(A) The Board of Aldermen shall adopt a rate schedule for water and sewer connection fees, which it shall amend from time to time as necessary. All customers shall be charged for water and sewer connection fees based on the rate schedule in effect at the time. The schedule for current water and sewer connection fees is set out in § 50.01(B) and (C).
(B) Water connection fees inside the town limits shall be as follows:
Meter Size | Connection/Tap Fee |
.75 inch | $1,600 |
1 inch | $2,000 |
2 inch and larger | Cost, plus labor, plus 10% |
(C) Sewer connection fees inside the town limits shall be as follows:
Meter Size | Tap Fee |
4 inch | $1,625 |
6 inch and larger | Cost, plus labor, plus 10% |
(D) Customers shall pay all tap fees before connections are made. If the town has to cut the road and/or the sidewalk, additional costs will apply.
(E) Owners of property requesting water and/or sewer service located outside town limits shall provide a petition for voluntary annexation. The Board of Aldermen shall then have the option of annexing the property seeking water and sewer services. If water and/or sewer service is needed before the town annexes the subject property, the town shall charge 200% of the fees for inside town limit connection/rates fees with prior approval by the Town Manager.
(F) When a water connection is requested for a sprinkler system, a two-inch water meter assembly shall be provided. Tap fees shall be paid in full before the connection is made. Deposits, sewer connection fees, and monthly service bills may not apply. The connection shall include a double check valve as the back flow prevention device. The back flow prevention device shall be installed next to the water meter assembly and shall be billed in addition to the tap fee. Should the town discover that water is being pulled through the connection for purposes other than fire suppression, then the town shall determine the use of the water, and may require that water usage and wastewater discharge fees be paid.
(G) The town shall provide meter boxes for water connections up to two inches in size as part of the tap fees. Meter vaults for water connection assemblies between four inches and six inches in size shall be the responsibility of the customer to provide. The town may then install the meter assembly inside the vault after connection fees are paid to the town. Meter vaults shall be located as close to the municipal water line as possible, and shall not be located within any privately-owned structure.
(H) Customers requesting water and sewer services shall pay, at the town office, a utility service deposit fee in the amount set forth by the Board of Aldermen, which it can amend from time to time as necessary. The current utility deposit fee is available in the Utilities Office. The customer shall provide a deposit before water and/or sewer service is provided. If the customer remains at the same location for a period of two years with reliable payment history, the deposit will be applied to their utility account in the form of a credit, upon request by the customer. In the event the customer wishes to discontinue his or her water and sewer services prior to two years of account history, and he or she has paid the final bill for these utility services, the deposit may be refunded to the customer or be used to pay for the final bill.
(I) Any account disconnected for non-payment shall be subject to a $50 reconnect fee in addition to the balance of any disconnected account being paid in full.
(J) Should a customer, or any person not associated with the town, tamper with a water meter in any way, a fee of $100 shall be charged to the account.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2005; Ord. passed 1-9-2012; Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed 9-14-2015; Ord. passed 12-5-2016; Ord. passed 7-11-2022)