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 Delray Beach
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 5. PUBLIC WORKS
 Chapter 59. RECLAIMED WATER

  § 59.06. USE OF RECLAIMED WATER WITHIN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH UTILITY SERVICE AREA.  

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  • (A)

    Reclaimed water service will be made available within the City's Utility Service Area as the transmission system is extended and treatment capacity becomes available.

    (B)

    Reclaimed water service will be deemed available when Reclaimed Water Distribution System facilities necessary for connection to the customers' irrigation system are activated to the customers' point of service. Easements may be required across private property to accommodate extension of the transmission system to the customers' point of service. In the event that such required easements are not granted by the customer, reclaimed water will be deemed available when facilities are placed in service abutting any point on the customer's property line.

    (C)

    Connection to the City's reclaimed water system for irrigation use shall be mandatory. If the City's reclaimed water system is available for connection for irrigation users, no other sources of irrigation water will be permitted. Upon notification from the City of service availability, customers shall have ninety (90) days to connect irrigation systems to the reclaimed water system with no fees assessed by the City. Customers connecting after that time will be assessed meter installation charges. After the stated ninety-day period, existing irrigation connections to the City's drinking water system will be disconnected, and customers requiring irrigation water that remain unconnected to the reclaimed water system will be assessed a monthly capacity charge as listed in Section 59.09, and a monthly commodity charge based on twelve thousand (12,000) gallons per month billed at the current rate for irrigation water as listed in Chapter 52, Section 52.34(B). Upon connection to the reclaimed water system, the capacity charge will cease, and the commodity charge will be based on metered use at the rates listed in Section 59.09 for the applicable user classification.

    (D)

    Connection of an irrigation system to the customer's side of the reclaimed water meter is the responsibility of the customer and shall be performed at the customer's expense.

    (E)

    Should the customer require reclaimed water of quality or pressure varying from that normally supplied by the City, the customer shall be responsible for any devises necessary to make these adjustments, provided, however, that such devices will require prior approval by the City.

(Ord. No. 27-05, § 1, passed 5/17/05; Ord. No. 67-05, § 2, passed 9/20/05; Ord. No. 43-07, § 1, passed 9/18/07)