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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 378-10TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: UTILITIES DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2010 CMR: 378:10 REPORT TYPE: CONSENT SUBJECT: BACKGROUND Update on City's Cross Connection Control Program Compliance Efforts and Adoption of a Resolution Amending City of Palo Alto Utilities Rules and Regulation 21, Governing Installation of Certain Backflow Prevention Assemblies in the Public Right-of-Way On October 15,2008, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management, performed a cross connection sanitary survey of the City's water distribution system. CDPH found the City's water system facilities to be in satisfactory condition, and noted several actions for the City to complete over the next two years to ensure continued water system safety. One of CDPH's requirements was that the City ensure that all customers install Backflow Prevention Assemblies (BP As) where needed. The purpose of the City's Cross Connection Control (also known as the "backflow prevention") Program is to prevent contaminated water from entering the City's water distribution system and contaminating the water supply. The Program is mainly focused on commercial or industrial customers who conduct certain processes on their premises, or have connections to the water system that have the potential of allowing harmful agents to enter the system. Some examples of businesses ~d properties that require BP As are: restaurants, dry cleaners, metal plating companies, hospitals, medical offices, dental offices/services, golf courses and the City'S landscaping strips. Customers who have pressurized water systems or alternate water sources such as wells on their property are also subject to this Program. These may include residential customers. CDPH has mandated that all water systems in the City be in compliance with all cross connection regulations, including Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations and Utility Rule and Regulation 2I(E), by December 15,2010. The City reports on its progress towards this goal by submitting quarterly Program progress reports to CDPH. In order to ensure compliance with these regulations, the City has assessed the customers' properties, identified BP A sites, and informed customers when BP A installation is required. (BP As are owned, operated, and tested by the customer.) CMR: 378:10 Page 1 of4 Since April 7, 2009 the City has sent customers a series of letters explaining the program and its requirements. Most customers have achieved compliance. However, for some business owners in the California A venue and University Avenue Business Districts where the buildings abut the Public Right-of-Way (PROW) installation of a BPA on private property can be inconvenient. In some cases the only practical location for the BPA is in the PROW. Other areas of the City where buildings do not abut the PROW have been less problematic because adequate space is available for the installation of these assemblies. The current practice has been to avoid the installation of BPAs in the PROW; however, in some cases this may not be possible given the December 15, 2010 compliance deadline. If customers are unable to meet the deadline, existing regulations require the termination of water service to the non-compliant customer until the backflow assembly is installed. DISCUSSION In general the City does not allow installation of private facilities within the PROW. Private installations in the PROW are discouraged in order to maximize available PROW space and access, avoid future maintenance complications, (sidewalk replacement, paving activities, utility system maintenance, etc.) and any impediment to future improvement in the PROW requiring relocat\on of private facilities. In an effort to alleviate the problems customers are experiencing with meeting the backflow prevention requirement prior to the deadline, staff is revising current practice to allow the installation of BPAs in the PROW in the California Ave and University Ave Business Districts only. This change is an interim solution that will allow customers to meet the deadline for installing BPAs. Building owners will be required to move the BPA from the PROW back to the individual property when improvements are made to the property. The installations in the PROW will be placed in most cases at the face of the building. BPAs extend about 4 inches from the face of the building, are approximately 12 inches in length and must be located 12 inches above ground. These assemblies must be placed in a location where they can be tested annually to comply with state regulations. A contractor for the City is surveying California Avenue and the University Avenue Business Districts to determine the properties where the BPA may need to encroach in the PROW. The c()ntractor will meet with building owners to discuss options for the installation of the BP A. BP As will be placed in non-obtrusive locations. Staff met with the Downtown Business Improvement District and contacted the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the issue of backflow assemblies in the PROW. All BPA locations will be subject to a Planning Department review and approval prior to installation. Staff has presented this issue to the ARB and explained the need for this temporary encroachment. ARB guidance will be utilized during the review of pending encroachment permits for the installation of BP As. The attached redlined Utilities Rule and Regulation 21 reflects the revisions required to allow for the temporary installation of BP As in the PROW. Staff will be using the following criteria in the application review of the required encroachment permit for BPAs located in the PROW, subject to the restriction that the encroachment permit is temporary and may be revoked by the City at any time. Additional review by Planning will be required when the application for encroachment in the PROW is associated with designated historic buildings. CMR: 378:10 Page 2 of4 1. Only applies to customers with zero lot lines in California or University A venue business districts where no feasible placement alternative exists outside of the PROW. 2. Only applies where building structure is vertical at the edge of the PROW/sidewalk. 3. The customer shall provide a minimum liability coverage of $1 ,000,000 each for personal injury and property damage and shall indemnify and hold the City harmless via a contractual Iiability endorsement. 4. Location of BPAs in the PROW are only allowed for 2 inches and smaller BPAs. 5. BPAs located in the PROW shall encroach the minimum distance necessary for compliance. In no event shall right-of-way sidewalk access be restricted to less than five (5) feet of clearance. 6. Any BPA proposed in the PROW may, at the discretion of the Director of Planning and Community Environment, require mitigation to-paint the equipment to match the building, provide for a screening cage, or other techniques to minimize visual impacts along the streetscape. 7. Any BP A proposed in the PROW to be located on the exterior of a designated historic building requires review and approval by the Department of Planning and Community Environment, in addition to other approvals. 