(A) Rates and charges. There is hereby established, for the use of and service rendered by the waterworks system of the town, the following rates and charges based upon the use of water supplied by the waterworks system:
Monthly Minimum Charges |
Monthly Minimum Charges | ||
Meter Size (inches) | Volume Included (gallons allowed) | Rates Effective July 1, 2022 |
5/8 | 4,000 | $31.04 |
3/4 | 5,000 | $44.68 |
1 | 5,000 | $79.45 |
1-1/2 | 5,000 | $178.92 |
2 | 5,000 | $317.84 |
3 | 5,000 | $715.20 |
4 | 5,000 | $1,273.34 |
Monthly Metered Rates, Per 100 Gallons (After Minimum Gallonage Charge) | |
Volume Included | Rates Effective July 1, 2022 |
Next 10,000 gallons | $0.7214 |
Next 10,000 gallons | $0.7214 |
Next 25,000 gallons | $0.5376 |
More than 50,000 gallons | $0.4693 |
(B) Tracker. The volume usage based rates and charges established shall constitute the base rates (the “base rates”) for application of the tracker. The amount of the wholesale water cost tracker for the water works system of the town shall be computed as follows:
(Revenue Requirements/Historic Revenues Generated) x Existing Base Rates
(1) Revenue requirements = cost of wholesale water purchased for the prior 12 months x the percent of wholesale increase by the wholesale supplier (the “new cost”) + additional applicable taxes on increased revenues.
(2) Historic revenues generated = revenues generated by metered water billings for the prior 12 months as billed, excluding hydrant rental and other charges not based on water volume usage.
(3) Existing base rates = base rates + any increases for tracker adjustments.
(C) Bulk water service stations. Water purchased through a bulk water service station shall be charged at the rate of $0.55 per 100 gallons.
(D) Vacant properties. Properties that are vacant and have been disconnected from the waterworks system of the town at the request of the owner or user, or are vacant and not previously had water service to the property turned on, shall not be subject to the rates and charges of this section during such period of disconnection and vacancy. If there are multiple billed units for a single property, this section shall apply on a per unit basis.
(Ord. 74-5, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 75-4, passed 2-20-75; Am. Ord. 86-4, passed 4-14-86; Am. Ord. 88-5, passed 2-1-88; Am. Ord. 91-3, passed 8-12-91; Am. Ord. 04-5, passed 11-9-04; Am. Ord. 08-4, passed 6-9-08; Am. Ord. 08-4A, passed 9-8-08; Am. Res. 2010-05, passed 6-14-10; Am. Res. 2012-04, passed 7-9-12; Am. Ord. 2013-09, passed 9-9-13; Am. Res. 2014-03, passed 2-10-14; Am. Ord. 2018-02, passed 8-14-18; Am. Ord. 2020-20, passed 1-12-20; Am. Ord. 2022-06, passed 7-12-22)