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RATES AND CHARGES
Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 2025-2, adopted 2-10-2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
The town shall require a deposit to be made at the time of application for service to ensure payment of utility bills by a customer. The deposit shall not exceed $100 per applicant. The town may require a present customer to make a deposit when the customer has been mailed disconnect notices for two consecutive months or any three months within the preceding 12-month period or when the service has been disconnected pursuant to rules for nonpayment or as otherwise provided by law. A deposit may be used by the town to cover any unpaid balances following the disconnection of service. When service to the applicant is discontinued permanently, the deposit less any amount used to pay for such service shall be refunded to the applicant. In the event the town shall disconnect service to a customer, the town shall require a nonrefundable reconnection fee of $50.
(`77 Code, § 64.02) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 2025-2, adopted 2-10-2025). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
(A) Rates established. Rates and charges for the use of the water works utility shall be collected from the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected to the utility which shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determined as follows.
(B) Minimum charge per month. Each user shall pay a minimum charge in accordance with the following size of meter installed for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out in the above schedule of rates.
(C) Town parks exempt from utility charges. All town parks shall be exempt from utility charges, including water, sewer, and storm water.
(1) Metered rates.
Consumption per month |
Rate per 1,000 gallons
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Effective with first full billing cycle following adoption
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Consumption per month |
Rate per 1,000 gallons
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Effective with first full billing cycle following adoption
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First 3,000 gallons | $8.32 | |
Next 7,000 gallons | $6.51 | |
Next 20,000 gallons | $4.72 | |
Over 30,000 gallons | $3.59 | |
Meter size | Number of gallons | Minimum charge per month |
5/8 - 3/4 inches | 3,000 | $24.96 |
1 inch | 6,344 | $46.73 |
1 1/2 inches | 14,811 | $93.24 |
2 inches | 34,128 | $179.75 |
3 inches | 84,158 | $359.36 |
4 inches | 150,872 | $598.86 |
6 inches | 252,820 | $964.85 |
(2) Fire protection services.
Fire Protection Services
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Rate per annum
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Municipal hydrants - per hydrant | $2.74 |
Private hydrants - per hydrant | $891.90 |
Sprinkler system connections: | |
4 inches | $598.95 |
6 inches | $1,197.98 |
8 inches | $2,063.15 |
(3) Municipal water fountain.
Municipal Drinking Fountain
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Rate per annum
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Per fountain | $2.74 |
(4) Temporary users. Water furnished to temporary users, such as contractors, festivals, and other events shall be charged on a case-by-case basis depending on the estimated amount of water to be used at a rate established by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) Collection. Such rates and charges shall be prepared, billed and collected by the town in the manner provided by law ordinance.
(1) The rates and charges for all users shall be prepared and billed monthly.
(2) The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owner, but such billing shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners or properties served, which are occupied by a tenant or tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the town for the purpose of determining whether bills have been paid by such tenant or tenants, provided that such examination shall be made at the office at which such records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.
(3) All rates and charges not paid by the twentieth day of the month following receipt shall be subject to collection or deferred payment charges of 10% of the first $3 and 3% of the excess over $3.
(`77 Code, § 64.02(A)) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98; Am. Ord. 2001-3, passed 4-16-01; Am. Ord. 2002-3, passed 2-18-02; Am. Ord. 2005-4, passed 7-18-05; Am. Ord. 2017-2, passed 8-21-17; Am. Ord. 2019- 11, passed 8-19-19; Am. Ord. 2022-7, passed 8-8-22)
(A) Such rates and charges shall be prepared, billed and collected by the town in the manner provided by law and ordinance.
(B) The rates and charges for all users shall be prepared and billed monthly.
(C) The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owner, but such billing shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners or properties served, which are occupied by a tenant or tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the town for the purpose of determining whether bills have been paid by such tenant or tenants, provided that such examination shall be made at the office at which such records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.
(D) All rates and charges not paid by the twentieth day of the month following receipt shall be subject to the collection or deferred payment charge of 10% of the first $3 and 3% of the excess over $3.
(`77 Code, § 64.02(B)) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98; Am. Ord. 2005-4, passed 7-18-05)
(A) Except as provided in division (B) below, if a property is located within 150 feet of a town water main, the property owner must connect to the town water supply.
(B) (1) If a property located within 150 feet of a town water main uses a pre-existing, fully operational private well as its water source, the property owner may continue to use the private well without connecting to the town water supply until either:
(a) The well runs dry; or
(b) The well fails in any manner.
(2) Once the private well runs dry or fails in any manner, the property owner must connect to the town water supply if any part of the property is located within 150 feet of a town water main. If no part of the property is located within 150 feet of a town water main, the property owner may repair or have a new well dug only after receiving a validly- issued well permit from the Clerk-Treasurer’s office.
(C) Well permits shall be issued by the Clerk- Treasurer upon proof by the applicant that no part of the applicant’s property is located within 150 feet of a town water main.
(D) No connections with a water main shall be made without a permit being issued and 24 hours notice having been given to the town. All such connections shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant who shall also furnish materials necessary for such work; all such connections shall be made under the supervision of the town. A connection fee shall be paid to the Clerk- Treasurer prior to the issuance of a permit to connect to a water main. The fee shall be:
Water utility connection | Fees |
1 inch service | $1,500 |
1 inch - 1 inch service | $1,650 |
2 inch service | $1,800 |
3 inch service | $1,950 |
4 inch service | $2,100 |
Multiple dwellings, units or users from the same structure (regardless of the size of the unit service line) | $1,500 per dwelling |
(`77 Code, § 64.03) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98; Am. Ord. 2007-1, passed 1-15-07; Am. Ord. 2013-9, passed 8-19-13; Am. Ord. 2014-4, passed 7-21-14)
The water supply may be shut off from any premises for which the water bill remains unpaid for a period of ten days after the disconnect notice is delivered or mailed unless the individual(s) responsible for paying the water bill submits a written request for an administrative hearing to the Clerk- Treasurer within five days after the disconnect notice was delivered or mailed. When shut off, water shall not be turned on except upon payment of the usual fee for turning on water.
(`77 Code, § 64.20) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98; Am. Ord. 2010-5, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 2013-10, passed 7-15-13)
(A) Charges for water shall be a lien upon the premises as provided by statute. Whenever a bill for water service remains unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, the Clerk-Treasurer may file with the Recorder of Porter County a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, a notice that the town claims a lien for the amount as well as for all charges for water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(B) If the consumer of water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the Clerk-Treasurer has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his or her address is known to the Clerk-Treasurer, whenever such bills remain unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered.
(C) The failure of the Clerk-Treasurer to record such lien claim or to mail such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid water bills as mentioned in the following section.
(`77 Code, § 64.21) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98)
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