| Show Council Ponders Ponders' Water Changes The Bountiful city council is studying a new policy for charging water installation PROPOSED BY City Engineer Engineer Engineer En En- Jack Balling the plan attempts to make charges more equitable throughout the city eliminate a variety of charges which make enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment difficult It would also provide money for a development fund for enlargement of the water tem THE DEVELOPMENT fee which would be a fixed charge for everyone throughout the city would provide money for new reservoirs pipes larger than normal to serve expanding expand expand- ing areas replacement of old lines up keep and maintenance ance of the system pumping pumping pump pump- ing plants and e n t plants Mr Balling suggested the fee might be about per building lot for a Ala 4 inch line The fee would be charged in in developed areas of the city as well as new subdivisions A UNIFORM fee for in installing installing installing in- in stalling service laterals and meter setting was also pro pro- posed This cost is for running running running run run- ning the lateral from the main line in the street to the property line and installing installing installing in in- stalling the meta metr The developer could install these lines himself paying the city 50 for the meter or have havethe havethe havethe the city do the entire job paying paying paying pay pay- ing in a new subdivision where the road is not installed or in older areas to replace replace replace re re- re- re place the road A UNIFORM fee for mainline main mainline mainline line development would set the size of lines This could be an eight inch pipe for example Then if a larger line is need need- ed for better circulation of water or future development the city would pay the dif dif- dif dif- ference In the past some developers have had to pay for the larger lines themselves THESE PROPOSALS would decrease costs of water installation installation installation in in- in some parts of the city and increase it in others Mr Balling told the city council recently In new areas some are paying over per lot now This would be the total under tinder the proposal if the main line is not in COST WOULD jump for connections in the older part of the city They have been paying 50 If the plan is accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac they will pay Some people feel the established established established es es- es- es areas should not pay more when they develop today feeling they paid their share in the past But this is not so Mr Balling said FOR EXAMPLE we have been installing new water lines in Plat A central area in recent years So far we have paid about for the lines while fees have paid only Even though lots are built in established areas they will need additional storage facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa for water too just like new areas he continued If the city is to build new reservoirs all will have to help pay since they help create the need for them MR BALLINGS BALLING'S proposals also suggested subdivisions be built contiguous to developments developments developments develop develop- ments to avoid installing long lines that are not fully used If they do develop they should furnish the right of way for the line plus paying the city the main line fee The same would be true if additional reservoirs are needed THE CITY will require a commitment of at least building lots if federal grant money is available to help build or lots if the federal federal federal fed fed- eral money is not available In the matter of confusion in administering water charges Mr Balling noted that THE SOUTHEAST area pays Vz lh the cost of reservoir and the city pays V Vz lh That the east area paid l 4 the cost the city paid V and the federal government pai paid y THAT THE south area paid for the transmission lines That the east area paid for transmission lines and is reimbursed with the city acting acting acting act act- ing as bookkeeper THAT THE southeast area which helped to pay for a reservoir pays where lateral exists or for a anew anew anew new lateral That the southeast area not participating in in a reservoir reservoir reservoir res res- pays where lateral exists or for new lateral THAT MONTHLY service depends on area of pumping pumping pumping pump pump- ing adding to monthly water bill That the first in a new reservoir storage area must pay extra costs to serve the area while contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors following get the advantage of his expenditures ADMINISTERING all these different charges is difficult as well as being unfair Mr Balling said |
