H_w"'i.wF%P)O An LUE is assumed to represent 3.5 people living in a residence. 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. For example, the provisions of TRWAs Sample Tariff regarding non-standard service include the requirement that the corporation approve the design requirements of the applicants required facilities prior to initiation of a non-standard service contract. <91> <92> <2018> Some systems do require individual meters to each different apartment, condo or other type business that is all owned by one individual or company. >> def 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. [tF]JJfSHYs8n?G?#ZS^n#E|WHxt2o1BBb.el+Dijwv-7ajcn7mY 6ii>a!0Y7"9ET3 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. 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. HT Know how, know you | We are IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group employing 4300+ people across 24 jurisdictions worldwide. After you establish a system's ERU quantity, you can use it to determine the number of ERUs for other types of service connections. 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. There is no requirement where a WSC can request the landowner to be registered as a business. Turn off all valves connected to the distribution system so that no water leaves the tank during test period. We would like to have the chain restaurant apply for and install a meter since the convenience store has a meter and active account.
Equivalent Residential Connection Definition | Law Insider The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water. From this, they can develop a plan that best provides service to the entire development considering the wishes of the developer and the system. TRWA has provided numerous training sessions at conferences and at water system offices to demonstrate the impact of larger meters from a revenue impact as well as regulatory requirements. C+vdt\?K(Pwu,Gu-=s-^|8o!$cntc}Egg=/ckY0 \
<90> <90> <2022> 0000002966 00000 n 0000036396 00000 n Present Ave. Daily Flow (B 6 + B 7 ) Single family - include all single family homes, mobile homes and seasonal dwellings in this category. The Members use of the Corporations curb stop or other similar valve for such purposes is prohibited. One of the main reasons for a turbine or propeller master meter to register incorrectly is improper piping configurations from the well to and past the meter location. /CIDSystemInfo
Section 290.45 - Minimum Water System Capacity Requirements, 30 Tex <00AE> Additionally, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules require that all public water systems be designed with a minimum of 15 percent extra capacity. This can lead to lawsuits and fights between neighbors and family members, and often the utility ends up bearing the brunt of these clashes. <95> <95> <2022> After getting this proof of ownership, the system should at least check the countys tax rolls and property tax maps to see whose name is listed for that property. This is referred to in Section C under the definition of member and proof of ownership, and again in Section E under Rules and Regulations. <]/Info 87 0 R/Prev 844706 >> <9D> <9D> <2022> These items became assets and therefore had to be maintained and upgraded at the expense of the water system. However, due to some political maneuvering several years ago, some exceptions were included in the Texas Administrative Code that allow the commissions executive director to permit master metering when applicable. 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. The purpose of an equity buy-in fee is to establish parity between the new customer or applicant and those who have already been receiving service. Other TCEQ inspectors have assessed the capacity requirements on the 2-inch meter size which industry standards deem to be eight times the normal capacity of the 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter, regardless of the number of trailers on the other side of the meter. A: The answer is yes, its not only ethical, its also both fair and necessary. <0D> <0D> <000D>
Impact Fee Administration | Houston Permitting Center It is best to work with your customers so that a reasonable solution can be found. The systems and engineers said that if these old dormant tap locations wanted to be re-serviced and if upgrades were required, the present landowners where service had previously existed would have to pay for those upgrades. %PDF-1.5
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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. (1) The requirements contained in this section are to be used in evaluating both the total capacities for public water systems and the capacities at individual pump stations and pressure planes which serve portions of the system that are hydraulically separated from, or incapable of being served by, other pump stations or pressure planes. The closest thing we have to a bottom line here is that a system can remove the meter, but they still need to maintain capacity at that same location in case a future applicant wants to re-install another water meter there. <8D> <8D> <2022> xref 3 The Blue ater Contract defines a "LUE" as the capacity necessary to serve a single-family residential . 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. 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. ESFCequivalent single-family connection. 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. There is an automatic gate that only works by remote and we do not have access to it. 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. <83> <83> <0192> Our engineer says we need to remove these, as we would be responsible for servicing them, including paying for upgrades, if a customer wants a meter for that box in the future. I1Aq
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PDF LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT (LUE) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - Austin, Texas Not all the time, but it is usually pretty accurate unless another deed or court decree has been issued since the countys records were last updated. The base rates for larger meters should be set to pay for these larger required capacities instead of making the customers with standard size meters subsidize the customers with bigger meters that place more demand costs on the system. Hopefully this will help address the customers concerns. endstream
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<20> <7E> <0020> 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. 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. The board can amend the current charge to whatever they determine to be fair to the ratepayers. /Ordering (UCS) <91> <92> <2018> Q: One of our members has offered to read meters each month for free. A new membership fee should be required for each new meter. o0?LgGt{Cifk_Kat2'~ez{*R,r08e0@Bf1+oxG t%&L!XD(gTn6"LXa9t> A: This is one of those situations where a little extra effort by the system up front can save them substantial headaches and costs down the road. <84> <84> <201E> Q: We are revising our tariff. 12 dict begin The actual cost of the meter and installation should be assessed as well. Language establishing the utilitys ownership of customer service meters runs throughout TRWAs model tariffs and service policies. 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). Is this legal or what problems could this create? For water requirements, this includes consumptive uses, such as lawn
