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Home My WebLink AboutRules & Regulationsa r�� General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service MISCELLANEOUS First Revised Sheet 4.0 Cancels Original Sheet 4.0 There are no entries in this Section at date of issue. Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 5.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 5.0 Water Service TECHNICAL TERMS 1.0 "Company": General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division 2.0 "Consumer": Any person, firm, association, corporation, governmental agency or similar organization supplied with water service by the Company. 3.0 "Service": Service, as mentioned in this Tariff and in agreement with Consumers, shall be construed to include, in addition to all water service required by the Consumer, the readiness and ability on the part of the Company to furnish water service to the Consumer. Thus, the maintenance by the Company of pressure at the point of delivery upon request shall constitute -the rendering of water ser- vice, irrespective of whether Consumer makes any use thereof. 4.0 "Consumer's Installation": All pipes, shutoffs, valves, fixtures and appliances or apparatus of every kind and nature used in con- nection with or forming a part of an installation for utilizing water for any purpose, ordinarily located on the Consumer's side of point of delivery, whether such installation is owned outright by Consumer, or used by Consumer under lease or otherwise. 5.0 "Point of Delivery": The point where the Company's pipes or meters are connected with pipes of the Consumer. 6.0 "Main": Shall refer to a pipe, conduit, or other facility installed to convey water service to individual service lines or to other Mains. 7.0 "Service Lines": The pipes of the Company which are connected from the mains to point of delivery. 8.0 "Rate Schedule": Refers to rate or charge for the particular classification of service. 9.0 "Commission": Refers to the City Commission, City of Sebastian. Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 6.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 6.0 Water Service INDEX OF RULES AND REGULATIONS Rule Sheet Number Number 1.0 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 2.0 Water Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 3.0 Signed Application Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 4.0 Applications by Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 5.0 Withholding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 6.0 Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 7.0 Limitation of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 8.0 Continuity of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 9.0 Type and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 10.0 Change of Consumer's Installation. . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 11.0 Inspection of Consumer's Installation. . . . . . . . . 10.0 12.0 Protection of Company's Property . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 13.0 Access to Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 14.0 Right of Way or Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 15.0 Billing Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 16.0 Delinquent Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 17.0 Reimbursement for Extra Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 18.0 Payment of Water & Sewer Service Bills Concurrently. . 11.0 19.0 Temporary Discontinuance of Service. . . . . . . . . . 12.0 20.0 Tax Clause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 21.0 Change of Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 7.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 7.0 Water Service (continued from Sheet 6.0) Rule Sheet Number Number 22.0 Unauthorized Connections -Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 23.0 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 24.0 All Water Through Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 25.0 Adjustment of Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 26.0 Customer Deposit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 27.0 Request for Meter Test by Consumer. . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 28.0 Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 8.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 8.0 Water Service RULES AND REGULATIONS 1.0 General Information: The Company's Rules and Regulations, insofar as they are inconsistent with any statute, ordinance, law, or legis- lation now in effect, shall be null and void. These Rules and Reg- ulations are a part of the rate schedules, applications and contracts of the Company, and in the absence of specific written agreement to the contrary, they apply without modifications or change to each and every Consumer to whom the Company renders water service. In the event that a portion of these Rules and Regulations is de- clared unconstitutional or void for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Rules and Regulations for water service unless such court order or decision shall so direct. 