(A) Residential. A deposit shall be made with each application, for inside customers it shall be $75 and for outside customers it shall be $150, this sum to be retained by the town, to insure the payment of all bills. When service to any customer is permanently discontinued, this deposit, less any amount still due the town for water services, shall be refunded without interest; provided, that where any applicant for water service is the owner of the premises to be served, no deposit shall be required. If, however, the owner of the premises has his or her water service discontinued for non-payment of his or her water bill, the town may, before resuming service, require for him or her the same deposit as is required by a non-owner.
(B) Business. Any business that applies to be on the town’s water system shall be required to make a deposit of a two months’ average bill, which will be refunded without interest, when permanently discontinued, less the amount still due to the town for water service; provided that where the business owner that applied for water service is the owner of the premises to be served, no deposit shall be required. If, however, the owner of the premises has the water service discontinued for non-payment of the electric bill, the town may, before resuming service, require from the owner the same deposit as is required and determined by a non-owner.
(Prior Code, § E-I-3) (Ord. passed 3-14-2000)