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(A) The City Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to refuse approval of any plans for a subdivision, either within or without the city which is to be served by the municipal water service unless the plans show on their face the location of a six-inch water main within the subdivision. The plans shall show the type of water main and method of construction, and the installation of T's in the main for the installation of fire plugs. The Board is further authorized to refuse the approval of any subdivision or the extension of water service to any subdivision if the plans and construction specifications do not fully meet good engineering practices.
(B) The Board shall inspect the installation of any water main to insure that it is properly installed in accordance with the best engineering practice and in conformity with the approval given by the Board, and if the construction does not comply fully, the Board is authorized to withhold water service until the construction meets the full requirements.
(C) The Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to determine the type of construction to be approved and the regulations governing preparation of plans and construction and installation of water mains.
('66 Code, § 52.04) (Ord., passed 6-15-56)
All new or replacement water mains, valves, and other appurtenances, and all new or replacement sewers, manholes, and other appurtenances constructed or reconstructed in a flood hazard area as defined by city ordinance shall be designed and constructed so as to minimize or eliminate the infiltration of floodwaters into these systems and discharges from these systems into floodwaters.
(Ord. 1977-53, passed 9-13-77) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The Madison Water Utility shall be removed from the jurisdiction of the Indiana Regulatory Commission upon the passage of Ordinance 2005-18 and as otherwise provided by law.
(B) Any future water utility rate adjustments shall be implemented by the Common Council only upon the recommendation of a recognized and qualified rate consultant after a thorough rate study has been done.
(C) Pursuant to IC 8-1.5-3-9(c), Ordinance 2005-18 shall become effective 60 days after its adoption by the City Council, signature by the Mayor, and enrollment on the book of ordinances, and notification to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission as provided by law.
(D) Any ordinance in contradiction with this section is hereby repealed.
(Ord. 2005-18, passed 12-6-05)
RATES AND CHARGES
(A) The city shall establish, maintain and collect just and equitable rates or charges for the facilities and service afforded by its waterworks system which shall be sufficient at all times to pay reasonable and proper costs of maintenance and operation of the system, to provide a proper and reasonable depreciation account, and to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as the same becomes due.
(B) All persons receiving city water service shall pay such rates, fees and charges as are established by the city in the manner prescribed by it. All persons desiring water service shall pay such applicable fees, deposits and other fees as are required by the city.
(C) Each customer shall pay a minimum monthly charge in accordance with the size of the water meter installed, and for which said customer shall be entitled to a minimum quantity of water per month. Usage of water in excess of the minimum monthly gallons allowed will result in the customer being billed for the excess usage utilizing the rates and charges as established by ordinance.
(D) Billing adjustments. Adjustments for water leaks are only given for the wastewater portion of the bill, according to the following rules:
(1) Adjustments are only available if the excess water did not enter the wastewater collection system to be treated.
(2) Adjustments will not be given below the average usage.
(3) The application for adjustment must be received within six months of the occurrence and include all required information and attachments.
(4) If the adjustment totals over $1,000, then the customer will be required to attend a Board of Public Works meeting to receive the adjustment.
(5) No adjustments are available for watering your lawn, watering your garden, watering your flowers or filling your pool. We do, however, offer the choice of a second water meter, installed at the customer’s expense, for irrigation and water uses that do not include wastewater charges.
(6) Exceptional circumstances. It is impossible to foresee all circumstances in which an adjustment to a customer’s bill may or may not be adjusted. In circumstances which are not specifically addressed by this subchapter, the Utility Manager shall determine, in conformity with the Board of Public Work’s general policy objectives and business practices, whether or not to make a billing adjustment.
(E) No water service will be furnished to any customer without charge.
(Ord. 1986-2, passed 3-18-86; Am. Ord. 1986-20, passed 12-2-86; Am. Ord. 1999-20, passed 12-21-99; Am. Ord. 2006-22, passed 2-6-07; Am. Ord. 2008-20, passed 12-16-08; Am. Ord. 2022-6, passed 5-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-10, passed 7-5-22)
(A) All costs and expenses incident to establishing water service, including the installation of and connection of a building to the distribution system, shall be borne by the property owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by establishing water service.
