The purpose of this Section is for water main extensions and storage increases.
(A) All applicants for service must file an application and make the following payments:
1. Service hookup as set by District resolution.
2. Storage facility charge.
(B) Service hookup charges are payable in advance and shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
(C) A storage facility charge:
1. May be determined by the Town Board from time to time and set forth by resolution. It shall be based on the number and size of actual and/or potential service connections and shall be payable upon application for service (or upon construction and prior to acceptance of in-tract water system in the case of developers). The rate shall be computed so as, in the sole discretion of the Town Board, to equalize the cost of providing storage facilities with necessary appurtenances throughout the District.
2. The storage facility charge payable by developers shall be determined by applying the rate for a three-fourths inch (3/4") service connection to each lot in a tract. If a tract lot owner subsequently applies for a service connection larger than three-fourths inch (3/4"), the difference between the storage facility charge for a three-fourths inch (3/4") service connection shall be payable upon application for service.
(D) All developers or property owners (applicants for service) are required to have main extensions established at their own expense. No person may run a private line through or by intervening applicants within the area whose developments will use said extension. Applicants for service must pay their share of the expense of extension on a prorated basis before they connect with the system and such monies will be returned to the party or their heirs that originally bore the cost of the line. This is to be accomplished by an extension agreement between the Town Board and the applicant. For mains extended as per the foregoing, the District will pay for sizing, in excess of the subdivider, developers or property owners' needs, and for hydrants, valves, stubouts, etc., which are necessary appurtenances to the entire system, but not of immediate necessity to the applicant. It is the policy of the District to require applicants for service to construct main extensions under District supervision and specifications.
(E) All in-tract facilities, including easements and tank sites, must be dedicated to the District prior to acceptance of a development for service. The cost of such in-tract facilities shall be borne by the developer, and must meet District standards and specifications. The term "in-tract" means the following facilities installed within the boundaries of a subdivided tract: all distribution mains, including connections to existing mains, even if outside the tract, necessary service stubs, or service pipelines, fire hydrants, fittings, valves and housing thereof, exclusive of individual service connections and meters.
(F) Schools, whether private or public, and nonprofit or charitable institutions shall be considered as commercial applicants for the purpose of this Section. (Ord. 2000-C, 4-20-2000, eff. 5-11-2000)