ORD 78-29 WATER/SEWER SYSTEM PARTICIPATION FEESORDINANCE 78 - 29
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW AMENDING ORDINANCES 74-16,
76-4 AND 78-5, PROVIDING FOR WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER SYSTEM
PARTICIPATION FEES AND PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC ANNUAL COST
OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO HOOK-UP CHARGES SYSTEM
PARTICIPATION FEES AND USAGE RATES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section D4 of Ordinance 74-16 is hereby amended
to provide as follows:
4. Sewer and water connections. All sewer and water
service connections shall be made by authorized employees
and/or agents of the City of Winslow. The charge for such
connections shall be comp~ed~ of the cost of labor, materials,
plus 25% for engineering and administrative expenses. In
addition, there shall be charged a system participation fee of
$700 for each new facility desiring to hook-up to the water
system and a charge of $200 for each new facility desiring
hook-up to the sewer system. In the event that the new
facility consists of more than one dwelling unit, business unit
or combination of dwelling and business units, a system
participation fee of $700 shall be assessed for each such unit
for each water connection and $200 for each such unit for each
sewer connection.
All excavating, pipe laying, backfilling and replacement of
roadway or sidewalks will be done by city personnel or, except
for the actual connection to the city water or sewer system, by
licensed plumbers or contractors upon permits issued by the
City Engineer. In the event any such work is accomplished by
other than city personnel, such work must be periodically
inspected and approved by the City before backfilling the
-1-
trench. The inspection fee therefore shall be $25 per
connection or in the event of multi-family residential units,
$25 per residential unit or in the event of commercial units
$25 per commercial unit.
In those instances where in the judgment of the City
Engineer a backflow protection device is required in order to
comply with the State Board of Health Regulations, the City may
require said device to be installed and the cost thereof to be
paid by the customer.
The property owner or a licensed contractor hired by the
property owner shall construct his part of the side sewer on
his property, but inspection and approval by the City Engineer
must be obtained before backfilling or use.
All charges described in this subparagraph 4 shall be
subject to automatic annual ajustment on January I of each year
based on the Consumer Price Index for November of the preceding
year as reported in "Economic Indicators" prepared by the
Council of Economic Advisers. The consumer price index for
November 1977 is 182.5 and shall form the basis for the water
and sewer charges set forth in this subparagraph 4 for the year
1978.
Section 2. All other provisions of Ordinance Nos. 74-16,
76-4 and 78-5 shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective five (5)
days after its posting or publication in the manner provided by
law.
-2-
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON, THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1978.
WINSLOW,
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
McKissoa
0 McKisson, Lehne and Associates,
City Attorneys
-3-