The Customer will exercise care and take precautions to prevent damage to any District property located on the Customer’s premises, including meters, instruments, transformers, services, and any other equipment installed and owned by Skamania PUD.
All such equipment shall remain the property of the District and may be removed at the discretion of the District.
In the event Skamania PUD property is damaged because of customer negligence, the customer will pay the cost of repairs or replacement.
No unauthorized person will make any connections to the District’s circuits for any purpose and any such act shall be subject to prosecution under the law.
According to state law (RCW 70.54.090), it is unlawful to attach to any District poles, advertising signs, posters, or similar objects, which obstruct access or present a hazard to electrical workers. Further, no attachment to any District property is permitted without the express written consent of the District.
Skamania PUD will seek prosecution for theft of power, destruction of District property and other violations of law affecting delivery of its services and will pursue collection for its losses, damages and costs related to such action to the fullest extent provided by law.
The customer shall not plant trees or other vegetation, nor construct or locate any permanent structure that will interfere with the operation and maintenance of the District's facilities.
Skamania PUD maintains line/vegetation clearance within a 10 foot lateral distance from District poles for operational purposes only. From that 10 foot lateral distance customers are responsible for maintaining tree and vegetation clearance near the overhead service line on their property to the service entrance of the home, building or structure. Customers are not allowed to be within or use tools within 10 feet of energized conductors. Therefore, the District will disconnect, at no charge, the service line while such work is being performed to facilitate the work.
Customers must give 48 hours-notice during normal business hours for the service line to be disconnected. Customer shall have no recourse against the District for District’s removal of any tree or other vegetation within the 10 foot lateral distance clearance if the District has provided Customer reasonable notice and opportunity to remove such obstructions prior to taking action. The PUD clearance is strictly for the District’s operational purposes and does not relieve the property owner of the responsibility to safely maintain their property.
The customer shall not engage in any activity, either grading or filling, which significantly increases or decreases the depth below the surface of any underground District facilities or the clearance above the surface to overhead District facilities. The customer may be required to remove any obstruction without undue delay or to pay the District’s cost of relocating the electric or water facilities. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in termination of service to the customer.
If any such planting, construction, or grading over or under District facilities should occur without the District’s expressed written consent, the customer assumes all liability and responsibility for any damage or injury, which may occur as a result.
Pursuant to state law (RCW 19.122), a customer is required to provide notice to the District via the Northwest Utility Notification Center (811) prior to any excavation unless exempted. The District will send out locators who will come to your dig site to mark the approximate location of the District’s buried utilities with paint or flags so that you can avoid them. Call 811 for more information.