2.0 Water Service: To obtain water service, application should be made at the office of the Company. Applications are accepted by the Company with the understanding that there is no obligation on the part of the Company to render water service other than that which is then available from its existing water production and distribution equipment and service lines. The applicant shall furnish to the Company the correct name, street address, and lot and block number at which water service is to be rendered. 3.0 Signed Application Necessary: Water service is furnished only upon signed application or agreement accepted by the Company and the conditions of such application or agreement are binding upon the Consumer as well as upon the Company. A copy of each application or agreement for water service accepted by the Company will be furnished to the applicant on request. 4.0 Application by Agents: Applications for water service requested by firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, and others, shall be tendered only by duly authorized parties. When water service is rendered under agreement or agreements entered into be- tween the Company and an agent of the principal, the use of such water service by the principal shall constitute full and complete ratification by the principal of the agreement or agreements entered into between agents and the Company and under which such water service is rendered. 5.0 Withholding Service: The Company may withhold or discontinue water service rendered under application made by any member or agent Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 9.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 9.0 Water Service of a family, household, organization, or business unless all prior indebtedness to the Company of such family, household, organization, or business for water service has been settled in full. 6.0 Extensions: The Company will make such extensions to its existing facilities as may be required by one or more Consumers provided the revenues to be derived therefrom shall be sufficient to afford fair and reasonable return on the cost of providing and rendering the water service. Otherwise, the Company will require from the Consumer prepayments, cash advances, minimum guarantees, service guarantees, contributions in aid of construction, or other arrange- ments with the Consumer, whereby the Company will be enabled to earn a fair and reasonable return on the cost of providing and rendering the required service. 7.0 Limitation of Use: Water service purchased from the Company shall be used by the Consumer only for the purposes specified in the application for water service and the Consumer shall not sell or otherwise dispose of such water service supplied by the Company. Water service furnished to the Consumer shall be rendered directly to the Consumer through Company's individual meter and shall be for Consumer's own use and may not be remetered by the Consumer for the purpose of selling or otherwise disposing of water service to lessees, tenants, or others; and under no circumstances shall the Consumer or Consumer's agent or any other individual, association, or corporation install meters for the purpose of so remetering said water service. In no case shall a Consumer, except with the written consent of the Company, extend his lines across a street, alley, lane, court, property line, avenue, or other way in order to furnish water service for adjacent property through one meter, even though such adjacent property be owned by him. In case of such unauthor- ized extension, remetering, sale, or disposition of service, Con- sumer's water service is subject to discontinuance until such un- authorized extension, remetering, sale or disposition is discontinued and full payment is made of bills for water service, calculated on proper classification and rate schedules and reimbursement in full made to the Company for all extra expenses incurred for clerical work, testing and inspections. 8.0 Continuity of Service: The Company will at all times use reasonable diligence to provide continuous water service, and have used reason- able diligence, shall not be liable to the Consumer for failure or interruption of continuous water service. The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission caused directly or indirectly by strikes, labor troubles, accident, litigations, breakdowns, shutdowns for repairs or adjustments, acts of sabotage, enemies of the United States, wars, United States, state, municipal or other Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 10.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 10.0 Water Service governmental interference, acts of God or other causes beyond its control. 9.0 ape and Maintenance: The Consumer's pipes, apparatus, and equip- ment shall be selected, installed, used and maintained in accordance with the standard practice, conforming with the Rules and Regulations of the Company, and in full compliance with all laws and governmental regulations applicable to same. The Consumer agrees further to keep all pipes, valves, plumbing and fixtures in repair and to promptly stop all leaks on his premises, and the Company shall not be responsible for their maintenance and operation. The Consumer expressly agrees not to utilize any appliance or device which is not properly constructed, controlled and protected, or which may adversely affect the water service; and the Company reserves the right to discontinue or withhold water service to such apparatus or device. 