Water Service Requirements FAQs

1. "Contribution in Aid of Construction" is the cost of a line extension as paid by the customer plus trenching cost allowance.
2. "Cross-connection" is the point at which it is possible for a non-potable substance to come in contact with the potable drinking water system.
3. A "customer" shall be any person purchasing water from the District.
4. A "developer" shall be defined as a person or legal entity requesting service to two or more dwelling sites, a mobile home rental facility, or a multi-family structure.
5. The word "District" shall mean Public Utility District No. 1 of Clallam County, Washington, or any water system owned thereby.
6. The word "Manager" shall be held and construed to mean the General Manager of Public Utility District No. 1 of Clallam County, Washington.
7. The word "person" shall be held to mean and include persons of either sex, associations, co-partnerships, and corporations, whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee; the singular number shall be held and construed to include the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine.
8. "Premises" shall mean the real property and related structure(s) for which the water service was or is to be installed.
9. A "shareholder" shall be defined as the owner of the contracted service location at the time the refund of sharing
   becomes available, except for leased or life-estate property.
10. "Sharing" is money collected by the District from customers connecting to a line extension wherein other customers connected to that line have paid a Contribution in Aid of Construction.
11. "Trenching cost" will be a cost allowance as established by the District.
12. The term "unit" means a motel quarter, a cabin, a single trailer plot, a hotel room, office spaces, etc., but does not include residences.

Any person desiring to purchase water service from the District shall make an application to and contract with the District, upon a form to be furnished by the District for that purpose, signed by the applicant, and filed in the office of the District; which application shall contain an address of the premises where water service is desired.

1. The application and its acceptance by the District provided for in the preceding section shall constitute a contract on the part of the applicant to pay for the water service applied for at the current rate, reserving to the District the right to charge and collect the rates and charges provided for by Resolution, to change said rates and charges at any time by Resolution, to discontinue the service at any time after following the established notification procedures, and to install a meter or meters to register the water used. Such contract shall be subject to all the provisions of all District Requirements and any Resolution of the District hereafter passed pertaining to water rates or service.
2. The District shall not be held responsible for any damage by water or other causes resulting from defective plumbing or appliances installed by the owner or occupant of any premises, nor shall the fact that the agents of the District have inspected the plumbing and appliances render the District liable in case of damage to premises from such defective plumbing or appliances. In case the supply of water shall be interrupted or fail by reason of accident or any other cause whatsoever, the District shall not be held liable for damages for such interruption or failure; nor shall such failure or interruption for any reasonable period be held to constitute a breach of contract on the part of the District, or in any way relieve the customer from performing the obligations of a contract.
3. The District shall not be held liable for damages to the customer's property resulting from leakage or the breaking of pipes or facilities maintained by the District when such property is within a state, county, or private right-of-way for road and utility purposes.
4. The customer shall maintain access to and the area around the water meter free of any obstacle or obstruction and will clear or trim all vegetation limiting District access. The access route shall be a minimum of two feet in width and must include a structurally stable walkway over any ditch greater than 18 inches wide. The access route shall be kept free from animals. Should the customer not meet this obligation, the District may do the necessary work and bill the customer.

All applications to and contracts with the District shall be effective from the date of signature by the customer, and bills shall be rendered for service from the date District water service is made available to the customer's premises.

All contracts for water service shall be binding from the time of signature by the customer unless otherwise specified in the contract, and shall continue in effect from month to month; except the District or customer may at its own option terminate the contract after all charges, fines, and penalties are paid in full.

Duly authorized employees of the District shall have free access at any reasonable time to any and all premises furnished water service by the District for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of water used, inspecting the pipes and fixtures, and shutting off and turning on water through the service connection.

No person other than a duly authorized employee of the District shall connect any premises with the District's water system for the purpose of securing water service therefrom or for any other purpose whatever. Any customer receiving unauthorized service is responsible for paying the full amount for water reasonably determined by the District to have been used and tampering charges as established by the District.

1. Upon payment of installation fees, and application to and contract with the District, the Manager shall cause the premises described in the application, if a water main be adjacent thereto, to be connected with the District's water main by a service pipe extending approximately at right angles from the main to the property line except as hereinafter provided.
2. For premises not adjacent to a water main, the District will specify a main extension as detailed in Section 25 below.
3. Whenever it has been ascertained that an obstacle of any kind is to be or has been erected, placed, or parked which limits the District's ability to access and maintain its facilities, the District may cause the relocation or readjustment of said facilities. The cost of such relocation or readjustment shall be paid by the customer residing on the premises upon which such permanent structure is to be, or has been located by the owner thereof. In no case shall the District be required to maintain or repair any portion of the service connection on the customer's side of the meter.
4. Where there is a water main adjacent to any premises, the owner of each house thereon supplied by District Water must install a separate service connection with the District main; and the premises so supplied will not be allowed to supply water to any other premises except temporarily, with the consent of the District, where there are no available mains in the street.

1. The customer shall install all backflow prevention assemblies required by the District to protect the potable water system in accordance with WAC 246-290-490. The customer agrees to maintain and test said assemblies in proper working order. The assemblies shall be of a type, size, and make approved by the District and the Washington State Department of Health. The assemblies shall be installed in accordance with all standards established by the District.
2. The customer shall install and maintain at all times their plumbing system in compliance with the most current edition of the plumbing code having jurisdiction as it pertains to the prevention of water system contamination. The customer shall notify the District before any additions or changes are made to their plumbing system that might adversely affect the proper operation of the backflow device.
3. All backflow prevention assemblies shall be installed on the customer's service line near the water meter location. Alternative locations may be approved by the District if there are arrangements to provide free access for authorized District employees to all parts of the customer's premises to which water is supplied during reasonable working hours of the day for routine inspections, and at all times during emergencies.
4. The customer shall indemnify and hold harmless the District for all contamination of the customer's plumbing system or other customers' plumbing systems and/or the District's potable water system that results from an unprotected or inadequately protected cross-connection within their premises. This indemnification shall pertain to all backflow conditions that may arise.
5. For additional information, please refer to the District's Cross-Connection Control Policy.

To determine the size water meter for a commercial service, the following guide shall be used as a suggested minimum standard.

In all cases, the District shall have the final word and shall determine the required meter size.