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Milwaukie staff propose utility code clarifications on service-line ownership, temporary hydrant use and shutoff timing
Summary
City staff proposed clarifying utility code language on who owns and maintains service lines, restrictions on temporary hydrant water use, and flexibility for delinquency/shutoff scheduling. Staff also said non-city-water customers inside city limits currently receive some municipal utility fees on a city bill.
Milwaukie staff brought proposed utility-code updates to the council Sept. 16, seeking to clarify ownership and repair responsibilities for service lines, tighten rules for temporary hydrant connections, and give staff limited discretion on the timing of delinquency enforcement and shutoffs.
Public works and finance staff told the council they intend to clarify that the service line discharge on the customer side of the meter is the property owner’s responsibility and that the city remains responsible for the meter and the main-side infrastructure. "What we communicate to customers is the city maintains the service line from where it's tapped into the main to the meter," said Peter Gasfilling, works director; he added the city wants the code to “spell out” that a property owner’s responsibility begins at the discharge side of the…
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