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REVISED RATE ORDER ESTABLISHING
RATES AND POLICIES FOR WATER, SEWER AND OTHER SERVICES AND
FACILITIES PROVIDED BY MASON CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT; PROVIDING
FEES FOR CONNECTION, RECONNECTION AND INSPECTION; REQUIRING
DEPOSITS FOR SERVICE; PROVIDING A POLICY REGARDING TERMINATION
OF SERVICE FOR DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING FOR DELINQUENT
PAYMENTS; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES AND PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE
ORDERS; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
Including Amendments Adopted
Through August 15, 2001
WHEREAS, Mason Creek Utility
District (the "District") owns a water and sewer
system designed to serve present and future inhabitants within
the District; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that
fees, charges and conditions be established for service from the
District's water and sewer system; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors
has carefully considered the matter and is of the opinion that
the following conditions should be revised, established and
re-established for service from the District's water and sewer
system; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF MASON CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS,
THAT:
Section 1: Definitions. In this
order:
(a) " SFR connection"
shall mean and include any single-family residence and any
single unit of a townhouse or multiplex dwelling structure
(other than apartments) when such is separately metered.
Townhouse or multiplex dwelling structures are those where: (i)
each dwelling unit is owned separately (this does not preclude
private streets, access easements or common areas), (ii) the
owner of each unit has the exclusive right to occupy the land
where it is located and the air space above it, and (iii) the
unit is served by the District directly from a street or other
public easement.
(b) "Commercial
connection" shall mean and include any office building,
hotel, retail store, clubhouse, warehouse, service station, or
other establishment rendering a service or offering a product
for sale to the public, apartments, churches, schools and any
and all establishments or premises which are not SFR connections
as defined herein.
(c) "Back-up
connection" shall mean a connection to the system of
another water district or water utility which has entered into a
contract with the District for back-up water or sewer service
from the District; such a contract may provide for two-way, or
mutual, back-up.
(d) "Unmetered fire
connection" means a connection that serves only a
closed-type automatic fire sprinkler system, where water can
only be drawn off through a sprinkler head.
Section 1A: Utility Capacity
Letters.
(a) Purpose And Intent. The
purpose of this section is to provide predictable procedures and
rules for responding to utility capacity inquiries. These
regulations shall be applied and interpreted so that projects
needing utility capacity can be examined and served on a
reasonable basis, and also so that available capacity can be
apportioned fairly and equitably to all areas in the District
likely to require it.
(b) Application of Section; Prior
Provisions. This section applies to all requests for new or
expanded utility capacity received after June 16, 1993. This
section supersedes and replaces all previous rules, policies and
procedures for utility capacity matters, including but not
limited to the interim regulations adopted August 19, 1992. Any
previous letters of availability or utility commitment are
terminated (unless issued in accordance with the interim
regulations adopted August 19, 1992), but the holder of any such
terminated letter or commitment is free to re-apply under this
section.
(c) Owner's Application, Fee. The
owner of a tract of land needing new or increased District
utilities may apply in writing to the District office. The
application must include a full description of the buildings and
structures to be served, the water, sewer and drainage
facilities to be constructed, the water and sewer (central
plant) capacities requested, expressed in gallons per day on an
average day ("GPD"), and the line capacities
requested, expressed in units prescribed by the District's
engineer. The application must include a non-refundable fee,
determined in accordance Section 5 of this order.
(d) Initial Review. The
District's operator and engineer shall review each application
received (except for applications covering only a single-family
residence, which the operator alone may review and approve).
They shall submit their recommendations to the Board.
(e) Board Determination;
Criteria. The Board shall determine if the application can be
approved by applying the following criteria: (1) whether
sufficient unused and unreserved central water and sewer plant
capacity exists to serve the applicant, after making a
reasonable allowance for future service to the remainder of the
District, (2) whether sufficient water, sewer and drainage lines
and facilities exist to serve the applicant, taking into account
the remainder of the area to be served by such lines and
facilities, (3) whether the proposed buildings or structures
will impose any unreasonable burdens on the District's systems,
in terms of quality of effluent, flooding, peak demands or other
demand or use characteristics, and (4) whether the applicant has
the readiness, willingness and ability, in a timely manner, to
carry out the project and discharge all obligations to the
District, including the payment of charges, fees, taxes, etc.
