(A) Beginning January 1, 2015, and thereafter, each lot or premises within the city that is served by the municipal water system shall pay a minimum monthly water service charge of $29.91 for up to and including the first 3,000 gallons of water use, and shall pay $9.97 per 1,000 gallons of water use thereafter, rounded down to the nearest 1,000 gallons.
(B) Water use charges for each lot or premises outside the city limits that is served by the municipal water system shall be according to established city policies.
(C) The city reserves the right to permanently impose higher water service charges on lots or premises located outside the municipal boundaries than on lots or premises located within the municipal boundaries.
(D) The city reserves the right to make reasonable changes in water service rates to reflect changes in costs of providing water service.
(E) Beginning February 1, 2010, and thereafter, each new owner of real estate served by the municipal water system and each new registered customer of the municipal water system shall deposit $75 each with the city to cover non-payment of water bills. This deposit shall be applied to the final water bill. Failure of the owner or registered customer to make such deposit within ten days after occupancy will be considered cause to discontinue the water service to the real estate as provided in § 52.11.
(Ord. 98-09, passed 6-9-98; Am. Ord. 02-79, passed 4-8-03; Am. Ord. 05-04, passed 6-14-05; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 6-26-07; Am. Ord. 08-16, passed 8-12-08; Am. Ord. 09-36, passed 1-12-10; Am. Ord. 09-50, passed 4-13-10; Am. Ord. 11-04, passed 5-10-11; Am. Ord. 11-38, passed 12-13-11; Am. Ord. 12-53, passed 12-11-12; Am. Ord. 13-57, passed 12-10-13; Am. Ord. 14-68, passed 12-9-14)