(A) For the use of the service rendered by the sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate, or building that is connected with the town's sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewage system of the town.
(B) Such rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, excessive strength surcharges and other service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determined as follows:
(1) General. The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, plus a billing and collection charge per bill except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read monthly and the users shall be billed each month (or period equaling a month). The water usage schedule on which the amount of said rates and charges shall be determined as is set forth in the remaining subsections of this division.
(2) All Class I and Class II connections. A service connection charge (tap-in fee) shall be paid before any sewer connection is completed. Before such connection is made, a permit must be secured and 24 hours' notice 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 and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected. Applications for such connections shall be made to the town, and the permit fee paid. Such fee shall be that which is set from time to time by the Board.
(3) All Class I and Class II users.
Metered rates per month per 1,000 gallons
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Effective upon adoption | Effective June 1, 2018 | Effective June 1, 2019 | ||
Metered rates per month per 1,000 gallons
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Effective upon adoption | Effective June 1, 2018 | Effective June 1, 2019 | ||
Operation, maintenance, and replacement rate per 1,000 gallons | $4.31 | $5.62 | $6.93 | |
Local capital charge rates per 1,000 gallons | ||||
First 4,600 gallons | $5.67 | $7.39 | $9.12 | |
Next 5,400 gallons | $4.96 | $6.47 | $7.97 | |
Next 40,000 gallons | $3.89 | $5.07 | $6.26 | |
Over 50,000 gallons | $2.13 | $2.78 | $3.42 | |
Billing and collection charge per bill | $3.39 | $4.42 | $5.45 | |
Minimum monthly charges | ||||
Meter Size | Water Allowance (Gallons) | |||
5/8" - 3/4" | 2,000 | $23.35 | $30.44 | $37.55 |
1" | 5,000 | $53.01 | $69.11 | $85.24 |
1-1/2" | 10,000 | $99.36 | $129.56 | $159.74 |
2" | 16,000 | $148.56 | $193.70 | $238.88 |
3" | 30,000 | $263.36 | $343.36 | $423.56 |
4" | 50,000 | $427.36 | $557.16 | $687.34 |
6" | 100,000 | $749.36 | $977.16 | $1,204.84 |
Unmetered | N/a | $49.32 | $64.31 | $79.30 |
** Each user shall pay a minimum charge according to the above meter size for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water shown for each month. | ||||
(4) Unmetered rate per month. In all cases in which users of said sewage system are not supplied with water from the municipal waterworks system or such usage is not metered, the charge for the use of the sewage system shall be charged the unmetered minimum monthly charge ($49.32 effective upon adoption, $64.31 effective June 1, 2018, $79.30 effective June 1, 2019).
(5) Town rates and charges. For the service rendered to the town, said town shall be subject to the same rates and charges.
(6) Monitoring fees. In order to recover the cost of monitoring industrial wastes, the town shall charge the user not less than $100 per sampling event plus the actual cost for collecting and analyzing the sample(s) as determined by the town or by an independent laboratory. This charge will be reviewed on the same basis as all other rates and charges in this chapter.
(7) Meter maintenance. In the even the user is connected to the sanitary sewer but has private well water, the user shall be responsible for all maintenance costs including labor and parts.
(Ord. 2008-2, passed 3-17-08; Am. Ord. 2014-4, passed 7-21-14; Am. Ord. 2017-3, passed 8-21-17)