Commercial Irrigation

1. New irrigation customers have to irrigate grass areas with a well. The WMUA water can be used to irrigate areas near the sidewalk and building. A drawing must be submitted at the time application is filed.

2. Existing commercial customers wishing to use a separate irrigation meter that are currently running their irrigation system off a domestic meter, will be permitted to do so without drilling a well. A release form and application must be completed as well as payment of meter fee.

3. The WMUA recommends that outside irrigation meters be removed and the system winterized when service is being terminated for the winter.

4. Meters should be tagged indicating reinstallation location and stored by the customer.

5. Irrigation meters are to be reinstalled by the customer. Make sure that the correct meter is put at the correct location. Customer should open or close water valves, as appropriate.

6. Care should be taken to make sure that the meter is installed in the proper direction. An arrow on the meter indicates water flow direction.

7. Irrigation customers are responsible to report damaged, frozen and stopped meters. Frozen meters will be replaced at the customer's expense. If a meter is not registering, an average will be taken from previous usage and the customer will be charged accordingly.

8. Irrigation customers are responsible to repair all leaks. If leaks are not fixed within two weeks, the MUA will either:

a.) Repair the leak and bill the customer according to our current hourly billing rates, or: b.) Shut off the irrigation service until the leak is repaired by the customer.

9. The irrigation customer will be fined (according to the WMUA's schedule) for all meters that have stopped registering and are not reported to the WMUA.

10. Rain detectors must be installed for all irrigation systems.

11. Jumpers are strictly forbidden. Use of jumpers is subject to fines.

12. Sprinkler heads must be adjusted so that water is not being wasted on paved areas.

Residential Irrigation

1. The WMUA recommends that any outside irrigation be removed for the winter and the system winterized by their irrigation company.

2. Customers who have inside irrigation meters should also have their systems winterized by their irrigation company.

3. Meters are stored by the customer.

4. Irrigation meters of existing accounts are to be installed and removed by the customer/irrigation company. Customer should open or close water valves, as appropriate.

5. Meters should be installed in the proper direction. An arrow on the meter indicates water flow direction.

6. Irrigation customers are responsible to report damaged, frozen and stopped meters. Frozen meters will be replaced at the customer's expense. If a meter is not registering, an average will be taken from previous usage and the customer will be charged accordingly.

7. Irrigation customers are responsible to repair all leaks. If leaks are not fixed within two weeks, the MUA will either:

a.) Repair the leak and bill the customer according to our current hourly billing rates, or:

b.) Shut off the irrigation service until the leak is repaired by the customer.

8. The irrigation customer will be fined (according to the WMUA's schedule) for all meters that have stopped registering and are not reported to the WMUA.

9. Customers who now use a separate irrigation meter and wish to irrigate with their domestic meter, must call the MUA to pick up the old irrigation meter. There will be no refunds on returned meters.

10. Customers who wish to irrigate with a separate meter must:

a. Fill out an application.

b. Fill out a Release Form.

c. Pay meter charges.

11. Rain detectors must be installed for all irrigation systems.

12. Jumpers are strictly forbidden. Use of jumpers is subject to fines.

13. Sprinkler heads must be adjusted so that water is not being wasted on paved areas.