[Added by Ord. No. 332-73; amended by Ord. No.
6-61; Ord. No.
1987-5; Ord. No.
6-87; Ord. No.
1989-11; Ord.
No. 1990-5; Ord.
No. 1991-8; Ord.
No. 2003-6; Ord.
No. 2004-10; Ord.
No. 2005-14; 12-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-29]
A.
The minimum water rates to be charged per quarter, by the Borough,
shall be as follows:
[Amended 3-10-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6; 12-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-40]
(1)
Minimum
water rates.
|
Water Rates
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|---|---|---|
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Size of Meter
(inches)
|
Customer Charge Per Quarter
| |
|
5/8 and 3/4
|
$44
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|
1
|
$88
| |
|
1 1/2
|
$132
| |
|
2
|
$220
| |
|
3
|
$352
| |
|
4
|
$572
| |
|
6
|
$924
| |
|
8 and larger
|
$1,496
| |
(2)
Water
charge. In addition to the customer's charge, a charge will be
made for all water used, as registered by the meter, at the following
rate:
|
Rate Per 100 Cubic Feet
$5.32
Rate Per 1,000 Gallons
$7.11
(100 cubic feet = 748 gallons)
|
B.
Multiple meters. Multiple meter installations shall be billed as
individual accounts for each meter.
C.
Fire hydrants. The fire hydrant rental fee for hydrants outside the
Borough limits shall be $75 per year.
D.
Fire protection for nonusers of Borough water supply. There shall
be a charge of $0.11 per $100 of assessed true value of property per
year or 25% of the insurance saving, whichever is less, for owners
of property within the Borough who do not use the Borough water supply,
commencing January 1, 1962.
[Added by Ord. No. 205-69]
The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable
for the payment of the price, rent or service charge as heretofore
or hereafter fixed by ordinance or ordinances of the Borough, for
the use of water facilities, by such owner or by the occupier and
the price or rent so fixed, and the other costs, expenses, interest
and penalties, shall be a lien upon the house, tenement, building
or lot until paid and satisfied, in addition, should the water, rent
or charges remain unpaid for 30 days after bills for the same have
been rendered, the water may be shut off from the premises and shall
not again be supplied until such arrears with interest at the rate
of 8% per annum shall be fully paid.
[Added by Ord. No. 3-79; amended by Ord. No.
10-76; Ord. No.
1987-8]
A.
All stock meters 5/8 inch in size shall be furnished by the Borough
to the consumer, free of charge, and all meters above 5/8 inch in
size shall be furnished by the Borough and paid for in full by the
owner of the property whereon the same is located. Meters will remain
the property of the Borough of Red Bank.
B.
The connection charge of a one-inch line shall be $250 payable either
in advance or in four equal quarterly payments to be billed and payable
along with the regular water/sewer bill.
C.
Installation or replacement of any size water service from main to
curb will be on a time-and-material basis plus state and/or county
fees, payable either in advance or in four equal quarterly payments,
to be billed and payable along with the regular water/sewer bill.
D.
Whenever a new hot water boiler or heater is installed, a check valve
will be installed between the heater and the water meter.
It shall be the duty of the owner of each property having a
service pipe connection with the water main, upon notice being mailed
to the last known address of such owner by the Superintendent of the
Water Department, to cause suitable water connections to be made forthwith.
The meters shall be placed within the building in a place convenient
for reading and inspection; shall be protected from damage by frost
or other cause, and shall be kept free from obstruction; the connection
shall be made in accordance with the regulations of the Water Department,
and there will be constructed a hard stop on each side of the meter.
All openings in the service pipe shall be on the outlet side of the
meter. Should any owner refuse or neglect to have such meter connections
made within 10 days after the mailing of the notice aforesaid, or
should he neglect or refuse to comply with the terms of this article,
the Borough may refuse to sell and deliver water to such owner until
the provision of this article shall have been complied with, and the
water may be turned off from the premises.
The Superintendent of the Water Department and his authorized
employees shall have free access at all reasonable hours to all meters
for the purpose of reading, removing, repairing, testing and for any
other lawful purpose.
[Added by Ord. No. 6-61]
The owner of the property within which any meter may be located
shall be liable for all damage to any meter by frost, hot water or
any external cause, excepting damage done by employees of the Water
Department, and in the event the owner should refuse or neglect to
pay such damage, the water may be shut off from the premises and not
supplied until such damage shall be paid. Such damaged meter shall
be repaired by the Water Department at the expense of the owners aforesaid.
The cost of such repair shall be collected in the same manner as the
water rent.
It shall be the duty of each property owner to keep in good
repair and condition the street curb box and stop cock upon his property;
and upon notice being mailed to the last known address of any owner
by the Superintendent of the Water Department, such property owners
shall forthwith make such repairs, resetting, raising or lowering
of the street curb box and stop cocks as may be necessary under the
direction of the Water Department, and upon the refusal or neglect
of any such owner to comply with the requirements of this article
within 30 days after mailing of the notice aforesaid, the Superintendent
of the Water Department may cause the same to be done, and the cost
of the work so done and of the material furnished to be charged against
the property upon which work was done, and shall remain a lien and
be collected in the same manner as the water rent; provided that where
street or sidewalk grades or lines shall be changed after the water
connection shall have been made, the expense of the first resetting
shall be borne by the Borough.
No persons, except employees of the Water Department, shall
set or remove meters or make any repairs on the same. Plumbers, however,
may lawfully set or remove meters upon first obtaining a written permission
from the Superintendent of the Water Department.