With respect to criteria (1) and (2), above, the standard
reference level of service for all unserved land in the district
is established at a level equivalent to three SFR connections
per acre, and this reference level shall be used unless specific
circumstances indicate that it is not feasible to provide such
level to any specific tract or that conditions on other tracts
call for a different base level of service. However, this does
not prohibit higher levels of service where capacity is actually
available and not likely to be used for other tracts, taking
into account costs, feasibility and revenues. Neither this rate
order nor any capacity study or allocation shall ever be
construed to create any entitlement to a specific level of
service, except to the extent actually written down in a
standard utility response letter approved in accordance with
this section, and subject to all conditions and limitations of
such a letter.
(f) Letters. If the application
is approved, the District shall cause a standard utility
response letter to be sent to the applicant, including the
particular features of the application approved by the Board,
any special provisions and standard utility connection policies
and procedures. All fees required by this rate order must be
paid, in addition to the non-refundable application fee. All
response letters shall expire on the 180th day following the
date of issuance, unless actual construction of all the covered
buildings and facilities is started on or before such 180th day
and prosecuted diligently to completion thereafter. Construction
is not deemed to start until the foundations are actually poured
or constructed.
Section 2: Tap Fees (Water System
Only). The following fee shall be received by the District
before any new or additional connection is made to the
District's water system:
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Single-Family
Residences
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Fee*
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3/4" or 5/8"
tap (standard)
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$
480.00
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1" tap
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837.00
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1 1/2" tap
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1,313.00
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2" tap
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1,789.00
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Commercial Connections
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Fee*
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3/4" or 5/8"
tap (standard)
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595.00
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1" tap
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952.00
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All taps 1 1/2" and
larger
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Out-of-pocket cost to
District
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plus 100%
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Secondary Water Meters
and Taps
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Fee*
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Any water taps made to
serve
non-sewer uses at premises already
served by an existing water and
sewer tap, pursuant to 8(e)(1)(C), below.
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$175 for a 3/4" or
5/8" tap; larger taps are charged at the actual
out-of-pocket cost to District, but not less than $175
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Back-up Connections
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(Fee is as provided in
the contract with the District.)
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* Indicates that,
in addition to the above-described fees, the applicable
fees for commercial plan-checking/permits and SFR or
commercial inspections must be paid, as prescribed
below. An additional charge may be applicable under
Section 6 hereof (relating to house and building lines).
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Section 3:Standards (All
Plumbing). All plumbing and drainage facilities, including
private or internal plumbing facilities for water or wastewater,
must meet standards required for facilities connected to the
City of Houston water, sewer and drainage systems and such
additional standards as are prescribed by: (i) state laws, rules
and regulations, including those prescribed by the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, (ii) the districts which
receive and treat wastewater from the District, (iii) the
District's Plumbing Code attached as Appendix "B," and
(iv) rules promulgated by the District's engineer for protection
of the District's systems. Grease traps on all commercial
establishments must comply with the City of Houston
specifications. All connections to the District's sewer shall be
made in accordance with this order and all of the District's
other rules and regulations.
Section 4: Plan-Checking,
Inspections, and Service Agreements (Water, Sewer And Drainage).
(a) When Required.
Plan-checking, inspections, service agreements and related fees
are required in the following indicated circumstances:
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Circumstances
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Plan - checking
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Inspections
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Service Agreement
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Fees
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New connection
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All except SFR
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All
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All
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Tap, plan checking
(except SFR) and inspection
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New construction
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All except SFR
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All
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All
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Plan checking (except
SFR) and inspection
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Material improvement,
correction or addition to private plumbing facilities.
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All except SFR
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All
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All
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Plan checking (except
SFR) and inspection
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Change in name or
transfer of existing account
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None
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None
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All
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Transfer
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There is reason to
believe that cross-connections or other unacceptable
plumbing practices exist
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All
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All
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None
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Inspection (only if
unacceptable practice found)
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(b) Application for Plan
Checking. The applicant for plan checking must submit a site
survey and complete plans and specifications for the buildings
to be served by the connection and related structures, all in
the form prescribed by the District's engineer.