10.0 Change of Consumer's Installation: No changes or increases in Consumer's installation, which will materially affect the proper operation of the pipes, mains, or stations of the Company shall be made without written consent of the Company. The Consumer will be liable for any change resulting from a violation of this rule. 11.0 Inspection of Consumer's Installation: All Consumers' water service installations or changes shall be inspected upon completion by competent authority to insure that Consumer's piping, equipment, and devices have been installed in accordance with accepted standard practice and such local governmental or other rules as may be in effect. Where municipal or other governmental inspection is required by local rules or ordinances, the Company cannot render water service until such inspection has been made and formal notice of approval from the inspecting authority has been received by the Company. The Company reserves the right to inspect Consumer's installation prior to rendering water service and from time to time thereafter, but assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any portion thereof. 12.0 Protection of Company's Property: The Consumer shall properly pro- tect the Company's property on the Consumer's premises, and shall permit no one but the Company's agents, or persons authorized by law, to have access to the Company's pipes and apparatus. In the event of any loss or damage to property of the Company caused by or arising out of carelessness, neglect or misuse by the Consumer, the cost of making good such loss or repairing such damage shall be paid by the Consumer. Gerard P. Mozian President • General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service Second Revised Sheet 11.0 Cancels First Revised Sheet 11.0 13.0 Access to Premises: The duly authorized agents of the Company shall have access at all reasonable hours to the premises of the Consumer for the purpose of installing, maintaining and inspecting or remov- ing Company's property, reading meters, and other purposes incident to performance under or termination of the Company's agreement with the Consumer, and in such performance shall not be liable for tres- pass. 14.0 Right of Way or Easements: The Consumer shall grant or cause to be granted to the Company and without cost to the Company all rights, easements, permits, and privileges which in its opinion are necessary for the rendering of water service. 15.0 Billing Periods: Bills for water service will be rendered monthly. Bills are due when rendered and shall be considered as received by Consumer when delivered or mailed to water service address or some other place mutually agreed upon. Nonreceipt of bills by Consumers shall not release or diminish obligation of Consumer with respect to payment thereof. 16.0 Delinquent Bills: Bills are due when rendered, and if not paid within twenty days thereafter become delinquent, and water service may then, after five days WRITTEN NOTICE, be discontinued. Service will be resumed only upon payment of all past due bills and penalties, together with a reconnect charge of $20.00 when performed during regular working hours. After regular working hours, the reconnection charge will be $24.00. There shall be no liability of any kind against the Company by reason of discontinuance of water service to the Consumer for failure of the Consumer to pay the bills on time. No partial payment of any bill rendered will be accepted by the Company, except by agreement with the Company, or by order of the governing body. 17.0 Reimbursement for Extra Expenses: The Consumer shall reimburse the Company for all extra expenses (such as for special trips, inspec- tions, additional clerical expenses, etc.) incurred by the Company on account of the Consumer's violation of the contract for service or of the Company's rules and regulations. 18.0 Payment of Water and Sewer Service Bills Concurrently: When both water and sewer service are provided by the Company, payment of any water service bill rendered by the Company to a water service Con- sumer shall not be accepted by the Company without the simultaneous or concurrent payment of any sewer service bill rendered by the Company. If the charges for water service are not so paid, the Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President • General Development Sebastian Highlands Water Service • Utilities, Inc. Second Revised Sheet 12.0 Division Cancels First Revised Sheet 12.0 Company may discontinue both sewer service and water service to the Consumer's premises for nonpayment of the water service charges or, if the charges for sewer service are not so paid, the Company may discontinue both water service and sewer service to the Consumer's premises for nonpayment of the sewer service or water service or either of such services until such time as all sewer service charges and water service charges and all other expenses or charges established or provided for by these Rules and Regulations are paid. 19.0 Temporary Discontinuance of Service: At any time that water service is not being furnished to the premises, as confirmed by the Company furnishing said water service, upon application to the Company by the Consumer for a temporary shutoff, billing for water service to the premises will be continued at the Base Facility Charge. 