Whenever a property upon which the sewer rental charge is imposed uses water from the town’s water supply system for an industrial or commercial purpose so that the water so used is not discharged into the sewerage system of the town, the quantity of water so used and not discharged into the town’s sewers shall be excluded in determining the sewer rental of property; provided, that the quantity of water so used and not discharged into the town’s sewers is measured by a device approved by the Director of Public Works and installed and maintained without cost to the town; and provided further, that the water supply of property is metered and the owner pays for the water at metered rates. The sewer rental based upon the consumption of town water to be paid by the owner of the property shall be computed at the percentage specified in § 50.034(A) and using a quantity of water equal to the total quantity of water furnished property by the town, less the quantity not discharged into the town’s sewers; provided, that where, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, it is not practical to install a measuring device to determine continuously the quantity of water not discharged into the town’s sewers, the Director shall determine periodically, in a way and by a method as he or she may prescribe, the percentage of metered water discharged in the town sewers, and the quantity of water used to determine the sewerage rental shall be the percentage so determined of the quantity measured by the water meter or meters. Any dispute as to the estimated amount shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works after notice of the estimate, whose decision on the matter shall be final for the current billing period.
(Prior Code, § 16-16)