(c) Plan-checking Fee. The
fee for a new site is $200.00 per acre (but not less than the
District's out-of-pocket costs for engineering and legal review
and related work, including easement dedications and utility
availability matters, to the extent not previously paid), and
provided that the Board may reduce the fee in case only a small
part of the site is developed with buildings. This fee shall be
applied only to the cost of having plans, and related matters
reviewed. In case pre-existing buildings space on a site is
added to, enlarged or changed in use, an additional fee shall be
required. The additional fee shall be a proportionate part of
the total fee for a new building site of the same size, with the
proportionate part being based on the size of the added,
enlarged or changed building space as compared to the total
building space after addition, enlargement or change, but not
less than the out-of-pocket costs mentioned above.
(d) Inspections. In the
indicated circumstances, customer service inspections of all
affected plumbing facilities is required, including private or
internal plumbing, both water and wastewater. Each inspection
shall be performed by an inspector selected by the District and
having the credentials required by state regulations, who must
file a certification with the District office containing all of
the information and certifications shown in the sample
certification form attached as Appendix "A." The times
for the inspections are as follows:
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(1)
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Before the slab or
foundation is poured or affixed and before underground
facilities are covered.
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(2)
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After rough-in, and
before facilities are covered by building materials.
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(3)
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After completion.
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When a backflow prevention assembly
is required by 30 TAC 290.44(h), or other law, rule or
regulation, there must also be a test of the backflow prevention
assembly by a recognized tester having the credentials required
by applicable regulations, and the tester must file a test and
maintenance report with the District office containing all of
the information and certifications shown in the sample
certification form attached as Appendix "C." The
District shall retain inspection and test certifications and
reports for at least 10 years. The fee for each customer service
inspection and tests (if applicable) are specified elsewhere in
this order, and such fees are additional charges for water
service.
(e) Other Charges.
Additional charges, as applicable, will be due under Sections 2
and 5 (for example, the tap fee and the fee for inspection), and
additional charges may be applicable under Section 6 (relating
to house and building lines).
(f) Service Agreement. A
service agreement, in substantially the form required by state
regulations (see Appendix "D"), is required in the
indicated circumstances.
Section 5: Other Fees and
Inspections.
(a) SFR Plumbing
Inspection. A fee of $115.00 shall be charged by the District
for each SFR inspection provided or paid for by the District. Of
this fee, $75.00 shall be refundable when the inspection is
completed, if the facilities are not covered up before
inspection and if the first inspection is satisfactory. If more
than one attempted inspection is required, the District will
retain the entire $115.00
(b) Non-SFR
Inspection. A fee of $100.00 shall be charged by the District
for each of the times when a non-SFR inspection is provided or
paid for by the District.
(c) Utility Capacity
Letters. The non-refundable application fees for utility
capacity letters are: (i) $75.00 for a application for a
single-family lot, or (ii) the District's actual out-of-pocket
costs for engineering and legal review and related work,
including easement dedications and utility availability matters,
to the extent not previously paid, but not less than $200, for
all other applications. Such fees shall be credited against
related fees due at the time a connection is sought to be
established (for example: tap, permit, plan-checking, or
inspection fees), if the connection is ought to be established,
for the same project, before the expiration of the capacity
letter. The District may require deposits of estimated costs
before beginning work on applications for other than one
single-family lot.
(d) Pools And Irrigation
Systems. From and after January 1, 1994, if a new water
connection is established and serves a swimming pool (including
a spa or "hot tub") or an irrigation system, the
following shall apply:
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(1)
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the plumbing shall be
designed and constructed so that the chance for backflow
or cross-connection is minimized;
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(2)
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there must be an approved
anti-backflow system to protect the District's system
from the possibility of backflow;
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(3)
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there must be an
inspection of the internal plumbing before the
connection is made and annually thereafter (if requested
by the District); and
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(4)
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there is a fee of the
greater of the District's out-of-pocket cost, or $25 for
each such inspection, which is an additional charge for
water service.
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(e) Discharge Causing Costs
to the District. If the "Approving Authority" orders
that payment be made to cover the cost of handling and treating
waste under paragraph "(7)" of Appendix B, the payment
is an additional charge for sewer service.
(f) House And Building
Lines. An additional charge for utility service may be
applicable under Section 6 hereof (relating to house and
building lines).
Section 6: House and Building
Lines.
(a) User/Owner
Responsibilities. It shall be the joint and several
responsibility of each user and property owner to install and
maintain the water and sewer lines, including connection devices
and incidental work, from the point of connection into the
District's water and sewer system to the building or premises
served (referred to hereinafter as "house lines").
