Auxiliary potable services is the consumption of water that does not impact the sewer system in any manner. This includes, but is not limited to, irrigating and ice manufacturing. Any city water customer may elect to install a separate meter for an auxiliary potable service. The size of the meter will be at the user’s discretion. The expense of the installation, meter and meter box will be the sole responsibility of the customer and work must be performed by a city approved licensed and bonded contractor. If an existing system currently does not have a double check valve, one will be required.

The customer will receive a separate billing statement for the auxiliary meter. Auxiliary meters will be billed at a base rate of ten dollars per month, which includes the first one thousand two hundred cubic feet of water. Additional water usage will be billed at the existing incremental rates as described in Chapter 13.12.100, Section C of the Cle Elum Municipal Code.

Meters used for irrigation only will have a customer installed shut-off valve at the meter to be turned off during the winter months and shall not be billed the standby rate during the months of November 1st through April 30th, unless the customer turns on and uses the meters at any time during those months. Irrigation season is designated as May 1st through October 31st. There will be no administrative fee to turn the meter on in the spring and off in the fall if the customer chooses, but the city will not be responsible for system damage due to freezing. However, the meter will remain turned on during irrigation season and the base rate billed, regardless of use.