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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.b EDB Service Availability Policy Update 26.27-01 with LS Provisions EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Updates to Clay County Utility Authority's (CCUA) Service Availability Policy to incorporate provision for private grinder pump/lift stations Date: September 9, 2026 BACKGROUND: Staff annually reviews and adopts its Rate Resolution and associated policies to establish the rates, fees, charges, and terms and conditions governing utility service for the upcoming fiscal year. As part of the annual review, staff is proposing updates to the Service Availability Policy to clarify and formally document current procedures related to private wastewater pump/lift stations. The proposed revisions establish clear requirements for developments requesting approval to install a private lift station to serve their project,including responsibility for ownership and maintenance, regulatory compliance, and associated financial obligations. Under the proposed provisions, private pump/lift stations would be limited to serving developments under common ownership where the facilities remain privately owned, operated, and maintained by a single responsible property owner or legal entity. Developments consisting of multiple separately owned fee-simple parcels or lots would be required to construct the lift station and associated facilities with CCUA standards for dedication to CCUA. The proposed revisions are intended to provide consistent requirements for Developers while mitigating CCUA's operational and financial liability associated with privately owned wastewater infrastructure. In multi-owner or multi-business developments,inadequate maintenance, system failure,or regulatory noncompliance could disrupt wastewater service to properties that do not own or control the private infrastructure necessary to maintain service. Requiring applicable facilities to be dedicated to CCUA provides consistent operation, maintenance, and regulatory oversight and reduces the risk of service interruptions resulting from a private property owner's or association's failure to maintain critical wastewater infrastructure. REQUEST: Staff requests the Board of Supervisors approve the proposed Service Availability Policy provisions for Private Pump/Lift Stations as presented. Tentative approval will allow staff to incorporate the proposed provisions into the final Service Availability Policy for formal consideration and adoption by the Board at the October 6, 2026, meeting. Upon formal adoption, the revised policy provisions are proposed to become effective October 1, 2026. ATTACHMENT: CCUA Rate Resolution 2026/2027-01: Service Availability Policy Excerpt //MB(Author) //DD (Final) 2026-09-15 MB DRAFT SERVICE AVAILABILITY POLICY LANGUAGE UPDATE FOR FY 2026/2027 36. PROVISION FOR PRIVATE PUMP/LIFT STATIONS For Applicants applying to the Authority to install a private wastewater pump/lift station and associated facilities that are privately owned, operated, and maintained and that convey wastewater from the property to Utility's wastewater system. Private Pump/Lift Stations shall be permitted only for developments located on a single parcel under common ownership, where the pump/lift station and all wastewater facilities served by the station will remain privately owned, operated, and maintained by a single customer. A Private Pump/Lift Station shall not be permitted to provide wastewater service to multiple separately owned fee-simple parcels, lots, or properties. Commercial or residential developments consisting of, or proposed to consist of,multiple fee- simple parcels or lots under separate ownership shall design and construct the required pump/lift station and associated facilities in accordance with Utility standards and specifications for dedication to, and ownership, operation, and maintenance by,Utility. Where a development is initially under common ownership but is intended to be subdivided, sold, conveyed, or otherwise transferred into multiple separately owned fee-simple parcels, any pump/lift station serving more than one such parcel shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Utility standards and specifications and shall be dedicated to Utility in accordance with Utility requirements. All Private Pump/Lift Stations proposed to discharge into Utility's wastewater collection system shall be subject to Utility review, approval, permitting, and inspection and shall comply with applicable Utility standards and specifications and all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Approval of a Private Pump/Lift Station does not obligate Utility to accept ownership, operation, or maintenance responsibility for the pump/lift station or any associated private wastewater facilities. If,at any time, a Private Pump/Lift Station is determined by Utility or an applicable regulatory agency to be adversely impacting, or creating a potential threat to, public health, the environment, Utility's wastewater collection or treatment system, or the reliable operation of Utility facilities, the customer shall be responsible for taking all corrective actions required by Utility or the applicable regulatory agency at the customer's sole expense. If Utility is subsequently requested or required to accept ownership,operation,or maintenance responsibility for a Private Pump/Lift Station, Utility shall have no obligation to accept the facility unless and until the station and all associated facilities are brought into full compliance with Utility's then-current standards and specifications and all other conditions established by Utility. All costs associated with evaluation, engineering,permitting, easements,rehabilitation,replacement,upgrades, construction, inspection, testing, legal documentation, and transfer or dedication of the facility to Utility shall be the sole responsibility of that customer.