(b) Disconnection or
Repair. If a house line is not properly installed or maintained,
and if it appears that the District's system is being adversely
affected, the District may, subject to the notice procedures of
the next subsection:
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(i)
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disconnect the house line
involved, or
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(ii)
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if it appears that a
substantial savings in cost will occur if the deficiency
is corrected in the first instance (rather than being
disconnected and then corrected by a separate
operation), the District may proceed to correct the
deficiency, but only if such work can be accomplished
upon public right of way or easements.
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(c) When Notice Required.
Prior to taking any such action, the District shall take
reasonable steps to notify the current user (if any) and owner
of the premises involved in an attempt to provide them: (i) an
opportunity to show cause why the action should not be taken and
(ii) a reasonable time within which they may correct any
deficiencies at their own expense (subject to the District's
right to inspect the work and payment by them of the normal
inspection fees). However, in case of imminent peril to health
or safety caused by a house line, the District may take
immediate action to disconnect the house line or to correct the
deficiency. The District shall make reasonable efforts to notify
the user and owner thereafter.
(d) Payment of Cost.
When a house line is disconnected in accordance with this
section, it shall not be reconnected until the District's actual
cost incurred is paid, except upon order of the Board for good
cause shown. When the District corrects a deficiency in
accordance with this section, the District's actual cost
incurred shall be paid as follows:
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(i)
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If there is a current
user at such premises, the cost shall be added to the
next monthly bill as an additional charge for utility
service. If the Board finds that the corrected house
line will benefit not only the owner but also future
users at the premises involved, the Board may allow
payment of the charge in installments (including any
carrying costs) upon request of the user and upon such
reasonable conditions as the Board may prescribe.
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(ii)
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Until the full cost is
paid (including any carrying cost incurred by the
District during the period of non-payment), no new
service, additional type of service or transfer of
existing service shall be allowed to the premises
involved, either to the current user, to the owner or to
any other user, except upon order of the Board for good
cause shown.
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(e) Deed Record
Notices. The President or Vice President of the District is
authorized to place in the Real Property Records of Harris
County a formal statement of the nature and amount of the
charges claimed by the District under this section as well as
the requirement that the same be paid before reconnection or
extension of service is allowed. Either officer may also give
such other notice as the officer may deem advisable.
(f) Prior Work. This
section applies to work done prior to this time, if it was done
in substantial compliance with this section.
Section 7: Back-up Connections.
The terms and conditions for back-up service shall be as
provided in the contract with the District. This rate order
shall only apply to back-up connections to the extent not
inconsistent with the contract.
Section 8: Water and Sewer Rates.
(a) In General. Charges for
water and sewer service shall be billed monthly. All bills shall
be due and payable upon receipt. Payment must be physically
delivered to the District office or, except as provided below,
to the District's depository bank (if the bank has been
designated by the Board of Directors to receive such payments
directly) on or before the 15th day of the calendar month which
immediately follows the calendar month in which the billing
period for the payment in question ended. Payments for
dishonored or returned checks (including the additional charge
therefor) and payments of delinquencies and reconnection charges
after service has been disconnected must be made at the
District's office by cashier's check, certified check or money
order.
(b) Due Date;
Additional Charge. If any payment is not so made in full on or
before such 15th day, an additional charge accrues, but only if
the amount unpaid as of such 15th day is $5.00 or more. If the
unpaid amount is $5.00 or more, the additional charge is 10% of
the charges for the preceding calendar month (i.e., the current
month bill).
(c) Payments Mailed.
Users may mail payments for their own convenience, but any user
who mails payment or uses any other delivery service must pay
any additional charge which accrues because a payment is
received late.
(d) Waiver of 10%
Charge. If a user demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
District's designated billing officer, or to the satisfaction of
the Board of Directors, that the user did not receive a bill in
time to make payment on or before such 15th day for some reason
not within the user's control, the 10% additional charge for
such payment may be waived.
(e) Basic Rates. The
rates for water and sewer service shall depend upon the type of
connection and, in the case of water service for commercial
connections, upon the size of the meter serving the connection.
Additional charges under Section 6 hereof (relating to house and
building lines) may also apply. Monthly rates for water and
sewer service are hereby established as set out in Appendix
E and Appendix F, attached.
