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(A) Except as provided in division (B), all charges for water service other than the service charge, if any, shall be calculated using the readings from the meter or meters located on the premises for the period of time involved.
(B) When it is discovered that a meter is not recording correctly, a correcting adjustment in the charges for water service shall be made.
('74 Code, § 50.13) (Ord. 1357, passed 4-1-46; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 99-8, passed 8-23-99)
(A) The City Waterworks shall require a cash deposit from all applicants for service for each separate living unit in the amount provided by in § 53.23 below. This deposit shall be applied to the water bill due at the termination of service, if any. The deposit or the balance due after payment shall be returned to the user upon termination of service. The deposit shall not bear interest during the period of time that the deposit is held by the city.
(B) Unclaimed water meter deposits.
(1) Any water deposit refund that remains unclaimed after one year shall revert to the Water Department; and
(2) Those funds shall be receipted into the Water Operating Fund.
('74 Code, § 50.19) (Ord. 1357, passed 4-1-46; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 2005-14, passed 11-14-05)
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)
(A) (1) Bills for water use will be rendered monthly and must be paid in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer. If a bill is not paid when due, the user shall be considered delinquent in the payment of this bill. The City Water Works may, at any time thereafter, terminate water service to the premises occupied by the delinquent user within five days from the due date stated on the bill. A $50 service fee will be charged at the close of the business day stated on the bill as the delinquent disconnect date. If a user, who is not the land owner, is considering entering into a payment agreement with the City Water Works that would avoid the termination of service, the land owner of the premises served shall be made a party to the agreement before it is finalized.
(2) A penalty equal to 10% of the delinquent amount shall be charged on any account that is 15 days delinquent.
(B) The rates and charges fixed in this chapter, as well as its other provisions, shall be extended to and cover any premises that obtain water service from the city following the enactment of this chapter, without the necessity of any hearing or notice.
(C) If any service rate or charge established by this chapter is not paid within 60 days after the notice of intent to disconnect, a statement for the charge may be placed in the hands of the City Attorney, who shall institute a civil action in the name of the City Waterworks to recover the amount of the unpaid charges, reasonable and necessary attorney fees and court costs, when the City Attorney, in the exercise of his or her discretion, deems such an action likely to result in the payment of the unpaid bill and charges.
(D) The city shall have no liability or responsibility to provide water or sewage service to any residence or business within the city, where there exists an outstanding water or sewage bill.
(E) Any over payment or under payment of water or sewage bills up to and including $3 shall not be refunded or billed to the utility user at the time of termination of service.
(Ord. 1456, passed 8-20-56; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 99-8, passed 8-23-99; Am. Ord. 00-6, passed 5-8-00; Am. Ord. 00-20, passed 11-27-00; Am. Ord. 2001-17, passed 1-14-02; Am. Ord. 2002-05, passed 6-10-02; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 10-13-03; ; Am. Ord. 2004-06, passed 9-13-04; Am. Ord. 2004-15, passed 11-22-04)
The owner of any building with two or more apartments shall make the meter deposit and be responsible for the payment of all water bills within that building. If there is only one meter that serves two or more apartments, the cost for the water provided to these apartments may be divided equally between the apartments; however, dividing the water service between apartments shall not be interpreted to shift the ultimate liability for the water service from the owner of the building to the tenants.
('74 Code, § 50.28) (Ord. 1357, passed 4-1-46; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 2004-16, passed 11-22-04)
(A) The owner of any premise is responsible for the water bills incurred at that property, as well as any penalties for failure to pay the bill, whether that water bill is incurred in the name of the owner or a tenant occupying the property.
(B) Upon the written request of the landlord, the City Waterworks shall mail the water bill to the tenant or tenants occupying the property served; however, the billing of the water service to the tenant does not relieve the owner of the liability for the water bill, if the tenant fails to make the payment. The owners of property receiving water service shall have the right to examine the collection records of the City Waterworks for the purpose of determining whether the rates and charges made for water service have been paid by the tenants occupying their property. The examination of the records may be made in the office of the Clerk- Treasurer during business hours.
('74 Code, § 50.31(F)) (Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 2004-16, passed 11-22-04)
In the event that service has been discontinued because of nonpayment of any bill or for another cause beyond the control of the City Waterworks, and service is again requested, the user shall pay a service charge in the amount set out if § 53.23(G) prior to reconnection of water service.
('74 Code, § 50.12) (Ord. 1357, passed 4-1-46; Am. Ord. 98-5, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 10-13-03)
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