(A) The town shall be authorized to collect deposits for water and sewer service upon such terms and in such amounts as established by a schedule of fees adopted and amended from time to time by the Town Board, a copy of which schedule shall be maintained and available for review during normal business hours at the Town Hall.
(B) Upon ten days’ written notice, any sewer service applicant may be required to deposit a sum in an amount equivalent to two times the amount of the maximum monthly bill theretofor rendered to such applicant.
(C) If the deposits required by this chapter are not maintained, service shall be discontinued until the requirements are complied with. Such deposit shall be applied by the town to the payment of any unpaid bills outstanding against the user at the time service is for any reason discontinued.
(D) No interest shall be payable by the town with respect to any deposit made pursuant to this subchapter.
(E) The applicant in whose name each deposit is made shall be responsible for the payment of all bills incurred in connection with sewer service furnished such applicant.
(F) A separate deposit shall be required for each service installed.
(G) The receipt issued by the town for a deposit is not negotiable and shall be redeemable only at the town’s offices.
(H) When the town finds that the request for a deposit refund is questionable, the town may require the applicant for refund to produce the deposit receipt properly endorsed.