20.0 Tax Clause: Rates and/or charges may be increased or a surcharge added in the amount of the applicable proportionate part of any taxes and assessments imposed by any governmental authority in excess of those in effect which are assessed on the basis of meters or customers or the price of, or revenues from, water sold. 21.0 Change of Occupancy: When change of occupancy takes place on any premises supplied by the Company with water service, WRITTEN NOTICE thereof shall be given at the office of the Company not less than three days prior to the date of change by the outgoing Consumer, who will be held responsible for all water service used on such premises until such written notice is so received and the Company has had reasonable time to discontinue water service. However, if such written notice has not been received, the application of a succeeding occupant for water service will automatically terminate the prior account. Consumer's deposit may be transferred from one service location to another, if both locations are supplied by the Company. Consumer's deposit may NOT be transferred from one name to another. For the convenience of its Consumers, the Company will accept telephone orders to discontinue or transfer water service and will use all reasonable diligence in the execution thereof. However, oral orders or advice cannot be deemed binding or be considered formal notification to the Company. 22.0 Unauthorized Connections -Water: Connections to the Company's water system for any purpose whatsoever are to be made only by employees of the Company. Unauthorized connections render the service subject to immediate discontinuance without notice and water service will not be restored until such unauthorized connections have been removed, and unless settlement is made in full for all water service Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. Second Revised Sheet 13.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels First Revised Sheet 13.0 Water Service estimated by the Company to have been used by reason of such unauthorized connection. 23.0 Meters: All water meters shall be furnished by and remain the property of the Company and shall be accessible to and subject to its control. The Consumer shall provide meter space to the Company at a suitable and readily accessible location and when the Company considers it -advisable, within the premises to be served, and should be of adequate and proper space for the installation of meters and -other similar -devices. 24.0 All Water Through Meter: That portion of the Consumer's installa- tion for water service shall be so arranged that all water service shall pass through the meter. No temporary pipes, nipples, or spacers are permitted and under no circumstances are connections allowed which may permit water to bypass the meter of metering equipment. 25.0 Adjustment of Bills: When a customer has been overcharged or under- charged as a result of incorrect application of the rate schedules, incorrect reading of the meter, incorrect connection of the meter, or other similar reasons, the amount may be credited or billed to the Consumer, as the case may be. 26.0 Customer Deposit: Before rendering service, the Company will re- quire a deposit or guarantee satisfactory to the Company to secure the payment of bills, and the Company shall give the customer a non-negotiable and nontransferable deposit receipt. The amount of such deposit shall be an amount necessary to cover charges for service for three billing periods. Meter Size Amount Residential 5/8 x 3/4" $ 50.00 1" and above 3 mo. est. billing General Service 5/8 x 3/4" 50.00 1" and above 3 mo. est. billing The Company will pay interest on customer's deposit at the rate of 8% per annum. The payment of interest will be made once a year as a credit on regular bills, and on final bills when service is discontinued. No Customer depositor will receive interest on his deposit until at least Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 14.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 14.0 Water Service six months continuous service, then interest will be paid from date of the commencement of service. Upon final settlement of customer's account or when customer's credit has been established to the satisfaction of the Company, any unused balance of the deposit will be refunded. Refunds are contingent upon surrender to the Company of the applicable deposit receipt or, when the receipt cannot be produced, upon adequate identification. 27.0 Request for Meter Test by Consumer: Should any customer request a bench test of his water meter, the Company will require a deposit to defray cost of testing, such deposit not to exceed the following schedule of fees: Meter Size Fee 5/8 x 3/4" $10.00 1" & l" 12.50 2" 15.00 Over 2" Actual cost of test If meter is found to register in excess of the accuracy limits pre- scribed by the Commission, the deposit will be refunded; but, if below such accuracy limit, the deposit will be retained by the Company as a service charge for conducting the test. Further, upon written request of any customer, the Company shall, without charge, make a field test of the accuracy of the water meter in use at customer's premises, provided that the meter has not been tested within the past twelve months. This rule in no way conflicts with Commission Rule 310-10.80. 