HomeMy WebLinkAbout854RESOLUTION NO. ~~~
A RESOLUTION of the City Council
of the City of Kent, Washington estab-
lishing and reaffirming the policies
of the City regarding water service
from transmission lines and establish-
ing time schedules for discontinuing
such service.
WHEREAS the City of Kent owns and operates
two water transmission lines, the purpose for which is to
transport large quantities of water from springs and wells
located several miles east of Kent to reservoirs located
on the east hill of Kent from which reservoirs the water
enters the distribution main system,
WHEREAS it is necessary to provide maximum
water flow through the transmission lines to maintain suf-
ficient water in the reservoirs for customers served by the
distribution main system and for fire protection, and
WHEREAS it is not possible to provide suffi-
cient water flow into the reservoirs without causing low
and negative pressures in the transmission lines, which
pressures may also occur in the customer service lines con-
nected to the transmission lines, and
WHEREAS low and negative pressures in customer
service lines may allow ground water or surface water to ~·c
enter those lines through leaks and breaks in the service
lines and may contaminate both the water in the customer's
system and in the transmission line, creating a potential
health hazard, NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASH-
INGTON, DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. New Connections. The informal
Kent policy to refuse new service connections to transmis-
sion lines which has been followed for the past several
years is hereby reaffirmed and adopted.
Section 2. Inactive Connections. No water
service will be provided through existing water service
connections to transmission lines where the service has
not been used for a period of six months or more.
Section 3. Active Connections. It is the
policy of the City of Kent to require all active water
service connections to transmission lines to be discontin-
ued. It is recognized that customers using such service
connections will require time to arrange for other service.
The maximum time allowed after the receipt of written no-
tice is as follows:
A. Kent Water Distribution Main Available.
Where an existing Kent water distribu-
tion main is available or will be avail-
able after the payment of a latecomer fee
or a payment in lieu of assessment, trans-
mission lines service shall terminate in
six months.
B. Kent Franchise Area Without A Main
Available. Where the property service is
within Kent or within the Kent franchise
area but no water distribution main is
presently available without extension,
transmission line service shall terminate
in six months, except that if reasonable
progress has been made to extend the main,
an extension of not more than twelve months
can be granted with City Council approval.
C. Water District Franchise Area. Where
the property served is within the franchise
area of the water district, transmission line
service shall terminate in six months, ex-
cept that if reasonable progress has been
made with the district but service from the
district cannot be obtained within the six
month period, a time extension can be grant-
ed with City Council approval.
D. Other Areas. Where the property served
is not within Kent, the Kent franchise area
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or a water district franchise area, each
customer shall, within six months, make
arrangements for other service with a date
certain at which the present service will
be terminated. If the customer fails to
make arrangements or fails within six months
to obtain City approval for the date at
which transmission line service will termi-
nate, then service shall terminate in six
months.
E. Contract Customers. Should it be de-
termined that any present customer receiv-
ing water from a transmission main is doing
so through a legal contract, a date certain
for disconnection will be negotiated.
PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City
Council this 18th day of December, 1978.
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ATTEST:
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of
Resolution No. .Jf~; c/· , passed by the City Council of
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the City of Kent, Washington, the 18th day of December,
1978.
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