Getting paid back for building a water main

A. If the department's facilities in the area are inadequate, or where departmental facilities are not readily available to serve a proposed subdivision, the subdivider shall extend a water main from the nearest adequate departmental facility. The water main so constructed connecting the subdivision water system to the nearest point of adequacy of the public water system shall be deemed a main extension. B. The subdivider shall be reimbursed for the cost of a main extension in accordance with this section. However, no reimbursement shall be made if the main extension will only serve areas under the same ownership as the subdivision under construction. In no case shall reimbursement for water main extension be made for any portion of the cost of a main less than six-inch size in agricultural, rural, and residential areas, or of any of the portion of the cost of a main less than eight-inch size in other areas. C. The department shall reimburse the subdivider 50 percent of the cost of a water main extension. For subdivisions that result from an immediate transfer of property to a person or persons who are related to the subdivider by blood, adoption or marriage, specifically limited to a spouse, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings, the reimbursement shall be 75 percent. The reimbursement procedure shall be as follows: 1. Prior to installation of the main extension, the subdivider shall enter into an agreement with the department. If the subdivider has not substantially complied with the terms of the agreement within one year from date thereof, the agreement may, in the discretion of the director, be terminated. 2. After the work has been completed and before acceptance, the subdivider shall furnish the department an affidavit itemizing the costs incurred by the subdivider for the installation of the main extension. 3. Reimbursement shall be made in five equal annual installments, without interest. For subdivisions that result from an immediate transfer of property to a person or persons who are related to the subdivider by blood, adoption or marriage, specifically limited to a spouse, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings, the reimbursement shall be made in two equal annual installments, without interest. The initial payment will be made at the end of the fiscal year in which the construction project is completed and accepted by the department. 4. The department shall make the final determination as to the cost of the off-site water main or main extension installed by the subdivider, and reimbursement shall be based upon said estimates of the department, less any reimbursement made under section 14.05.040 . 5. All reimbursements shall be payable to the original subdivider entering into the agreement with the department, unless otherwise directed by the original subdivider in writing. D. Where large quantities of water are required or a large investment is necessary to provide service, the subdivider shall be informed as to the conditions under which reimbursement for off-site water mains may be approved. E. Reimbursement shall not be made to subdividers for mains installed to a subdivision where such mains were not approved by the department prior to their installation. F. Reimbursement shall not be made to a subdivider for main extensions installed to a subdivision in areas where an agreement for reimbursement for water main extension already exists. (Ord. No. 3730, § 1, 2010)