28.0 Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error: In meter tests made at the re- quest of the customer, the accuracy of registration of the meter and its performance in service shall be judged by its average error. The average meter error shall be considered to be the average of the errors at the test rate flows. Fast Meters - Whenever a meter tested is found to register fast, in excess of the tolerance provided in the Meter Accuracy Requirements provision herein, the utility shall refund to the customer the amount billed in error for one-half the period not to exceed six months except that if it can be shown that the error was due to some cause, the date of which can be fixed, the overcharge shall be computed back to but not beyond such date. The refund shall not include ani part of any minimum charge. Slow Meters - Whenever a meter tested is found to register slow, in excess of the tolerance provided in the Meter Accuracy Requirements Gerard P. Mozian President • General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service • First Revised Sheet 15.0 Cancels Original Sheet 15.0 provision herein, the utility may bill the customer an amount equal to the unbilled error for one-half the period since the last test; said one-half period not to exceed six months, except that if it can be shown that the error was due to some cause, the date of which can be fixed, the charge may be computed back to but not beyond such date and provided further that if the utility has required a deposit, the customer may be billed only for that portion of the unbilled error which is in excess of the deposit retained by the utility. In the event of a nonregister meter, customer may be billed on an estimate based on previous bills for similar usage, such estimate to apply only to the current billing. In the event of unauthorized use, the customer may be billed on a reasonable estimate of the service taken. Meter Accuracy Requirements - All meters used for measuring quantity of water delivered to a customer shall be in good mechanical condition and shall be adequate in size and design for the type of service which they measure. Before being installed for the use of any customer, every water meter, whether new, repaired, or removed from service for any cause, shall be adjusted to register within the accuracy limits set forth in the following table: Accuracy Limits in Percent Maximum Intermediate Rate Rate New Repaired Meter Type Displacement 98.5-101.5 98.5-101.5 95-101.5 90-101.5 Current 97.0-103.0 97.0-103.0 95-103.0 90-103.0 Compound* 97.0-103.0 97.0-103.0 95-103.0 90-103.0 *The minimum required accuracy for compound meters at any rate within the "changeover" range of flows shall be 85%. Gerard P. Mozian President C General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service • First Revised Sheet 16.0 Cancels Original Sheet 16.0 INDEX OF RATE SCHEDULES Sheet Number Residential Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.0 General Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0 Standby Charges -Fire Hydrant and/or Fire Sprinkler Systems. . . . 19.0 Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service Second Revised Sheet 17.0 Cancels First Revised Sheet 17.0 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE Availability - Available throughout the area served by the Company. Applicability - For water service for all purposes in private residences and individually -metered apartment units. Limitations - Subject to all of the Rules and Regulations of this Tariff. Monthly Rates Over 50,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 2f' 93.12 First 80,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 80,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 Base Facility Charge - Any customer who requests that service be inter- rupted for any length of time will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption. Any customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing his account (and requesting deposit refund) at time of temporary departure and then returning several months later as a new customer, will be held liable for the Base Facility Charge during the disconnected months. The payment of the Base Facility Charge will be made monthly. EFFECTIVE DATE: Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President BASE FACILITY METER SIZE CHARGE PER MONTH USAGE CHARGE 5/8 x 3/4" $ 11.64 First 10,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 10,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 1" 29.10 First 25,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 25,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 lift 58.20 First 50,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 50,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 2f' 93.12 First 80,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 80,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 Base Facility Charge - Any customer who requests that service be inter- rupted for any length of time