(B) The city shall maintain and repair at its expense the waterworks from the main up to and including the service valve, meter pit, or curb stop for a user.
(C) The user shall maintain at its own expense the service pipes beginning outside of the service valve, meter pit, or curb stop into a building serviced by the waterworks, together with all service pipes contained within the building.
(D) In the event that an inside meter setting is permitted, the following shall apply:
(1) User shall maintain at its expense all piping beginning at the service connection; and
(2) City shall only be responsible for maintenance of the meter.
(E) If an inside meter setting is vacated by establishing an outside meter setting, the meter previously used for the inside setting shall convert to being part of the piping and the user’s responsibility.
(F) The city shall inspect and approve of the work prior to initiation of service to the customer, and shall assess a fee.
(1) The fee shall be $450 for residential and other users within the city limits, and $600 for residential and other users outside the city limits.
(2) Mobile home and trailer parks shall pay a fee of $125 per space.
(3) Notification when water service ready for inspection. The applicant for establishing water service shall notify the department 24 hours in advance of commencing work on establishing water service. The applicant shall then notify the department when the water service connection is ready for inspection. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(4) All excavations for water line or service installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(5) The installation of service pipes shall meet the current recommended practices as established by the American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) and the local specifications adopted by the Board of Public Works. In the absence of applicable AWWA standards for local specifications, the ten state standards shall apply.
(6) Official workers of the city shall have free access at all reasonable hours to all parts of the premises to which water is supplied to make necessary examinations and inspections.
(Ord. 1972-40, passed 11-21-72; Am. Ord. 1981-28, passed 4-22-81; Am. Ord. 1986-2, passed 3-18-86; Am. Ord. 1986-20, passed 12-2-86; Am. Ord. 1999-20, passed 12-21-99; Am. Ord. 2006-22, passed 2-6-07; Am. Ord. 2008-20, passed 12-16-08; Am. Ord. 2022-6, passed 5-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-10, passed 7-5-22)
(A) Definitions of user classes. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1) “RESIDENTIAL USER.” A user who demands normal domestic usage from a single-family dwelling and where the quantity of water usage is measured by a single meter.
(2) “MULTIPLE USER.”
(a) “MULTIPLE-USER DWELLING.” A user who demands normal domestic usage from multiple-family dwellings or users, such as duplexes, apartments, trailer parks, hotels, motels and others providing transient lodging, and where the quantity of water usage is measured by a single meter.
(3) “OTHER USER.” A user, including commercial, governmental and industrial, where usage is measured by a single meter, and where the property does not qualify as a residential or multiple user, being further defined as:
(a) “COMMERCIAL USER.” Retail and wholesale establishments, or places engaged in providing merchandise for personal, household or industrial consumption, and/or rendering service to others.
(b) “INDUSTRIAL USER.” Any establishment or place engaged in the processing or production of merchandise for personal, household or industrial consumption, and/or rendering service to others.
(c) “GOVERNMENTAL USER.” A user engaged in legislative, judicial or administrative activities of federal, state and local governments, such as courthouses, police and fire stations, city halls, similar governmental users and water reseller companies.
(B) Billing methods.
(1) Residential and other users. Actual monthly usage shall be billed in accordance with the rates and charges prescribed in division (C).
(2) Multiple users. Actual monthly usage shall be utilized in calculating the monthly bill for customers which are multi-user or multi-family establishments by using the following formula:
Multi-User Bill Calculation
“Number of Equivalent Users” = EU (For multi-user accounts)
EU = Total gallons used for month/average monthly usage (average monthly usage per data from state = 4,000 gallons)
Water bill for month = (EU) x (water charge of resident using 4,000 gallons)
The water charge for 4,000 gallons shall be calculated by applying the rates and charges as prescribed in the “rates and charges” section of the Madison City Code of Ordinances.
