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===== COMMISSION POLICY ===== | ===== COMMISSION POLICY ===== | ||
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This Policy supersedes all prior water and/or sewer service limitation policies | This Policy supersedes all prior water and/or sewer service limitation policies | ||
- | As an extension of its Emergency | + | **1. Water and/or Sewer Availability Letters.** All letters in response to inquiries about water and/or sewer service shall enclose this Policy on Limited Availability of Water and/or Sewer Service and shall include said policy by reference.((This Policy on Limited Availability of Water and/or Sewer Service is supported by the District’s current adopted water and sewer system comprehensive plans.)) These letters shall only be issued when the property proposed for service is included in the water and/or sewer service |
- | **WATER** | + | Water and/or sewer service is not assured for any lot or parcel until said lot or parcel has connected to the system as per Paragraph 2 herein. At the discretion of the District, in order to facilitate accurate monitoring of the rate of growth in connections to the system, the Developer may be required to provide an annual projection of the number of connections associated with the proposed development. |
- | The District has purchased property and applied for a 500 gpm water right for a new production well (" | + | **2. Connection |
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- | On April 2, 2002, the District and the City of Blaine (jointly known as the " | + | |
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- | On February 14, 2006 and July 25, 2006, the Parties entered into interlocal agreements providing for joint funding and direction of professional hydrogeologic consultants, | + | |
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- | On February 28, 2008, the Parties entered into an interlocal agreement continuing the preceding joint hydrogeologic efforts and also providing for the cost effective delivery of water conservation and other water—related services. | + | |
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- | On May 27, 2008, the Parties entered into the First Amendment to the Water Supply Contract (" | + | |
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- | On January 27, 2009 and May 28, 2009, the City entered into contracts with DOE seeking approval of applications providing for 2250 gallons per minute in groundwater rights. The CRP applications include the application for District Well #2. | + | |
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- | The requested water rights are being developed under the terms of the above—cited interlocal agreements and First Amendment, which provide that any water rights secured through the CRP will be shared equally between the Parties. It is unknown whether and to what extent the Parties will be successful in obtaining additional water rights under the CRP. | + | |
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- | The District is supporting and actively participating in the WRIA # l Watershed Planning effort to develop regional solutions to competing demands for water resources. | + | |
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- | The District has implemented a conservation program consistent with all state requirements to ensure efficient use of water. | + | |
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- | Suppliers contractually obligated to supply water to the District may be unable to perform their contractual obligations due to acts of God, inability to secure and/or retain water rights, inability to surmount regulatory hurdles or other performance problems beyond the control of the District. | + | |
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- | Washington Department of Ecology (" | + | |
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- | The listing of the Chinook salmon as a " | + | |
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- | State water rights law requires the appropriator to apply water to beneficial use with reasonable diligence. lt is prudent, therefore, to restrict commitments of limited water supplies to bonafide developments that are being pursued with reasonable diligence and to provide assurances of water availability upon actual connection to the system. | + | |
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- | **SEWER** | + | |
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- | The District has hired a consultant to perform a " | + | |
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- | The District has scheduled improvements to both the WWTP and the collection system to upgrade the current capacity to accommodate growth within the District. The District has an ongoing inflow and infiltration evaluation and removal program to minimize extraneous flows in the collection system. | + | |
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- | The District will vigorously pursue these wastewater capacity upgrades to meet the demands of residents and property owners within the District. Nevertheless, | + | |
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- | These projects require approval from regulatory agencies outside the control of the District. These regulatory agencies may include, but are not limited to, Whatcom County, SEPA, NEPA, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Ecology and State and Tribal Archeological Offices. | + | |
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- | **Now, therefore, | + | |
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- | **1.** Water and/or Sewer Availability Letters. All letters in response to inquiries about water and/or sewer service shall enclose this Policy on Limited Availability of Water and/or Sewer Service and shall include said policy by reference. The water and/or sewer availability letter shall indicate that statements regarding water and/or sewer availability shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of the District upon the developer’s demonstration of reasonable diligence in securing all necessary County, State and Federal approvals needed for land development associated with the inquiry about water and/or sewer service. The validity of a water and/or sewer availability letter shall be automatically extended for an additional two years upon execution of a Developer’s Extension contract pertaining to the same property. | + | |
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- | Water and/or sewer service is not assured for any lot or parcel until said lot or parcel has connected to the system as per Paragraph 2 herein. At the discretion of the District, in order to facilitate accurate monitoring of the rate of growth in connections to the system, the Developer may be required to provide an annual projection of the number of connections associated with the proposed development. | + | |
- | **2.** Connection to the system. The District deems properties to be connected to the system when all applicable connection fees and monthly charges have been paid. Connection to the respective system will only be allowed when the water and/or sewer system serves the property to be connected in accordance with the Design Standards in the current edition of the District’s Developer Project Manual and/or the District’s comprehensive plans. | + | |
+ | * B. For building permits, connection | ||
- | **3.** Determination of Adequacy of Water Supply. It is the policy | + | Requirements |
- | The District intends to monitor, on at least an annual basis, actual and forecasted growth in connections to the water system and progress in developing additional water supplies to provide for future connections at the time they are needed. If satisfactory progress is not being made in the timely development of new water supplies, and/or growth in connections has been occurring or is projected to occur at rates higher than previously projected, or if for any other reason it appears to be in the best interests of its customers, the District may impose a moratorium on water service availability. | + | **3. Determination of Adequacy of Water Supply.** It is the policy of the District, as detailed in the District’s adopted comprehensive water system plan, to provide water supplies adequate to serve existing customers and future development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use. Connections to the District’s water system are projected to grow at the rates forecasted in the District’s adopted comprehensive water system plan. The District’s current and planned water supply is hereby determined to be adequate and available to meet said demand for new connections to the water system, subject to the uncertainties inherent in the planning, development and delivery of water supplies. |
- | **4.** Determination of Adequacy of Sewer System. It is the policy of the District to provide wastewater collection and treatment capacity adequate to serve development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use. Recent forecasts indicate that connections | + | **4. Determination of Adequacy of Sewer System.** It is the policy of the District, as detailed in the District’s adopted comprehensive sewer plan, to provide wastewater collection and treatment capacity adequate to serve existing customers and future |
The District intends to monitor, on at least an annual basis, actual and forecasted growth in connections to the wastewater system and the District’s progress implementing capacity improvements to provide for future connections at the time they are needed. If satisfactory progress is not being made in the timely development of additional capacity, and/or growth in connections has been occurring or is projected to occur at rates higher than previously projected, or if for any other reason it appears to be in the best interests of its customers, the District may impose a moratorium on wastewater service availability. | The District intends to monitor, on at least an annual basis, actual and forecasted growth in connections to the wastewater system and the District’s progress implementing capacity improvements to provide for future connections at the time they are needed. If satisfactory progress is not being made in the timely development of additional capacity, and/or growth in connections has been occurring or is projected to occur at rates higher than previously projected, or if for any other reason it appears to be in the best interests of its customers, the District may impose a moratorium on wastewater service availability. | ||
- | **Policy Approval Date:** September 24, 2009. | + | Approved: September 24, 2009.\\ |
+ | **Amended:** June 10, 2010. |