Until Saturday there was a higher level called "very high-risk area where there is a variant of concern" but that category . <00AE> Some meter manufacturers also require strainers or other devices to be installed to protect the meter and straighten or condition the water so that their meters will be as accurate as possible. This has been a troublesome situation for many systems in the past and is a re-occurring problem for systems today. 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$w'p!;&C. "Equivalent residential units" or "ERU" is a unit of measurement based upon a standard single-family residential home used to establish rates, fees and charges and volume capacity limits. <8E> <8E> <017D> begincmap A standard single-family home is considered a standard ERU with other uses measured against this baseline. We have been mostly going by the word of individual landowners, which has recently resulted in us finding out that some of our meters were not correctly located. <89> <89> <2030> At the time of this Agreement, an ESFC of wastewater means 315 gallons per day of water and an ESFC of water means 400 gallons per day of water. Then a straight run of pipe at least three times the diameter of the pipe after the meter. lmr19a9s;rw;A$PsI@mr+9pB? Whatever the reason for requesting a second or third meter, they get irritated when they are denied the other meter (or told they will have to pay the cost of paralleling the line) while the person behind their property is enjoying a meter on their property. If your system already has this language, then TRWA suggests that systems that have several multiple connection issues send out a letter informing all customers of pending changes or stepped up enforcement of existing policies. Email: info@trwa.org, Water University/Utility Management Certification, TCEQ Requirement All Occupational Licensing, Wastewater Technical Assistance & Training Program, Click Here to Return to the Ask Larry Archives Homepage, Metering & One Meter per Residence Rules (Ask Larry). Each systems board will make the final decision on base rates, as well as usage rates and fees. <90> <90> <2022> PUC rules also specify the requirements for language that must be included in the rental agreement regarding submetering, how the charges are to be calculated and how billing is to be conducted. Check to see if this reference is included anywhere and if not, call the supplier or the manufacturer for a copy to keep in your files in case the question comes up in the future. <91> <92> <2018> <<9e8032b06c2c514a87349e8822134d26>]>> There may be limitations that prevent using the meter when there is an outside water ban or other drought measures are in place. 0000002770 00000 n <83> <83> <0192> 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? <90> <90> <2022> A: TRWA hasnt tracked the number of systems that have installed electronic read meters, whether they be the AMR (drive-by) or AMI (instrumental gathered information) meters. If your 1.5 inch line is already overloaded, then the WSC is responsible for paying for the difference in costs from a two inch line to serve the single applicant to the 6 inch line your engineers say is required to install. 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. There is nothing in TCEQs Chapter 290 regulations which addresses the above scenario dealing with pre-existing taps that have been removed. A particular manufacturer is selling a pretty good meter, but it is not certified and before I invest a lot of money into their radio read system I need someone to answer this question. Single family Non-Residential Flow (gpd) # Users 2. The original members account should be closed out at the old address. In this case, applicants pay for what is necessary to provide them with their individual service, including his or her part of line upgrades, wells, tanks or treatment capacities before receiving service or entering into a service contract; the system pays for any facility capacity in excess of what the individual needs. A: Master metered accounts are typically used when a landowner wants a single meter to provide water service to multiple buildings, apartments, offices, trailer spaces or other types of business activities. The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water. The District currently encompasses 767 acres and is located wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas (the "City") and is located within Katy Independent School District. My question is, how do we verify the boundaries of properties for this purpose? startxref Turn off all valves connected to the distribution system so that no water leaves the tank during test period. The TRWA Sample Tariff addresses this issue and follows the Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chapter 24 rules about the systems ability to access a meter for repairs and normal service. end <00> <9C> <9C> <0153> Examples of Equivalent Residential Connection in a sentence. 0000002966 00000 n <002D> Most importantly, you should enforce these policies and refuse to set a meter until you are satisfied that the applicant does, in fact, own the property on which the meter will be placed. That availability to use that capacity should be paid for, but not by tacking the costs onto existing customers. 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. PUC rules also support the tariff stating that customers/members of a WSC are only qualified to receive service when theyve complied with the written provisions included in the WSCs tariff. <88> <88> <02C6> G{|(> 7 Payment of these fees are reimbursable if and when the District sells Bonds for that purpose and the TCEQ . A: This is commendable for a system member to agree to read all the meters for your system at no cost. 