The quantity of water discharged into the sanitary sewage system and obtained from sources other than the water utility that serves the town shall be determined by the town in such manner as the town shall reasonably elect, and subject to payment by the user of the method used for measuring such usage, and the sewage service shall be billed at the appropriate rates; except as hereinafter provided in this section, the town may make proper allowances in determining the sewage bill for quantities of water shown on the records to be consumed, but which are also shown to the satisfaction of the town that such quantities do not enter the sanitary sewage system.
(A) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building other than a single-family dwelling unit discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the town, and the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town. In order to ascertain the rate or charge provided in this subchapter, the owner or other interested party shall, at his or her expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(B) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, is a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the town and, in addition, is a user of water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town. In order to ascertain the rates or charges, the owner or other interested parties shall, at his or her expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(C) In the event two or more residential lots, parcels of real estate, or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in each such case, for billing purposes, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user and the base charge and the flow rates and charges shall apply to each of the number of residential lots, parcels of real estate or buildings served through the single water meter.
(D) In the event two or more dwelling units, such as mobile homes, apartments or housekeeping rooms discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case, billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out elsewhere herein; except that, the minimum charge shall be $21.25 per month per dwelling unit served through the single water meter. In the case of mobile home courts, the number of dwelling units shall be computed and interpreted as the total number of mobile home spaces available for rent, plus any other dwelling units served through a meter. A dwelling unit shall be interpreted as a room or rooms or any other space or spaces in which cooking facilities are provided.
(E) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 25,000 gallons per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the town that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and can not enter the sanitary sewage system, then the owner or other interested party may, at its expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge; but upon failure to do so, the billing shall be based upon the water usage.
(F) (1) In order that domestic and residential users of sewage services shall not be penalized for sprinkling lawns during the months of June, July, August and September, the billing for sewage services for residential and/or domestic users for said months shall be based upon the average water usage per month for the previous billed months of October through June, if such average usage is lower than the summer months and if the owner of the property has remained the same. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for commercial or industrial purposes.
(2) In the event a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water service so that the residential portion of the premises is served through a separate meter and, in such case, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes would qualify under the sprinkling rate.
(G) The provisions of division (F) above may from time to time be extended to and be applicable in the months of May, June and/or October upon motion and approval by the Town Council at a duly called public meeting of the Town Council.
(Ord. 2019-06, passed 8-28-2019)