(A) Delinquent bills. Ten percent of the total delinquent water bill will be added to all bills that are outstanding and unpaid as of the sixteenth of the month.
(B) Unauthorized meter use. Any person found to have turned on water from the town’s municipal line or any line connected thereto when service has been disconnected or before service has been properly applied for and the charges paid shall be assessed a fine of $100 per day.
(C) Obstruction. Any user of water supplied by the town who obstructs their water meter in such a manner that prevents the meter from being read shall have the following penalties added to their water bill.
Number of Offense | Penalty |
First time | Written notice delivered to the user |
Second time | $20 |
Third time | $50 |
Fourth time | $75 |
Fifth time and thereafter | $100 |
(D) Disconnect and reconnect fee. Each user of water supplied by the town who has been disconnected due to non-payment will be charged $35 before service is reconnected. Each user of water supplied by the town who wishes to have the water turned off or disconnected for a period of time shall be charged $35 per request for this service. Reconnection will not be made until after all delinquent bills and charges, if any, owed by the customer to the town have been paid.
(Ord. 2019-4, passed 4-16-2019; Ord. 2020-20, passed 1-19-2021)