Title 13 Public Utilities and Services
Chapter 13.04 Water
Article II. Rates
Section 13.04.2025 Tap and Meter Requirements and Fees
- Outside City taps must sign a water annexation covenant approved by the City legal department.
- Local improvement district and future main extension waivers are required on all approved long services.
- Taps one inch and smaller: Pressure reducing valve (PRV) is required before meter if pressure is greater than eighty pounds.
- Taps one-and-one-half inch and larger: Pressure reducing valve (PRV) is required after meter if pressure is greater than eighty pounds.
- Remote reader charges are included in meter fees.
- City taps that need to be installed at a time other than normal water department business hours must pay an additional fee in accordance with City of Spokane Water and Hydroelectric Department Fee Schedule - Public Rule.
- Meter sizing for all dwelling units shall be based on fixture unit counts, as addressed in the latest addition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, and/or through a hydraulic analysis submitted by the applicant’s engineer for review and concurrence by City staff.
- Any taps two inches and smaller, installed on a main eighteen inches or larger must pay an additional five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a tapping saddle.
- Taps four inches and larger installed by private contractors during a main construction require an inspection fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
Date Passed: Monday, May 15, 2023
Effective Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023
ORD C36383 Section 1
