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RESOLUTION NO. 1469
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ESTABLISHING ESTABLISHING A WATER LEAK
POLICY
,-The City Council of the City of Port Orchard does
hereby resolve:
THAT: The City of Port Orchard.will adjust an
individual water bill in the following circumstances:
When the City staff suspects a water leak, the customer shall
be notified in a timely manner. If the customer investigates
their water system and discovers there is a leak, then the
City Engineer may recommend adjustment of the water bill to
the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer may waive up to one
hundred dollars ($100.00) of the cost of the wasted water.
Wasted water is defined as that amount of water that the City
estimates to have been used in excess of normal consumption
for that particular account.
The following conditions shall be met before the water bill
is adjusted:
1. The water leak has been verified by the City.
2. No account may be adjusted more than once
every twelve months.
3. Once notified by the City, the Customer fixes
the leak in a timely manner.
If the water customer does not agree with the decisions of
the City staff, the Customer may appeal the City Staff
decision to the City Council.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the
Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26th day of
October, 1987.
ATTEST:
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Patricia Hower, City Clerk
Sponsored by:
Water/Sewer Committee
Councilman Geiger, Chairman
SLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR