(A) There is and there is hereby established a service charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater, water and sewage facilities of the village according to the following schedule:
Schedule of Water Charges - Monthly
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Schedule of Water Charges - Monthly
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Water tower surcharge | $22 |
Maintenance charge | $13 |
Usage charges | |
Up to 1,500 gallons | $4 + $13 = $17 |
Next 1,500 gallons per month | $4 + $17 = $21 |
Next 5,000 gallons per month | $1.50 per 1,000 or fraction thereof |
Next 15,000 gallons per month | $1 per 1,000 or fraction thereof |
Next 50,000 gallons per month | $.70 per 1,000 or fraction thereof |
Over 73,000 gallons per month | $.55 per 1,000 or fraction thereof |
Schedule of Sewer Charges
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Per month | $15 |
(B) All users located outside the corporate limits of the village shall pay an additional charge of $5 per month as well as any other rates herein set forth.
(C) All water meters, as herein required, shall be furnished by, repaired by, and remain the sole property of the village. All costs associated with the installation of the meter shall be borne by the user. Any person, other than a person duly authorized by the village, who attempts to repair, alter, tamper with, or circumvent any such meter shall be fully liable for civil damages and all costs, attorneys fees, and other expenses incurred in collection and prosecution thereon and shall be liable to criminal prosecution and fine pursuant to ordinance and statute.
(D) The village shall periodically check the water meter for an accurate meter reading. Any persons denying village personnel entry for this purpose, or any other water related activity shall have their water service discontinued. Any water meter found to be tampered with will result in the water service being discontinued. A $25 charge will be assessed before water service is restored. Persons failing to have a water meter installed will be assessed a $20 a month use fee.
(E) Multiple Unit premises with one water meter. All buildings which have one water meter but contain more than one commercial or residential unit shall be charged on one monthly billing sent to the owner and/or manager computed as follows: The total monthly gallonage shall be divided by the number of units. The water and sewer charge shall be multiplied by the number of units to determine the total of the monthly bill. Example: a four unit building with a monthly water consumption of 15,000 gallons would be billed as follows:
15,000/4 = 3,750 gallons per unit = | |
$8.00 | for first 3,000 gallons |
$1.50 | for remaining 750 gallons |
$13.00 | for water system maintenance |
$15.00 | for water-system maintenance |
$59.50 | per unit total |
x4 | |
$238 | total monthly water, water-system maintenance, and sewer bill (for four-unit building) |
$22.00 | town surcharge |
(F) All rates set forth herein will be utilized to compute user water, water-system maintenance, and sewer fees for and after the month of April 1995 and will be reflected on the bills you receive thereafter.
(Ord. passed 2-15-1995)