West Sacramento Municipal Code Art. IV Main Line Extensions

Any person requesting water service from the city which necessitates an extension of the city's main line shall apply to the city for a main line extension agreement on the forms prescribed by the city.

(District code Ch. 7 Art. I § 5.01)

At the city's sole option, the city may utilize any statutory or other procedure concerning assessment districts to finance the construction of the main line extension, metered service connections and related appurtenances.

(District code Ch. 7 Art. I § 5.02)

The city may require the installation of a main line larger than that necessary to adequately serve the applicant's property. When the city requires the installation of a larger main line, the city shall either:

A. Pay the difference in cost, as determined by the city, between the size necessary to serve the applicant's construction and the larger main line; or

B. Perform the installation itself, subsequent to the receipt from the applicant of a sum sufficient to cover necessary expenses, of the main line required by the applicant; or

C. Require the applicant to construct the larger line subject to reimbursement as hereinafter provided; or

D. A combination of subsections A through C of this section.

(District code Ch. 7 Art. I § 5.03)

When an applicant enters into a main line extension agreement with the city which requires the installation of a main line larger than that necessary to adequately serve the applicant's property, the agreement shall provide for a refund to the applicant as follows:

A. Within the limits specified herein, the applicant shall receive the distribution component of the plant availability charge received by the city for upstream connections into the water main line installed or paid by the applicant;

B. Any amounts collected by the city for the distribution pipeline component, subject to subsection A of this section, shall be refunded to the applicant within ninety days following the city's receipt thereof; provided, that no refund shall be made for connections made after five years from the date of completion of the main line extension;

C. The total amount which may be refunded to the applicant shall not exceed the net amount advanced to the city for the extension, if installed by the city, or the estimated cost, as determined by the city, for such extension if installed by the applicant, and shall not exceed the distribution pipeline component of the plant availability charge collected for the extension.

(District code Ch. 7 Art. I § 5.04)

Notwithstanding any section of this chapter, all main line extension agreements executed on or before the city's adoption of this water code shall be governed by the Public Utilities Commission's Rule 15.

(District code Ch. 7 Art. I § 5.05)