A. 
All persons owning, having or occupying lots, parcels or tracts of land situated within the Town of Seneca Falls water service area having thereon buildings or structures of any kind connected to the waterworks shall pay to the Town Clerk, at the times provided by the Town Board, rents and charges as may be fixed by the Town Board from time to time and based on the criteria set forth in the following sections.
B. 
In addition to the current schedules of water rates, a new category, applying to consumers within the Town limits only using over 150,000 cubic feet per month, is to be added, and the rate for such users is to be set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
C. 
In the case of a water customer experiencing excessive water charges that are proven attributable to an undetected leak on his or her property, the Town of Seneca Falls will offer relief based on the following guidelines:
(1) 
When a customer contacts the Town Water and Sewer Billing Office regarding what he or she has been billed for water and his or her consumption is above normal, he or she will be advised to check for possible leaks in his or her system.
(2) 
If a leak is detected, it must be repaired without delay.
(3) 
Once the leak has been repaired, the customer may apply in writing to the Water and Sewer Billing Office requesting relief for the portion in excess of his or her normal usage. The subject request must include details of where the detected leak was on the property along with name, property address and phone number.
(4) 
The Water and Sewer Billing Office will submit the request to the Town Supervisor for review and recommendation to the Town Board. This will be done after the next regularly scheduled meter reading for the subject property which reflects normal consumption.
(5) 
The Town Supervisor will review each request on a case-by-case basis and recommend either to grant or deny the submitted request to the Town Board by resolution. Credit will be granted one time only per property and consist of 50% credit of the portion in excess of normal usage.
(6) 
The Town Board will either accept or reject the recommendation of the Town Supervisor and indicate final action by resolution.
(7) 
If approval is granted, credit will be applied to the customer's account and a new bill will be issued.
(8) 
If approval is not granted, the Town Clerk will correspond with the customer, advising him or her of the decision.
Revenues to be derived from water rents shall be levied on all property connected to and receiving or able to receive water from the waterworks. The water rent shall include a minimum charge plus a unit price for the quantity of water consumed as determined by periodic water meter readings. The frequency of meter readings and billings and the amounts of minimum charges and unit price for water shall be reviewed by the Town Supervisor from time to time and their recommendations filed with the Town Board. The schedules so determined shall be established in accordance with appropriate Town law and published and available to all Town water system users.
A. 
Each water rent levied pursuant to this chapter is hereby made a lien on the premises; and if the same is not paid within 30 days after it shall be due and payable, it shall be certified to the Town Clerk, who shall place the same on the real property tax bill for that year with interest and penalties allowed by law and be collected as other Town taxes are collected.
B. 
Those water consumers who have not paid their bills 30 days after bills have been rendered for the services described herein, and at the rate prescribed herein, shall be deemed to be delinquent, and the service to their premises may be discontinued. Such service shall not be restored until proper settlement of the delinquent customer's account has been made to the satisfaction to the Clerk, together with any additional costs which might have been incurred by the Town in discontinuing or restoring the delinquent customer's service.
A. 
A partial credit to the extent of a maximum of 50% of water and sewer charges shall be applied to the accounts of certain persons with limited income who are 65 years of age or older and reside within the Town of Seneca Falls limits, meeting all other requirements set forth in a policy adopted by the Town Board and amended from time to time.
B. 
The maximum income level for the credit set forth in Subsection A is established at the current maximum income eligibility for the senior citizen tax exemption in Chapter 266, Taxation, Article I, of the Code of the Town of Seneca Falls.
Additional charges above and beyond water rents may be imposed on Town water customers, including returned check fees, service fees, invoice fees and the like.
A. 
Returned check fees.
(1) 
The Town will charge the account of the intended account a returned check fee for all checks returned to the Water Office. The amount will be as permitted by New York State law and will be applied to the customer’s water bill.
(2) 
Upon notice from the Town’s financial institution, the account clerk shall cause such correction to be made. The actual costs of making such correction will be billed to the account and the customer’s failure to pay on the account shall be deemed as delinquent.
B. 
Service fees and invoiced fees for additional services and work related to water and sewer services in the Town.
(1) 
When these charges are incurred and go unpaid for a period of 30 days, the Town will send a second notice stating "payable upon receipt."
(2) 
If unpaid by the next billing cycle, charges will be placed on the water account. The owner, as designated on the application for water service, is ultimately the responsible party; by completing the application for water service, the homeowner is accepting responsibility for all water rents and additional charges placed on the account.
(3) 
Upon delinquency, the account clerk shall issue a notice advising that if the delinquency is not corrected within 15 days, the Town will cause such correction to be made and the actual costs of making such correction will be billed to the account. Upon failure to pay on the account, the same shall be added to the next real property tax bill of the owner as designated on the application for water service.
From time to time the Town sells metered water from hydrants to water haulers. These haulers are supplying water to their customers, who may or may not be Town customers, and the Town has no regulation over the usage. Therefore this section is enacted to clarify charges for such sales.
A. 
Haulers will incur an initial daily fee as set by the Town Board for the privilege of obtaining water from a hydrant, as well as incur a rate charge per cubic foot of water metered at the usage rate used for customers above 1,200 cubic feet each time the hauler contracts with the Town to use the hydrant.
(1) 
Haulers will incur an interest rate of 10% on balances due past 30 days.
(2) 
Haulers will incur a returned check fee upon notice from the Town’s financial institution.
(3) 
Haulers may also be denied the ability to purchase water if billing issues appear as a result of late payments or several returned checks fees are incurred, as well as if any legal litigation is needed to collect charges. Haulers may also be denied connection in the event that unauthorized use of the hydrants is determined by the Town.
B. 
Haulers must submit company billing information and driver information prior to requesting a purchase, as the charges associated with the purchase will be invoiced to the company.
C. 
Haulers must provide notice of intended purchase, with information regarding the date of use, length of use and approximate amount of intended use, prior to authorization to connect at the designated hydrant so that a meter may be placed at the location and meter reading obtained to ensure proper billing.