AVAILABILITY:

         In all cities, towns and unincorporated areas in which the Company has a general water utility business where there are facilities of adequate capacity and pressure and where a legally recognized public fire protection authority, agency or entity has the responsibility to provide general fire protection, including the request for installation of and the payment of bills and payment for the installation and/or relocation of public fire hydrants.

APPLICATION:

         To all Public Fire Hydrants installed for the specific purpose of providing public fire hydrant service.

RATE:

         No monthly fee.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS:

         1.   The public fire protection authority, agency or entity having appropriate jurisdiction to do so shall specify the location of each public fire hydrant to be installed or relocated. Public fire hydrants shall not be installed or relocated on a water main with only one connection to the system without approval of the Company.

         2.   The Company will furnish, install, own and maintain all public fire hydrants.

         3.   Prior to the installation or relocation by the Company of any public fire hydrant, the public fire protection authority, agency or entity requesting or desiring such public fire hydrant installation or relocation shall pay to the Company the entire cost of the installation or relocation of such public fire hydrant, including the cost of all labor and materials; such payment will be non-refundable to the public fire protection authority, agency or entity. Installation or relocation cost shall include the cost of the fire hydrant itself as well as the cost of all valves, pipe, fittings and appurtenances installed in connection with each such public fire hydrant.

         4.   The cost of relocating any public fire hydrant shall be paid by the party requesting relocation. Included as relocation costs under this provision are those costs incurred in connection with moving a public fire hydrant because of street changes, including changes in grade.

         5.   Quantities of water delivered through public fire hydrants for purposes other than fire fighting will be estimated or measured and chargeds therefor will be made to the person or entity which requests such water at the monthly quantity rates under the Company's General Service Schedule.

         6.   Notwithstanding No. 5 above, the public fire protection authority, agency or entity may use water for the purpose of testing hydrants at reasonable intervals. The Company must be notified of the date and time these tests are planned sufficiently in advance so it may, if it wishes, have a representative in attendance at the test. The Company may refuse to give its permission to test at any given time if testing at that time would interfere with normal water system operations.

         7.   The Company will supply only such water at such pressures as may be available from time to time as a result of the normal operation of its water system. The Company does not guarantee a specific water pressure or gallons-per-minute flow rate at any of the public fire hydrants installed. In the event service is interrupted or irregular or defective or fails from causes beyond the Company's control or through ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents, the Company will not be liable for any injuries or damages arising therefrom.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

         Subject to the Company's Tariff Schedule TC-243.