(A) Tap fee.
(1) Each user, at the time he or she is connected with the waterworks system, shall pay a charge to cover the cost of tapping the main, furnishing and laying service pipe, corporation and stop cocks, service and meter box and installing the meter.
(2) The charge for a
¾
-inch meter tap shall be $650 plus cost of the meter.
(3) The charge for a 1-inch meter shall be $800.
(4) The charge for a 2-inch meter shall be $2,800.
(5) The charge for a tap larger than the 2-inch meter tap will be the cost of labor and materials, including the cost of meter, but not less than the charge for a 2-inch meter tap. The charge for any tap shall not be less than the charge for a ¾-inch meter tap.
(6) To the extent special or additional facilities or modifications are necessary to provide service to the connecting customer, the customer shall also be responsible for such costs in addition to the tap fee.
(B) Service fees:
Service | Fee |
Service | Fee |
Shut off or Reconnection charge
|
$20
|
Special meter reading
|
No charge
|
Bad check charge
|
$15
|
Late payment charge
|
10%
|
Water deposit
|
$100
|
Sewer deposit
|
$66
|
After hours service calls for shut off for problems on the user side of the meter
|
$25
|
(C) The following charges shall be made for water sales not covered by § 51.15:
Special Water Sales | Charges |
Commercial boats
|
$62.00
|
Coin machine (per 200 gallons)
|
1.50
|
(D) For users as to lots, parcels of real estate and/or buildings located outside the corporate limits of the city, the rates and charges are increased by an additional 25% per month. Monthly bills for such users outside the city shall be computed by adding 25% to the charges computed according to § 51.15.
(Ord. 85-11, passed 3-11-85; Am. Ord. 85-20, passed 4-22-85; Am. Ord. 92-26, passed 7-27-92; Am. Ord. 94-8, passed 5-23-94; Am. Ord. 00-04, passed 3-27-00; Am. Ord. 01-09, passed 4-9-01; Am. Ord. 05-02, passed 4-11-05; Am. Ord. 06-11, passed 4-10-06; Am. Ord. 15-10, passed 4-2-15)