Ordinance No. 872
1 ORDINANCE NO. 872
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959, BY AMENDING THE RULES
:3 AND REGULATIONS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF VERNON..
4 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
5/ SECTION 1: APPENDIX III of the Code of the City of Vernon,
6 California, 1959, is hereby amended to read in accordance with
7 Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein for all pur-
e poses as if set forth in full.
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SECTION 2: Said Amendment to the Rules and Regulations of
10 the Water Department of the City of Vernon shall take effect on
11 January 1, 1977.
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circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed
to certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall post the same
or cause the same to be posted, in three (3) of the most public
places in the City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th
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Street and Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boule-
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in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California;
that this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect as of
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this lryt1d.ay of
NOllember
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4 I, Y. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No.
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, was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting
7 of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on November 2,
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, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular meeting
9 of said City Council held on
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November. 1n, 1976
following vote:
AYES:
Councilmen:
Gonzales, Malhurg, McCormirK., Ybar.ra
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Kaeser
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
8 hereby certify that I did, on the
November
17t-n day of
1976 , post three (3) copies of
ORDINANCE NO. 872
[Water Dept. Rules & Regulations], one in each of the following
11 places, to wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa
12 I Fe Avenue, at the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific
13 Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall
14 of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in
15 said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed
16 and published in the City of Vernon.
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November
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Signed this
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
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Notary Pu lic in and for e County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CITY OF VERNON
WATER DEPARTMENT
RULES AND REGU~~TIONS
Effective January 1, 1977
SECTION I ~ DEFINITION OF TEill1S
DOf1ESTIC SERVICE: Provision of water for customary household
purposes.
CO!1MERCIAL SERVICE: Provision of water to property where the
customer is engaged in trade.
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE: Provision of water to a customer for use
in manufacturing or processing activities.
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE: Provision of water to property for
automatic fire protection by means of an automatic fire sprinkler
system and/or fire hydrants.
TEMPORARY SERVICE: A service on a fire hydrant for construct-
ion work; irrigation of vacant property and similar uses, that
because of its nature will not be used permanently.
RETAIL WATER BUSINESS: A retail water business is a business
conducted for the resale of water, where the annual consumption
of water by such business from the City's municipal plant shall
be in excess of 12,000,000 cubic feet, or an average of 1,000,000
cubic feet per month, and the number of customers served by said
business shall be at least six.
STANDBY SERVICE: Standby service is a water service to pro-
perty which is supplied in part with water from some source of
supply other than the City Water Department. The existence of
a water service on the customer's premises from a source other
than that furnished by the Water Department solely for the pur-
pose of furnishing service as standby or augumenting the service
rendered by the Water Department shall not have the effect of
classifying the service rendered by the Water Department as
standby service.
WATER SERVICE: A water service consists of all piping, valves,
meters and appurtenances installed by the Water Department for
the purpose of furnishing water to a private property from the
Municipal Water Distribution System.
SECTION II - Description of Service
A. SUPPLY: The Water Department will exercise reasonable
diligence and care to deliver a continuous and sufficient supply
of water to the customer at a proper pressure, and to avoid any
shortage or interruption in delivery.
B~ QUALITY: The Water Department will endeavor to supply a
safe and potable water at all times.
C. CLASSES OF SERVICE: All services installed by the Water~
Department will be classified as follows:
1. Domestic
2. Commercial
3. Industrial
4. Fire protection
5. Standby
D. TYPES OF SERVICE:
Water Department are:
1. Metered rate
2. Standby rate
3. Fire protection rate
4. Temporary service rate
The types of service available from the
EXHIBIT "A"
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The Water Department will serve water from the City's water
distribution system to the customer's property. When installed
all components of the water service whether located on public
or private property shall become the property of the City of
Vernon and the City reserves the right to repair, replace and
maintain the water service.
