Water Department

LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD

WATER DEPARTMENT

POLICY AND CHARGES

Approved by Board and Effective

                                                                                                   March 20, 2006 

WATER POLICY

A copy of LCUB’s standard construction requirements will be issued to the owner/developer or their designated representative at the time water service is requested.

For residential, commercial, and industrial property developments (where water services are requested) the owner/developer and/or builder will provide to LCUB a set of plans and specifications for the construction of a water distribution system. A registered professional engineer will prepare both a plan and a profile (if required) of the entire system according to State of Tennessee Design Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Criteria.  The plan view will show the top view topography of the water line, valves, service taps, meter sets, air release valves, streets and any proposed or existing utilities.  The profile will show the side view of the water line elevations, air release valves, street surface, and underground pipes such as sanitary sewers, storm sewers, gas mains, water mains, telephone cables, and electric cables.

LCUB will make an office and field review of the plans and profile to get an overview of how the system is to work and how the actual field conditions will influence maintenance for questions or comments.  Any approved plan and profile must be sign by LCUB prior to the engineer forwarding the plan and specifications to the TDEC Division of Water Pollution Control for approval.

New construction, additions, or expansions of a water distribution system require that a registered professional engineer supervise the inspection of construction, testing and certification of construction. The testing reports shall be given to LCUB in written format to include the following test results by (not limited too) hydrostatic pressure, bacteria, etc… Record drawings of the completed project shall be provided to LCUB on a CD in AutoCadd or Microstation format.

LCUB will require that the owner/developer warranty the new construction for a period of one-year after the date of service and that a warranty inspection be done at the end of this period and all documentation of the warranty inspection be forwarded to LCUB.  Provided the warranty inspection furnishes evidence that the water distribution system is in proper working order and without flaw, testing reports and record drawings are provided, LCUB shall accept ownership of the distribution system and all other appurtenances. 

During the one-year warranty period if LCUB is required to do any repairs to any portion of the water distribution system due to construction standards the owner/developer shall be billed for any material and labor charges.

TAP FEE

July 17, 2006

For all LCUB Customers

The following tap fees apply to customers inside or outside the corporate city limits:

$700.00                       Connection Fee / Tap Fee up to 3/4 inch meter (Residential)

$1,000.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for One (1) inch tap with meter

$2,400.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Two (2) inch tap with meter

$8,300.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Four (4) inch tap with meter

$13,500.00                  Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Six (6) inch tap with meter

$1,200.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Two (2) inch tap without meter

$2,300.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Four (4) inch tap without meter

$2,600.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Six (6) inch tap Fireline

$3,000.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Eight (8) inch tap Fireline

$4,200.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Ten (10) inch tap Fireline

$5,100.00                    Connection Fee / Tap Fee for Twelve (12) inch tap Fireline

Actual cost     

per L.F.                       Road bores, casings, and road cuts

Note:   Fees are subject to change.

LCUB reserves the right to enact special assessment fees and/or any other charges that may be necessary to recover capital investments made during construction to provide water service to any area of the distribution system.

Capital Reserve and Maintenance Fee

The capital reserve charge is a one-time charge to any single residential, commercial, or industrial customer connecting to LCUB’s water distribution system.  .  This charge enables LCUB to fund capital expenditures for water treatment plant expansions.

The maintenance charge is a one-time charge to any single residential, commercial, or industrial customer connecting to LCUB’s water distribution system.  This charge enables LCUB to provide for additional maintenance on the water distribution system.  EPA strongly recommends that a maintenance charge be enacted and that the charge be separated from normal revenues.

The fees shall be assessed and payment made up-front for all residential, commercial, or industrial developments based on the total number of services being provided.  If the development is staged as  multi phase, each phase will be assessed the fees at the time LCUB approves the design plans.

The capital reserve and maintenance charge for customers inside and outside the corporate city limits is established at $1.20 per gallon of daily usage.  A capital reserve charge of $1.00 per gallon of daily discharge and a maintenance charge of $0.20 per gallon of daily usage.

Residential customers will be based on an average daily discharge of 145 gallons per household.

