There shall be and are hereby established charges and rates for the use of and for the service supplied by the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the Village where the premises to which such service and use is furnished are located within the corporate limits of the Village. Use and service for water shall be metered and the bimonthly charges for water, sewer and stormwater service shall be as set forth below. Rates are shown for the fiscal year in which the bills are rendered. Bills may be paid by VISA, MASTERCARD and DISCOVER, check, cash or other methods or services that are deemed appropriate by the Village Manager. A 10% penalty shall be added to all bills not paid by the due date on the bill. (Ord. 4336, 2-4-08; Amd. Ord. 4874, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4955, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14-16; Amd. Ord. 5570, 12-21-20; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
A. Water Charges and Rates
Bimonthly service charge per billing unit (except as otherwise determined by the Village for residential lawn-sprinkler only accounts) | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Service Charge | $11.94 | $12.95 | $14.06 | $15.25 | $16.55 | $17.95 |
(Ord. 4332, 1-21-08; Amd. Ord. 4700, 2-6-12; Amd. Ord. 4783, 1-21-13; Amd. Ord. 4874, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4955, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14-16; Amd. Ord. 5570, 12-21- 20; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
Village System Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | n/a | $4.11 | $4.47 | $4.86 | $5.28 | $5.74 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | n/a | $5.14 | $5.60 | $6.08 | $6.61 | $7.18 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | n/a | $6.19 | $6.72 | $7.31 | $7.94 | $8.64 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | n/a | $7.21 | $7.84 | $8.51 | $9.25 | $10.06 |
Water Security Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | n/a | $4.10 | $4.44 | $4.81 | $5.21 | $5.64 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | n/a | $5.12 | $5.54 | $6.00 | $6.50 | $7.04 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | n/a | $6.14 | $6.65 | $7.20 | $7.80 | $8.44 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | n/a | $7.17 | $7.76 | $8.41 | $9.11 | $9.86 |
Total of Village System Rate and Water Security Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | $7.57 | $8.21 | $8.91 | $9.67 | $10.49 | $11.38 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | $9.46 | $10.26 | $11.14 | $12.08 | $13.11 | $14.22 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | $11.36 | $12.33 | $13.37 | $14.51 | $15.74 | $17.08 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | $13.25 | $14.38 | $15.60 | $16.92 | $18.36 | $19.92 |
(Ord. 4332, 1-21-08; Amd. Ord. 4700, 2-6-12; Amd. Ord. 4783, 1-21-13; Amd. Ord. 4874, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4955, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14-16; Amd. Ord. 5570, 12-21- 20; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
B. Water Charges and Rates (Orland Ridge Subdivision)
Bimonthly service charge per billing unit (except as otherwise determined by the Village for residential lawn-sprinkler only accounts) | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Service Charge | $11.94 | $12.95 | $14.06 | $15.25 | $16.55 | $17.95 |
Village System Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | n/a | $6.02 | $6.44 | $6.89 | $7.37 | $7.90 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | n/a | $7.05 | $7.57 | $8.11 | $8.71 | $9.35 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | n/a | $8.10 | $8.69 | $9.35 | $10.04 | $10.81 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | n/a | $9.12 | $9.81 | $10.54 | $11.35 | $12.23 |
Water Security Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | n/a | $6.00 | $6.39 | $6.82 | $7.28 | $7.77 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | n/a | $7.02 | $7.49 | $8.01 | $8.56 | $9.16 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | n/a | $8.03 | $8.60 | $9.20 | $9.86 | $10.56 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | n/a | $9.06 | $9.71 | $10.42 | $11.17 | $11.98 |
Total of Village System Rate and Water Security Rate | ||||||
Bimonthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Tier 1: 0 - 7,000 | $11.24 | $12.02 | $12.83 | $13.71 | $14.65 | $15.67 |
Tier 2: 7,000 - 12,000 | $13.14 | $14.07 | $15.06 | $16.12 | $17.27 | $18.51 |
Tier 3: 12,000 - 22,000 | $15.04 | $16.13 | $17.29 | $18.55 | $19.90 | $21.37 |
Tier 4: over 22,000 | $16.93 | $18.18 | $19.52 | $20.96 | $22.52 | $24.21 |
(Amd. Ord. 4874, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4955, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14- 16; Amd. Ord. 5570, 12-21-20; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
C. Sewer Charges and Rates
Bimonthly volume charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Sewer Rates - Incorporated | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 |
Residential Sewer Bill Cap | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Sewer Cap | $43.94 | $43.94 | $43.94 | $43.94 | $43.94 | $43.94 |
(Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14-16; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
D. Sewer Charges and Rates (Orland Ridge Subdivision)
Bimonthly volume charge per 1,000 gallons or part thereof of water supplied | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Sewer Rates - Incorporated | $2.34 | $2.34 | $2.34 | $2.34 | $2.34 | $2.34 |
Residential Sewer Bill Cap | ||||||
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Sewer Cap | $76.89 | $76.89 | $76.89 | $76.89 | $76.89 | $76.89 |
(Amd. Ord. 4874, 12-16-13; Amd. Ord. 4955, 12-1-14; Amd. Ord. 5049, 12-7-15; Amd. Ord. 5071, 3-14- 16; Amd. Ord. 5570, 12-21-20; Amd. Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
E. Sewer Charges and Rates (Will County Areas)
1. All property within the Village located a) in Frankfort Township and west of Wolf Road, Will County, and b) in New Lenox Township, Will County, is subject to a wastewater or sewer treatment charge (also known as wastewater reclamation) for treatment and disposal of sewage wastes.
