§ 50.43 ADJUSTMENTS TO CHARGES BASED ON WATER USE.
   (A)   Town to determine rates, allowances.
      The quantity of water discharged into the sanitary sewerage system and obtained from sources other than the utility that serves the town shall be determined by the town in such manner as the town shall reasonably elect, and the sewage service shall be billed at the appropriate rates, as provided in § 50.42; except, as is 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 the quantities do not enter the sanitary sewerage system.
   (B)   Single lot not measured by meter.
      (1)   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 sewerage 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.
      (2)   In order to ascertain the rate or charge provided in this subchapter, the owner or other interested party shall at his 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)   Two or more lots measured by single meter. 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 sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in each 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)   Two or more dwelling units on single meter.
      (1)   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 sewerage 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:
      (2)   The minimum bill shall not be less than the number of such dwelling units times base rated per month of $9.10.
      (3)   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 the meter.
      (4) A "DWELLING UNIT" shall be interpreted as a room or rooms or any other space or spaces in which cooking facilities are provided.
   (E)   Lot using excess of 25,000 gallons per month. In the event a lot, parcel of real estate, or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids into the town's sanitary sewerage 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 cannot enter the sanitary sewage system, then the owner or other interested party shall, at his 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.
   (F)   Water used for lawn sprinkling.
      (1)   In order that the domestic and residential users of sewage service shall not be penalized for sprinkling lawns during the months of June, July, August, and September, the billing for sewage services for residential or domestic users for the months of June, July, August, and September shall be based upon the water usage for the previous months of December, January, February, and March.
      (2)   In the event the water usage for the previous months of December, January, February, and March is greater than the water usage of the months of June, July, August, and September, then the billing for sewage service shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered. It is the intention of the foregoing to bill the smaller of the water usage of June versus the previous December, July versus the previous January, and the like.
      (3)   Domestic or residential sewage service as applicable to sprinking rate shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate, or building which is occupied and used as a residence.
      (4)   The sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for commercial or industrial purposes. 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 water 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.
(Ord. 439, passed 10-16-62; Am. Ord. 443, passed 2-15-65; Am. Ord. 495, passed 4-20-80; Am. Ord. 501, passed 2-17-82; Am. Ord. 621, passed 12-2-08)