will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption. Any customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing his account (and requesting deposit refund) at time of temporary departure and then returning several months later as a new customer, will be held liable for the Base Facility Charge during the disconnected months. The payment of the Base Facility Charge will be made monthly. EFFECTIVE DATE: Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service First Revised Sheet 17.1 Cancels Original Sheet 17.1 Terms of Payment - Bills are due and payable when rendered and become delinquent if not paid within twenty days, and service may, after five days written notice, be discontinued. Billing - Bills shall be rendered monthly and the meter reading dates shall coincide as near as practically possible, and bills rendered as soon as possible thereafter. Bills rendered for less than 50% of the normal billing period will be billed in accordance with Rule 25-10.97(2), Florida Administrative Code: "Whenever, for any reason, the period of service for which a bill.is rendered is less than fifty -percent (50%) of the normal billing period, the charges applicable to such service, including minimum charges, shall be prorated in the proportion that the actual number of service days bears to a thirty (30) day month; except that: (a) Opening bills need not be rendered but may be carried over to and included in the next regular monthly billing. (b) For service taken under flat rate schedules, fifty percent (50%) of the normal charges may be applied. (c) The practices employed by the utility in this regard shall have uniform application to all customers." Franchise Fee - Consumers Highlands will be charged Sebastian to the Company, monthly bill. residing within the Limits of Sebastian the franchise fee imposed by the City of with such fee being itemized on consumer's Reconnection Charges - On the initial turn -on of a new service or account, there will be no charge. On reconnections due to other reasons, there will be a reconnection charge of $20.00 for each request during regular working hours. After regular working hours, the charge will be $24.00. EFFECTIVE DATE: Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. Third Revised Sheet 18.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Second Revised Sheet 18.0 Water Service GENERAL SERVICE RATE SERVICE Availability - Available throughout the area served by the Company. Applicability - For water service to general service customers. Limitations - Subject to all of the Rules and Regulations of this Tariff and the Rules and Regulations of the Commission. Monthly Rates METER SIZE 5/8 x 3/4" EFFECTIVE DATE: BASE FACILITY CHARGE PER MONTH USAGE CHARGE $ 11.64 First 10,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 10,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 29.10 First 25,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 25,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 58.20 First 50,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 50,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 93.12 First 80,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 80,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 186.24 First 160,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 160,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 291.00 First 250,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 250,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 582.00 First 500,000 gal -$1.10 per 1000 Over 500,000 gal- 1.38 per 1000 Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 18.1 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 18.1 Water Service Base Facility Charge - Any customer who requests that service be inter- rupted for any length of time, will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption. Any customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing his account (and requesting deposit refund) at time of temporary departure and then returning several months later as a new customer, will be held liable for the Base Facility Charge during the disconnected months. The payment of the Base Facility Charge will be made monthly. Terms of Payment - Bills are due and payable when rendered and become delinquent if not paid within twenty days, and service may, after five days written notice, be discontinued. Billing - Bills shall be rendered monthly and the meter reading dates shall coincide as near as practically possible, and bills rendered as soon as possible thereafter. Bills rendered for less than 50% of the normal billing period will be billed in accordance with -Rule 25-10.97(2), Florida Administrative Code, which states: "Whenever, for any reason, the period of service for which a bill is rendered is less than fifty percent (50%) of the normal billing period, the charges applicable to such service, including minimum charges, shall be prorated in the proportion that the actual number of service days bears to a thirty (30) day month; except that: (a) Opening bills need not be rendered but may be carried over to and included in the next regular monthly billing. (b) For service taken under flat rate schedule, fifty percent (50%) of the normal charges may be applied. (c) The practices employed by the utility in this regard shall have uniform application to all customers." Franchise Fee -.Consumers residing within the limits of Sebastian Highlands wil_ be charged the franchise fee imposed by the City of Sebastian to the Com- pany, with such fee being itemized on consumer's monthly bill. Reconnection Charge - On the initial turn -on of a new service or account or reconnections due to temporary disconnects, there will be no charge. On reconnections due to other reasons there will be a reconnection charge of $20.00 for each request during regular working hours. After regular working hours, the charge will be $24.00. EFFECTIVE DATE: Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. Second Revised Sheet 19.