A: This is certainly a tricky situation but its one that many TRWA systems have faced when trying to enforce their tariff or district service policies. Additionally, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules require that all public water systems be designed with a minimum of 15 percent extra capacity. <9B> <9B> <203A> <85> <85> <2026> 10. At the time of this Agreement, an ESFC of wastewater means 315 gallons per day of water and an ESFC of water means 400 gallons per day of water. That availability to use that capacity should be paid for, but not by tacking the costs onto existing customers. <0D> <0D> <000D> There is no requirement where a WSC can request the landowner to be registered as a business. <95> <95> <2022> for the single-family residential customer group. We don't know what size the line is behind the meters or how they have them hooked up. IQ-EQ | LinkedIn <96> <97> <2013> V)bXAmXki65[I47l0B]jU6)ILRn64-7ZvJ"I7LTaTm,XMU0 aBa h5]A"BxV`fNX6:aRVi"Db03iT+P0MDDCDDDD/tL~~1"g43B6GA_628PL&hi$(pD=-RqGqSA$A%py>$kK/. There should be a calibration or certification of accuracy with the new meter. endcmap 71 0 obj<>stream ]BA Y,bps`>x/@HnqXNZ1yek5Fq8:^bV_W =.*'&0Y5E4oUpcbT6P,SkV/ lliF7LEM]AgDtC,a]oaF![Oi0 qy}>XPN&:VYCp>F0 " The side benefit of the AMI technology is that when someone reports a leak in the system, this type of meter allows the system to read meters in that section to determine if the leak is from their system lines or from overwatering or leaks on the customers side. <9C> <9C> <0153> <8A> <8A> <0160> <00AE> B. Multi-Family Residential A twelve-inch (12") water main shall be required to loop through a multi-family district. If your systems tariff contains the same language as TRWAs sample tariff, failure to remedy this hazardous condition is subject to disconnection without notice, and ultimately cancellation of membership due to policy non-compliance in accordance with Section E if the issue is not remedied. To Top. <8A> <8A> <0160> PDF Attachment P-5 - Texas /CMapName /Helvetica-ObliqueOPBaseFont5 def If the main water line(s) are near the public roads, then the system may offer to move the meter down to the road. 67.016(d) provides that a corporation may make water or sewer service conditional on ownership of the real estate designated to receive service and from which the membership or other right of participation arises. Subsection (e) authorizes a corporation to cancel a persons membership if he fails to meet a condition of service prescribed by the corporation. endbfrange ~0r; lmr19a9s;rw;A$PsI@mr+9pB? 363 0 obj If your new meter is a 2-inch or smaller positive displacement meter, the straight pipe runs are not required for the meter to be accurate. ~A%b u;_K[O]u?__KVX?p5~5Ka%K}>k47Z=j{u__t Language establishing the utilitys ownership of customer service meters runs throughout TRWAs model tariffs and service policies. For example, in Section E, Members Responsibility: d. Therefore, all water usage registering upon and/or damages occurring to the metering equipment owned and maintained by the Corporation shall be subject to charges as determined by the Corporations Tariff as amended from time to time by the Board of Directors. Then when these other services are discontinued those meters are removed by the utility that owns the meters, not the customer. If they want service at a new location, they must purchase another membership and meter tap, and comply with all the new service application procedures. But the continued headaches and future problems will not be worth the bad public relations this can cause if anything happens to the service line or meter that is on someone elses property. The meter and/or wastewater connection is for the sole use of the Member or customer and is to provide service to only one (1) dwelling or one (1) business. endstream endobj 77 0 obj<>/BaseFont/Courier/FirstChar 0/LastChar 255/Subtype/Type1/ToUnicode 78 0 R/Widths[0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600]>> endobj 78 0 obj<>stream However, TCEQs 2019 guidance on determining the number of connections served by public water systems defines active connection to include any connection that has the capacity to receive water, even if there is no customer currently receiving water service there. =4$y]/%(%DL The member wants to know if a neighbor can hook up to the meter and if so, under what circumstances. <88> <88> <02C6> 0000001312 00000 n This can lead to lawsuits and fights between neighbors and family members, and often the utility ends up bearing the brunt of these clashes. A: The answer is yes, its not only ethical, its also both fair and necessary. A: If your board has adopted the basic TRWA Sample Tariff language, then the meter costs and impact fee should stay with the property on which the meter was initially installed. Q: Our 1.5-inch water line is at capacity and someone who is building a home in the area asked to add a meter to our line. Therefore, removing the meter box completely could allow the utility to reduce its total number of connections for purposes of determining the systems necessary capacity. <91> <92> <2018> 1616 Rio Grande Turn the well control on and fill the tank or until there has been sufficient production from the well into the tank to raise the level of water or for the pump to cut off automatically. <88> <88> <02C6> xref <93> <94> <201C> This letter should outline the PUC requirements for an accurate metering of water per connection. When setting these new meters, it is important to remember that if the property is subdivided in the future, each meter should be on the property with the residence or structure to be served. The rules provide some ways for the applicant to opt out of individual