8. In the event of a future building improvement, the encroachment permit will be revoked as a component of the development approval, and the applicant will be required to allocate space in the design of the improvements to accommodate the BP As (within City guidelines/rules). Staff will return to Council in the Fall with an update on the Plan outlining current progress and issues. RESOURCE IMPACT Existing staffing will be diverted to review proposed BPA locations in the PROW. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This report is consistent with the Council's policy and program direction provided to staff regarding cross connection control and Strategy No.7, "Implement programs that improve the quality of the environment". The review process outlined further assures that these regulations will provide consistency with the City's Downtown Urban Design Guide policies to "Review all utility installations in order to reduce clutter and limit safety hazards" and to "Where feasible, provide for screening and landscaping of utility installations, etc." ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The actions summarized in this report do not meet the definition of a "project" pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 21065, thus no California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is required. CMR: 378:10 Page 3 of4 ATTACHMENT A. Rule and Regulation 21 . . B. Redline Versjon of Rule and Regulation 21 . C. Resolution Amending'The City Of Palo Alto Utility Rule: And Regulation 21 (Special Water . Utility Regulation) Governing ·Cross-Connection Control . PREPARED BY: APPROVED 'BY: VtJr CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: CMR:378:10 Page4of4 ATTACHMENT A SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 A. GENERAL In addition to the general requirements outlined in Rule and Regulation 18 for Utility Service Connections and Facilities on Customers' Premises, the following is required: B. SERVICE CONFIGURATIONS 1. NUMBER OF SERVICES PER BUILDING Only one Water Service line is allowed for a building or other Customer Premises, except additional water services may be provided for commercial properties at CPAU's discretion, if the following conditions apply: a. Space is not available in the Public Right-of-Way at anyone location for the number of Water Meters required to serve the property. h. Additional Water Services are needed for irrigation and fire Water Services. C. AUTOMATIC FIRE SERVICE 1. PURPOSE An automatic fire Service connection iri 2-inch to 10-inch size will be furnished only if adequate Provisions are made to prevent the use of Water for purposes other than fire extinguishing. 2. APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT The Applicant will be required to sign ail Application for CPAU connection and agree to operate the fire service in accordance with these Rules and Regulations. The Applicant, at the Applicant's expense, will be required to install an approved backflow protection assembly in accordance with Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, Section E of this Rule and Regulation, and City standards. 3. INSTALLATION CHARGES The Applicant will be required to make payment in advance of construction in accordance with CPAU's applicable Connection Fee Rate Schedule. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATr()N~ Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 . Sheet No.1 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 4. QUANTITATIVE CHARGES a. Water for fires: no Charges will be made for Water used to extinguish accidental fires. b. Other: Water used for any purpose other than extinguishing fires or testing or repairing fire extinguishing facilities, shall be paid for under Water Rate Schedule W-3. Unauthorized Water used shall be subject to criminal prosecution as set forth in Water Rate Schedule W-3. 5. VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT If Water is used from a fire service in violation of the agreement or of this Rule and Regulation, CP AU may, at its option, levy a fine, discontinue and remove a Service in . addition to charging for the Water illegally used, and prosecute pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 1.08. If Service is removed, Customer will be responsible for the expense of removal and installation of new Service before the new Service is re­ installed and activated. 6. PRESSURE AND SUPPLY CPAU assumes no responsibility for loss or damage because of lack of Water or pressure and merely agrees to furnish such quantities and pressures as are available in its general Distribution System. The Service is subject to shutdowns and variations required by the operation of the Water system and system Demands. D. FIRE HYDRANTS 1. USE AND DAMAGE OF FIRE HYDRANTS No Person or Persons, other than those designated and authorized by the proper authority, or by CPAU, shall open any fire hydrant, attempt to draw Water from it, or in any manner damage or tamper with it. Any violation of this section will be prosecuted pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 1.08. a. The following conditions must be met for a Person(s) to draw Water from a public fire hydrant: i. Prior to use at a construction site or for any other purpose, a Person must first apply to CPAU for a Fire Hydrant Meter Permit. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATroNS! Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No.2 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 ii. A deposit will be required on the Hydrant Meter supplied by CP AU per applicable Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W-2). iii. Monthly Meter reading cards must be submitted by the permittee to CPAU on a timely basis. iv. Charges to be billed and paid according to CPAU's applicable Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W-2). v. All Water taken from the fire hydrant must be registered on the hydrant Meter. It is illegal to draw Water from a hydrant without the hydrant Meter attached to :t;ecord the volumes. h. FINES AND PENALTIES i. Any Person(s) drawing Water from a public fire hydrant who does not meet either of the conditions described in Rule 21 D.1.a.i. or Rule 21 D.1.a.v shall be subject to criminal prosecution. ii. Failure to submit timely Meter reading cards may result in forfeiture of all or part of the Customer deposit. iii. Failure to return the hydrant Meter at the end of the appropriate period may result in additional Charges per Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W-2). iv. Individual or companies who are found in violation of Rule 21 D.1.a.i or Rule 21 D.1.a.von more than one occasion in a three year period may be denied any use of fire hydrant Water Service. Such Customer may use reclaimed Water if available. 2. MOVING OF FIRE HYDRANTS When a fire hydrant has been installed in the location specified by the proper authority, CPAU has fulfilled its obligation. If a property owner or other party desires a change in the size, type, or location of the hydrant, the owner shall bear all the cost of such changes, without refund. Any change in the location of a fire hydrant must be approved by the City of Palo· Alto Fire Department and the Utilities Department. The cost of relocation shall be as estimated by the Engineering Manager for Water-Gas-Wastewater. This cost estimate must be paid before CP AU will begin relocation. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATroNS: Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No.3 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 E. WATER SYSTEM PROTECTION 1. CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM The purpose of the Cross Connection Control Program is to protect the City's potable Water from contamination. The connection of unprotected actual or potential connections between the potable Water system and any source or system containing unapproved Water, or any substance that presents a potential danger is prohibited. This program is operated in accordance with the current State Department of Public Health Regulations contained in Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Group 4, Sections 7583 through 7604 (hereafter "State Regulations"). This Cross Connection Control Program document drafted in accordance with State Regulations, is available on the City's website and on file with the City Clerk. The Director of Utilities is authorized to terminate water service to any Customer who fails to comply with this Rule and any other City Cross Connection Program requirements after notice is given. 2. BACKFLOW PROTECTION a. GENERAL REQUREMENTS 1. Backflow protection assemblies must be approved by the University of Southern California's (USC) Foundation for Cross Connection Control. A list of approved assemblies and other background information can. be found at the Foundation's website: http://www .usc.edul deptlfccchr/list.html. 11. The Customer must install the required Water backflow prevention assemblies in accordance with CPAU and State of California requirements. 111. The backflow prevention assemblies are owned and maintained by the Customer. IV. The Customer is responsible for annual testing of the backflow prevention assemblies and any required repair or replacement. Additional information about annual testing requirements is provided in section E(2)( e) of this Rule. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 4 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULA nON 21 v. As a protection to the Customer's plumbing system, the Customer must install a suitable pressure relief valve and pressure expansion tank between a backflow assembly and any natural gas, electric or solar water heater on the Customer's Water system. VI. The backflow prevention assembly must be installed in a Utility-approved location on private property at a location within 5 feet of the Point. of Service (property line/Meter) unless a different location is specified elsewhere in this Rule or an exception has been granted by the Water, Gas, and Wastewater Engineering Manager. b. EXISTING SERVICES Existing Water connections (commercial, industrial or domestic) will be required to install Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RPPA) backflow prevention assembly at the Customers expense within 90 days of notification by CPAU when: 1. Salt Water, or Water otherwise polluted, is available for industrial or fire protection purposes, or where fresh Water hydrants are or may be installed on piers or docks; 11. The Premises are now or may be engaged in processes which produce industrial wastes, or where the Premises are or may be engaged in handling Wastewater or any other dangerous substances; 111. Gray Water, stored rain Water, well Water, reclaimed Water or other unapproved source of Water is present on the premise for irrigation or other uses. IV. An approved Water supply line terminates at a pier head outlet which is used to supply vessels at piers or Water fronts. These installations shall be located where they will prevent the return of any Water from a vessel or any other source into the approved Water supply line. v. The Customer is· engaged in the handling of dangerous or corrosive liquids, or industrial or process Water. VI. Circumstances are such that there is danger of backflow of Wastewater or OF PALO ALTO other contaminated liquids through plumbing fixtures of Water-using or treating equipment, or storage tanks and reservoirs. Such circumstances . include, but are not limited to, dangers present at the following types of facilities or caused by the following types of activities: a) . Non-single family home swimming pools; b) Sewage ejector pumps; UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 5 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 c) Boilers, hydronic or solar heating systems; d) Animal veterinary or grooming facility; e) Automotive maintenance, washing, painting or fueling facility; f) Oil, gas, radioactive material or chemical storage, transmission or production facilities; g) Barber / beauty shop or nail salon; h) Restaurant, bar, or brewery; i) Printer copy/repro graphic serVice or film processing/developing; j) Dental, medical facility, nursing home, sanitarium or hospital; k) Manufacturing or processing plant; 1) Dry cleaning or laundry facility; m) Portable cleaning/spray equipment; n) Steam cleaning facilities; 0) Swamp cooler, cooling tower or water chillers; p) Water booster pump; q) Tanker truck yards or Water storage tanks; r) Florist or plant nursery; s) Non-single family home fountain or lagoon; t) Grocery store; u) Gym, hot tub or spa facility; v) Concrete, Asphalt, sand or gravel plant; w) Laboratory, school or college; x) Metal Manufacturing, processing, plating, cleaning or fabrication; y) Morgue, mortuary, graveyard, crematorium or funeral home; z) The Water Gas Wastewater Operations has determined that the service connection poses a contamination risk to the Water Distribution System. c. SPECIAL CONDITIONS -EXISTING SERVICES When a Customer is required to install a backflow prevention assembly in the University A venue or California Avenue Business Districts, the Customer may, at the discretion of the Director of Utilities and the Chief Building Official be allowed to install backflow prevention assemblies in the Public Right-of-Way (PROW) where no feasible placement alternative exists outside of the PROW. The customer must obtain an Encroachment Permit from the City of Palo Alto prior to the installation of the backflow prevention assembly. Installations in the PROW are subject to the following conditions: OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 6 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 1. Existing building structure must contain a vertical wall at the edge of the PROW 11. The Customer must obtain insurance with minimum liability coverage of $1,000,000 each for personal injury and property damage, and shall indemnify and hold the City harmless via a contractual liability endorsement. 