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. developed and used to calculate the Impact Fee per Equivalent Single Family Connection (ESFC). <84> <84> <201E> 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. There also is a section in the Service Application and Agreement form RUS-TX Bulletin 1780-9 (05/17) that states: All water shall be metered by meters to be furnished and installed by the Corporation. 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. end |pz~0u]MbHw{B|%r4ln'Ur]af2Ia0 fkF0S;@G bYH(?I xref 0000001312 00000 n * 04dOvZ% y;a p^u N&?FqCe6MoA A: You have a couple different issues to address. -tjOXWIR-9L#|qAH)=ya[AXO>_u 9U]](M:?`^V a/X`jsV60;aC}18Y_{/c%nmVlf.0FVL You should review this situation with your engineers. First, the customer must supply the system a final plat showing the intended use and ultimate development of the property to be served. Setting the meter on the property owned by the applicant is always the best policy. <0D> <0D> <000D> A: The answer is yes, its not only ethical, its also both fair and necessary. The customer says there is a gate at the back of his property (more than 500 feet away). 0000001107 00000 n 6^u9Z{s DraDsio1,m?Ph/&KZlho_ryP xb```a``Jc`f`ed@ Ar,8-O00/2\B;wOg`Xl_SKl}w>5">%QPH2F50e00,c 5RJf5v zn ' +\AF> It doesnt matter whether the extra capacity is used to supply brand new customers who have never had service or to existing customers seeking an additional meter. 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. Q: Some of our customers have built duplexes in our system. We have several customers who have gates at the back of their homes and their homes are built at least 500 feet off the road. 0000000825 00000 n <80> <80> <20AC> <7F> <7F> <2022> In the case of choosing a meter read system, we suggest that the meter supplier provide you with a list of systems that uses their meters so your system can check out the pros and cons with other systems that are using the meters. The CSI inspector should make a note on the CSI form stating that the well has been completely disconnected from all the potable water lines serving the dwelling units. We would like to have the chain restaurant apply for and install a meter since the convenience store has a meter and active account. R02 includes a pool and lawn and landscape irrigation of the lot as long as there is no separate irrigation meter. ~0r; <8D> <8D> <2022> The defined area is depicted in Appendix 1. Based on my experience, a great number of systems opt to have a single meter properly sized to meet the service needs requested by the owner instead of having multiple smaller master meters or even individual meters for each apartment. <00A0> <9C> <9C> <0153> TRWA does not recommend any product, supplier or person and leaves that decision up to each system. <8A> <8A> <0160> X1'H`7g3a*|f{h00eiF` BVb`+c0 z^ 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). The NSF 61 is the standard for all pipes, repair clamps, and any other fitting or material used in a public water system. 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. Q: Our system has been asked to serve two quadplexes that were until recently supplied by wells that no longer produce water. pc#P3C"!GB448]o_ AtCCk*AC)ADc90cLrU What should we do with these boxes? If it is a single tract of land and the plumbing to each of these eight units is all combined into one common line, then a master meter would probably be the better option for this applicant. /Registry (Times-RomanOPBaseFont0) It is unclear whether the units are part of any government-assisted or subsidized housing programs for low-income residents. <0D> <0D> <000D> With regard to your 1.5 inch line, please note that the TCEQ Chapter 290 Rules state that a 2 inch main line size is the minimum to be installed on any public water system. Present Ave. Daily Flow (B 6 + B 7 ) Single family - include all single family homes, mobile homes and seasonal dwellings in this category. <8F> <8F> <2022> 3 The Blue ater Contract defines a "LUE" as the capacity necessary to serve a single-family residential . 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. endstream endobj startxref Q: How important is the NSF 60 certification on meters or does it even matter? NSF 61 states that all components and materials used to cast or create the water works material/parts not contain any banned substances and that the meter, pipe, and/or parts have been properly constructed with the appropriate base materials. We have some meter boxes that do not have a meter as they were either pulled for non-payment or the owner requested them to be removed. TRWA has always recommended in our sample tariff that All meters be installed on the property designated to receive service. Using this policy keeps the system dealing directly with the property owner and member of the WSC or the customer of the district instead of having to deal with a property owner or future property owner that doesnt want someone elses meter and service line on their property. <8F> <8F> <2022> 1 begincodespacerange Then, once the system reaches 100 percent capacity, that system should begin constructing these new facilities to replace or build that extra 15 percent or more back into their system for future growth. First, youll want to look at what your tariff and non-standard service agreement state as far as requirements for service and what you have