SECTION III - APPLICATION FOR WATER SERVICE
A. NEW SERVICES Before water shall be supplied to any pro-
perty for domestic, commercial, industrial and fire protection
service, the owner or customer shall make application to the
Water Department. The Water Department,as a condition to
approving such application and furnishing water to said property,
is authorized to and shall require a payment in advance equal
to the cost of water service installation. The cost estimated
by the Water Department must be deposited in advance, with final
adjustment of charges to be made upon completion of installation
and prior to turn-on of water.
B. ENLARGING OF WATER SERVICE. When an application is made
by a customer to enlarge an existing water service, said applica-
tion shall be considered as applying for a new service, except
that a credit as determined by the Water Department for the
existing water service may be applied to the installation charge
for the new service.
c. TEMPORARY FIRE HYDRANT CONNECTION. No person except
authorized City of Vernon personnel shall operate or cause to be
operated a fire hydrant. Water for private use from a fire hydrant
can be obtained only through a temporary hydrant connection.
Application for a temporary hydrant connection shall be made in
the same manner as application for regular service, and all charges
and deposits shall be at the applicable rates. The Water Department
will install a water service on a fire hydrant in such a manner as
not to interfere with the free use of such hydrant for fire purposes,
and the applicant shall pay for all water passing through such
service at applicable rates.
The applicant shall be held responsible for loss or damage to the
water service or services from the time of installation until the
removal, or until forty-eight hours after notice in writing has been
given the Water Department that termination of the service is des-
ired.
D. STANDBY SERVICE. Application for a standby water service'
shall be made in the same manner as application for regular service,
and all charges shall be determined in the manner set forth in
Sectioz:>., 3 of the Rate Ordinance. The Water Department reserves the
right to refuse to furnish water and may discontinue service to any
premises where standby service exists and where such service may be
detrimental or injurious to the service furnished to other customers.
SECTION IV - EXTENSION OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM . ~'.,
A. APPLICATION. Any applicant who as owner or subdivider of a
single lot, subdivision of tract of land, desires the extension 'of
water mains and services to such lot subdivision or tract of land,
shall file a written application with the Water Department.
B. DEPOSIT. In the event such application be approved said
applicant shall deposit with the Water Department, cas~ or other
method of payment satisfactory to the City in an amount determined
by the Water Department to be the total estimated cost of such
mains and services, including all labor, pipe, valves, fittings,
fire hydrants and all appurte~ances necessary for a complete
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system exclusive of customer services. Customer services
shall be paid for as provided in these rules and regulations.
C. INSTALLATION. Engineering and construction of all new
distribution systems shall be done by the City of Vernon or by
private contract, approved by the City of Vernon. If after
completion of construction, the estimated cost is found to be
greater than the actural cost the difference will be refunded,
and if a deficit exists, the difference will be collected be-
fore the turn-on of water. l1ains and services installed shall
become and remain the property of the City of Vernon.
SECTION V - OPEPATING CONDITIONS
A. PAYMENT OF BILLS. All bills are due and payable and are
to be received at the office of the Water Department of the City
of Vernon on the last working day of each month; and that for
all bills unpaid on the last working day of the month for water
used the preceding month, there shall be added thereto a penalty
of ten (10) percent of the amount of the bill.
In the event, and as often as, any bill, account or other
charge for water or service, as in this Ordinance provided, is
not paid or discharged when the same is due and payable and be-
fore delinquency, the Water Department shall have the right forth-
with to discontinue any service which it has been furnishing and/or
to discontinue furnishing water to any such person, firm or
corporation until all bills, accounts and other moneys due for such
person, firm or corporation to the City of Vernon have been paid or
discharged.
