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REGULATION NO. 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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AUTHORITY – These Rules and
Regulations are enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the District under
MCA 7-13-2218(10). They are subject to revision from time to time after approval
by the Board, and supersede all other Board approved regulations governing water
service by whatever term designated which may heretofore have governed the
supplying and taking of water service within the Approved Water Service Area of
the Lockwood Water and Sewer District.
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JURISDICTION
- These regulations govern the supplying by
the District and taking by customers of water service in the Approved Water
Service Area of the Lockwood Water and Sewer District. The jurisdictional
area of these rules and regulations shall include any territory which is
presently or in the future, situated within the Approved Water Service Area of
the Lockwood Water and Sewer District.
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PURPOSE - These Regulations Governing Water
Service are intended to define good utility practice which can normally be
expected, but are not intended to exclude other accepted standards and
practices not covered herein. They are
intended to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the District’s
inhabitants and to protect the District from unreasonable demands.
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APPLICATION – These rules and regulations are
hereby made a part of the contract with every person or entity provided with
water service. Further, every person or
entity making application for initiation of such service, or accepting such
service, shall be bound hereby.
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NONCOMPLIANCE – Any person or entity who shall fail
to comply with these rules and regulations after being given a written notice
of the nature of the violation, and after being given a reasonable time to
comply, shall be subject to discontinuance of water service. Provided, that in emergency situations, as
determined in the sole discretion of the District, such service may be
discontinued without notice. District
water service shall not be restored until the violation is corrected and full
compliance is assured. Further, once
service has been discontinued for noncompliance with these rules and
regulations, it shall not be restored until the customer involved pays to the
District any applicable charges for discontinuance and/or reestablishment of
service and restores any required deposits.
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PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CONNECTION, EXTENSION, OR USE – No person or
entity shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, extend, use,
alter or disturb the District water system without first obtaining a written
permit for that purpose form the office of the District Manger.
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UNAUTHORIZED ACTS – No plumber or other person shall make
connections with a customer’s water service line, connect such water line when
it has been disconnected by the District, or turn customer’s water on or off,
without first obtaining written permission to do so from the office of the
District Manger.
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INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS - There shall
be made available to prospective customers at the office of the District,
copies of these service regulations, the approved rate schedules of the
District, standard extension and introduction of water service agreement forms,
and service standards of the District. Available at the cost of production
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WAIVER OF REGULATIONS - In any case where compliance
with any of these regulations introduces unusual difficulty, such regulation
may be temporarily waived by the Board upon application of the District or the
customer. If in any case compliance
with a regulation would cost more than the results of such compliance, such
regulation may be permanently set aside by the Board. The waiver of any regulation shall not bar the District from
applying these regulations in the future.
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LIABILITY OF UTILITY – The District shall only be
responsible to a customer for providing water service in accordance with the
conditions set forth in the customer’s service agreement with the District,
irrespective of ownership of the property served. The District shall not be responsible for inconvenience, damage,
or injury to persons or property resulting from the District’s termination,
discontinuance, or interruption of water service to any property in accordance
with these rules and regulations.
Further, the District shall not be responsible for providing water
service to a customer at a pressure greater than or less than the pressure
existing in the public water main at the point of delivery of the customer in
question.
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