(f) Returned Checks. In
case a customer pays by check or other instrument which is
dishonored or returned for any reason not caused by the
District, there is an additional charge for utility service of
$15.00.
(g) Regulatory Assessments.
In addition to the rates and charges herein prescribed, there
shall be collected from each retail customer a regulatory
assessment equal to one-half of one percent of the charge for
retail water or sewer service. The items subject to the
regulatory assessment shall be as prescribed from time to time
by the appropriate state regulatory authorities. The regulatory
assessment shall be listed on the customer's bill as a separate
item and collected in addition to the other charges for utility
services.
(h) Damage to
District Meter, Box or Curb Stop. If a customer (or any person
acting at the request of, or on behalf of, the customer) breaks
a District meter, meter box or curb stop (cut-off valve), there
is an additional charge for water service equal to the actual,
out-of-pocket cost to the District of repairing or replacing the
item damaged.
Section 8A: Plumbing Code,
Inspections, Etc.
(a) Adoption of Code. The
"Plumbing Code" set out in Appendix B is adopted in
its entirety. It shall apply to all buildings, structures and
fixtures connected, or proposed to be connected, to the
District's sanitary sewer system.
(b) Trap Inspections.
Where a new trap is required pursuant to Paragraph (9) of the
Plumbing Code, the District's operator shall conduct monthly
inspections of the trap until the trap passes six consecutive
monthly inspections. Then, the operator shall inspect the trap
quarterly, unless the Board approves a longer interval upon
application of the customer. To obtain a longer interval, the
customer must demonstrate consistent compliance with the
Plumbing Code and a stable program for maintaining the trap.
Whenever a required trap is missing, bypassed or found in
non-compliance, and whenever access to inspect is denied, the
inspections will start over on monthly basis, as if the trap
were new.
(c) Records For Traps. Each
customer with a trap must maintain complete records to show when
the trap is cleaned and where the grease is transported. All
grease and other trapped substances must be disposed of in a
lawful manner. A trap will not pass an inspection if any such
records are missing.
(d) Trap Inspection Fees.
Each trap inspection shall cost the greater of the District's
out-of-pocket costs or $20, which shall be an additional cost of
sewer service and added to the monthly bill of the customer.
(e) Compliance Schedule.
All existing commercial customers shall come into compliance
with the Plumbing Code's trap and sampling well requirements (if
applicable) on or before the 180th day following the adoption of
this section. The Board may grant a special permit to extend
this deadline upon application of the customer and a
demonstration that the customer has begun work to come into
compliance and will proceed with diligence to completion. The
permit may contain conditions designed to get the customer into
compliance at the earliest practicable date. The fee for the
special permit is $4.00 per day of extension, which shall be an
additional cost of sewer service and added to the monthly bill
of the customer.
(f) Inflow and
Infiltration, Compliance Orders. In case of a violation of
the Plumbing Code relating to inflow or infiltration from
private property that pre-dated the adoption of the Plumbing
Code, the Board may approve a compliance order allowing the
owner of the property a reasonable period of time to come into
compliance. The compliance order must: (i) require partial
compliance as soon as practicable, (ii) allow periodic
inspection by the District, (iii) require additional monthly
service charges sufficient to cover the District's increased
costs, and (iv) be signed and acknowledged by the owner of the
property, in recordable form.
(g) Access. Each customer
shall provide access for authorized representatives of the
District to inspect all traps and other plumbing facilities.
Access shall be provided at reasonable times as may be requested
by the District's representative. The District's chief utility
operator is authorized to perform such inspections and to
authorize other representatives to perform such inspections.
(h) Certain offenses. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or other entity to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert, demolish, equip, use, or maintain any plumbing that is
connected to or served by the District's water or sewer system,
or permit the same to be done, in violation of the Plumbing
Code. Violation shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable upon
conviction by a fine not to exceed $200 per day. To the extent
allowed by law, a civil penalty not to exceed $200 per day is
also imposed for each violation. Each day a violation continues
shall be a separate offense.
Section 9: Disconnection.
