As a result of the completion of the Annual Audit and the ever increasing cost of materials, the Board of Directors has revised the charges to the Member Equity  portion for new service connections.  These increases will become effective July 1, 2010.  The charge for the Member Equity portion is increasing by $299.00 for a total of $3,010.00 for new service connections.

As of July 1, 2008, all quotes will be valid for  thirty (30) days from the date of the quote and/or application submittal.  All memberships and fees must be paid prior to the scheduling of any installation.  All installations not scheduled within 45 days of the date of payment may be subject to additional costs unless the delay is due to schedule restrictions of Summit Water & Supply Co.

It is the responsibility of the owner / developer to pass this information on to any potential buyer.

For questions regarding membership fees and service connection charges you may visit our web site at www.summitwater.org, email us service@summitwater.org, or call Monday thru Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm. 

Usage Charges potable meter

Usage Charges irrigation service

All Policies

The Board of Directors approved the increase to $3,010 for the Membership equity fee, effective July 1, 2010

For a standard 5/8" Meter Service:                                            

A. Members Equity fee .....................................$3,010.00

B. Distribution Main charge .............................. $490.00

C. 5/8x3/4" Meter charge .............................. $2,206.00 #

D. System Development Charge @ 750gpm....$2,462.00 #

E. Backflow Assembly (1") ...............................$500.00 #

The basic charge for 5/8" x 3/4" is $8,668.00

For 1" Meter Service:
1" Meter charge ....................................... $2,321.00 #
1" System Development Charge @ 750 gpm.. $3,941.00 #
Backflow Assembly (1 1/2") for 1" service..... $  813.00 #
The basic charge for 1" is $10,575.00    

There will be an additional charge for time and materials on all residential units requiring an increase from a 5/8" x 3/4" meter size (per policy 7.25) plus the additional System Development Charge.

A "LATECOMER'S" charge may apply for some new connection for mains or hydrants funded by others, and shall be added to the basic charge.

# The System Development Charge for a 1" meter or for a fire flow other than 750 gpm shall be determined from the following "System Development Charge Table". Variance from the standard 5/8x3/4" meter and 750 gpm fire flow shall be assessed the applicable SDC from the table.

System Development Charge Table ##

RESIDENTIAL - System Development Charge Detail

BASIC COMMERCIAL SERVICE 
(See policy 7.26 for detailed description of a commercial service, and policy 6.12 cross-connection)

All Policies

The Board of Directors approved the increase to
$3,010 for the Membership equity fee, effective July 1, 2010
                                                 

A. Members Equity fee ........................................$3,010.00 

B. Distribution charge ..........................................$4,170.00

C. Meter charge (5/8" x 3/4" meter).....................$3,052.00 # 

D. System Development Charge @ 1500gpm........$3,767.00 #

E. Bacflow Prevention w/ box...............................$1,476.00 #

The basic charge for 5/8" x 3/4" is $15,475.00  

For Medium Commercial Meter Service:
      1" meter).................................................. $3,190.00 #
     System Development Charge @ 1500 gpm .... $6,032.00 #
      1 1/2" Backflow Assembly ...........................$2,165.00 #

The basic charge for 1" is $18,567.00

For Large Commercial Meter Service:
      2" meter).................................................. $4,771.00 #
      System Development Charge @ 1500 gpm .....$18,988.00 #     
      2" Backflow Assembly..................................$2,477.00 #

The basic charge for 2" is $33,416.00

All taps to the water supply infrastructure require backflow prevention. All potable commercial use taps require a Reduced Pressure Backflow Device to be installed by the owner and tested annually. Fire sprinkler systems to have a Reduced Pressure Detector Check Backflow Prevention assembly. Please note that Reduced Pressure Backflow or Detector Check assemblies are to be installed above finish grade in accordance with manufacturer specifications and Washington State laws.

Irrigation systems are required to have a Double Check Backflow Prevention assembly.

The Meter charge and System Development shall be increased base4d on the actual meter size requested by the member (or as recommended by members consultant or the Plumbing Code) and fire flow requirement by the Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau. (See Table "System Development Charge" for additional charges for increased meter size and fire flow levels)

## The System Development Charge for a meter size greater than 5/8x3/4 or for a fire flow other than 1500 gpm shall be determined from the attached Table "System Development Charge" (Replace the SDC as stated in item "D" above with the appropriate value from the table below). Change the Meter Charge in item "C" with the cost for the size meter.

System Development Charge upgrade cost, due to change in meter size or fire flow requirements, will be computed using the difference between SDC charges from the table.

COMMERCIAL

Policy 7.22 "System Development Charge") defines the components which make up the charge. The level of charge as indicated in the above table are determined in the 1998 Water System Improvement Plan and adjusted due to securing of water supply from Lakewood Water District.

NOTE: The additional costs for main extensions, plats, short plats, meter size increase or additions, fire service, or supply of fire flows above 750 gpm for residential or 1500 gpm for commercial will required engineering to develop these costs. Urban Area and Rural Area are determined by the Pierce County Planning Department.

Note: The area around the 512 Freeway and Canyon Road is considered Urban Area (High Density Community Center), approximately 6 square miles. From Fire Prevention Bureau (Ordinance No. 95-91 Chapter 15.12 of Pierce County Code) the following is the time duration for various flow rates, and is used to determine the System Development Charge:

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CHARGES AND FEES FOR WATER SERVICE

BEGINNING January 1, 2008

Residential increase from 2007 - 10%

The charge per unit of water (100 cubic feet) shall be as follows:

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CHARGES AND FEES FOR WATER SERVICE
FOR METERED IRRIGATION

The conditions of service and the basic charges shall be as established and stated in Company policies.
The billing interval is monthly.

Commercial Irrigation
Commercial Irrigation less than 50 units = $2.42 per unit.

Heavy Commercial Irrigation cost per unit

Note:
Coverage is computed on land area under irrigation on a weekly basis, and as recommended
by the industry for July/August (Turf)

Other agricultural usage is based on assumption by Summit Water.

Example Billing Scenarios

The following example demonstrates what your cost should be / could be with the billing based on our allocation method. The pricing method does not discourage proper irrigation. The pricing method recognizes the fact that you may not be able to control what or how much area must be irrigated since Pierce County Planning requirements may enter into the picture. These examples show the cost that is brought about due to increased level of water use for the same physical area of turf and landscape. For this example an acre is irrigated, with the first example depicting the 1" per week average for the month. Subsequent examples are based on exceeding this usage.

FACTOR            161 units             120,428 gallons