2. The computed sewer treatment charges are in addition to the charges set forth in subsection C., above.
3. The amount of the wastewater treatment charges provided under this section shall be presented separately on the utility bill from any other charges contained therein.
4. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago Service Area.
(a) For those portions of the Village which lie within Frankfort Township, west of Wolf Road, Will County, and within New Lenox Township, Will County, and also within the wastewater service area under an agreement between the Village and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (hereinafter "MWRD"), an amount shall be charged for wastewater treatment services and computed as follows:
(i) The most currently available equalized assessed valuation for the property at the time the bill is being prepared shall be multiplied by the most recent available real estate tax rate of the MWRD for property within its district boundaries (primarily in Cook County) and the result thereof shall be multiplied by 140% to obtain the annual wastewater treatment charge for such property.
(ii) Bills for ongoing service shall be rendered no less than twice annually.
(iii) Each year, as a new equalized assessed valuation becomes available for the subject property and/or a new tax rate becomes available for the MWRD, the amount of such user charge shall be recomputed utilizing such new equalized assessed valuation and/or tax rate and shall apply to the subsequent utility bills rendered.
(b) This sewer treatment charge is applicable to all properties which lie within the corporate limits of the Village in Frankfort Township, west of Wolf Road, Will County, and within New Lenox Township, Will County, and also within the designated wastewater service area under an agreement between the Village and the MWRD regardless of whether the property is vacant land or otherwise developed.
(c) From time to time, a property owner may have had cause to appeal the valuation of property for property tax purposes, or have an error corrected that affects the property valuation, which may have resulted in the recalculation of the related annual property tax bill. Should a property valuation (equalized assessed valuation) for a given tax year be reduced, the Village utility customer may be eligible for a reduction in the related sewer treatment charge which is based on the equalized assessed valuation.
(i) The recalculation of an annual sewer treatment charge under this section due to a subsequent adjustment to equalized assessed valuation will not occur automatically as the Village is not notified of such changes as they occur. It is the property owner's responsibility to notify the Village of such changes in order to initiate the recalculation of the annual sewer treatment charges.
(ii) The property owner must provide the Village Finance Director, or such other person that may be designated by the Finance Director, with valid and legible documentation of the revised or adjusted equalized assessed valuation. Upon verification and validation of the information provided, the calculation of the annual sewer treatment charges based on that tax year's equalized assessed valuation can be recalculated and adjusted.
(iii) Any such adjustment to the sewer treatment charge will be provided as a credit against the current and future sewer treatment charges.
(d) Unless otherwise provided by law or rule, a full payment certificate is required in all transfers of real property located in those portions of the Village described in subsection E.4(a) above. In order to obtain a full payment certificate, an application with an application fee of $50.00 shall be made to the Village Finance Department. If a full payment certificate was required by this Code provision and such certificate was not obtained when the real property was transferred, both the transferor and the transferee will be jointly and severally liable for any outstanding wastewater or sewer treatment charges and penalties that have accrued to the wastewater or sewer treatment account. (Ord. 5848, 11-6-23)
F. Stormwater Service:
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | |
Storm Water Incorporated | $2.22 | $3.11 | $3.20 | $3.30 | $3.40 | $3.50 |
(Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)
G. Multi-family residential lawn sprinkler only accounts shall not be required to pay sewer or stormwater charges.
(Ord. 5635, 8-2-21; Amd. Ord. 5675, 12-20-21; Amd. Ord. 5747, 10-3-22)