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The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof, and the user of the water service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the water supplied to each premises and the water service is furnished to the said premises by the Village only upon condition that the owner of the premises, occupant and user of the services are jointly and severally liable therefor to the Village. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
Water rates or charges for water services shall be billed and payable bimonthly in the following manner:
A. Bimonthly Billing: Bills for water services shall be rendered for bimonthly readings ending February 28, April 30, June 30, August 31, October 31, and December 31 of each year. (Ord. 1173, 1-9-2002)
B. Penalty For Late Payment: The Village Treasurer shall mail billings to each owner, occupant or user between the first and fifteenth days of January, March, May, July, September and November, for the two (2) month period ending on the last day of the preceding month. A late charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be added to any bill in which payment is not received within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing. If payment is not received by the due date, a "second and final bill before shutoff" will be generated, indicating the total amount due, with a due date no later than fifteen (15) days from date of mailing. The water supply may be suspended if the owner, occupant or user fails to remit timely payment to the Village as so specified in the "second and final bill" and the outstanding balance exceeds thirty one dollars ($31.00). The water service shall not be reinstated until any and all past water billings together with a one hundred dollar ($100.00) service charge is remitted to the Village Treasurer. The Village Treasurer shall indicate on the bill the date after which the late charge will be assessed. Billings for such services may be combined with billing for sewer service charges or garbage collection charges, if applicable, and payment of combined billing shall be applied first to sewer service charges, then to garbage collection charges, and finally to water service charges. (Ord. 1646, 6-26-2013)
C. Delinquency; Lien: In the event the charges for services are not paid within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent, and thereafter such delinquencies shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which service is supplied. The Village Clerk, upon being directed to do so by the Village Administrator, is hereby authorized and directed to file a notice of such lien in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, as provided in 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-139-8. (Ord. 1596, 3-14-2012)
D. Authority To Discontinue Water Service; Notice; Fee: (Rep. by Ord. 1596, 3-14-2012)
E. Request For Meter Test; Fee: In the event any owner, occupant or user of Village water services is of the opinion that the water meter on the premises being served is not accurate, he may, by depositing fifty dollars ($50.00) with the Village Treasurer, request a test of said meter. If, upon such test, the meter is found to be accurate, said fee shall be forfeited to the Village as cost of such test, but if the meter is found to be inaccurate, said fee shall be returned to the property owner and the meter properly adjusted to register accurately.
F. Inaccurate Meter Reading; Billing Averaged: Whenever it is found that a meter has been registering inaccurately or has not registered since the last reading, the individual authorized to issue billings as provided in section 8-1-5 of this chapter, with the consent of the committee, shall render a billing based on the average for previous periods or based on water consumption of a similar water user. (Ord. 1173, 1-9-2002)
A. Rendition Of Bills: The Village Treasurer or an appropriate individual directed by the Board of Trustees shall render bills for water services and to collect all monies due thereon. (Ord. 525, 11-25-1980; amd. 1999 Code)
B. Water Fund: All revenues and monies collected or derived from the operation of the water system shall be turned over to the village treasurer and held by the treasurer in a separate fund designated as the "village of Monee water fund" and said treasurer shall administer such fund in every respect in the manner provided by the provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
C. System Of Accounts; Annual Audit: The village treasurer shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper books, records, and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to the water system, and at regular annual intervals, shall cause an audit of said accounts to be made by an independent auditing concern to show the receipts and disbursements of the water system. (Ord. 525, 11-12-1980)
The following rules and regulations shall govern all connections with the village water mains for the purpose of conveying water to any building or premises and all uses of village water and maintenance of all water systems: (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
A. Fire Hydrants: No person, except a legally authorized person of the village, shall take water from any public or private hydrant, plug, hose or pipe, except for fire purposes and for the use of the fire protection district, nor shall in any way use or take water for private use, excepting through a meter and he shall pay the village treasurer for water used through said meter at the rates then in effect. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977; amd. 1999 Code)
B. Excavations; Permission Required: No person shall make any excavation in any street, alley or public grounds for the purpose of laying water pipe or connect to any water or service pipe already laid without written permission from the committee on water, and only such person authorized to perform such work shall do so.
