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KITTITAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />I. Purpose <br />WATER BANK MITIGATION & METERING PROGRAM <br />POLICY & PROCEDURES <br />It is the purpose of this policy to establish standards and procedures for the administration, <br />monitoring, and enforcement of the water mitigation and metering program for all wells <br />mitigated through the Kittitas County Water Mitigation and Metering Program. <br />II. Policy <br />lvtiligation and M tering Program Administration: <br />A. All persons wishing to mitigate their water usage through the Kittitas County Water Bank <br />shall first determine their eligibility by exploring the subject parcel on the Kittitas County <br />COMP AS mapping system. <br />B. The Kittitas County Water Bank will have two packages available for water mitigation: <br />1. Applicants with access to outdoor irrigation (as determined by a signed affidavit) will <br />be required to purchase mitigation Package A which consists of an annual average of <br />275 gallons per day of indoor domestic use only. The daily maximum withdrawal <br />allowed on any given day is 825 gallons per day, as long as the annual average is not <br />exceeded. <br />2. Applicants without access to outdoor irrigation (as determined by a signed affidavit) <br />will be required to purchase mitigation Package B which consists of an annual <br />average of275 gallons per day of indoor domestic use only and up to an annual <br />average of 25 gallons per day for outdoor irrigation of up to 500 square feet. The <br />daily maximum withdrawal allowed on any given day is 900 gallons per day, as long <br />as the annual average is not exceeded. <br />C. Access to outdoor irrigation will be determined with a signed customer affidavit <br />(Appendix A). <br />D. The metering program and requirements will be initiated as a part of the application and <br />issuance of the water bank certificate of mitigation, which will occur prior to submitting <br />an application for Adequate Water Supply Determination. <br />E. All customers will sign and comply with a metering agreement (Appendix B) and pay all <br />applicable fees at the time of application for a water bank certificate of mitigation. <br />F. The mitigation certificate, statements of understanding, notary page and the metering <br />agreement shall be legally recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor's office on the title <br />record associated with the property parcel by the customer. <br />G. All Kittitas County Water Metering customers must install the Badger Meter Company <br />Recordall® Disc Series Meter and Orion Cellular Endpoint (meter reader) and all <br />necessary materials for proper installation and function. <br />H. The customer must have an active building permit applied for within two years of <br />approval of the Kittitas County Water Mitigation Certificate If an active building permit <br />or an extension is not approved, the water mitigation certificate will no longer be valid, <br />will be returned to the Kittitas County Water Bank, and will be documented on the