The following are the monthly rates and charges until thereafter amended:
(A) Metered water users. The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to these rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, plus a base charge based on the size of the water meter installed, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read monthly (or period equaling a month). Phase I charges shall go into effect as of the date the ordinance approving the rates is adopted. Phase II charges shall go into effect January 1, 2018. The water usage schedule on which the amount of the rates and charges shall be determined is as follows.
(1) Treatment rate, per 1,000 gallons of usage per month.
Monthly Treatment Rate Flow Charge Per 1,000 Gallons
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User | User Charge | |
Phase I | Phase II | |
Ellettsville customers | $4.25 | $4.55 |
Eastern Richland Sewer Corporation | $3.15 | $3.85 |
(2) Base rate, per month, for Ellettsville customers.
Monthly Treatment Rate
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Ellettsville customers, metered users | Present User Charge | Proposed User Charge | |
Phase I | Phase II | ||
Monthly Treatment Rate
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Ellettsville customers, metered users | Present User Charge | Proposed User Charge | |
Phase I | Phase II | ||
Five-eighths to three-fourths inch meter | $28.70 | $24.90 | $21.05 |
One-inch meter | $66.25 | $56.90 | $47.55 |
One and one-fourth inch meter | $103.80 | $88.95 | $74.05 |
One and one-half inch meter | $148.90 | $127.40 | $105.85 |
Two-inch meter | $254.00 | $217.00 | $180.00 |
Three-inch meter | $579.45 | $494.55 | $409.60 |
Four-inch meter | $1,004.95 | $857.40 | $709.80 |
Six-inch meter | $2,281.60 | $1,946.05 | $1,610.45 |
(B) Unmetered water users. For users of the sewage works that are unmetered or for whom accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be $47.00 during Phase I and will decrease to $44.71 per month during Phase II for a residential single-family dwelling. Non-residential unmetered users shall be charged at a rate based upon estimated monthly usage to be determined by town officials on an individual basis.
(C) Billing, collection, and postage charge.
Phase I Phase II
Eastern Richland Sewer Corporation $3.01 $3.04
(1985 Code, § 725-15) (Ord. 98-13, passed 11-23-1998; Am. Ord. 08-12, passed 1-12-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-16, passed 5-22-2017)
Cross-reference:
Rates and charges; industrial monitoring; deposits, see § 52.111