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2020 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 15, 2020 <br />Page 26 <br /> <br />per day or indoor domestic use only and up to an annual average of 25 gallons per day for <br />outdoor irrigation of up to 500 square feet. The daily maximum withdrawal allowed on any given <br />day is 900 gallons per day, as long as the annual average is not exceeded. <br /> <br />Applicants using a cistern water system as the potable water source will be allowed to purchase <br />mitigation Package C, which consists of an annual average of 150 gallons per day of indoor <br />domestic use only. Cistern users may purchase other water use packages as per design <br />specifications as submitted and signed by a licensed engineer. (Ord. 2017-007, 2017 Ord. 2015- <br />007, 2015) <br /> <br />13.40.030 Metering Requirements <br />All new uses of groundwater for domestic purposes in Kittitas County (within the Yakima River <br />Basin) using wells as their potable water source will be required to meter their mitigated water <br />usage and pay an annual fee (according to the Kittitas County Public Health Department fee <br />schedule) associated with the administration of a metering and monitoring program. <br /> <br />Participants will be responsible for the installation of meters and metering equipment and any <br />associated costs as determined by the County's specifications. Meter installation must meet the <br />following specifications and will be subject to inspection and applicable inspection fees: <br />a. The meter must be installed on the mainline prior to any residential lateral connections, or <br />spigots., or pressure tanks in a well house. <br />b. Meters must be accessible. <br />c. The meter must be installed according to manufacturer specifications despite varying pipe- <br />fitting, pipe size, well locations and landscape conditions <br />d. Meter installation must have an even velocity profile. Installer must insure proper design <br />and installation. <br />e. Meter must be installed in an accessible, weather resistant, meter structure, such as a meter <br />box or equivalent, and be appropriate for location and geographic area. <br /> <br />Proper installation of metering equipment and functional water flow must be complete prior to <br />the inspection and issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. <br /> <br />If metering equipment requires maintenance, repair, and/or replacement, the property owner is <br />responsible for ensuring proper equipment functionality. If the property owner does not comply <br />with any needed maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of the metering equipment at the cost <br />of the property owner through either an invoice for costs or a lien on the property. <br /> <br />Participants in the Kittitas County Water Bank using a cistern water system will submit records <br />of all potable water deliveries to Kittitas County Public Health Department as referenced in KCC <br />13.25.090. (Ord. 2018-009, 2018; Ord. 2017-007, 2017 Ord. 2015-007, 2015)