meters and having multiple water service lines crisscrossing their tract of land. Next write down the master meter reading on the meter to be tested. <8D> <8D> <2022> It is up to each customer to determine whether they must register as a business with the state or not. <84> <84> <201E> We have been mostly going by the word of individual landowners, which has recently resulted in us finding out that some of our meters were not correctly located. endcodespacerange <95> <95> <2022> or ESFC- shall mean the amount of capacity allocated to a commercial customer expressed in terms of the amount of capacity used by a single-family residence, as determined by the volume and type of wastewater discharge. This only works for meter reading and does not solve the issue of access for repairs and emergencies. << Q: A member of our WSC has two water meters on his property. 0000005203 00000 n They summarized that because there had been a meter at that location, the new applicant should not be responsible to pay for upgrades to the water mains because of new customers being added at other locations along that same water main. 0000002966 00000 n The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water. 0000001086 00000 n Also do you have any recommendations for a particular meter read system? First, the customer must supply the system a final plat showing the intended use and ultimate development of the property to be served. Amstelveen is a leafy, prosperous, family-oriented suburb close to Amsterdam, which has a growing population of international residents. There is nothing that prevents a customer from having a separate meter just for their irrigation system. The rules go on to state that once a system begins to use some of that extra capacity, they need to begin designing specific improvements which will replace this used capacity. <85> <85> <2026> I am not aware of any cost of service appeals dealing with this issue specifically, but systems should be aware that the PUCT might side with the customer if someone complains about being charged new fees to obtain service at a location where service previously existed. <8D> <8D> <2022> Q: How does a person with multiple mobile homes become a master-metered account? Published in July/August 2020 (Issue 4 of Quench). Therefore, existing customers have been paying for extra capacity for many years and these new customers are being asked to provide a portion of the cost associated with the capacity they will be using. Big problems can occur when either of the properties changes hands. #9: "We're already listed as very high risk. startxref LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT (LUE) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT Definition: A living unit equivalent (LUE) is defined as the typical flow that would be produced by a single family residence located in a typical subdivision. Going back to my earlier example, if a current customer wanted a new meter placed at the end of a road a 1/2 mile past the end of the existing water line, that new customer should pay their costs for extending that line and not have that cost be paid for by the rest of the members. <88> <88> <02C6> Given more information about your utility we may have suggestions regarding ideas on sharing the cost of any upgrade. <86> <87> <2020> A: You have a couple different issues to address. For Tract 2, the engineer assumed 24 equivalent single family connections, and a meter connection count will be four. Extension of pipe(s) to transfer utility service from one property to another, to share, resell, or submeter water to any other persons, dwellings, businesses, or property, etc., is prohibited. 0000003802 00000 n The customer must, at his or her expense, properly install, inspect, test, maintain and provide all required documentation of any approved backflow prevention device required by the corporation (30 TAC 290.46(j); Section I Service Application and Agreement). We had the owner submit a feasibility study and it shows that we can support them. Most of these systems have had positive comments about the dependability of these newer types of meters, and some reported only a 5 percent re-read when the meters were originally installed (this percentage typically went down as they got the bugs worked out). <84> <84> <201E> << The nagging question I have is what is the motive for this charity act and how long will it take for the fun to wear off? endbfrange Know how, know you | We are IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group employing 4300+ people across 24 jurisdictions worldwide. <0D> <0D> <000D> Finally, it is also important to be clear with the applicant regarding how the drought contingency and water rationing requirements apply to the irrigation meter. Example: A 20-space trailer park with a 2-inch meter has been evaluated by some TCEQ inspectors to be the actual number of trailer spaces available. Texas Water Code Sec. Private or domestic wells can be used for a variety purposes, such as irrigation, drinking water and industrial uses. However, the applicant or landowner can request a single master meter if they dont want to re-plumb their entire property to accommodate individual meters. "Equivalent residential units" or "ERU" is a unit of measurement based upon a standard single-family residential home used to establish rates, fees and charges and volume capacity limits. Q: What is the purpose of the restriction on multiple connections to a single tap rule? The original member will pay all costs associated with a new meter installation as if they were a new customer, since they are a new customer at this new location. CMapName currentdict /CMap defineresource pop A: This is a common problem for older