shall charge the applicant an amount equal to the pro rata per foot cost of the original extension multiplied by the frontage footage of the property of the applicant.

I. 

Credit for connections made to extensions. In the event that an applicant for wastewater service makes connection to an extension which was previously installed at the request of an original applicant or customer and paid for by that original applicant or customer, the City shall make refund to the original applicant or customer in the amount equal to the pro rata per foot cost of the original extension multiplied by the frontage footage of the property of the applicant. The total amount of refunds made to the original applicant or customer shall be limited to the amount paid by the original applicant or customer for the extension minus the frontage footage cost share of the original applicant's or customer's property. The period of time during which refunds shall be made to the original applicant or customer shall be five years after the completion of the extension made for the original applicant or customer. The Wastewater Utility Department shall maintain records of such extensions for purposes of application of this provision.

J. 

Connection of privately constructed wastewater collection system; inspections.

(1) 

In the event that an applicant wishes to connect a privately constructed wastewater collection system to the City's wastewater utility system, the applicant shall make application to do so, and submit the privately constructed system to inspection and acceptance by the City before connection may occur. The City shall provide its wastewater design and performance specifications upon request. In the event the applicant's system fails inspection, the system shall be inspected after corrective action is taken by the applicant.

(2) 

The applicant shall pay an inspection fee of 5% of the cost of the privately constructed collection system, and such fee shall apply each time an inspection by the City is required. Upon successful acceptance of the privately constructed system by the City, the applicant shall pay to the City the actual cost of connecting the applicant's system to the City's system.

Added 9-21-2005 by Ord. No. 05-18