For the use of and the service rendered by said sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the town’s sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the town, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows.
(A) Except as herein otherwise provided, sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter used.
(B) (1) The water usage schedule on which the amount of said sewage rates and charges shall be determined shall be as follows:
Quantity of Water Used per Month | Rate Per 1,000 Gallons |
First 2,000 gallons | $8.28 |
Next 3,333 gallons | $7.35 |
Next 8,000 gallons | $6.43 |
Next 20,000 gallons | $5.51 |
Next 66,667 gallons | $4.59 |
Over 100,000 gallons | $3.67 |
(2) The minimum charge for any user shall be based on the size of water meter installed as follows:
Meter Size | Per Month |
Meter Size | Per Month |
5/8” - 3/4” | $16.56 |
1” | $38.35 |
1-1/4” | $61.40 |
1-1/2” | $91.90 |
2” | $153.40 |
3” | $367.85 |
4” | $598 |
6” | $1,379.65 |
(C) A flat rate for residential sewage service, where the user is not a metered water user will be $38.75 per month; except that, the minimum bill shall not be less than the number of such dwelling units times $16.55 per month.
(2013 Code, Title III, Ch. 7, § 1)
(D) The quantity of water obtained from sources other than the municipal water works and discharged into the public sanitary sewer system may be determined by the town in such a manner as the town shall elect, and the sewage treatment service may be billed at the above appropriate rates.
(E) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the town’s water works and the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a meter, or is measured by a meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town, in order to ascertain the rates of charge, or the owner or other interested party, at his or her expense, may install and maintain meters, weir, volumetric measuring devices, or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of the sewage discharge.
(F) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, is a use of water supplied by the town’s water works, and in addition uses water from another source which is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town in order to ascertain the rates of charge, or the owner or other interested party, at his or her expense may install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(G) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquid into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 20,000 gallons per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the town that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewer system, then the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewer discharge.
(H) In the event two or more residential lots, parcels or real estate or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in each such case, for billing purposes, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user and the minimum charge and the sewage rates and charges shall apply to each of the number of residential lots, parcels of real estate or buildings served through the single water meter.
(I) In the event two or more dwelling units such as trailers, apartments or housing rooms discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids in to the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case billing shall be for a single service in the matter set out elsewhere herein; except that, the minimum bill shall not be less than the number of such dwelling units times $14.10 per month. In the case of trailer parks the number of dwelling units served through the meter shall be computed and interpreted as the total number of trailers located and installed in said park plus any other dwelling units served through the meter. A DWELLING UNIT shall be interpreted as a room or rooms or any other space or spaces in which cooking facilities are provided.
(J) When a resident applies for a sprinkler credit as a result of watering his or her yards, said credit shall be determined by calculating the average January, February and March or other similar three-month period of time average quantities of water used, and determining an offset for the credit based on said average as compared to actual usage during sprinkling months.
(K) Where a metered water supply is used for fire protection as well as for other uses, the town may, in its discretion, make adjustments in the minimum charge and in the use charge as may be equitable.
(L) For the service rendered to the town, the town shall be subject to the same rates and charges herein above provided or to rates and charges established in harmony therewith.
(2013 Code, Title III, Ch. 7, § 2)
(Ord. V-B-2-a(5), passed - -; Ord. V-B-2-a(1), passed - -; Ord. V-B-2-a(2), passed - -; Ord. V-B-2-a(3), passed - -; Ord. V-B-2-a(4), passed - -; Ord. V-B-1-(a)5, passed - -; Ord. V-B-2a(6)/2001-9-24, passed - -; Ord. 2017-6-17E, passed 6-17-2017)