Article III. Initial Application for Service
3.10.060 General provisions.
A. Property Owner Responsibility. Canal water service, in all cases, shall be the responsibility of the property owner. The property owner may authorize, in writing, service to be billed to another party, but the property owner shall be held responsible for payment of all amounts due to canal water service. If the property owner has authorized a second party to receive billing for service, a completed application form shall be required from the second party. Whenever the person(s) who have authority to place water orders changes, or whenever ownership or tenancy of a parcel of land is changed, a written request must be submitted by the property owner to CVWD. There is a fee to establish or transfer an account if the district approves the application for service. The fee is listed in Appendix B of this chapter.
The property owner shall provide a right-of-way for road access to the meter and valves for operational and maintenance purposes. The property owner is required to install an adequate overflow or constant head stand approved by CVWD prior to any delivery. Water will be delivered only through CVWD-approved service connections.
B. Application for Service Inside Improvement District 1 (ID1). Each property owner must fill out, sign and submit a canal water service request form with CVWD for each parcel of land for which water is desired before any water is delivered. This request will indicate the land(s) owned by the applicant that are to receive water, and will designate the name(s) of those persons who have authority to place water orders. The request must indicate class of service for the water. Once the application has been received, staff will determine if there is an existing meter, capacity in the pipeline and whether or not the lands are located inside ID1. If there is not an existing water distribution pipeline system to the lands requesting water service, CVWD shall consider the application in conjunction with Article VIII of this chapter.
Please visit www.cvwd.org/194/Start-Stop-Canal-Service for the canal water service request form for service inside ID1.
C. Construction Water Deposits. A deposit may be required for a temporary service connection or construction meter. If required, this deposit is due prior to installation. Please see Appendix C of this chapter for these charges.
D. Application for Canal Water Service Outside of ID1. The proposed WSA-O-ID1 customer must submit an application that includes the following information:
1. Applicant (property owner) name, address, telephone number and email address; description and location of property to be served including assessor’s parcel numbers (APNs) (the property may include contiguous APNs).
2. Maps showing the location and area(s) of the property located outside of the ID1 boundary relative to the East Whitewater River subbasin area of benefit or the West Whitewater River subbasin area of benefit (area of benefit).
3. Evidence that the area of the property outside the ID1 boundary, but within the area of benefit, is currently utilizing groundwater from a well within the area of benefit and that the existing groundwater quantity used is at least 67 percent of the proposed quantity of Colorado River water. Applicant shall submit the previous 12 months’ recorded well production data with the application.
4. For any area of the property that is located outside of the area of benefit, but within the CVWD service area, the applicant must provide evidence that the area of the property outside the area of benefit is currently utilizing groundwater from a well within the area of benefit and that the existing groundwater quantity used is at least 100 percent of the proposed quantity of Colorado River water. Applicant shall submit the previous 12 months recorded well production data with the application.
5. Description of the proposed use of Colorado River water (project) including:
a. Acreage to be irrigated;
b. Crop types;
c. Quantity of Colorado River water (acre-feet), peak day, average day and annual;
d. Preliminary engineering report describing proposed infrastructure and cost estimate; and
e. Project schedule (project must be in service within three years from the effective date).
CVWD shall respond to the application within 60 days. Please visit www.cvwd.org/194/Start-Stop-Canal-Service for the canal water service application for lands outside Improvement District No. 1 (ID1). (Ord. 1437.3 § 3-1, 2023; Ord. 1437.2 § 3-1, 2023; Ord. 1437.1 § 3-1, 2022; Ord. 1437 § 2 (Exh. A § 3-1), 2019)