(a) Notice, Etc. Failure to
pay all taxes, fees and charges when due, failure to provide any
required deposit, failure to obtain any required permit or
failure to comply with any of the District's orders, rules and
regulations shall be grounds for disconnection of water and/or
sewer service until such failure is remedied as provided for
herein. On or before the seventh day prior to disconnecting any
service, notice of intent to disconnect will be mailed to: (i)
the affected ratepayer at the ratepayer's most recent address as
shown in the District's records, and (ii) the current
"occupant" at the service address as shown in the
District's records. Exception: The hearing official may approve
a different notice method, if the hearing official finds that it
was reasonably calculated to bring the matter to the attention
of the ratepayer and occupant (if different). The notice must
provide an opportunity for the matter to be heard by the hearing
official, before disconnection. The hearing official is the
President or Vice President of the District, or, if the notice
so provides, the entire Board. Each hearing official is
authorized to correct any amounts claimed to be owed and to
rectify any mistaken circumstances relating to the
disconnection. Each hearing official is authorized to halt or
postpone the disconnection, as may be appropriate in any given
case. The Board, for good cause shown, may also compromise and
settle any disputed amount (subject to restrictions imposed by
the Texas Tax Code in the case of taxes). After the opportunity
for the hearing, disconnection may occur, unless otherwise
ordered by the hearing official.
(b) Payments; Reconnection
Charge. After a hearing notice is sent, all payments on the
affected account must be made by cashier's check, certified
check, money order or other method acceptable to the District's
staff that assures good funds. If service to a user is
disconnected for any cause, there shall be charged a
reconnection fee of $25.00 (in addition to all amounts
delinquent) before service is again commenced to such user. If
the District removes a water meter after discovering
unauthorized use of water at premises of a given user, there is
an additional charge of $25.00 for re-setting the meter (in
addition to the reconnection fee). Additional charges under
Section 6 hereof (relating to house and building lines) may also
apply. The District will require a deposit before a reconnection
is made, as provided below.
Section 9A:Deposits.
(a) In General. A deposit
is required to: (i) establish new service, (ii) reconnect
service disconnected under Section 9 and (iii) continue service
to any ratepayer if the ratepayer gives two or more "bad
checks" to the District in any 18-month period. (A
"bad check" is a check that is dishonored for
insufficient funds or otherwise returned unpaid for a valid
reason.) The amount of the deposit shall be the estimated
billing for two month utility service (peak months), but not
less than $75 nor more than $1,000. The District may apply all
or part of the deposit to any delinquency on the account,
provided: (i) applying the deposit to a delinquency neither
excuses a failure to pay nor prevents another disconnection of
service, and (ii) if there is another disconnection of service,
the deposit must be restored (or increased, if required by the
Board) before reconnection. Each deposit shall be returned to
the customer when 24 consecutive months elapse without a
delinquency, provided all taxes, rates and charges are then paid
current.
(b) Waivers. The Board has
the authority to waive the deposit, in whole or in part, for
good cause shown. The deposit for new service (not a
reconnection following non-payment) is waived if: (i) the
applicant owns the premises served, or (ii) the applicant is a
realtor without a record of non-payment to the District.
Section 10: Transfer Fee. A fee
of $25.00 shall be charged by the District to cover the expense
to the District in the transfer of water and sewer service from
one customer to another. This fee shall cover the establishment
of an account for the new customer. The transfer fee shall be
billed to each new customer as an item on that customer's first
monthly water and sewer invoice. Additional charges under
Section 6 hereof (relating to house and building lines) may also
apply.
Section 11: Easements. Before
service is begun or expanded to any user or, once begun but
before reconnection is made, the person requesting such service
shall grant an easement of ingress and egress to and from the
meter for such maintenance and repair as the District, in its
judgment, may deem necessary.
Section 12: No Free Service. No
free service shall be granted to any user for services furnished
by the District's water and sewer system whether such user is a
charitable or eleemosynary institution, a political subdivision
or municipal corporation, and all charges for water and sewer
service shall be made as required herein.
Section 13: Superseding Order.
This order supersedes all prior orders, resolutions and other
actions of the Board concerning fees and charges for water and
sewer service and is to be effective from and after its passage
and approval. Periodic water and sewer rates shall apply to
billing periods beginning after the date this order is passed
and approved.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
15th day of September, 1999.
/s/ Len Forsyth
_____________________________
President, Board of
Directors
Mason Creek Utility
District, Harris County, Texas
ATTEST:
/s/ Leon King
_________________________
Secretary
(SEAL)
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