(A) Establishment Of Account; Responsibility For Payment: Whenever an owner or occupant of any premises requests or obtains potable water service from the Village’s water system there shall be established a water account for such premises that shall remain in effect unless and until a final water service bill is requested and paid, and a certified receipt of final payment is issued from the Village relating to such account. The owner of the premises supplied shall be liable to pay for all fees, charges, rates, penalties, fines, obligations and liabilities relating to such account, whether such owner originally opened such account or assumed such account upon the transfer of property ownership and irrespective of the water usage by each such owner or occupant, provided, however, that any owner who is a transferee of premises for which an account exists shall be relieved of any obligations and liabilities with respect to such account if such owner or occupant obtains a certified receipt of final payment from the Village relating to such account. If more than one party has owned the premises during the pendency of such account, each such owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all matters and charges relating to such account.
(B) Final Water Bill: Whenever any owner of premises requests a final utility bill for such premises, the Village shall have the right to terminate water service to such premises following the issuance of a final bill for water services for such premises, unless the Village receives a request to establish a new water account for such premises. If water service is terminated before any request for a new water account is received, the applicable reconnection fee or charge must be paid to the Village before water service to such premises will be reactivated.
(C) Property Transfer: Owners of property which has been transferred without obtaining a certificate of compliance as required by this Code, and accompanying payment of all accumulated unpaid bills for water service, are liable, as subsequent owners of the property, for the unpaid charges for the prior service, plus any fees or fines related thereto. Future water service will be denied if said amounts are not paid upon purchase; and/or the Village may act to file liens against the premises in conformance with State law, and to foreclose any lien for unpaid bills for water service filed against the property.
(D) Charges: The owner of any premises to which water is supplied by the Village shall pay the following charges:
1. Service Installation Charge: When water service is installed for the first time on the premises or when a supplemental or additional service is installed on the premises for supply of a sprinkler system or for an air conditioning system or for other than domestic use, a connection charge shall be paid as set forth in subsection 4-1-4(H) of this Code.
2. Water Service Charges; Establishment Of Account; Responsibility For Payment: Whenever an owner of any premises requests or obtains potable water service from the Village’s water system there shall be established a water account for such premises that shall remain in effect unless and until a final water service bill is requested and paid, a certificate of compliance is issued, and a certified receipt of final payment is issued from the Village relating to such account. The owner of the premises supplied shall be liable to pay for all water service charges, as well as any fees, charges, rates, penalties, fines, obligations and liabilities relating to such account, whether such owner originally opened such account or assumed such account upon the transfer of property ownership and irrespective of the water usage by each such owner. If more than one party has owned the premises during the pendency of such account, each such owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all matters and charges relating to such account. Owners of property which has been transferred without obtaining a certificate of compliance as required by this Code, and accompanying payment of all accumulated unpaid bills for water service, are liable, as subsequent owners of the property, for the unpaid charges for the prior service, plus any fees, penalties or fines related thereto. Future water service will be denied if said amounts are not paid upon purchase; and/or the Village may act to file liens against the premises in conformance with State law, and to foreclose any lien for unpaid bills for water service filed against the property. Bills for water service charges may be mailed to tenants, if requested, and paid by tenants; however, the property owner is ultimately responsible for the bill. The Village will not require or take tenant deposits.
3. Charges For Water Consumed: Subject to the minimum charge provided in subsection (D)4 of this section, the following charges shall be paid for water provided by the Village:
Fourteen dollars and fifty-four cents ($14.54) per one hundred (100) cubic feet/nineteen dollars and forty-four cents ($19.44) per one thousand (1,000) gallons or fraction thereof effective for water consumed beginning June 1, 2023 and thereafter.
4. Minimum Charge: Where the amount of water supplied to any premises at the rate specified in subsection (D)3 of this section would be less than two hundred fifty (250) cubic feet or two thousand (2,000) gallons per month, there shall be a minimum charge for water each month or fraction thereof equal to two and one-half (21/2) times the charge for one hundred (100) cubic feet, or two (2) times the charge for one thousand (1,000) gallon usage.
5. After January 1, 2025, any water customer without a water meter capable of being read remotely utilizing the Village’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) shall be charged fifty-dollars ($ 50.00) per billing cycle for a single family residence. Any type of multi-family dwelling or any type of business building with or without any family dwelling shall be charged one-hundred dollars ($ 100.00) per billing cycle. Charges will be assessed to those customers that either fail to respond to three (3) appointment requests or refuse to exchange their water meter. After January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the manual meter reading charge will double.
6. Hydrant Meters Deposit And Usage: Hydrant meters are issued by the Director of Public Works or designee when needed for activities covered by a valid permit, contract or agreement (such as a Village special event). A deposit of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for a three inch (3") hydrant meter or one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for one inch (1") or smaller meter is required and may be returned to the depositor upon return of the water meter and payment of water usage (at current water and sewer rates) in full. (Ord. 2828, 11-7-2013; amd. Ord. 2964, 8-18-2017; Ord. 2986, 3-15-2018, eff. 4-1-2018; ord. 2989, 5-17-2018; Ord. 3041, 2-6-2020; Ord. 3062, 6-18-2020; Ord. 3090, 6-17-2021; Ord. 4009, 12-2-2021; Ord. 4021, 6-16-2022; Ord. 4027, 8-18- 2022; Ord. 4060, 6-15-2023; Ord. 4089, 3-7-2024)