In those cases where the Water Department deems it advisable
to discontinue water service for non-payment of any bill, account
or other charge for water or service, a printed notice shall be
enclosed with the delinquent bill stating that the service will
be discontinued on a certain day if the bill remains unpaid. If
the water service is discontinued the following charges will be
made:
Shut-off fee $5.00
Turn-on fee $5.00
B. METER TESTING. A customer may demand that the meter through
which water is being furnished be examined and tested to determine _
if it is registering correctly the amount of water delivered. Such
demand shall be made in writing to the Water Department, and shall
be accompanied" by a deposit of twenty ($20.00) for one, one and
one half and "two inch meters and fifty ($50.00) for three, four and
six inch meters. Upon receipt of such demand, the Water Department
shall examine and test the meter. If the meter is found to register
over two percent more water than actually delivered, another meter
will be substituted and the deposit shall be repaid to the customer
making the application, and the water bill for the current period
adjusted in such manner as the Water Department may consider fair and
just. If the meter is found to register not over two percent in
excess, the deposit shall be forfeited and the water bill paid as
rendered.
If a meter fails to register during any period, the customer shall
be charged with the daily consumption, as shown by the meter when
operating correctly.
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C. UNSAFE APPARATUS. The Water Department may refuse to
furnish water and discontinue service to any premises where
apparatus, appliance or equipment using water are dangerous,
unsafe or not in conformity with any applicable laws or
ordinances.
D. PRESSURE CONDITIONS. All customers shall, upon
application for water service, consent to and hold the Water
Department and the City of Vernon harmless for any damages
caused by fluctuation of water pressures or interruption of
service.
E. WATER QUALITY. It shall be the aim of the Water Depart-
ment to supply a safe and potable water at all times. Where
the use of water on a customer's premises requires water for
specific uses demanding a better quality Of" \vater than that
served by the Water Department, the customer shall provide \~ter
treatment facilities capable of producing water of the desired
quality. '.
F. CUSTOMERS CONTROL VALVES. The customer shall install a
suitable valve, for his use, on his property, as close to the
meter location a practicable, the operation of which will con-
trol the entire water supply from the service. No person
except authorized City of Vernon personnel shall enter the meter
vault or operate or cause to be operated the curb stop or valve
in the meter box installed by the Water Department.
G. DAlIlAGE TO vlATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY. The customer shall
be neld responsible for damage incurred to City property caused
by an act of the customer or his agents and any damage to a meter
that may result from hot water or steam backing up to the meter
from the customer's premises. The customer shall correct the
plumbing condition causing the damage and shall be charged for
the cost of repairs to the meter. .
H. INTERRUPTION LN SERVICE. T~e Water Department reserves the
right to shutoff the water to any premises or portion of the dis-
tribution system as long as necessary, without notice to the
customer, if an emergency so dictates. In cases other than an
emergency, the Water Department shall notify all customers of the
forthcoming interruption of service and the probable length of time
for which the water will be shut off.
I. FIRE HYDRANTS. Fire hydrants are installed adjacent to tne
curb. The Water Department will upon request, subject to approval
by the Fire Department, change the location along the curb, provided
the labor and material costs are paid for by the person or persons
requesting the change. The Water Department shall estimate the cost
of the required installation. The estimated cost shall be paid to
the Water Department in cash or certified check payable to the City
of Vernon. If after the completion of the change of location; the
estimated cost is found to be greater than the actual cost, the
difference will be refunded; and if a deficit exists, the difference
will be collected.
J. RIGHT OF ACCESS AND INSPECTION. Any officer, inspector,
foreman or other authorized employee of the City of Vernon shall
have free access to any premised supplied City water for the
purpose of making an inspection of the entire water system upon
said premises.
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K. CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. The City of Vernon or the Water
Department shall in no way be responsible for any damage to
person or property because of any leakage, breakage or seepage
from any meter or pipe situated within any private property, nor
shall they be responsible for any leakage, breakage or seepage from
any pipe situated between the meter installed at the curb and
private property served thereby. The Water Department shall not
be responsible for damage to property caused by defective piping
on the customers premises and by spigots, faucets, valves and
other equipment that are open when water is turned on originally
or when turned on after a temporary shutdown.
L. CROSS~CONNECTIONS. To comply with the regulations of the
California State Department of Public Health, which prohibits
unprotected cross-connections between the public water supply and
any unapproved source of water, the Water Department shall require
the installation of approved backflow protection devices by and at
the expense of the customer.
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