PSC 185.51PSC 185.51 Requirement for good engineering practice. The design and construction of the utility’s water plant shall conform to good standard engineering practice and shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of appropriate federal, state, and local regulatory authorities.

PSC 185.52(1)(1) Mains.

PSC 185.52(1)(a)(a) Installed depth. Mains shall be placed at such depth or otherwise protected as shall prevent freezing.

PSC 185.52(1)(b)(b) Dead-ends. Where practical the utility shall design its distribution system to avoid dead-end mains. Where dead-ends are necessary, hydrants or other flushing devices shall be installed to permit flushing. (See s. PSC 185.86.)

PSC 185.52(1)(c)(c) Networked systems. Where practical the distribution system shall be laid out to maximize service reliability.

PSC 185.52(1)(d)(d) Segmentation of system. Valves shall be provided at reasonable intervals and at appropriate locations so that repairs to or maintenance of the mains shall minimize service interruptions.

PSC 185.52(1)(e)(e) Location of mains. Utility-owned mains shall be located either in public right-of-way, or in a readily accessible easement. As much as possible, easements shall be free of pavement, expensive landscaping, mobile home pads, etc.

PSC 185.52(1)(f)(f) Main ownership conditions. A utility may choose whether or not it shall accept for ownership the mains within a mobile home park. Mains may only be accepted if they meet the utility’s construction standards and the requirements of ss. PSC 185.51 and 185.52.

PSC 185.52(2)(2) Service laterals.

PSC 185.52(2)(a)(a) Installed depth. Laterals shall be placed at such depth or otherwise protected as will prevent freezing.

PSC 185.52(2)(b)(b) Single connections. A customer’s lateral shall be directly connected to utility-owned facilities, and there shall be no other customer connection downstream from the utility’s shut-off valve. This does not apply to multi-occupancy premises, such as apartments, condominiums, and shopping centers.

PSC 185.53(1)(1) Master metering. Unless a utility owns the water distribution facilities within a mobile home park, condominium association, trust, etc., the private system shall be master metered and the park owner, condominium association, trust, etc., shall be the utility’s billable customer.

PSC 185.53(2)(2) Individual metering. A utility may only provide retail service directly to individual dwellings within a mobile home park, condominium association, trust, etc., if the distribution facilities within the mobile home park, condominium association, trust, etc., are owned by the utility on easements. Such facilities may only be accepted for ownership at a utility’s discretion and only if the facilities meet the utility’s construction standards and the requirements of ss. PSC 185.51 and 185.52.

PSC 185.61(1)(1) All meters used for measuring the quantity of water delivered to a customer shall be in good working condition. They shall be adequate in size and design for the type of service measured and shall be accurate to the standard specified in s. PSC 185.65. Cold water meters of the turbine type shall be used for metered service only where the actual flow rates fall entirely within the normal test flow limits of the meter.

PSC 185.61(2)(2) Meters and remote reading devices necessary for the billing of utility service shall be owned and maintained by the utility except where otherwise authorized by the commission.

PSC 185.61(3)(3) A utility may sell meters if such meters are to be used solely for nonutility purposes, such as unregulated sewer service. This section does not prohibit the sale of meters between utilities.

PSC 185.61 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1997, No. 493, eff. 2-1-97; CR 23-070: am. (1) Register June 2024 No. 822, eff. 7-1-24.

PSC 185.65(1)(1) The test flow limits for positive displacement, compound, and turbine meters shall be as follows: