(A) A security deposit shall be collected upon the opening of a new account with the Water Pollution Control Department. Said security deposit shall be as follows:
(1) For all residential accounts - $50.
(2) For all other accounts (which would include commercial and industrial accounts) - $100.
(B) Said deposit shall be maintained in a separate account and returned to the customer upon closing said account, provided the account balance is current and the city’s property has not been damaged. In the event of a delinquent account at the time of account termination or damage to city property, said deposit shall be set off against said balance due. The city shall be free to pursue the remaining sum due, if any exists, by utilizing all remedies available to it.
(C) The customer opening the account may avoid the assessment of said security deposit by providing the city with a copy of a warranty deed or other proof of ownership, showing the property served to be owned by the customer in whose name the account is opened and to whom the billing is directed.
(Ord. 3677, passed 7-15-13)