Small commercial (office rental space) will be based on the same charges as residential.
 

Larger commercial and industrial customers will be required to provide LCUB with maximum daily discharge quantities.  LCUB will establish the capital reserve and maintenance charge from the data provided and LCUB has the right to adjust the fee after a 6-month history of discharged quantities compilation.  LCUB may at its discretion establish the capital reserve and maintenance fees using TDEC’s design basis for water systems.

Note:   Fees are subject to change.

LCUB DESIGN CRITERIA

·         Developer (Owner) and/or Contractor shall adhere to LCUB Standard Specifications and Details.

·         Water Distribution System shall be minimum Six (6) inch C-900 or Ductile Iron Pipe (No Exceptions).

·         Upon review of plans, LCUB has the right to require the Water Distribution System to be Eight (8) inch C-900 or Ductile Iron Pipe in-lieu of Six (6) inch.

·         Developer (Owner) and/or Contractor shall be responsible for installing three (3) way valve clusters at all roadway intersections.

·         Developer (Owner) and/or Contractor shall be responsible for any existing water distribution improvements required to provide adequate water pressure and fire flow to the new development and maintain the existing distribution system pressures.

·         Developer (Owner) and/or Contractor shall be responsible for installing all water taps, service lines, meter yolks and casings per LCUB standard specifications for the new development.

·         Developer (Owner) and/or Contractor shall be responsible for installing all fire hydrants (not to exceed 500’), and appurtances per LCUB standard specifications for the new development.

NOTE:     Design Criteria is Subject to Change
 

LCUB WATER NOTES

1.      ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LENOIR CITY UTILITY BOARD WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT (CURRENT EDITION) SPECIFICATION AND DETAILS.

2.      PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE LENOIR CITY UTILITY BOARD REPRESENTATIVES, DESIGN ENGINEER, AND UTILITY CONTRACTOR PRIOR TO ANY UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES BEGIN.

3.      WATER LINE MATERIALS, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND DISENFECTION PER LENOIR CITY UTILTIIES BOARD WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT STANDARDS (CURRENT EDITION).

4.      CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL SHORT-SIDE AND LONG-SIDE SERVICE LATERALS AND SHALL INCLUDE A 1” CORPORATION STOP (MUELLER H-15008), 1” TYPE K COPPER LINE, AND 3/4” x 1” “Y” BRANCH CONNECTION (MUELLER #H-15343). ALL LONG-SIDE 1” SERVICE LINES SHALL BE ENCASED WITH 3” P.V.C. AND 3/4” SERVICE LINES SHALL BE ENCASED WITH 2” P.V.C..

5.      CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND INSTALL METER BOX AND YOKE (METER BOX AND LID AS MANUFACTURED BY DARTER STEEL) METER YOKE SHALL BE MUELLER IN-LINE METER YOKE MUELLER B2418-R WITH MUELLER CONNECTIONS H14227 (3/4 CTS) AND MUELLER H14222 (3/4 in. F.I.P.).

6.      CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ALL WATER LINE TAPS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT.

7.      CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A SHUTOFF VALVE ON THE CUSTOMER SIDE OF METER AND INSTALL THEIR OWN  BOX.

8.      FIRE HYDRANTS FOR THIS PROJECT SHALL BE MUELLER SUPER CENTURION #200 (YELLOW – OPEN COUNTERCLOCKWISE), WITH 5 ¼” OPENING VALVE. HYDRANTS SHALL BE PAINTEDAS SHOWN BELOW, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST NFPA CODE FOR MARKING HYDRANTS, AND/OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LENOIR CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS.

RED                            LESS THAN 500 GAL./MIN.

ORANGE                   500 – 999 GAL./MIN.

GREEN                      1000 – 1499 GAL./MIN.

LIGHT BLUE             1500 GAL./MIN. OR GREATER

9. CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS MUST BE SUPERVISED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DESIGN ENGINEERING FIRM SO THAT THE REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CERTIFICATION CAN BE MADE TO LCUB. LCUB WILL NOT ACCEPT UTILITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CERTIFIED IN WRITING.

NOTE:           Water Notes are Subject to Change