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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS

WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES

FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF

SECTION VI - NEW SERVICE CONNECTIONS

1.            Installation.  When the application for service connection has been approved, such connection will be installed by the Department at the expense of the applicant and thereafter will be maintained by the Department at its expense.  There shall be one meter for each service connection, unless the Department, because of operating necessity, installs two or more meters in parallel.  All meters will be sealed by the Department before installation and no seal shall be altered or broken except by one of its authorized employees.

2.            Charges.

a.         The Department may establish fixed charges for the installation of various sizes of new service connections and meters.  These fixed charges shall approximate the average of such installations, using present and anticipated costs for the next twelve months.  Payment of the applicable fixed charge shall be made by the applicant before installation.  If the actual cost of installation exceeds or is less than the fixed charge, no adjustment will be made.

b.         For the installation of new service connections or meters for which fixed charges have not been established, the applicant shall deposit an amount equal to the Department’s estimate before installation.  If the actual cost is in excess of the deposit, the applicant will be billed and shall pay for the difference.  If the actual cost is less than the deposit, the applicant will be refunded the difference.  A purchase order from County, State and Federal agencies will be accepted in lieu of a cash deposit.

c.         In addition to the charges for the installation of the service connection and meters, the applicant shall pay the applicable facilities reserve charge.  In the case of increasing the size of an existing meter, the difference between the large and smaller facilities reserve charges shall be paid.  No refund will be made in the case of reducing the size of an existing meter. The facilities reserve charge will be reduced up to one third each by the cost of water source or water storage facilities installed by the consumer.

d.         In the event a temporary service connection is installed for construction or other purposes, the facilities reserve charge need not be paid provided that such service will be limited to a 6-month period unless extended by the Department.

e.         The facilities reserve charge will not be charged against the consumer if the facilities reserve charge was previously paid by the developer or subdivider and the consumer requests the meter size for which the facilities reserve charge was previously paid.

f.          The facilities reserve charge will not be charged against the consumer if the facilities reserve charge was previously paid by the developer or subdivider and the consumer requests the meter size for which the facilities reserve charge was previously paid.

g.         The facilities reserve charge for a consumer shall be credited with the amount of refund contributions the consumer previously paid to the Department for source and storage facilities that were installed by a previous developer.  Said credit shall not exceed the total facilities reserve charge.

3.            Consumer’s Supply Pipe.  The consumer shall install and connect at his expense his supply pipe to the shut-off valve or outlet installed by the Department.  The consumer’s supply pipe shall at all times remain the sole property of the consumer, who shall be responsible for its maintenance and repair.  If the consumer’s supply pipe is installed before the service connection is set, the Department will make the connection to it; provided, however, it is requested by the consumer prior to the installation of the service connection.

4.            Connection to Main.  Only employees of the Department will be allowed to connect or disconnect the service connection to or from the Department’s main.

5.            Compensation.  Employees of the Department are strictly forbidden to demand or accept personal compensation for services rendered.

6.         Pipe through Basement Wall.  Where the applicant requires his supply pipe extended through a basement wall, he shall provide entrance-way through such wall.  The Department will not be responsible for any damage caused by leakage through or inside such entrance-way.

7.            Location of Service Connection or Main.   No service connection or water main will be installed by the Department in any private road, lane, street, alley, court or place until such private streets are open to the public and brought to proper grade and the Department is given proper easements for the main or service connection.  Otherwise, an applicant desiring water service to property fronting on such private roads, lanes, etc., must extend his supply pipe to the nearest public street on which a main exists.

8.            Location of Meters.

a.         All meters shall be installed in the public roadway at the property line, preferably in the concrete sidewalk, unless the Department, because of operating necessity, installs the meters elsewhere.

b.         When the meters are placed within private property for reasons of operating necessity, the land owner shall give to the Department a permit and right-of-entry for the purposes of meter reading and maintenance prior to the installation of said meter.

c.         In the event the Department finds it necessary or finds it in the best interest of the Department to relocate a water meter serving a customer, the Department will, at no cost to the customer, revise or extend the customer’s piping to conform to the new meter location.

9.            Change in Location or Size of Service Connection.

a.         When the proper size of service connection for any premises has been determined and the installation has been made, the Department has fulfilled its obligations insofar as the size of the service and the location thereof are concerned.  If thereafter the consumer desires a change in size of the service connection or a change in the location thereof, he shall bear all costs of such change; provided, however, that in the case of a consolidation of existing meters to one of larger size or, conversely, in the case of changing from a larger meter to two or more smaller meters, the consumer shall be given credit for the facilities reserve charge of the existing meter(s) but not to exceed the cost of the facilities reserve charge for the new installation, provided that no credit will be allowed unless payment of the additional facilities reserve charge is made within 365 days following consolidation or change in meter size.

b.         In the event the Department determines that an increase in size of service connection is required because flow rates exceed meter designs, the consumer will be required to pay for the cost of the proper sized service connection plus the applicable difference in facilities reserve charge between the larger and smaller meters.  If an application for the larger size service connection is not made within 30 days after notification in writing from the Department, the consumer’s service may be discontinued.

10.        Shut-Off Valve.

A readily accessible shut-off valve controlling all outlets will be installed by the Department at the expense of the consumer at a location to be determined by the Department.  The valve before the meter is installed for the use of employees of the Department.  The Department will install a shut-off valve and charge only for the cost of the valve (i.e., no charge for cost of labor, transportation, equipment or overhead) on those service connections installed prior to the adoption of these rules which do not have a shut-off valve.

11.            Alteration to Public Water System.

a.         All work and materials in connection with the change in location or elevation of any part of the existing public water system made necessary by the new service connection shall be at the expense of the applicant.

b.         Pipelines within the shoulder area which were installed prior to adoption of these rules will be lowered free of charge for the property owner in the event the Department determines such lowering is necessary for the construction of a driveway into the property.

12.            Contours or Elevations. When required by the Department, contours or elevations shall be furnished by the applicant based upon U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Datum or the County of Kauai Datum.

13.        Size of Meter and Service Connection.  The Department will determine the location and size of all meters and service connections to its systems.

14.            Boundary Location.  An applicant for water service shall indicate his boundary before installation of any meter and any relocation of said meter due to discrepancy in boundary location shall be at the expense of the applicant.

15.            Abandonment.  Service connections which have not been in use for 365 days or more shall be considered abandoned.  The Department may require the complete installation of a new service connection or any part thereof depending on the condition of the existing installation and whether or not it meets the Department’s standard, current at the time of application.  

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