C. Service Pipes:
1. Service pipes will not be permitted to go from one lot to another along streets wherein water mains are laid, but water must be obtained directly from the mains in front of the premises adjacent thereto; provided, that one service pipe may be used to supply all parties occupying the same building. All service pipes must be laid at least three and one-half feet (31/2') below the surface of the ground.
2. All water pipes and fittings used in replacements of now existing water lines and on any new installations shall be of copper, cast iron or other approved noncorrosive material, and the use of steel or common iron pipe or fittings is hereby forbidden. In the case of an emergency, application must be made to the committee on water for use of steel or common iron pipe or fittings, and said committee may issue permission for their use if in their opinion an emergency exists.
D. Nonliability Of Village: No claim shall be made against the village by reason of the breakage of any main, pipe, service pipe or cock, or for any interruption of the water supply by reason of the breaking of the waterworks machinery or stoppage for necessary repairs.
E. Maintenance By Water User: Persons using water must keep their service pipe, curb boxes and all fixtures connected thereto, in good condition and protected from frost at their own expense. They must also prevent all unnecessary waste under penalty of having water supply shut off.
F. Injuring Property Of Waterworks: No person shall wilfully break, injure, mar, deface, interfere with or disturb any building, machinery, apparatus, attachments or appurtenances of the municipal waterworks, or any public or private hydrant or stopcock, service plug, water or service pipe or any part thereof; nor shall any person injure or deposit anything in any service box, or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned things, without the permission of the committee on water or village board; excepting in cases herein provided.
G. Temporary Vacancy; Water Turn Off: Whenever any premises becomes vacant and remains vacant for a period of thirty (30) days or more, upon affidavit served on the owner or duly authorized agent of the premises, verified by an inspection made by a member of the committee, or at the written request of the owner of such premises, the water supply of such building or premises may be shut off, and if the owner or authorized agent shall at future times make a formal request to the committee that the water be turned on, it shall be done free of charge, and the said committee shall cause same to be done.
H. Authority To Turn On Water: Water will not be turned on into any house or private service pipe, except upon order of the committee or village board, nor until all previous water fees or charges against the premises for which the supply is intended shall have been paid. Plumbers are strictly prohibited from turning water on into any service pipe, except upon an order or upon permission from the committee or village board; provided, however, that this rule is not to be construed to prevent any plumber from admitting water to test pipes and for that purpose only. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
I. Illegal Use Of Water; Fine: Consumers of water from the waterworks who shall permit others, not members of his family, to use water from his hydrants, faucets or other devices without first being assured by the committee that the proper rate has been paid for the use of the same, and anyone who shall thus obtain water without a permit from the committee shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977; amd. 1999 Code)
J. Stop And Waste Cock Required: There shall be a stop and waste cock attached to every service pipe at the point where it enters the building.
K. Owner Responsible For Water Line Repairs:
1. The owner of the premises being provided water service shall be responsible for all repairs to water lines servicing the subject premises, including damage or blockage due to freezing, from the apparatus commonly known as "buffalo box" to the subject premises.
2. In the event the village should make such repairs to provide continuous water service, the amount of the costs of such repairs or thawing shall be added to the water bill for the next billing period. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
L. Private Wells:
1. The owners of any premises which have been connected to the village water service who still have operable private wells may continue to use said wells for usages outside the structure, such as lawn watering, car washing and the like.
2. Under no circumstances shall said private well be connected to the water lines or water system inside the structure and no dual water systems shall be allowed within the village for service inside structures.
3. Any commingling of private well water systems and the village water service is expressly prohibited.
4. The village may inspect the water systems of any resident user who has an operating private well, to determine that there is no violation of this section. (Ord. 565, 7-11-1984)
No provision in this chapter shall be construed to the effect that the village is compelled to furnish water service to any resident or nonresident of the village when, in the best judgment of the village board, such extension of water services is not convenient, reasonable, or is excessively costly to the village. (Ord. 468, 6-8-1977, eff. 7-1-1977)
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