Water used on each independent premises shall be registered and measured by meter. If a meter at any time fails to register the quantity of water passed through the meter, the quantity shall be determined and the charge based upon the average quantity registered during such preceding period of time prior to the date of failure as directed by the Comptroller and Water Superintendent of the Village. No deduction shall be made from bills on account of leakage. If not paid within sixty (60) days after the due date of the bill, the supply of water will be stopped until all arrearages and the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for shutting off and turning on the water is paid. All water and sewer charges shall be billed to each customer on a monthly basis.
As of June 1, 2022, monthly water rates charged to customers shall be as follows:
(A) Residential Customers: Eleven dollars and sixty eight cents ($11.68) shall be charged per each one thousand (1,000) gallons used, plus an annual increase of three percent (3%) effective on the 1st day of June each year hereafter, and any increase in rates imposed upon the Village by the City of Chicago in the future for such water for all customers unless otherwise provided for herein.
(B) Commercial Customers: Thirteen dollars and thirteen cents ($13.13) shall be charged per each one thousand (1,000) gallons used, plus an annual increase of three percent (3%) effective on the 1st day of June each year hereafter, and any increase in rates imposed upon the Village by the City of Chicago in the future for such water for all customers unless otherwise provided for herein.
(C) Minimum Monthly Charges: All residential customers are subject to a minimum monthly charge of eleven dollars and sixty eight cents ($11.68) as of June 1, 2022, which amount shall be increased by three percent (3%) effective on the 1st day of June each year hereafter, plus any increase in rates imposed upon the Village by the City of Chicago in the future for such water for all customers unless otherwise provided for herein; and all commercial customers are subject to a minimum monthly charge of thirteen dollars and thirteen cents ($13.13), which amount shall be increased by three percent (3%) on the 1st day of June each year hereafter, plus any increase in rates imposed upon the Village by the City of Chicago in the future for such water for all customers unless otherwise provided for herein.
(D) Late Payment Penalty: All water and sewer accounts not paid by the stated due date shall be subject to a five percent (5%) late-payment penalty. (Ord. 2018-19, 9-20-2018; amd. Ord. 2022-10, 5-19-2022)