For the use of and the service rendered by the sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the town's sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the town, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows.
(A) Except as herein otherwise provided, sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to the rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use. However, all customers of the town’s wastewater and waterworks utilities will be charged, at a minimum, the monthly minimum charge listed below for the waterworks and the sewage works, even if no water is consumed in a month. For purposes of this section, CUSTOMERS do not include the owners of vacant lots which do not have water meters. For owners of such properties, they shall be deemed not to be “customers” of the town’s wastewater and waterworks utilities, and are not required to pay a monthly minimum sewer or water charge.
(B) (1)
(2) Sewage Works. The water usage schedule on which the amount of the sewage rates and charges for sewage treatment services shall be determined as follows:
Metered rates per month | |
Metered Water Usage | Rate |
First 1,000 gallons | $25.79 |
For each additional 1,000 gallons | $9.83 |
Monthly minimum charge | |
Monthly minimum charge | $25.79 |
(3) Water works. The following rates shall apply for water usage and charges for water works services:
Fire Hydrants
| |
Public | $600 per hydrant, per year |
(C) (1) Any sewer or water bill unpaid by the last Monday of each month shall subject the property to disconnection of service, unless an exception is granted by the Town Council duly entered in the record of the town at a regular meeting of the Council.
(2) Legal action shall be instituted to collect any sewer or water bill in arrears by three months.
(D) Disconnection and reconnection policies.
(1) Reconnections following disconnection for non-payment will only be done during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays.
(2) After hours policy. The town will not take any calls after hours, with the exception of:
(a) Disconnection of residences that do not have main shut off valve.
(b) Water line breaks between the meter and the residence.
(Ord. 1983-17, passed 10-27-1975; Ord. 1975-4, passed 12-16-1975; Ord. 1978-1, passed 4-10-1978; Ord. 1983-20, passed 10-11-1982; Ord. 1985-1, passed 3-25-1985; Ord. 1985-2, passed 11-12-1985; Ord. 1985-2A, passed 3-24-1986; Ord. 1987-2, passed - -; Ord. 1992-2, passed 6-22-1992; Ord. 1993-3, passed 12-13-1993; Ord. 1997-1, passed 7-14-1997; Ord. 2006-1, passed - -; Ord. 2010-12-13, passed 12-13-2010; Ord. 2015-11.9, passed 11-9-2015; Ord. 2016-1128, passed 11-28-2016; Ord. 2017-03, passed 3-14-2017; Ord. 2017-1010, passed 10-10-2017; Ord. 2018-0612, passed 6-12-2018; Ord. 2019-1210, passed 12-10-2019; Ord. 2020-1013, passed - -)