There shall be and there is hereby services supplied by the municipal waterworks system of the city, based upon meter readings of the amount of water consumed as follows:
As used in this section, "unit" is equal to one hundred (100) cubic feet of water.
A. Water rates shall be as set by the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule.
B. Estimated Bills:
1. In the event that a residence has no outside recorder and a representative of the Water Department is unable to gain access to read the inside meter, the City reserves the right to submit an estimated reading and bill accordingly.
2. Not more than one estimated bill will be permitted in one year, and upon no reading of the meter being made available for the second billing period, there shall be added a twenty percent (20%) fee for the administrative cost of estimating in order to bill the residence. Said twenty percent (20%) fee will continue to be added to each successive billing until a true meter reading is made available.
C. Radium Treatment Fee: Fee can be found in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule.
D. Water Infrastructure Improvement Fee: Fee can be found in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule. (Ord. 2022.28, 3-20-2023; amd. Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)