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MEMO
To:Honorable Mayor and City Council
From:Tom Montgomery
Date:April 16, 2009
Re:Approve Credit to Three Rivers LLC Wastewater Bill for Watermain
Leak
Council is requested to authorize a credit of $2,900 to Three Rivers LLC‘s next
sewer bill.
Three Rivers Mobile Home Park had a watermain break last quarter where
984,000 gallons of water was lost. The watermains within the mobile home park
are a private system, with the City metering the three watermains that deliver
water to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park. Three Rivers LLC is then billed
both water and sewer charges based on the flow through these three large
watermain meters located at the mobile home park property line. Three Rivers
LLC has installed their own water meters on all units and bills their tenants for
their water and sewer usage.
Enclosed is a letter from Three Rivers LLC requesting the sewer refund. While
the City’s practice is not to refund water billings for water lost from a water leak
or break, the City has in the past credited the sewer billing as the water lost does
not enter the sewer system and therefore does not result in a wasterwater
treatment charge from MCES. The $2,900 credit reflects the 984,000 gallons of
water lost due to the watermain break charged at the winter quarter sewer billing
rate of $2.95/1,000 gallons.