4103.1 The charge to the District of Columbia for fire protection service, including, but not limited to the delivery of water flows for firefighting as well as maintaining and upgrading public fire hydrants in the District of Columbia, (plus the cost of fire hydrant inspections performed by the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services) shall be Ten Million Seven Hundred Ninety Six Thousand Dollars ($10,796,000) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and Twelve Million Five Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Dollars ($12,527,000) per fiscal year for FY 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2021.

4103.2 The fee may be examined every three years to determine if the fee is sufficient to recoup the actual costs for providing this service.

4103.3 In the event the actual costs are not being recouped, the District of Columbia shall pay the difference and the fee will be appropriately adjusted pursuant to the rulemaking process.

4103.4 In the event the costs paid by the District of Columbia exceed DC Water's actual costs, the fee shall be adjusted pursuant to the rulemaking process.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 320 (January 21, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 3112 (April 9, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8820, 8823 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 9805 (July 17, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 5680 (May 18, 2018).