111. The backflow prevention assemblies are limited to sizes rated as 2 inches or smaller. IV. BP As located in the PROW shall encroach the minimum distance necessary for compliance. In no event shall right-of-way sidewalk access be restricted to less than five (5) feet of clearance. v. Any BPA proposed in the PROW may, at the discretion of the Director of Planning and Community Environment, require mitigation to paint the equipment to match the building, provide for a screening cage, or other techniques to minimize visual impacts along the streetscape. vi. Any BPA proposed in the PROW to be located on the exterior of a designated historic building requires review and approval by the Department of Planning and Community Environment, in addition to other approvals. vii. In the event of a future building improvement, the Encroachment Permit will be revoked as a component of development approval, and the Applicant will be required to move the backflow prevention assembly off of the Public ROWand onto the Applicant or building owner's property. d. NEW OR UPGRADED SERVICES The installation of a backflow prevention assembly is required before the connection of a new or upgraded Service under any of the following conditions: 1. For single family Residential Customers, an approved Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RPP A) backflow prevention assembly is required when an unapproved fresh Water supply is available from a well, spring, reservoir, or other source. This condition applies even if the unapproved source is not connected to the Utilities Water System. If the Customer agrees to abandon this other supply, agrees to remove all pumps and piping necessary for the utilization of this supply, and properly abandons this supply source, the installation of backflow protective assembly may not be required. CITY OF P A.LO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 7 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 11. For commercial or industrial fire services, a RPPA backflow prevention assembly must be installed for any existing or new Water connections. Alternative backflow prevention assemblies may be substituted after approval by the The Water Gas Wastewater Engineering Manager. 111. Single and multi-family residences that have fire sprinklers that are connected to the domestic Water Service shall have an approved Double Check Valve backflow prevention assembly installed on the main Water Service connection. IV. Commercial, industrial, retail, and multi-unit housing (more than 4 units in building) Water Service Applicants shall install a (RPPA) backflow prevention assembly for all Water Services. v. Whenever the Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined that the connection poses a contamination risk to the Water Distribution System. e. INSPECTION AND TESTING OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES 1. The owner of any Premises with required backflow prevention assemblies must have them inspected by a Backflow Protection Assembly Tester certified by the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works . Association at least once annually. 11. Backflow prevention assemblies ,must be inspected and tested before a service is connected. 111. Customer must provide proof that the backflow prevention assembly that they have installed is on USC's Foundation for Cross Connection Control approved list. IV. Backflow prevention assemblies must be serviced annually, and over­ hauled or replaced whenever they are defective. v. The annual testing Certificates shall be sent to the Water Transmission Supervisor/Cross Connection Control Officer,City of Palo Alto, P.O. Box 10250, Palo Alto, CA 94301 each year on the anniversary of the device's initial testing. If the backflow testing Certificate is not received within 90 days of notification by the City of the need for one, the City may contract for the testing and charge the Customer for the expense, or terminate Water Service. VI. All expenses for repair and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies shall be borne by the Customer. OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 8 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 Vll. The City reserves the right to perform additional inspection or testing of any required backflow prevention assembly as it deems necessary to protect the Water Distribution System. f. PLUMBING CHANGES REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES In special circumstances, where the Customer is engaged in the handling of dangerous or corrosive liquids, or industrial or process Water, the Utility may require the Customer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connections as an additional precaution and as a protection t6 the backflow preventive assemblies. In making plumbing connections beyond the backflow prevention assembly to the Service, the Customer must comply with Local or State Plumbing Ordinances and State Re~ulations. g. BACKFLOWPROTECTION ON ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY LINES Whenever CPAU or State regulations require backflow protection on a Water supply line entering a Customer's Premises, any and all water supply lines from the Utility's mains entering such Premises, buildings, or structures shall be protected by a City approved backflow prevention assembly in conformance with State Regulations, regardless of the use of the additional Water supply lines. h. PROTECTION AGAINST FLOWS BETWEEN DIFFERENT MAINS Two or more Services supplying Water from different mains to the same building structure or Premises through which water may flow between mains must have an approved backflow prevention assembly on each Water Service installed at locations defined in this Rule. i. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE Water Service to any Premises may be immediately discontinued by the Utility if the backflow prevention assemblies have not met the conditions outlined in this Rule or the Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined that situation could cause contamination of the Water Distribution System. Service will not be restored· until Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined that any conditions that compromise the safety of the Water system have been corrected. G. IRRIGATION METERS CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 9 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 Water Service for all new and rehabilitated industrial, commercial, and institutional landscaping and new and rehabilitated multi-family common areas requiring a permit or review by the City shall be provided by a separate irrigation Meter. This Meter shall be designated as an irrigation Account and no other utilities will be billed on such Accounts. The Customer shall pay for the additional Service according to Rate Schedule W-5. H. WASTE OF WATER In the event that waste of Water shall be found, due to leaking, defective, or wasteful equipment, the City will notify the Customer.· If the Customer does not take reasonable steps to curb this waste, the City shall have the right, after giving due notice, to discontinue Service to the Customer until the repairs have been completed on the Customer's equipment. I. MAINTENANCE OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 1. CPAU RESPONSIBILITY CPAU will be responsible for the maintenance of the Water Service from, and including, the Water Meter located near the street curb to, and including, the Water main and the remainder of the system, except that the expense of Water maintenance resulting from violation of the Municipal Code or these Rules and Regulations may be assigned to the responsible party, or CPAU may refuse to perform such maintenance. In easements, CPAU's responsibility is limited to the Water mains and Water Meters. 2. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY a. The· Customer will be responsible for replacing Services that are not current standard size or a current standard material when building a new structure or constructing additions/remodels that have a value greater than 50% of the current value of the existing structures on the lot based on Federal Emergency Management Agency flood plain methodology. Reconnection to the City Water Services will only be allowed on current standard Services. All other Services must be replaced, per the WGW Utility Standards, from the main up to and including the Water Meter box at the fees listed in the Utility fee schedule. b. The Customer will be responsible for maintenance of the on-site Water Distribution System downstream of the Water Meter in accordance with the Municipal Code, including the Water Meter vaults and boxes. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 10 (END) SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 c. It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to keep the top of the Water Meter, vault or box at ground level and clear of vegetation or any other obstruction. If after a 30 day notice from the Utility, the Customer has not caused the Meter, vault, or box to be at ground level and clear of vegetation or obstructions, the Utility will perform the work at the Customer's expense. The Customer will be invoiced for the actual cost to the Utility for the work. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 10-18-2010 Sheet No 11 'ATTACHl\1ENT B SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 A. GENERAL In addition to the general requirements outlined in Rule and Regulation 18 for Utility Service Connections and Facilities on Customers' Premises, the following is required: " B. WATER SERVICE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS 1.FACILITIES ON CUSTOMER PREMISES ft. The Customer shall install the required Water backflmv prevention ,assemblies 011 the Customer's property in aecordance .. vith CPIW and State of California requirements. The baekflm;v preventer assemblies shall be ovt'Red and maintained by the Customer. The Customer shall be responsible for the annual testing of the backf10w preventer assemblies and any required repair or replacement. b. The Customer must have the required Water backf10w preventers certified by a licensed backflow prevente!: tester and provide the City '<"lith original signed Certificates for each baokf1o'N preventsI' on the Customer's Premises. e. As a protection to the Customer's plumbing system, a suitable pressure relief valve must be installed and maintained by the Customer' at the Customer's expense, and at the expense of the Customer, \vhen backflow prevention devices are used. The relief valve shall be installed beh'v'een the bac1dlO'tv device and the Water heater. C. SERVICE CONFIGURATIONS 1. NUMBER OF SERVICES PER BUILDING Only one Water Service line is allowed for a building or other Customer Premises, except additional water services may be provided for commercial properties at CP AU's discretion, if the following conditions apply: a. Space is not available in the Public Right-of-Way at anyone location for the number of Water Meters required to serve the property. b. Additional Water Services are needed for irrigation and fire Water Services. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATT()N~ Issued by the City Council Effective 6 01 201010-18-2010 Sheet No.1 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 DC. AUTOMATIC FIRE SERVICE 1. PURPOSE An automatic fire Service connection in 2-inch to 10-inch size will be furnished only if . adequate Provisions are made to prevent the use of Water for purposes other than fire extinguishing. 2. APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT The Applicant will be required to sign an Application for CPAU connection and agree to operate the fire service in accordance with these Rules and Regulations. The Applicant, at the Applicant's expense, will be required to install an approved backflow protection assembly in accordance with Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, Section FE of this Rule and Regulation, and City standards. 3. INSTALLATION CHARGES The Applicant will be required to make payment in advance of construction in accordance with CPAU's applicable Connection Fee Rate Schedule. 4. QUANTITATIVE CHARGES a. Water for fires: no Charges will be made for Water used to extinguish accidental fires. b. Other: Water used for any purpose other than extinguishing fires or testing or repairing fire extinguishing facilities, shall be paid for under Water Rate Schedule W-3. Unauthorized Water used shall be subject to criminal prosecution as set forth in Water Rate Schedule W-3. 5. VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT If Water is used from a fire service in violation of the agreement or of these Regulatiensthis Rule and Regulation, CP AU may, at its option, levy a fine and -'. discontinue and remove a Service in addition to charging for the Water illegally used, and prosecute pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 1.08. If Service is removed, Customer will be responsible for the expense of removal and installation of new Service before the new Service is re-installed and activated. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATr(lN~ Issued by the City Council Effective 6 01 201010-18-2010 Sheet No. 2 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 6. PRESSURE AND SUPPLY CPAU assumes no responsibility for loss or damage because of lack of Water or pressure and merely agrees to furnish such quantities and pressures as are available in its general Distribution System. The Service is subject to shutdowns and variations required by the operation of the Water system and system Demands. ED. FIRE HYDRANTS 1. USE AND DAMAGE OF FIRE HYDRANTS No Person or Persons, other than those designated and authorized by the proper authority, or by CPAU, shall open any fire hydrant, attempt to draw Water from it~ or in any manner damage or tamper with it. Any violation of this regulationsection will be prosecuted accordingpursuant to baw;Palo Alto Municipal Code Section l.08. a. The following conditions must be met for a Person(s) to draw Water from a public fire hydrant: -1:1. Prior to use at a construction site or for any other purpose, a Person must first apply to CP AU for a Fire Hydrant Meter Permit. 2-ii. A deposit will be required on the Hydrant Meter supplied by CP AU per applicable Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W-2). d-iii. Monthly Meter reading cards must be submitted by the permittee to CP AU on a timely basis. 4iv. Charges to be billed and paid according to CPAU's applicable Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W-2). ~v. All Water taken from the fire hydrant must be registered on the hydrant Meter. It is illegal to draw Water from a hydrant without the hydrant Meter attached to record the volumes. b. FINES AND PENALTIES -1:1. Any Person(s) drawing Water from a public fire hydrant who does not meet either of the conditions described in Rule 21 ED.l.a.hi. or Rule 21 ED.1.a . .§.;.y shall be subject to criminal prosecution. --.. -------------~--------------------- CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATroN~ Issued by the City Council Effective 6 01 201010-18-2010 Sheet No.3 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 2-ll. . Failure to submit timely Meter reading cards may result in forfeiture of all or part of the Customer deposit. ~iii. Failure to return the hydrant Meter at the end of the appropriate period may result in additional Charges per Water Service Rate Schedule for Fire Hydrants (W -2). 4iv. Individual or companies who are found in violation of Rule 21 ED.l.a.hi or Rule 21 ED.l.a.S.yon more than one occasion in a three year period may be denied any use of fire hydrant Water Service. Such Customer may use reclaimed Water if available. 2. MOVING OF FIRE HYDRANTS When a fire hydrant has been installed in the location specified by the proper authority, CP AU has fulfilled its obligation. If a property owner or other party desires a change in the size, type, or location of the hydrant, the owner shall bear all the cost of such changes, without refund. Any ch~ge in the location of a fire hydrant must be approved by the City of Palo Alto Fire Department and the Utilities Department. The cost of relocation shall be as estimated by the Engineering Manager for Water-Gas-Wastewater. This cost estimate must be paid before CP AU will begin relocation. F. CROSS CONNECTIONS E. WATER SYSTEM PROTECTION 1. CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM No physieal CORRection between the potable Water supply of the Utility and that of any Water supply source will be permitted per the eurrent regulations of the The purpose of the Connection Control Program is to protect the City's potable Water from contamination. The conn of unprotected actual or potential connections between the potable Water system and any sou system containing unapproved Water, or any substance that presents a potential danger is proh This program is operated in accordance with the current State Department of Public Health Regul contained in Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Group 4, Se 7583 through 7604 (hereafter "State Regulations"). The Director of Utilities shall prepare i Cross Connection Control Program document drafted in accordance with State Regulations, whiel Beis available on the City's website and on file with the City Clerk. The Director of Utilities is authorized to terminate water service to any Customer CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATT{)N~ Issued by the City Council Effective 6 01 201010-18-2010 Sheet No. 4 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 who fails to comply with this Rule and any other City Cross Connection Program requirements after notice is given. 2. BACKFLOW PROTECTION DEVICES REQUIRED To comply 'lAth State Department of Public Health Services regulations, the Utility requires insta ef..a. GENERAL REQUREMENTS i. Backt10w protection assemblies must be approved by the University of So California's (USC) Foundation for Cross Connection Control approved bac protection devices when specified herein. A list of approved devicesassem blies anc background information can be found at the Foundation's WI http://www.usc.eduideptlfccchrllist.htmi. 1. The opprovedCustomer must install the required Water backflow devieeprev assemblies in accordance with CPAU and State of California requirements. i. The backflow prevention assemblies are owned and maintained bv the Customer. 1. The Customer is responsible for ammal testing of the backflow,prevention assembli any required repair or replacement. AdditiQlJQ,l infOlTI1ation about annual 1 requirements is provided in section E(2)(e) of this Rule. 1. As a protection to the Customer's plumbing system, the Customer must install a Sl pressure relief valve and pressure expansion tank between a backflow assembly aT natural gas, electric or solar water heater on the Customer's Water system. The backflow prevention assembly must be installed in a Utility-approved location on private property at a location within 5 feet of the Point of Service (property line/Meter) and approved by the Utility. Suchunless a different location is specified elsewhere in this ~=-::~ an installation shall be completed by, and at the expense oftlle Customer, before Service \-'{ill beexception has been granted or upgraded under any of the follov/ing conditions: o. For single family Residential Customers, an approved reduced pressure principle assembly (RPPA) backflow device is required, =r.vhen an tmappro'ted fresh Water supply is available (not connected to the domestic water supply) from a '.veIl, spring, reservoir, or other source. If the Customer agrees to abandon this other supply and agrees to remove all pumps and piping necessary for ~the utilization of this supply, the installation of backflow protective <:wAces v!ill not be required. b. For commercial or industrial fire Services, an RPPl\: detector backflow device shall be installed for the existing or nevI Water connections for the fIre system. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 5 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 Alternative baekfloJ.v devices may be installed only at the direction of the Utilities WOW Senior Project Engineer for Customer Service. RPPl\ detector backflo'tv devices shall be installed on the o"Nnerts property adjacent to the Point of Service within 5 feet of the propeliy line. vl.e. Single and multi family residences that are fire sprinklered off the domestic "Vater Service shall have an approved double check assembly installed on the main Water Service connection. Double check assemblies shall be installed on the ownerts property adj acent to the Point of Service \-,,[thin 5 feet of the property line. , Gas, and Wastewater Engineering Manager. d. Commercial, industrial, retail, and multi unit heusing (more than 4 units in building) Water Service Applicants shall install RPPA backflO'tv protection for all Water Services inoluding irrigation. The RPPA backflO'tv preventer shall be installed on the OVl''llertS property adjacent to the Point of Service within 5 feet of the property line.b. .EXISTING SERVICES e. Existing Water connections (commercial, industrial or domestic) will be required to install Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly (RPP A} backflow proteetionprevention assenibly at the Customers expense within 90 days of notification by CP AU when: i. Salt Water, or Wafer otherwise polluted, is available for industrial or fire protection purposes, or where fresh Water hydrants are or may be installed on piers or docks; 11. The Premises are now or may be engaged in processes which produce industrial wastes, or where the Premises are or may be engaged in handling Wastewater or any other dangerous substances; iii,\Vhere the circumstances are such that there is special danger of backflow of Wastev{ater or other contaminated liquids through plumbing fixtures of 'NateI' using or treating equipment, or storage tanks and reservoirs; CITY OF PALO ALTO Ht-:lV. Where grayGray Water, stored raimvater, rain Water. well Water, reclaimed Water or other unapproved source of Water is tlSCdpresent on the premise for irrigation or toilet flushingother uses. fv.:.v. Where anAn approved Water supply line terminates at a pier head outlet which is used to supply vessels at piers or Water fronts. These installations shall be located where UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 6 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 they will prevent the return of any Water from a vessel or any other source into the approved Water supply line. v.vi. ',\There the The Customer is engaged in the handling of dangerous or corrosive liquids, or industrial or process Water. The Director of Utilities is authorized to terminate v.'ater service to any customer :v,rho fails to comply \vith this rule and any other City Cross Connection Program requirements after notice is given. f. Any Water connection '>'1ill be immediately shut off if found to be cross connected anywhere on" the property 'Nith an unapproved source of Water or other contaminant. g. Where backflovi pre\'ention is required, the Customer shaH provide the City with the USC's Foundation for Cross Connection Control approval for the device and have the device certified by a State licensed backflow device tester before the Water Service is activated. 