(3) Temporary users. Water furnished to temporary users, such as contractors, festivals, circuses, and the like, shall be charged for in accordance with division (C). Unmetered usage shall be estimated by the Utility Manager, the water supervisor or the utility billing office.
(C) Water service rates and charges. There shall be and are hereby established for the use of, and the service rendered by, the City of Madison Water Utilities, the following rates and charges, based on the use of water supplied by the waterworks system and the user classes defined in division (A):
(1) Rates for metered usage per month.
Metered Consumption Per Month | Monthly Rate Per 1,000 Gallons |
First 5,000 Gallons Next 15,000 Gallons Next 30,000 Gallons Over 50,000 Gallons | $4.21 $3.64 $3.11 $2.84 |
(2) Minimum monthly charge. Each user shall pay a minimum monthly charge in accordance with the following applicable size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out in the metered usage per month schedule of rates:
Minimum Charge per Meter Size | Allowance | Per Month |
5/8- or 3/4-inch meter 1-inch meter 1-1/2-inch meter 2-inch meter 3-inch meter 4-inch meter 6-inch meter | 3,000 gallons 7,500 gallons 17,400 gallons 30,000 gallons 69,000 gallons 123,000 gallons 276,000 gallons | $12.63 $30.15 $66.19 $106.75 $222.91 $376.27 $810.79 |
(3) Public fire protection outside corporate limits. In addition to the charges for water used in accordance with the above rates, there shall be a surcharge to each metered user located outside the corporate limits who is afforded fire protection from a public fire hydrant.
Metered Service Surcharge | Per Month |
5/8- or 3/4-inch meter 1-inch meter 1-1/2-inch meter 2-inch meter 3-inch meter 4-inch meter 6-inch meter 8-inch meter | $3.61 $8.99 $20.88 $35.99 $82.76 $147.52 $331.03 $590.10 |
(4) Public fire protection surcharge inside corporate limits. In addition to the charges for water used in accordance with the above rates, there shall be a surcharge to each metered user located inside the corporate limits who is afforded fire protection from a public fire hydrant.
Metered Service Surcharge | Per Month |
5/8- or 3/4-inch meter 1-inch meter 1-1/2-inch meter 2-inch meter 3-inch meter 4-inch meter 6-inch meter 8-inch meter | $2.56 $6.42 $14. 86 $25.61 $58.91 $105.01 $235.61 $420.01 |
(5) Fire hydrant rental fee.
(a) A private fire hydrant fee shall be assessed only in the event that a customer has no sprinkler system.
(b) Unmetered private fire hydrants, per hydrant $679.12/year/$56.93/month.
(6) Monthly charges for private fire protection using automatic sprinklers.
Private Fire Protection (Automatic Sprinklers) | Per Month |
Service through 3-inch line Service through 4-inch line Service through 6-inch line Service through 8-inch line Service through 10-inch line Service through 12-inch line | $28.70 $56.99 $94.90 $170.91 $284.79 $426.09 |
Permanent fire protection systems and permanent fire protection apparatus, including standpipe and sprinkler connections, owned and maintained by an entity other than the city may be connected to the water distribution system where compatible, and are to be used only for fire protection and in extinguishing fires, except as otherwise expressly authorized by the city’s ordinances or the Board of Public Works. Those connections shall be made only with prior express written consent of the Water Department, and they shall be assessed and pay an annual availability charge, based on the size of the connection to the waterworks, in addition to charges for water supplied by the waterworks, which shall be charged per rates as established by city ordinance.
(Ord. 1972-40, passed 11-21-72; Am. Ord. 1981-28, passed 4-22-81; Am. Ord. 1986-2, passed 3-18-86; Am. Ord. 1986-20, passed 12-2-86; Am. Ord. 1999-20, passed 12-21-99; Am. Ord. 2006-22, passed 2-6-07; Am. Ord. 2007-15, passed 10-16-07; Am. Ord. 2008-20, passed 12-16-08; Am. Ord. 2010-13, passed 7-6-10; Am. Ord. 2022-6, passed 5-17-22; Am. Ord. 2022-10, passed 7-5-22)
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