Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 65 - Water Service Utilities › Subchapter 3 - Plant, Equipment, and Facilities › Section 165:65-3-3 - Service pipes and meter sets

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon application by any bona fide
				applicant for water service, the utility shall provide a tap and a corporation
				cock at the main, furnish and install a service pipe of suitable material and
				capacity, furnish and install a shut-off cock, a meter box, and all other
				fittings necessary to set a meter on the applicant's property abutting upon any
				public way in which the utility has an adjacent water distribution
				main.
(b) Where additional meters
				are furnished by the utility for the convenience of the consumer, a charge for
				such meters may be made in accordance with a schedule approved by and on file
				with the Commission.
(c) The
				utility may charge the residential applicant a tap-on charge specified in its
				tariff or rules of service on file with and approved by the Commission for
				furnishing and installing the necessary material and coupling devices,
				providing the meter setting and connecting the meter to the consumer's house
				service line. The charge shall be a non-recurring charge for the premises,
				notwithstanding later change in ownership or consumers there served. Subsequent
				consumers may be charged a service initiation fee, provided such fee is listed
				in the utility's approved tariff. The meter box, meter, and all other fittings
				used in connecting service and serving the meter shall remain the property of
				the utility. When it is necessary to make a tap-on of a size larger than
				required for a residential consumer, the tap-on and meter setting cost shall be
				charged the consumer as specified in the tariff or Rules of Service, or if no
				such charge is there stated, at the actual cost to the utility.
(d) Where the utility and the consumer cannot
				agree upon the location, dimensions and type of installation to be made, the
				utility shall advise the consumer of the CSD and provide the telephone number
				to the consumer to address the problem and seek resolution. If the problem
				remains unsolved, either the consumer or the utility may file an application
				with the Commission for hearing and final determination.
(e) Where circumstances require the meter to
				be set at a point other than the property or curb line, the proper service
				pipes shall be installed by the utility from the main to the meter. If the
				meter is located inside the property line at the consumer's request, the
				consumer shall pay the cost of the service pipe from the property or curb line
				to the meter and for installation thereof, under uniform rates to be adopted by
				the utility and approved by and on file with the Commission. The utility shall
				own and maintain all service lines and equipment up to the outflow side of the
				meter wherever installed.
(f) The
				utility shall provide each service connection with an individual shut-off cock.
				No tandem service shall be allowed.
(g) The size, design, material, and
				installation of the consumer's service pipe shall conform to any code,
				ordinances or requirements of the city or town where installed, or where no
				such requirements exist, to the rules and orders of the Commission and the
				Service Rules of the utility filed with and approved by the Commission. No
				service pipe shall be less than three-fourths inch (3/4") nominal size. All
				service pipes shall be laid underground at a depth sufficient to prevent
				freezing, except where service is not intended to be used during freezing
				weather and the pipes are actually drained during such periods.
(h) In the installation of a service pipe the
				consumer shall not install any tee or branch connection without consent of the
				utility. The consumer shall leave the trench open and pipe uncovered until it
				has been inspected by the utility or inspection waived. The service pipe shall
				be provided with a suitable shut-off cock by the consumer. The consumer is
				responsible for maintenance of all service pipes from the outflow side of the
				meter.
(i) When the installation of
				a service pipe requires a trench to remain open on the consumer's property for
				an inspection or waiver of inspection, the utility shall perform the
				inspection, or request that the inspection be performed if done by a third
				party, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the installation.
(j) All open trenches shall be clearly marked
				for the safety of the public using, at a minimum, caution tape or flags.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2380, eff 7-1-99