1. (1) A water utility must allow a deposit for residential service to be paid in three installments unless the deposit:

   1. (a) Is required to restore service that was disconnected for failure to pay a deposit; or
   2. (b) Was assessed under OAR 860-036-1220(3).
2. (2) Under a deposit installment agreement, the water utility may require the first installment to be paid immediately and the remaining two installments to be paid 30 and 60 calendar days after the first installment payment.
3. (3) For each deposit installment agreement, the water utility must provide a written agreement that specifies the amount and date each installment payment is due. The agreement must also include a statement, printed in bold-face type, that water service will be disconnected if an installment payment is not paid.
4. (4) A customer's failure to abide by the terms of a deposit installment agreement is grounds for disconnection under OAR 860-036-1500.
5. (5) If a water utility adjusts the deposit amount under OAR 860-036-1220(5), the water utility must adjust the remaining payments to include the additional amounts required.
6. (6) When a payment is made for both water service and a deposit installment, the payment must be applied first to the deposit installment due.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 183, 756 & 757

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 756.040

History

PUC 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-17