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Council adopts secondary‑connection policy, approves 12‑month capital‑capacity waiver and orders study of affected properties
Summary
Harpers Ferry Town Council voted unanimously March 11 to adopt a secondary‑connections policy for the Water Works, grant a 12‑month waiver of the capital capacity fee to bring unmetered secondary lines into compliance with Public Service Commission rules, and direct the water commission to study how many properties may be affected.
Harpers Ferry Town Council voted 5–0 on March 11 to adopt a Harpers Ferry Water Works secondary connections policy (as amended) and to grant a 12‑month waiver of the capital capacity fee to encourage property owners to bring unmetered secondary service lines into compliance with Public Service Commission (PSC) rules.
Debbie, Waterworks staff, explained the policy aims to address unmetered secondary lines on properties (for example, lines serving separate outbuildings or duplexes) that the town and the PSC consider noncompliant when those lines are not separately metered. Staff said the policy text will define “unmetered line” to clarify it means a line serving a separate structure on a property and that the…
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