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No water shall be resold or distributed by the recipient thereof from the village water supply to any premises other than that for which application has been made and the meter installed, except in case of emergency with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Works.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004)
(A) It is unlawful for any person not authorized by the President and Board of Trustees to tamper with, alter or injure any part of the village water works, the supply system or any meter.
(B) When a water meter is found broken, removed or otherwise tampered with, the water user shall be mailed a photocopy of this section of the Municipal Code. If the water meter is found to be broken, removed or otherwise tampered with a second time, the user shall be billed, and shall pay to the village, a fine of $500. In addition to the payment of the foregoing fine, said user shall also pay to the village for any and all unmetered water determined to have been received from the village and shall, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Public Works, be required to purchase a new tamperproof meter. The user shall also be subject to prosecution by the village for violation of the terms and provisions of this section and to the penalties provided for by the Municipal Code.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004)
(A) General. All service pipes from the mains of the premises served shall be installed by, and at the cost of, the owner of the property to be served or the applicant for the service. Such installation shall be under the supervision of the Building Inspector.
(B) Conformance with State Plumbing Code. No service shall be installed unless it conforms to the specifications of the State Plumbing Code which is adopted, a copy of which is kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector.
(C) Stopcocks. No owner or plumber shall be permitted to conduct water pipes into any two distinct premises or tenements unless separate and distinct stopcocks shall be placed on the outside of each such premises along the sidewalk opposite the same, nor shall any pipe be allowed to cross lots or buildings to adjoining premises.
(D) Repairs. All repairs for service pipes and plumbing systems of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owners of the premises served. The village m ay in case of an emergency, repair any service pipes and if this is done the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the village by the owner of the premises served.
(E) Excavations. Excavations for installing service pipes or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with the provisions of the village ordinances relating to excavations in streets; provided that, it is unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over or under, any drain pipe or sewer pipe.
(F) Shut-off boxes. Shut-off boxes or service boxes shall be placed on every service pipe, and shall be located in the public right-of-way between the curbline and the sidewalk line where this is practicable. Such boxes shall be so located that they are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004)
The user on all property or premises located in the village upon which any building or structure has been or may be hereinafter erected, having connection with any mains or pipe which exist or which may hereafter be constructed and used in connection with the water supply system of the village, shall pay a monthly service charge based upon the amount of water meter reading for each month according to the following schedule:
Commercial users | $28.89 service fee plus a water charge of $4.93 per 1,000 gallons with a minimum charge of 2,000 gallons. Minimum Bill $38.75 |
Industrial users | $30.76 service charge plus a water charge of $4.93 per 1,000 gallons with a minimum charge of 2,000 gallons. Minimum Bill $40.62 |
Residential users | $10.30 service charge plus a water charge of $4.93 per 1,000 gallons of water with a minimum charge of 2,000 gallons. Minimum Bill $20.16 |
Hydrant meter users | $69.00 service fee plus a water charge of $5.42 per 1,000 gallons of water with a minimum charge of 2,000 gallons. Minimum Bill $78.84 |
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004; Ord. 18-O-10, passed 3-20-2018; Ord. 19-O-04, passed 2-19-2019)
(A) The water supply may be shut off from any premises for which the bill remains unpaid for 45 days or more after it is rendered. When shut off, such service shall not be renewed except upon payment of the charges due plus $50 for turning on the water. Prior to any service disconnection, the village shall send notice to the owner of record at the owner’s last known address or the owner’s duly authorized designee, and the occupant of the property, a notice which shall be printed in red and which shall be substantially similar to the following:
Issuance date: Effective date: Utility name Customer name and address Utility contact information Customer account number URGENT! This is a DISCONNECTION NOTICE! Your utility service is in danger of disconnection because of unpaid and delinquent account charges. In order to stop disconnection, you must contact the Village and make full payment of the delinquent account or, pursuant to your statutory rights, make arrangements for a payment plan. If you have recently paid, please contact us to confirm that the service will not be disconnected. You can be shut off on or after (effective date), and you can still be shut off until (date notice expires 30 days after initial shutoff date) or we send you a new notice to replace this one. Residential customers have certain rights regarding this notice, including the right to a deferred payment arrangement and the potential to stop disconnection for 60 days and start a medical payment arrangement if a doctor or local board of health contacts us directly on behalf of a patient living in your household. Please see the reverse side of this notice for further details of your rights. You will lose many of your rights if you wait to do something until after disconnection. If you have questions or concerns about this notice, please contact us immediately at: Village of Lakemoor Water Billing, 28581 Route 120, Lakemoor, Illinois or call (815)385-1117. If we are unable to assist you, you have a right to contact and review your rights with the government agency that regulates us: The Illinois Commerce Commission's Consumer Services Division can be reached at 1-800-524-0795 (TTY1-800-858-9277). **The following to appear on the reverse side of the above Notice: Your rights and responsibilities regarding this notice: Payment methods: The Village accepts cash, checks or credit cards to pay balances due. Credit cards may be subject to an additional fee. Deferred Payment Arrangement (DPA): You may be eligible for a payment plan known as a DPA in order to prevent disconnection unless you failed to complete a previous DPA in the past 12 months. Please contact us at (815)385-1117 to ask about payment options to avoid disconnection. Reinstatement: You can reinstate a previous DPA that defaulted by catching up with all the payments that were due up to now. We may charge you a reinstatement fee unless this is your first time reinstating the DPA. Renegotiation: If you lose or change income, you may be able to renegotiate your DPA. Financial Aid: Help with utility bills may be found in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Along with the aid, LIHEAP qualification gives you extra rights. Contact LIHEAP at (217) 557-0173. We may know of other aid available. To find out, contact us at (815)385-1117. Medical Certification: If you haven't used a medical certificate in the past 12 months or you paid off a previous medical certificate, a medical certificate from a doctor or local board of health can stop disconnection for 60 days or have service restored as long as they contact us within 14 days after shutoff. The medical certificate must contain: 1) Name and contact information for the doctor or board of health; 2) Your service address and the name of the patient; 3) A statement that the patient lives at the address; and 4) A statement that disconnection of utility service will aggravate an existing medical emergency or create a medical emergency for the patient. The doctor or local board of health can call us to certify, but they must provide a written medical certificate with the above information within 5 days after calling. The medical certificate also puts you on a medical payment arrangement to pay off the bill over time. The term of the payment plan will be better if we receive the certificate before your service is disconnected. Active Duty Military: If someone living with you is on active U.S. military duty, State law offers certain protections for your electricity and natural gas service. Please contact us if someone in your household is on active duty. Deposits: We can demand a deposit from you if we shut you off or if you pay late 4 times and carry a past due balance older than 30 days at any time in a 12 month period. The deposit will be about twice the size of your average bill, and you can pay it in 3 installments. You can be disconnected for not paying a deposit. Reconnection: If we shut you off, your service will be restored when you pay in full or take care of the problem if we shut you off for something other than a bill or deposit. You may be required to pay a reconnection fee. Complaints: If you have a complaint or problem with us, do not wait until after we shut you off to try to take care of it! If you contact us to try to take care of a problem, we must try to work with you to resolve or explain the problem. If we can't help you, you can contact the Illinois Commerce Commission's Consumer Services Division at: 1-800-524-0795 (TTY 1-800-858-9277). Before calling the ICC, you must try to work things out with us first. Please call us at (815)385-1117. Regulations: You can review the main set of rules that affect you at http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/083/08300280sections.html. |
(B) The village shall, upon the date given for disconnection, attempt to contact the owner and the tenant of the property prior to the actual disconnection. All service disconnections shall take place before 2:00 p.m. on a non-holiday weekday when the village has normal business hours. Upon disconnection of the sewer, the village shall immediately red-tag the residence as a declaration that such residence is uninhabitable and immediately notify the County Department of Health that such service has been disconnected and the property issued a red-tag. Once all fees are paid in full, the village will schedule the reconnection at the first availability of the reconnection service.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004; Ord. 10-O-03, passed 1-28-2010; Ord. 16-O-20, passed 9-8-2016; Ord. 18-O-22, passed 7-17-2018)
In the event that water service charges, including any penalty then due, are not paid within 30 days after the date of billing, such charges and penalties shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter the village may file suit against the delinquent owner or owners to recover the unpaid user service charges as well as any and all court costs and attorney fees incurred by the village in filing such civil suit. The village shall also file a statement of lien claim with the County Recorder of Deeds. This statement of lien claim shall include the legal description of the property to which water service was provided, the amount of the unpaid water user service charges, all recording charges and penalties. The village shall cause notice of its claim for lien to be sent to the occupant of the subject premises, if known, and to the owner's last known address or the owner's designee. The failure of the village to record the lien with the County Recorder of Deeds, or to mail the notice of delinquency and lien to the owner, the owner's designee, user or occupant of the property shall not in any way diminish the village's right to collect and/or lien the property at any point prior to the balance of the account being paid in full.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004; Ord. 18-O-22, passed 7-17-2018)
(A) Pursuant to authority granted in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-150-1, and upon authority contained in other provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, there is hereby established within the village a charge for connection into the water system of the village.
(B)
Such charge is to be assessed against new or additional users of the water collection and treatment system and shall be known as a “connection charge” and shall be payable as follows.
Meter Size | Minimum Connection Fee |
3/4 inch (minimum) | $2,830.86 |
1 inch | $4,723.66 |
1-1/2 inches | $7,006.85 |
2 inches | $8,529.32 |
3 inches and larger | To be determined by the Superintendent of Public Works |
(C) For any property or portion thereof for which a water connection charge has been paid or established, and which, by alteration, enlargement or change of use, becomes subject to a higher rate for the water connection charge by reason of such enlargement, alteration or change of use, the owner of the premises, the occupant thereof, and the user of the water service shall be jointly and severally liable to notify the village thereof, and pay to the village the difference between the present cost of the original connection charge and the rate applicable at the time of enlargement, alteration or change of use. Notice thereof shall be given to the village no later than 14 days before the enlargement, alteration or change of use, and in the event the village is not notified within such time, an additional charge of $100 may be assessed for such failure, in addition to any penalties otherwise provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 04-O-06, passed 5-27-2004; Ord. 19-O-04, passed 2-19-2019)
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