systems as they try to come into compliance with newer rules. Our engineers say the only way we can meet TCEQ standards for water distribution if we add the meter is with a six-inch line extension. Section 290.45 - Minimum Water System Capacity Requirements, 30 Tex From this, they can develop a plan that best provides service to the entire development considering the wishes of the developer and the system. /Linearized 1.0/O 364/H [ 766 341 ]/L 852074/E 53543/N 18/T 844716>> endstream endobj startxref Unless a local governmental authority requires otherwise, or unless otherwise established, an ESFC is defined as 360 gallons per day for average water usage and 300 gpd for average wastewater return flow. Austin, TX 78701 0000001247 00000 n <90> <90> <2022> Q: Can a WSC allow a homeowner to have an additional meter for the sole purpose of running the sprinkler system for their lawn and landscape? Q: We have a customer who has his meter inside a fence. Would this person also have access to the system office or have keys to the water plants? <96> <97> <2013> w;A`@3YceL 0a0DD8T#_ _~qd"D|%U0 a`q]HEWls!G29h4 <99> <99> <2122> This is the back property customers responsibility. Published in January/February 2020 (Issue 1 of Quench). %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 Under 30 TAC 290.38(16), "connection" means "A single-family residential unit or each commercial or industrial establishment to which drinking water is supplied" from the PWS. I am not aware of any legal or state regulations that would prohibit this, but I caution your board to look at every conceivable contingency and try to address them before agreeing to this free meter reading offer. endstream endobj 1 0 obj<> endobj 2 0 obj<>/XObject<>/ProcSet 79 0 R>> endobj 3 0 obj<>stream <82> <82> <201A> 1 begincodespacerange There is nothing in TCEQs Chapter 290 regulations which addresses the above scenario dealing with pre-existing taps that have been removed. a@0VZ F8A8!@!af^""""#o^?l2AD 4i5M=n^/#{B^m^m}5ok8M4M0P aj""# g MLu]VxcN[4wosYpe$C4-`#`:euD=G)\IGiuu}o\2kr%Scw#LBSkEkG=] i"a8S7EB=w=N Furthermore, Section 290.44(d)(4) states that, each community public water system shall provide accurate metering devices at each residential, commercial, or industrial service connection for the accumulation of water usage data. Section 290.38 defines a connection as a single-family residential unit or each commercial or industrial establishment to which drinking water is supplied from the system. Including this language in a notification letter to all utility customers will help explain why the system is requiring a change for existing multiple connections. /CMapType 2 def <89> <89> <2030> The defined area is depicted in Appendix 1. PDF CALCULATION OF EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNITS (EDU - USDA Rural Development Now the member wants the water meter moved to a different property about 100 yards from its original location. endstream endobj 4 0 obj<>stream It is best to set the meters close to the structure to be served and to always obtain an easement for service lines and meters before new service is established. Q: Our local WSC is planning to implement a policy in order to comply with the one meter per residence rule. The sample tariff allows the system to estimate a bill and notify the member of the estimate if meter access is hindered or denied. One ESFC is defined as equaling a typical detached single-family house. However, there are some situations where a brand-new meter is installed, and it doesnt register correctly. E8EVW:?m^_io~Kk^cQ"_fT"KMB!_ou ]oI_1QdpuOK_-21qWa;_?oN>?/]kD_I'XA_:4}]BhSl'~CA+u_;( m!QVa 8B*t6)(" L-6+$k "gbDF}/?# DWH&J_F#'2,dLj aPh0M0chw&H&; B,"m&_l/@^t\[O;H$w'p!;&C. <9D> <9D> <2022> Both of these sections clearly state that an owner of the property to be served is the only person qualified to be a WSC member and that the meter has to be installed on the property designated to be served. A: This is commendable for a system member to agree to read all the meters for your system at no cost. You also should consult your system attorney so an agreement can be developed to set out the scope of volunteer work, as well as the timeliness of these meter readings if you decide to enter into this free meter reading arrangement. 0000000586 00000 n <8E> <8E> <017D> pc#P3C"!GB448]o_ AtCCk*AC)ADc90cLrU While this may have been more of an undertaking many years ago, most counties have modernized and this research can now generally be done from the systems office. In fact, there are laws about meter tampering, damage and diversion if a person is caught or found guilty of messing with a utilitys meters. Irrigation with separate irrigation meter is a separate Type of Use. What can we do if the owner of the membership denies that someone is living at the second residence? to TCEQ rules regarding elevated storage, the number of connections that are allocated to the tract will be four, because that allocation is determined on the number of meter connections. TRWA suggests that systems tell their customers to add the cost of their meter and impact fee to the cost of their property before they sell in order to fund installing another meter at their new location. 12 dict begin <98> <98> <02DC> A: This is a common question. As an example, the number of service connections in an apartment complex would be equal to the number of individual apartment units. Do we have to provide water to the new meter on this line? Then a straight run of pipe at least three times the diameter of the pipe after the meter. The NSF 60 standard is for chemicals used in a water system. The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water. He does not want us to move the meter outside the fence for safety reasons. H|T0WQNd(>3IQb= It is not cost effective for us to run a six inch line extension just to supply water to one new house. 