pc#P3C"!GB448]o_ AtCCk*AC)ADc90cLrU Examples of Equivalent Residential Connection in a sentence. /CIDInit /ProcSet findresource begin This has an added benefit that the customers will be required to maintain their own service lines from the meter to their houses. When a system sees that there is inequity in their current rate structure causing some customers to subsidize the water usage and capacity requirements for other customers, the board ought to rectify the situation by amending rates. 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. The member knows that resale of the water for a profit is not allowed. CONTACT 1002 Washington Ave., 3rd floor Houston, TX 77002 832.394.8888 wcrtechs@houstontx.gov 8 am to 3 pm Wastewater Capacity Reservation Letter - Wastewater You, the property owner or authorized agent, must apply for a Wastewater Capacity Reservation letter if you are: Wastewater Capacity Reservation Letter - Water Due to an expansion, the two split and are now serviced by the same meter. Your tariff should include the requirements for evaluating an application for a master meter. %PDF-1.3
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The wait times at the transit Schengen passport control might be a bit longer but probably not since the border police seems to be managing staff levels. Some of this cost will be paid by these new customers once they start paying their monthly water bill, but the previous customers not only have been paying for what it costs for them to receive water delivered to their homes, they have also been paying a bit extra toward the complete debt-service for all existing capacity. <88> <88> <02C6> 0000006201 00000 n
This just means that when the new or existing master meter needs to be tested, the operator can either use an existing, on-site storage tank or any large tanker (fire truck if the capacity is large enough) with a known capacity to verify the meter accuracy. These waivers usually apply only when the customer voluntarily contacts the system to either install the appropriate number of meters or allow for inspection by system staff to verify that the other connections are not being used. The NSF 60 standard is for chemicals used in a water system. How do you protect the integrity of the system when you do not know the background or intent of the person performing the volunteer work? A: The TRWA Sample Tariff states that a meter is to be set on the property designed to receive service and the owner of the property has to be the member of the corporation. 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. e. The Corporation shall require each Member to have a cutoff valve within 2 feet of the meter on the Members side of the meter for purposes of isolating the Members service pipeline and plumbing facilities from the Corporations water pressure. If the WSC has an easement properly filed at the courthouse for every line and meter, the new property owner cant make the system move the meter. n``N}@:\_EF-_*p"X;9$W'}',vl#A7.9J uph%(+u n'8i b9XAH03047:|clf`. 0000003802 00000 n
connection (living unit equivalent) that for the purposes of this Amended Agreement shall be Six Hundred Fifty 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. 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? 69 12
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. %OEG+HqH\9-:Y2=Ht),h1#d W% `9B-eR+0 Instead, growth should pay for growth, even if a current member is responsible for the new growth through the addition of a second meter on their property. What options do we have to address this issue? 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. 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. <93> <94> <201C> ]BA Y,bps`>x/@HnqXNZ1yek5Fq8:^bV_W
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end <8C> <8C> <0152> Commercial 5. These references clearly state that the meter belongs to the corporation and is to be maintained by the corporation. <00> <00> <0000> 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). The NSF 61 is the standard for all pipes, repair clamps, and any other fitting or material used in a public water system. While the board of directors is keeping the old monthly charges and rates, we only have a base rate for 1 -inch meters. Now the member wants the water meter moved to a different property about 100 yards from its original location. Well get someone to demonstrate the rate template weve designed and provided to systems across the state. 0000053091 00000 n 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. How common are they compared to the traditional positive displacement manual read meters? 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? Duplexes and triplexes are sufficiently similar to single family homes so that a duplex equals twice the ERU . <86> <87> <2020> "!#w~[^Mt__^7ea?VU>
{9Vh*A!_Q~" [w|V}.f%z[o~di_Yzbb{[Xu]\*lq& <9F> <9F> <0178> Systems generally dont want to extend their liability onto or across private property to read meters or make repairs after dark within a private property on the off chance that frequent trips onto that property raises the chance of some type of accident or damage to the owners property or tenants. The ERUs would be equivalent to what would be used by typical single-family residences, if they were using the water.
4Ct?3,RPapG}=>V"vIzJ*m'_ Further, in the past we have seen many TCEQ investigators count dead taps into the systems overall capacity requirements using the assumption that at any time in the future the system would still be responsible for supplying not only the active connections but previously existing connections also. The impact fee and other front-end capital improvement fees also remain with the existing tap and location and should never be transferred to another property for the same reasons above. I have visited several systems who have purchased AMR meters that are compatible with the AMI meters. trailer <98> <98> <02DC> Getting customers to understand is sometimes challenging.
PDF Attachment P-5 - Texas <7F> <7F> <2022> In order to correct the issue, the system must first have supporting language in its tariff. 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. <00> <00> <0000> Think of it this way: what if that property owner was requesting not one meter, but four new ones? <002D>
PDF CALCULATION OF EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNITS (EDU - USDA Rural Development Q: One of our members sold their property and land but did not transfer the membership. The result is an estimate of total Q: What can you tell me about the new "electronic read" meters on the market today?
PDF Control Number: 51166 - Texas 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).
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