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels First Revised Sheet 19.0 Water Service STANDBY CHARGES - FIRE HYDRANT AND/OR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS RATE SCHEDULE Availability - Available throughout the area served by the Company. Applicability - For service to hydrants and/or sprinkler systems in privately owned buildings connected to water mains of the Company. Limitations - Subject to all of the Rules and Regulations of this Tariff and the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission. Rates 4" Mains - Annual Charge $ 1,164.00 6" Mains - Annual Charge _ 2,328.00 8" Mains - Annual Charge 3,724.00 Billing - Bills shall be rendered annually at the beginning of the service year. Terms of Payment - Bills are due and payable when rendered and become delinquent if not paid within twenty days and service may, after five days written notice, be discontinued. Franchise Fee - Consumers residing within the limits of Sebastian Highlands will be charged the franchise fee imposed by the City of Sebastian to the Company, with such fee being itemized on consumer's monthly bill. EFFECTIVE DATE: Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President • General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service • First Revised Sheet 20.0 Cancels Original Sheet 20.0 INDEX OF STANDARD FORMS Sheet Number Customer's Deposit Receipt & Service Agreement . . . . . . . 21.0 Application for New Residential Service. . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 Application for New General Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0 Service Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.0 Gerard P. Mozian President General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 21.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 21.0 Water Service CUSTOMER'S DEPOSIT RECEIPT & SERVICE AGREEMENT 7W 7,,i) General Development CUSTOMER'S DEPOSIT RECEIPT zziUtilit125.Jf1C. &SERVICE AGREEMENT No.M 7604 Received from Street Address Mail Address Lot No. Block Division Account No. Asa Total Deposit — Date Water Deposit $ Sewer Deposit S Gas.Oeoosit 5 Total Deposit S and /100 Dollars This payment is to guarantee any and all indebtedness for water and/or sewer and/or gas service which may be or become due to General Development Utilities, Inc., (hereinafter called "Utility") by said Customer. Customer agrees that this Deposit or any portion thereof, may be applied in discharge of any indebtedness of Customer to Utility. Upon discontinuance of service covered by this Deposit and the presentation of this Receipt and proper identification, Utility agrees to refund to Customer 'he Deposit. less any amounts due Utility. This Deposit shall not preclude Utility from discontinuing for nonpayment the service covered by this Deposit regardless of the sufficiency of said Deposit to cover any indebtedness for such service. By the signing of this Customer's Deposit Receipt & Service Agreement, Customer recognizes and agrees to abide by all existing reasonable rules and regulations of Utility and any amendments thereto, copies of said rules and regulations and amendments thereto being available for inspection at the billing office of Utility. Customer agrees that Utility, its agents or employees shall at all times have access to Utility's lines. meters and Suburbanaer (pressure sewer system) and the areas where such facilities are located will be kept free of shrubbery, trees, fences, interference from pets, and other obstructions. Customer agrees that it shall hold Utility, its agents or employees harm!ess and Utility shall not be liable for any damage or injury alleged to have occurred through Utility, its agents or employees conducting inspections and repairs to Utility's lines, meters and Suburbanaer (pressure sewer system), whether such damage small have occurred through negligence or otherwise. and whether such damage or injury shall occur to real property, persons or pets. Customer further agrees that all bills for water and/or sewage and/or gas charges will be paid within fifteen (15) days of mailing bills and after five (5) days written notice it not so paid, Utility will have the right to disconnect service and charge a reasonable fee for reconnecting. It is further understood and agreed that the sale of water and/or gas to Customer occurs at the meter, and Utility has no responsiblity relative to service or supplying water and/or gas after said water and/or gas passes through the meter. Utility's responsibility relative to gravity sewer service ceases