agreed to provide. Any damage to the Corporations equipment shall be subject to service charges. (In fact, conservation rates can escalate, in proportion to the total gallons, for customers using the greatest amounts of water on a monthly basis.) I have also seen frustration when the front property owner requests a second meter from the system and the line is at capacity. Assuming the meter is the standard size, residential 3/4 x 5/8 meter, you will use the same rate structure for the irrigation meters since the water is the same treated water that is being distributed by your system. Written comments about an AO should be sent to the enforcement coordinator designated for each AO at the commission's central office at P.O. <83> <83> <0192> <8C> <8C> <0152> s)Q0tWN The elimination of external parts should reduce the need for re-reads due to malfunctions. Q: Can we install a meter on land that is not owned by the system member if he gets an easement from the land owner? TCEQ staff at the time said it would be ok for a system to remove dormant or vacant taps even down to the water main, but the system could not assess any future applicant a new front-end contribution or equity buy-in fee, equipment costs to replace the assets being removed and possibly another membership fee if the system used non-refundable membership fees at those locations where these taps had been removed. To your knowledge, are there any parts of the tariff that would prohibit the member from entering into such an agreement or any part of the regulations that would prohibit such an agreement or jeopardize the systems compliance? Q. In that case, the system may need to check the hot water heater to see if it has water in it or, as stated above, have the customer demonstrate that water in the second dwelling is from another source and not a water hose from the first house. Most manufacturers suggest straight runs of pipe ahead of and following a master meter. Q: We have been made aware of a customer who has installed an inline booster pump on their side of the meter. :SYA"e2=pmn':"^Ptvop?L`EekP)H:^OK)XNI A: We get this question from time to time, and the answer as to whether you should have one master meter for each apartment building or one meter per individual apartment is it depends. In general, the Public Utility Commissions (PUC) rules first want separate meters for each unit so each individual users water usage can be measured accurately. And what if one or all of those new meters were located on the same property, but a half mile away from the end of your current line? 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. Also do you have any recommendations for a particular meter read system? 374 0 obj The two businesses had been in a partnership in the past under one roof. /CIDSystemInfo An LUE is assumed to represent 3.5 people living in a residence. <9A> <9A> <0161> >> def 0000001086 00000 n Commercial 5. Do we have to provide water to the new meter on this line? :RA%_Xo($N4jKA$iH~5]_]_W_4_'MAzcbhS Gj,+ NPt%TJMvM'B!41F"#4_M}:C?o_o_Z__^_,bD-CF`s;7Qfdcq12FnfhPM4w*`Rthj7v>N2nAqNtF?ON~kEWTB}WLO'?~_Kjjv?ijpU5l%.^=8I>5jtLd%-A^XABL4"?DDDD~~/a?i{`TG{`_+IW21 ffy./HZU"L3FRCa;5.Z qa?C$;VY!v +rxO%}^F'dvwtkV~JW_k#Nq|o|!mm+DcWS62q}9jQi|:{MT'^K{Ul%kr#x~jBXDvK{!ZoI";NaZa4?AWuAR#kM4Nh0Ai#'A"""!D~" }~},Tv;R*2@YDxw4& f0OeqXYDtc/DCXt(P 4(A|;Z {Y 9w,r, 6Q@4Og)nF9c"|A""?__ovt^o_dM`L2,s54#Pj0 The Uniform Plumbing Code does not allow for booster pumps under this condition and TCEQ rule Section 290.44(d)(3) states that service connections that require booster pumps taking suction from the public water system lines must be equipped with automatic pressure cut-off devices so that the pumping units become inoperative at a suction pressure of less than 20 psi (thereby preventing a back siphonage condition). <002D> 1.1 Land Use Assumptions and Projected Population The BPSUD water system operates as 4 independent pressure planes, which requires that each pressure plane be analyzed as a stand-alone system. 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. 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. endobj I told her that was incorrect and that I would mail her the documentation to prove it. The result is an estimate of total How should this be handled? startxref Hopefully this will help address the customers concerns. 12 dict begin 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. According to subchapter D, rule 290.46(s)(1), flow measuring devices and rate-of-flow controllers that are required by 290.42(d) of this title (relating to Water Treatment) shall be calibrated at least once every 12 months. 1 year ago. <96> <97> <2013> <88> <88> <02C6> 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 A 6 inch line, according to the TCEQ Chapter 290 Rules, can serve up to 250 connections. The assumed population equivalent per connection should be indicated. <82> <82> <201A> 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. However, if your homeowner needs a 1" or larger meter, then the requirements for non-standard service as outlined in Section F. of the TRWA Sample Tariff would apply, including an engineering study for each oversized meter. R02 - Single Family House (larger than 5/8 " meter). A: TRWA does not make recommendations for rates, but we do provide rate calculation training so that a system can set proper rates that are equitable to all customers. <00> <00> <0000> For Tract 2, the engineer assumed 24 equivalent single family connections, and a meter connection count will be four. 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