3. PLUMBING CHANGES REQUIRED IN SPECIf .. L CIRCUMSTANCES In special circumstances, where the Customer is engaged in the handling of especially dangerous or corrosive liquids, or industrial or process Water, the Utility may require the Customer to eliminate certain plumbing or piping connections an an additional precaution and as a protection to the baekfl0'N preventive devices. In making plumbing comlcctions beyond the backflO\v pre'/tmtion device to the Service, the Customer shall be guided entirely by local or state plumbing ordinances and the state regulations. 4. BACKFLO'¥ PROTECTION ON ADDITIONAL '\lATER SUPPLY LINES Whenever CPAD or State regulations require backflow protection on a Water supply line entering a Customerts Premises, then any and all water supply lines from the Utili:ty!s mains ent~ring such Premises, buildings, or structures shall be protected by a City approved backtlmv device in conformance with state regulations, regardless of the use of the additional ',Vater supply lines. 5. PROTECTION AGAINST INTERSTREET MAIN FLO¥/ CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 7 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 '1\"0 or more Services supplying '.Vater from different street mains to the same building stnlCture or Premises through which an inter street main flow may occur shall have an approved back-flow device on each Water Service to be located adjacent to and on the private property side of the respective Meter or Service Lines. 6. INSPECTION OF BACKFLO'V PROTECTIVE DEVICES 1. ft. The owner of any Premises on which requin~d back flow preventers or protective devices are installed shall have the device inspected by a certified bac device tester reeognized by the State of California and on file with the City of Pal, for Water tightness and reliability at least once every year in conformance v.i regulations of the State Department of Public Health. The devices shallCircums are such that there is danger of backflow of Wastewater or other contaminated 1 through plumbing fixtures of Water-using or treating equipment, or storage tanl reservoirs. Such circumstances include. but are not limited to, dangers present following types of facilities or caused by the following types of activities: a) Non-single family home switmning pools: a) Sewage ejector pumps: a) Boilers, hydronic or solar heating systems; a) Animal veterinary or grooming facility: a) Automotive maintenance, washing, painting or fueling facility: a) Oil, gas. radioactive material or chemical storage, transmission or production faci a) Barber / beauty shop or nail salon; a) Restaurant, bar, or brewery; . a) Printer copy/reprographic service or film processing/developing; a) Dental. medical facility, nursing home, sanitarium or hospital; a) Manufacturing or processing plant; a) Dry cleaning or laundry facility; a) Portable cleaning/spray equipment; a) Steam cleaning facilities; a) Swamp cooler, cooling tower or water chillers: a) Water booster pum.n.;. a) Tanker truck yards or Water storage tanks; a) Florist or plant nursery; a) Non-single family home fountain or lagoon; a) Grocery store; a) Gym. hot tub or spa facility; a) Concrete. Asphalt. sand or gravel plant; CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 8 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 a) Laboratory. school or college; a) Metal Manufacturing, processing, plating, cleaning or fabrication; 1. Morgue. mortuary. graveyard. crematorium or funeral home; 1. The Water Gas Wastewater Operations has determined that the service connection . a contamination risk to the Water Distribution System. c. SPECIAL CONDITIONS -EXISTING SERVICES When a Customer is required to install a backf10w prevention assembly in the University A or California Avenue Business Districts, the Customer may, at the discretion of the Dire( Utilities and the Chief Building Official be allowed to install backflow prevention assemb the Public Right-of-Way (PROW) where no feasible placement alternative exists outside PROW. The customer must obtain an Encroachment Permit from the City of Palo Alto p the instaUf!tion of the backflow prevention assembly. Installations in the PROW are suh the following conditions: 1. Existing building stLUcture must contain a vertical wall at the edge of the PROW 1. The Customer must obtain insurance with minimum liability coverage of $1,0( each for personal injury and property damage, and shall indemnify and hold thl harmless via a contractual liability endorsement. 1. The backflow prevention assemJ:>Iies are limited to sizes rated as 2 inches or smaller W:1. BPAs located in the PROW shall encroach the minimum distance necessru complirulce. In no event shall right-of-way sidewalk access be restri9ted to less the (5) feet of clearance. 1. Any BP A proposed in the PROW may, at the discretion of the Director of Plannir Community Environment. require mitigation to paint the equipment to mate building, provide for a screening cage, or other techniques to minimize visual it along the streetscape. 1. Any BPA proposed in the PROW to be located on the exterior of a designated h building req LIires review and approval by the Department of Plmming and Comr Environment, in addition to other approvals. roll. In the event of a future building improvement, the Encroachment Pemlit will be re as a component of development approval, and the Applicant will be required to mo backflow prevention assembly off of the Public ROWand onto the Applicant or bt owner's property_ d. NEW OR UPGRADED SERVICES The installation of a backflow prevention assembly is required before the connection of a I CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 9 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 upgraded Service under any oBhe following conditions: 1. For single family Residential Customers, an approved Reduced Pressure Pri Assembly (RPPA) backflow prevention assembly is required when an unapprovec Water supply is availC!ple from a well, spring, reservoir, or other source. This cor applies even if the unapproved source is not comlected to the Utilities Water Syst the Customer agrees to abandon this other supply; agrees to remove all pumps and. necessary for the utilization of this supply. and properly abandons this supply soure installation of back flow protective assembly mar not be required. 1. For commercial or industrial fire servic(;!~, a RPP A backflow prevention assembl) be installed for any existing or new Water connections. Altemative back flow prev assemblies may be substituted after approval by the The Water Gas Wast( Engineering Manager. 1. Single and multi-family residences that have fire sprinklers that are cOlmected domestic Water Service shall have an approved Double Check Valve bac prevention assembly installed on the main Water Service comlection. 