[Added by Ord. No. 6-61; amended by Ord. No.
6-61]
A.
When any property shall be vacated between November 1 of any year
and March 1 of the following year, the owner thereof shall give at
least 24 hours' notice of the vacating of such premises to the Superintendent
of the Water Department in order that the water may be turned off
at the street curb; and upon the reoccupancy of such premises, the
owner shall give at least 24 hours' notice thereof to the Superintendent
of the Water Department in order that the water may be turned on;
and for this service, if done by the Water Department, the owner of
the premises shall pay $2, to be collected in the same manner as the
water rent.
B.
There shall be a charge of $5 for meters up to one inch and $8 per
inch or fraction thereof for meters larger than one inch, for all
meters removed from service at the request of the owner of the property
or meters removed from service due to the owners neglect, lack of
occupancy, nonpayment of bills or violation of any ordinance of the
Borough relating to the Water Department.
The Superintendent of the Water Department may make reasonable
regulations in respect to lawn sprinkling, and to enforce such regulations,
may shut off water from the property whose occupant may refuse or
neglect to comply therewith.
No person other than the Superintendent of the Water Department,
or some person duly authorized by him or the Borough Council, shall
be allowed to shut off or turn on the water in the public mains or
to open the stop cocks which are under the control of the Water Department;
and all plumbers or persons engaged in making attachments thereto
must leave the stop cocks closed until permission shall be granted
by the Superintendent of the Water Department. The ferrule in the
public main, the pipe and curb, stop cock and the box attached thereto,
and all like fixtures between the public main and the private pipes
and fixtures, either on public or private property, shall be under
the charge and subject to the directions of the Superintendent of
the Water Department, and shall be kept in good repair and condition,
at the expense of the owner or owners of the premises supplied; the
expense to be collected in the same manner as the water rent.
No person except the Superintendent of the Water Department
or other persons authorized by him or the Borough Council shall open
or close the stop cocks or valves in any public or private street
main.
The Superintendent of the Water Department or other persons
authorized by him or by the Borough Council shall at all reasonable
hours have free access to all parts of the premises to which water
may be supplied for the purpose of inspection, examination of fixtures,
and for any other lawful purpose, and no person shall resist or refuse
such free access to the Superintendent of the Water Department or
other persons authorized by him or by the Borough Council.
All permits shall be granted upon the express conditions that
if from any cause the supply of water shall fail, the Borough shall
not be held liable for any damage that may arise in consequence thereof.
All persons who may be supplied with water from any of the Borough
mains shall keep their own service pipes, curb boxes, stop cocks and
apparatus in good condition and repair and shall protect them from
frost at their own expense and shall prevent all unnecessary waste
of water.
The Borough shall in nowise be liable for damage resulting by
reason of the breakage of any service pipe, service cock or other
fixtures, or for damages arising from shutting off water to repair
main or make private connection with the same, provided, however,
that reasonable notice shall be given to persons using water for steam
purposes.
In all cases where water shall be turned off for nonpayment
of rent or for the violation of any provisions of this chapter or
any of the rules and regulations relating to the use of water, it
shall not be turned on again until all expenses incident to the turning
off and on of the water, together with rent and interest thereon,
or the fine which may be imposed shall be paid, and should the water
be unlawfully turned on again without payment as herein provided,
it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the Water Department
or the Borough Council to cause the ferrule to be drawn, and it shall
not be inserted again until all the arrears of rent or fines and penalties
and all expenses in connection with the nonpayment or violation shall
be paid.
In every case where the water shall be turned off for nonpayment
of water rent or for violation of any of the provisions of this article,
or rules or regulations of the Water Department, the sum of $1 shall
become due and payable as expense in addition to other expenses herein
provided for and shall be paid before the water shall be turned on
again.
It shall be unlawful for any person to open or close any of
the stop cocks or valves under the charge of the Water Department
without being duly authorized by the Superintendent of the Water Department.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the water to flow
unnecessarily from any part of the private pipe or fixtures thereof,
or permit any waste of water on his or her premises, or the premises
by him or her occupied, either within the building or enclosure, or
any street or alley.
In the event the Superintendent of the Water Department or Borough
Council shall have reason to believe that there is actual or probable
violation, evasion or disregard of the provisions of this chapter
or any of the rules and regulations relating to the distribution of
water to any building or premises into or through which pipes for
conducting a supply of water may be laid, it shall and may be lawful
for the Superintendent of the Water Department or other persons by
him or the Borough Council duly authorized to enter at all reasonable
times into such building or premises for the purpose of examination
of the pipe or conduit or other fixtures, to ascertain whether the
same are in proper condition and repair, or for cutting off pipes
of communication or for shutting off the stop cocks or attaching ferrules
when water rent remains unpaid as aforesaid. It shall be unlawful
for any person to resist or oppose the making of such examinations
as hereinabove set forth or doing such work as hereinabove set forth.
Where a service pipe has been laid on premises, water shall
not be taken therefrom to supply any other premises, notwithstanding
the ownership of both may be in one and the same person.
The Borough Council may, if it deems advisable upon application,
make appropriate provisions for supplying water to properties in front
of which no main exists.
No person shall be allowed to attach to, alter, or extend any
service pipe or make any alterations in any corporation cock or curb
cock, or do any other work for the purpose of increasing the facilities
for obtaining water, except upon first securing a permit therefor
from the Superintendent of the Water Department of the Borough Council.
No person except firemen in the discharge of their duties, the
Street Superintendent or other lawfully authorized to do so, shall
open or in any other manner interfere with any fire hydrant.
