For the use of and the services 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 sewage system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewage 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 upon the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to said rates and charges as the same is measured by the water meter thereby used.
(B) The water usage schedule on which the amount of said sewage rates and charges shall be determined shall become effective in two phases with a 6% increase for Phase I effective December 1, 2014 and a 6% increase for Phase II effective December 1, 2015, said rates shall be as follows:
Treatment Rate per 1,000 gallons | Phase I | Phase II |
$4.94 | $5.24 |
(C) The base rate for any user where the user is a metered customer shall be based upon meter sizes as follows:
Size of Meter | Phase I | Phase II |
Size of Meter | Phase I | Phase II |
5/8-3/4 inch meter | $16.22 | $17.19 |
1 inch meter | $38.53 | $40.84 |
1-1/4 -1-1/2 inch meter | $87.61 | $92.87 |
2 inch meter | $150.06 | $159.06 |
3 inch meter | $343.40 | $364.00 |
4 inch meter | $611.09 | $647.76 |
6 inch meter | $1,369.55 | $1,451.72 |
8 inch meter | $2,440.32 | $2,586.74 |
10 inch meter | $3,808.53 | $4,037.04 |
12 inch meter | $5,489.04 | $5,818.38 |
(D) For users of the sewage works who are unmetered, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single family dwelling unit. The charge for sewage service for a single family dwelling unit shall be $35.98 per month for Phase I and $38.14 per month with Phase II. Provided, however, that such single family dwelling user with an unmetered supply of water may, at the customer's expense, install and maintain meters acceptable to the town for the purpose of metering water supply used on or in the premises. In such case, the metered water usage shall be used as a basis for charge as set forth in division (C) above. In the event the user is a non-residential user, the base fee shall be determined by multiplying the estimated equivalent single family dwelling units of the non-residential user by the base charge for a 5/8 through 3/4 inch meter. The estimated equivalent single family dwelling units of the non-residential customer shall be determined by the town.
(E) For the South-West Lake Maxinkukee Conservancy District wholesale user the rates shall be increased 6% for Phase I and increased 6% for Phase II as follows:
Treatment Rate per 1,000 gallons | Phase I | Phase II |
$ 2.75 | $2.92 | |
Plus base rate: | ||
Wholesale Contract User | $456.81 | $484.22 |
(Prior Code, § 3.3.5) (Ord. 99-001, passed 2- -1999; Ord. 05-007, passed 10-25-2005; Ord. 09-003, passed 5-26-2009; Ord. 2016-014, passed 8-9-2016)