1. Commercial, industriaL retail, and multi-unit housing (more than 4 units in bui Water Service Applicants shall install a (RPPA) backflow prevention assemblv . Water Services. i. Whenever the Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined tll connection poses a contamination risk to the Water Distribution System. c. INSPECTION AND TESTING OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES i. The owner of any Premises with required backflow prevention assemblies mus them inspected by aBackflow Protection Assembly Tester certified by the CaW Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association at least once annually. 1. Backflow prevention assemblies must be inspected and tested before a serv connected. 1. Customer must provide proof that the backflow prevention assembly that they have installed is on USC's Foundation for Cross Connection Control approved list. 1. Backt10w prevention assemblies must be serviced ammally, and overhauled or rel whenever they are fOll11d defective and all expense and responsibility fur repa maintenance shall be borne by the Customer. .:. :v.The annual testing Certificates shall be sent to the Water Transmission Supervisor/Cross Connection Control SpecialistOfficer, City of Palo Alto, P.O. Box 10250, Palo Alto, CA 94301 each year on the anniversary of the device's initial testing. If the backflow testing Certificate is not received within 90 days of notification by the City of the need for one, the City will-may contract for the testing and charge the customerCustomer for the expense~, or terminate Water Service. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 10 SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION RULE AND REGULATION 21 1. b.--All expenses for repair and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies sl borne by the Customer. ¥if... The City reserves the right to perform additional inspection or testing of any required backflow protection devicesprevention assembly as it deems necessary to protect the Water Distribution System. f. PLUMBING CHANGES REQUIRED IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES -11n special circumstances; where the Customer is engaged in the handling of danger<' corrosive liquids, or industrial or process Water, the Utility may require the Custor' eliminate certain plumbing oi piping connections as an additional precaution and as a prot to the bac1d1ow preventive assemblies. In making plumbing connections beyond the bac prevention assembly to the Service, the Customer must comply with Local or State PIn' Ordinances and State Regulations. g. BACKFLOW PROTECTION ON ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY LINES Whenever CPAU or State regulations require backflow protection on a Water suppl entering a Customer's Premises, any and all water supply lines from the Utility's mains er such Premises, buildings, or structures shall be protected by a City approved bac prevention assembly in conformance with State Regulations, regardless of the use I additional Water supply lines. h. PROTECTION AGAINST FLOWS BETWEEN DIFFERENT MAINS Two or more Services supplying Water from different mains to the same building stmct Premises through which water may flow between mains must have an approved bac prevention assembly on each Water Service installed at locations defined in this Rule. i. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE FOR DEFECTIVE APPARATUS Water Service to any Premises may be immediately discontinued by the Utility if B:RY defect is found in the backflow device installationsprevention assemblies have not met the conditions outlined in this Rule or other protective devices, or if it is foundthe Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined that unprotected cross connections ~situation could cause contamination of the Water Distribution System. Service will not be restored until such defects are Water Gas Wastewater Operations Manager has determined that any conditions that compromise the safety ofthe Water system have been corrected by and at the expense of the Customer. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 11 JEND) SPECIAL WATER UTILITY REGULATION I RULE AND REGULATION 21 downstream of the Water Meter in accordance with the Municipal Code, including the Water vaults and boxes. c. It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to keep the top of the Water Meter, vault or box at ground level· and clear of vegetation or any other obstruction. If after a 30 day notice from the Utility, the Customer has not caused the Meter, vault, or box to be at ground level and clear of vegetation or obstructions, the Utility will perform the work at the Customer's expense. The Customer will be invoiced for the actual cost to the Utility for the work. CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Issued by the City Council Effective 6 1 201010-18-2010 Sheet No 13 NOT YET APPROVED Resolution No. --- Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending City of Palo Alto Utilities Rule and Regulation 21 (Special Water Utility Regulation) Governing the Temporary Installation of Certain Backflow Prevention Devices in the Public Right-of-Way ATTACHMENT C I WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto may by resolution amend Rule and Regulation 21 (Special Water Utility Regulation) governing the temporary installation of certain backflow prevention devices in the Public Right-of-Way; WHEREAS, California Department of Health regulations governing backflow prevention devices require the completion of all components of the City's Cross Connection Control Program, including device testing and certification, by December 12, 2010; WHEREAS, permitting the temporary installation of backflow prevention devices within the Public-Right-Of-Way at certain locations within the California and University Avenue Business Districts is needed to ensure compliance with California Department of Health regulations and the protection of the City's potable water supply; and WHEREAS, clarification and reorganization of the City's Cross-Connection Control Program requirements as outlined in Rule and Regulation 21 will further ensure compliance with California Department of Health regulations and the protection of the City's potable water supply. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOL VE as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rule and Regulation 21 (Special Water Utility Regulation) is hereby amended to read as set forth in the amended Rule and Regulation 21 attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing Rule and Regulation, as amended, shall become effective on , 2010. Except as specifically amended by this resolution, all existing rules and regulations shall remain in full force and effect. II II II II 1 100930 sh 6051282 NOT YET APPROVED SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does meet the California Environmental Quality Act's (CEQA) definition of a project, pursuant to California Public Resources Code Sec. 21065, therefore no environmental assessment is required. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sr. Deputy City Attorney 100930 sh 6051282 APPROVED: Mayor City Manager . Director of Administrative Services Director of Utilities Director of Public Works 2