(A) Billing. Bills will be rendered quarterly, payable without penalty within 15 days after the date thereon. Payments received after such period shall bear a penalty of 10% of the amount of the bill.
(B) Enforcement.
(1) The charges for services which are under the provisions of § 21 of the Revenue Bond Act of 1933, Public Act 94 of 1933, being M.C.L.A. § 141.121, as amended, are made a lien on all premises served thereby, unless notice is given that a tenant is responsible, and are hereby recognized to constitute such lien; and whenever any such charge against any piece of property shall be delinquent for six months, the township official or officials in charge of the collection thereof shall certify annually, on September 1 of each year, to the tax-assessing officer of the township the facts of such delinquency, whereupon such charge shall be by the officer entered upon the next tax roll as a charge against such premises and shall be collected and the lien thereof enforced in the same manner as general township taxes against such premises are collected and the lien thereof enforced.
(2) However, where notice is given that a tenant is responsible for such charges and service as provided by § 21 of the Revenue Bond Act of 1933, no further service shall be rendered to such premises until a cash deposit shall have been made as security for payment of such charges and service. The amount of the cash deposit shall be established and adjusted from time to time by the Township Board.
(C) Discontinuation of service. In addition to the forgoing, the township shall have the right to shut off any premises for which charges for water service are more than 30 days delinquent, and such service shall not be re-established until all delinquent charges, penalties, a turn off charge and a turn on charge have been paid. The turn off and turn on charge shall be established and adjusted from time to time by resolution of the Township Board. Further, such charges and penalties may be recovered by the township by court action, including attorney fees and costs. The above charges shall be subject to modification by resolution the Township Board.
(D) Tampering prohibited. No person other than an authorized employee or representative of the township shall break or injure the seal on or change the location of, alter or interfere in any way with any meter that is property of or has been furnished by the township.
(E) Faulty metering. In the event a meter shall fail to register properly, the Township Supervisor is empowered to estimate the quantity of water used on the basis of former consumption and bill accordingly.
(F) Inspection and reading. No person shall refuse to admit to premises owned or occupied by him or her or hinder any authorized agent of the township entering the premises for the purposes of reading a water meter or inspecting a water meter or any piping in connection with the water distribution system.
(G) Damaged meters or hydrants. Whenever a water meter or a water hydrant is damaged because of any act or negligence on the part of the owner or occupant of the premises where such meter is installed or hydrant is located, the expense to the township caused thereby shall be charged to and collected from such owner or occupant.
(H) Damaged water lines. All repairs to damaged water lines connecting the water main to the curb stop valve, meter or dwelling unit shall be charged to and collected from the owner or occupant of the premises.
(I) Use of fire hydrants. No fire hydrant shall be used for any purpose other than for fire protection without the prior approval of the authority.
(J) No free service. No free service shall be furnished by the system to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public agency or instrumentality.
(K) No resale. No resale of water service shall be furnished from the system by any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public agency or instrumentality.
(Ord. 10-09-84, passed 8-20-2019) Penalty, see § 51.99