(A) Rate review. At least every two years hereafter, the Town Council shall engage appropriate consultants to perform a rate review to evaluate the current water rates and charges. The following rates and charges are approved and established for the use of and service rendered by the Lowell Water Utility based upon the various costs of providing water service by the utility.
(B) Metered rates per month:
METERED RATES
GALLONS SUPPLIED | RATE |
first 5,000 | $11.16 |
next 10,000 | $10.70 |
next 20,000 | $10.17 |
over 35,000 | $8.91 |
(C) Minimum charge. Each water utility user shall pay a minimum charge in accordance with the size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out in (B) above, as follows:
MINIMUM CHARGE
METER SIZE (in inches) | GALLONS ALLOWED | RATE |
METER SIZE (in inches) | GALLONS ALLOWED | RATE |
5/8" | 2,500 | $27.89 |
1" | 4,000 | $44.62 |
1-1/4" | 5,000 | $55.78 |
1-1/2" | 6,500 | $71.82 |
2" | 8,700 | $95.35 |
3" | 14,100 | $153.10 |
4" | 19,600 | $209.48 |
6" | 68,500 | $664.62 |
('80 Code, §§13.16.010) (Ord. 1985-28, passed 12-9-85; Am. Ord. 1993-23, passed 8-26-93; Am. Ord. 2000-1, passed 2-14-00; Am. Ord. 2008-25, passed 12-8-08; Am. Ord. 2015-28, passed 11-9-15; Am. Ord. 2021-09, passed 5-10-21)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 11.054
Statutory reference:
Authority of municipal water utility to set rates and charges, see IC 8-1.5-3-8