at Custorner's property line, and Utility's responsibility relative to Suburbanaer (pressure sewer system) ceases at the point at which the house lateral enters the Suburbanaer unit. Customer 8y: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC. Gerard P. Mozian President C General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service jrn General Development JJ Unhes, Inc. Name Mailing Address • Second Revised Sheet 22.0 Cancels First Revised Sheet 22.0 APPLICATION FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL SERVICE NEW RESIDENTIAL SERVICE GDU ACCOUNT N CONNECTION CHARGES Service Location IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE Property Titleholder Phone HOME OFFICE Est. Date Type of Service: Water ❑ Sewer ❑ Service Required _ Division Rte Seq Plat/Section/Unit Lot/Block/Traci AGREEMENT UTILITY will provide service upon payment of these charges, $ in accordance with UTILITY'S Service Availability and Main Extension Policy approved by the appropriate local regulatory authority. The Policy provides for a water and/or sewer plant allocation of gallons per day per equivalent residential connection, as defined in the Policy. UTILITY will not be obligated to provide capacity or service in excess of that allo- cation and may require consumers to curtail use which exceeds such allocated capacity. PAYMENT $ . RECEIVED BY C..tom.r Signer'. 0.1. APPROVED BY OISTRIRUTION. Wrote - File Yellow - Customer Water Plant Capacity Charge: Single Family V." meter god x S- _t" 1 "meter gpd x $ 11/2" meter god x $ Mobile Home gpd x S $ — Water Main Line Extension Charge: Carrying Cost Recovery Charge (CCRC/AFPQ ft. (footage fronting on main) x S $ Fre Hydrant Charge Per Lot x S $ Water Meter Connection Charge- Other (s ) (s —_ TOTAL SEWER CHARGE $ Carrying Cost Recovery Charge (CCRC/AFPI) $ _ Less Utility Commitments: Utility Escrow (S ) Other ($ ) (S _ TOTAL WATER CHARGE $ Sewer Plant Capacity Charge: Single Family (all meters) gpd x S Mobile Home gpd x Sewer Main Line Extension Charge: ff. (footage fronting on main) x S_ S (Note: includes sewer lateral cost of S _� Carrying Cost Recovery Charge (CCRC/AFPQ $ Less Utility Commitment: Utility Escrow (j ) Other (s ) (s —_ TOTAL SEWER CHARGE $ TOTAL WATER & SEWER CHARGE $ • UTILITY COMMITMENTS ❑ Utility Escrow ❑ Water offering program ❑ Water d Sewer POS ❑ Sewer offering program ❑ Other W Ca N-1— Charles E. Fancher, Jr. Senior Vice President General Development Utilities, Inc. Sebastian Highlands Division Water Service Same: • First Revised Sheet 23.0 Cancels Original Sheet 23.0 APPLICATION FOR NEW GENERAL SERVICE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES. IVC APPLICATION FOR NEW SERVICE COMI[ERCIAL ' MULTI-F.,1ML:Y Mailing Address: Location of New Facility: Plat: Loc: _ Zoning Classification: Type of Service: Water Estimated Date Service Required: Sewer Date: Block: Title Holder of Property: Same as above. Other: Specify Name E Relationship Size of Required Nater Meters: Number of Required Water Meters: USAGE DATA: 1. Apartment Building Yo. of Units = Mobile Home Parc No. of Units 3. Hospital, w/laundry No. of Beds : Hospital, no laundry Yo. of Beds SnaHome Sauare Feec . Hotel or Morel Yo. of Units %. Restaurant. No. of Seats S. Factory, w/showers Ya. of Employees 9. Laundromat No. of No. 10. Office Building Square Feet L1. ;�arehouse - Square Feet 13. 13. Scores, no Kitchen Other: -- Square Feet REQUIRED ATTACMENTS: Legal Description of Property Units/Acre Units/Acre Site Plan (including location of structures and utility connection points). NOTES: Additional information may be required. GDU will respond within 30 days to your application, advising whether service will be provided. If so, the estimated date service will be available and the total cost of connection will be provided. You must then notify GDU in writing of ,your acceptance of these terms and forward an agreement processing fee of SIS0.00 before any further work will be undertaken. Please forward application co: Signature and Ticle Lt Corporacion Gerard P. Mozian President ---- General Development Utilities, Inc. First Revised Sheet 24.0 Sebastian Highlands Division Cancels Original Sheet 24.0 Water Service SERVICE WORK ORDER Generz! Cae'cpment Service Work Order Dari 1r111tQ�,l�_ Account Numper Sa.tua Lot ( 81«k GDC Telepnone — =z OFFiCc USE iCgmplete i dV $erv,<• Area M.iiinq Name — l.tt Name Fins Alta,ling Street Address ❑ Change M.,lir.g City Addtttonal Mailinq Street Work Order Date By State - 2ip Service Address Pored In -Put A Account Type: R Rea,denttai C Corttmerct.i Unita I M AMlil-Owellinq Issued BILLING Reading C C C C Prevaus Present I Use o d Amount d S—o e e Utility p d Taa d e . Sales Tax Billing Status CzL'ti. wars I New 811hngi Pro -Rau Gs i I 2 N— IR "dontn � Other Revenue Turn Turn On Nen No Bill S.rv,u wave, Serv,ce Sewer service Gas Material Inter of Water Gaa 4 Final Billing/PrdRata II5 Fin.1 1/2 Month 6 Final No 8,11 ]Snot ON, -Temporary NEW SERVICE Deswsvt Rate Meter Gass Dae Receipt • Amount In" lied Sir. Numtxr 8 Turn On Water 9 Vacant Gaa 0 OM<r Sewer Work to be completed: - Amount Collected. Din- CamW.t.d Twill Ti— By $ ! Amount To B. 8,II.0 _ Work Autnona.d BY The ACov. Work Has Been Oon. To My S.tul.ction S- Gerard P. Mozian President