(a) There shall be a minimum charge for water, billed quarterly. The minimum charge is to cover investment, overhead expenses and the cost of being ready to serve with water. These minimum charges will be payable quarterly as due, at the following rates for the various sized meters.
MINIMUM CHARGES PER QUARTER | |
5/8 inch meter | $56.00 |
3/4 inch meter | $68.25 |
1 inch meter | $109.25 |
1 ½ inch meter | $182.75 |
2 inch meter | $305.50 |
3 inch meter | $613.00 |
4 inch meter | $923.75 |
6 inch meter | $1,591.50 |
8 inch meter | $2,184.25 |
10 inch meter | $3,639.75 |
12 inch meter | $5,022.25 |
The following shall be additional charges per thousand cubic feet per quarter for the: | |
First 10,000 cubic feet | $41.29 |
Next 90,000 cubic feet | $39.05 |
Next 400,000 cubic feet | $36.75 |
Next 500,000 cubic feet | $30.10 |
These rates shall start and be in effect with the December 2021 billing for water consumed during the previous quarter of September 2021 through November 2021.
(Ord. 2021-11. Passed 8-17-21.)
(b) There will be a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the total water bill added to the water charge if the bill is not paid within twenty-five days after the billing date on the water bill. If the water bill is not paid in full within forty-five days of the billing date on the water bill, the water service will be shut off. A shut-off notice will be mailed by regular mail to the property owner prior to the shut-off date. When it becomes necessary for the City to discontinue service to a customer for nonpayment of bills, service will be reinstated only after all bills for service then due have been paid, along with the turn-on charge. In the event that a consumer’s water should be turned off due to nonpayment, there shall be a thirty-five dollar ($35.00) charge prior to the water service being restored.
(Ord. 2017-15. Passed 12-19-17.)
(c) There will be a twenty-five percent (25%) additional fee for consumers living outside of the municipal corporation limits.
(d) If a consumer is found to be taking water without its passage through the meter, charge shall be made for the total term the meter has been out, or the service has been in, based on an estimate of consumption approved by the Municipal Manager, and in no case shall the estimate be less than the minimum charge had an appropriate meter been in use.
(Ord. 1992-11. Passed 9-15-92.)
(e) There shall be a ten percent (10%) discount on the quarterly water billing for senior citizens or permanently and totally disabled citizens who apply for the discount and qualify for the discount. To receive the ten percent (10%) discount on the quarterly water billing, the water account customer shall meet the following qualifications:
(1) Be 65 years old or older, or permanently and totally disabled, at the time of application; and
(Ord. 2008-02. Passed 3-4-08.)
(Ord. 2008-02. Passed 3-4-08.)
(2) Have a total household income that does not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000); and
(Ord. 2017-15. Passed 12-19-17.)
(Ord. 2017-15. Passed 12-19-17.)
(3) Own or rent your residence in the City of Brookville at the time of application for the discount, and reside in that residence.
An application for this ten percent (10%) senior citizen or permanently and totally disabled water discount shall be completed annually, and the applicant shall provide a copy of the current year tax return or other evidence of income deemed appropriate by the Finance Director to establish that the applicant qualifies for this discount. Upon approval of the application for the ten percent (10%) discount, the ten percent (10%) discount shall apply to the next quarterly billing after approval of the application. The ten percent (10%) discount shall continue for a period of one (1) year from the date of the application, and then the water consumer must reapply to continue to receive the ten percent (10%) discount.
(Ord. 2008-02. Passed 3-4-08.)