The following rates and charges shall be imposed for the services designated below:
(A) Monthly Metered Usage (per 100 cubic feet):
Phase I Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 | |
First 333 cubic feet | $5.39 | $5.93 | $6.82 |
Next 667 cubic feet | 3.10 | 3.41 | 3.92 |
Next 1,000 cubic feet | 1.72 | 1.89 | 2.17 |
Over 2,000 cubic feet | 1.22 | 1.34 | 1.54 |
(B) Minimum Charge (per month):
Minimum Cubic Feet
|
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 |
Minimum Cubic Feet
|
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 | |
5/8 inch meter | 300 | $ 16.17 | $ 17.79 | $ 20.46 |
3/4 inch meter | 374 | 19.22 | 21.15 | 24.32 |
1 inch meter | 582 | 25.67 | 28.24 | 32.47 |
2 inch meter | 1,000 | 38.63 | 42.49 | 48.86 |
3 inch meter | 3,779 | 77.53 | 85.23 | 97.95 |
4 inch meter | 5,906 | 103.48 | 113.73 | 130.71 |
6 inch meter | 8,032 | 129.42 | 142.22 | 163.45 |
(C) Fire Protection (per year):
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 | |
Public hydrants, each | $533.06 | $586.37 | $674.33 |
Private hydrants, each | 533.06 | 586.37 | 674.33 |
Private Fire Protection (automatic sprinkler systems):
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 |
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 | |
1 inch connection | $ 22.37 | $ 24.61 | $ 28.30 |
2 inch connection | 69.91 | 76.90 | 88.44 |
3 inch connection | 153.64 | 169.00 | 194.35 |
4 inch connection | 254.24 | 279.66 | 321.61 |
6 inch connection | 576.25 | 633.88 | 728.96 |
8 inch connection | 1,036.55 | 1,140.21 | 1,311.24 |
10 inch connection | 1,620.50 | 1,782.55 | 2,049.93 |
12 inch connection | 2,330.22 | 2,563.24 | 2,947.73 |
(D) Bulk rate (per 1,000 gallons).
Phase I
Effective Immediately | Phase II
Effective 1/1/2024 | Phase III
Effective 1/1/2025 | |
The rate for all users with minimum average usage of 250,000 gallons per day | $0.90 | $0.99 | $1.14 |
(E) Customer Deposit: $100. | |
(F) Service charge A charge of $10 shall be made for reconnecting a user to the system. | $50 |
(G) Special Meter Reading Charge | $10 |
(H) Remote Meter Installation Charge $20
(I) Collection and deferred payment charges. All bills for water service not paid within 15 days of the due date as stated on such bills shall be subject to the collection of deferred payment of 10% on the delinquent amount.
(J) Cost of connection.
(1) The customer shall bear the expense of employing a properly licensed and certified plumber to tap the water main to connect the lateral waterlines owned by the customer within that main.
(2) The utility shall provide the meter, meter tile and saddle and connection, at no additional cost to the customer.
(K) (1) In order that domestic and residential users of sewage services shall not be penalized for the sprinkling of lawns during the months of June, July and August (payable in July, August and September), the billing for sewage service for residences and/or domestic users for said months of June, July and August shall be based on the average water usage for the previous months of January, February and March.
(2) In the event the water usage for said previous months of January, February and March is greater than the water usage for said months of June, July and August, then the billing for sewage service shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered.
(3) Domestic and/or residential sewage service, as applicable to the sprinkling rate, shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate or building which is occupied and used as a residence. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for industrial or commercial purposes, including multiple apartment buildings of four or more units. In the event a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water service so that the residential portion of the premises is served through a separate meter and, in such case, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes would quality under the sprinkling rate.
(4) In the event a domestic or residential user did not reside at the present address in order to establish an average usage for January, February and March, the domestic or residential user would not be given the sprinkling rate as described above.
(Ord. 85-8, passed 9- -85; Am. Ord. 86-2, passed 3-24-86; Am. Ord. 97-10, passed 9-8-97; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 99-8, passed 8-23-99; Am. Ord. 00-20, passed 11-27-00; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 10-13-03; Am. Ord. 2004-06, passed 9-13-04; Am. Ord. 2004-09, passed 11-8-04; Am. Ord. 2004-15, passed 11-22-04; Am. Ord. 2004-16, passed 11-22-04; Am. Ord. 2006-15, passed 10-30-06; Am. Ord. 2009-05, passed 10-26-09; Am. Ord. 2010-05, passed 4-26-10; Am. Ord. 2016-02, passed 3-14-16; Am. Ord. 2017-05, passed 8-14-17; Am. Ord. 2021-04, passed 2-22-21; Am. Ord. 2023-05, passed 3-27-23; Am. Ord. 2023-10, passed 7-10-23)