362 0 obj <9A> <9A> <0161> Only the labor to reinstall the meter, a new customer service inspection fee, the BPAT test if there was a backflow assembly there before, and the refundable membership fees could be charged to the new applicant at that previously served location. <86> <87> <2020> <8C> <8C> <0152> Prior to initial connection of any Customer other than a single-family residential Customer, the District's Engineer shall calculate . Next, the system may want to offer a compliance schedule so that service will not be interrupted during the construction and installation of a second meter on the property designated to receive service.. Getting customers to understand is sometimes challenging. Ask Larry Archives: Metering and One Meter per Residence Rules - TRWA <83> <83> <0192> Q: We have been made aware of a customer who has installed an inline booster pump on their side of the meter. How should this be handled? Examples of Equivalent Residential Connection in a sentence. 36 beginbfrange However, the only leverage we have is to disconnect service to the convenience store in order to compel the chain restaurant to get a separate meter. Check to be sure these references are included in your tariff and if so, the member would be prohibited from extending service from one side of the road/alley or across a property line to provide service to a neighbors property not designated to receive service according to your tariff. Billable flow (B 1 + B 5) 7. A: In the TRWA Sample Tariff, as well as in the USDA-RD Service Application and Agreement Form, it states that a meter shall be installed on a property to serve that single property and water cannot be diverted to another property. Do I need to calibrate the meter? We want to be fair, but we also want be responsible. Based on the level and manner of service being requested by the owner, a 2-inch water meter may or may not be sufficient to provide the water capacity being requested. <]/Info 87 0 R/Prev 844706 >> /CIDSystemInfo The quadplexes were built in 2006 and are not located within the boundaries of a city. Define Equivalent Single-Family Connection. %%EOF While it may be difficult for them to claim the second dwelling is vacant if evidence of habitation is obvious, some people might try to claim that the habitation is only intermittent, that no water is being used at the second location, or that water there is being supplied from a separate source. <9C> <9C> <0153> begincmap Usually, the original person that is allowing the other persons meter to be installed on their property (the front property owner) is agreeable and welcomes the chance to help their neighbor (the back property owner) save some money. endobj end PDF LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT (LUE) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - Austin, Texas )-__@u{{z"|RDQG|G2`4Y M6 oaomo[^W[zWJ+wCV Next, the utility should contact the systems engineer to obtain a study showing how the number and location of the different dwellings are situated on the tract of land. <81> <81> <2022> 0000002770 00000 n end 374 0 obj endstream endobj 79 0 obj[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] endobj 80 0 obj<>/Width 2550/Height 3300/BitsPerComponent 1/ColorSpace/DeviceGray/Type/XObject/Name/background_1/Subtype/Image>>stream endstream endobj 340 0 obj <. For years, many rural and municipal systems have opted to install master meters for rental properties such as multiple apartment buildings on the same tract of land, multiple mobile homes or manufactured homes on the same tract of land, as well as multiple RVs or strip/multi-use business centers with a common owner. <<9e8032b06c2c514a87349e8822134d26>]>> The result is an estimate of total CMapName currentdict /CMap defineresource pop Connecting through Amsterdam Airport - Amsterdam Forum - Tripadvisor /Ordering (UCS) We have generally required individual meters for each unit, but one owner wants to know if they can put in a 2-inch master meter for all 10 units in five nearby duplexes. It is unclear whether the units are part of any government-assisted or subsidized housing programs for low-income residents. The board can amend the current charge to whatever they determine to be fair to the ratepayers. 0 {e9Q $b@;l0$" Back in 2004, TRWA staff met with TCEQ to discuss several issues relating to their capacity regulations and interpretations. While the board of directors is keeping the old monthly charges and rates, we only have a base rate for 1 -inch meters. This has been a troublesome situation for many systems in the past and is a re-occurring problem for systems today. This has an added benefit that the customers will be required to maintain their own service lines from the meter to their houses. The most immediate issue to address is the potential health hazard caused by the loss of pressure when the booster pump kicks on. Well get someone to demonstrate the rate template weve designed and provided to systems across the state. This allows the water to straighten out and have less turbulence, thereby allowing the meter to register as accurately as possible. <96> <97> <2013> Can you help me out with this? If not then the meter accuracy is over or under by that difference since the tank is a definite volume (provided the above calculation and tank dimensions were accurate). Most of the re-reads were because the brand of meters the system had installed used exterior-mounted antennas, which were susceptible to a variety of hazards, such as gophers, dogs or lawn mowers.

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