(A) Water that is used to irrigate or sprinkle yards or to fill swimming pools is not discharged into the town’s sanitary sewer system.
(B) Accordingly, the town makes available to customers of its sewage works the following credits.
(1) Yard sprinkling credit.
(a) The current owner or occupant of real estate served by the town’s sewage works must apply for a sprinkling credit prior to May 1 of the calendar year for which the credit is sought. If application for the sprinkling credit is not made prior to May 1, the credit will not apply until the following calendar year. Applications for subsequent years will not be required unless ownership or possession of the property changes.
(b) For those customers who apply for a sprinkling credit (eligible customers), the monthly water usage recorded for their property for the prior months of October through April will be averaged (the winter average). For eligible customers who have not owned or occupied their property beginning with the prior October 1, the winter average shall be deemed to be 6,000 gallons for the following year.
(c) Then, for the months of May through September (bills for which are printed and mailed in June through October), eligible customers will be billed for water usage equal to their winter average plus 2,000 gallons. This amendment was effective as of May 1, 2008.
(d) New or existing sewage works customers may apply for a sod credit against their monthly sewer charge. The sod credit shall be for a maximum of 60 days or two billing cycles. To be eligible for the sod credit, customers must apply in writing, and the customer must state he or she is installing new sod for a new home or is replacing his or her entire yard with new sod. Credit can be made for usage in excess of 9,000 gallons during a 60-day period or two billing cycles, unless customer history supports a normal usage greater than 9,000 gallons during such billing cycle, in which event, no credit shall be given.
(2) Pool credit. Customers shall make yearly written application for a pool credit. Such application shall include the dimensions of the pool to be filled and the month in which the pool will be filled. The customer’s average usage shall be checked to verify that the pool was actually filled and the calculated amount of water was used. If not, the pool credit is disallowed.
(Ord. 2012-5, passed 8-8-2012)