[Amended 12-15-2004 by L.L. No. 10-2004; 10-18-2006 by L.L. No.
4-2006; 7-25-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011; 6-22-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
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Type
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Rate
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Estimated fee
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Residential
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$100
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Commercial
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$500
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Final reads, residential
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$50
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Water tap fee
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Residential
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$1,800
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Commercial
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$2,500
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Noncompliance
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Residential
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$1,000
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Commercial
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$2,500
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Purchase of meter
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$325
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Water turn-on
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$75
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Water turn-on due to leak
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No charge unless caused by customer, then $100
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Water turn-off
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$75
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Water turn-off due to leak
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No charge unless caused by customer, then $100
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Broken seal, fine and arrest
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$1,000
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Meter testing (1-inch or under)
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Residential
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$100
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Commercial
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$250
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Fire service fees, biannually
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$500
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Fire service fee (Hilton), per month
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$150
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Water sample (Amtrak), per month
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$75
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Fire service (Amtrak), biannually
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$500
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Hydrant meter use, with Water Department approval
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$250
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Hydrant meter, monthly
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$100
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Hydrant water charge, per 1,000 gallons
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$1 above rate
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Cost per 1,000 gallons
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$5.95
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Water surcharge fee per 1,000 gallons
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$3.66
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Minimum charge, 6 months (per 12,060 gallons)
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$75
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Minimum charge, commercial
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$55
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Out-of-City customers (line fee)
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25% of bill
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Unauthorized use of hydrant, fine and arrest
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$2,500
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Noncompliance for faulty equipment
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$250 for 30 days not complying, then $500 every month thereafter
until completed
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Sewer line maintenance fee
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Residential
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5% of bill
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Commercial
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10% of bill
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Water theft fines
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Residential
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$2,500, with arrest
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Commercial
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$3,500, with arrest
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Relevy charge
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$250
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Reconnect fee due to nonpayment
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$500
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A.
It is hereby further ordered, directed and established that there
shall be assessed a penalty of $250 for any broken seal on a water
meter discovered by City Water Department personnel.
B.
Homeowners shall immediately notify the Water Department should a
water meter seal be accidentally broken and shall request its repair.
Absent such notification and request, the penalty herein prescribed
shall be assessed and added to the homeowner's next succeeding water
bill.
It is hereby further ordered, directed and established that,
effective August 1, 2000, there shall be assessed a penalty of 10%
of the total amount billed on all bills paid later than 30 days from
the mailing of the bill; a penalty of 15% of the total amount billed
on all bills paid later than 60 days from the mailing of the bill;
all bills paid after 90 days from the date of the mailings shall be
assessed a penalty of 20% of the total amount billed; and such.
[Added 4-18-2018 by L.L.
No. 3-2018]
Unpaid water charges shall be the personal responsibility of
the owner and shall be a lien upon the real property in connection
with unpaid water charges. Where the water charge has been billed
in a timely manner, those charges remaining unpaid through the first
Friday after July 4 of each year shall be added to the following year's
City tax bill and be collected and enforced in the same manner and
at the same time as may be provided by law for the collection and
enforcement of City taxes. Notwithstanding the above, should July
4 in any year fall on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, unpaid water
charges must be paid by the following Monday, or these charges shall
result in a lien upon the property.
A.
Estimated reading. It is further ordered, directed and established
that, effective August 1, 2000, homeowners whose water meters have
not been read by Water Department personnel after reasonable attempts,
including the delivery of notice by drop tag at the residence, shall
be billed at an estimated rate of the average of the last two billing
cycles based upon actual readings.
B.
Overpayment refund procedure. Any overpayments made pursuant to the policy set forth in Subsection A shall be refundable upon order of the Common Council. To effectuate such refund, the Water Department shall notify the Water Committee of the Common Council, who shall cause to be prepared a resolution authorizing such refund.
C.
Fines. If after all notices have been delivered pursuant to Subsection A hereinbefore referenced during the preceding two billing cycles attempting to schedule an actual reading and a second estimated reading is assessed, there will be billed in addition to the estimated minimum charge a nonrefundable fine of $25 for each billing cycle until such time as their water meter is inspected and read by Water Department personnel.
[Amended 7-25-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
The Commissioner of Water shall have the power and it shall
be his or her duty to charge the City at large a reasonable amount
per annum for use of water in the public buildings of the City and
other public use and it shall be included in the annual tax budget
approved by the Common Council and Mayor.
The Commissioner of Water shall have the authority to promulgate
and enforce rules and regulations, including those created, separately
and in addition by direction of the Mayor or by ordinance of the City
Council.
A.
All water services, including fire service lines, will only be provided
through a meter which has been installed or approved by the City Water
Department, or the City Engineer.
B.
All customers will have at a minimum one meter.
C.
The City Water Department will furnish and install all meters up
to and including one-inch. All meters larger than one inch will be
provided and installed by the customer at the customer's expense and
shall be of a size, type and make approved by the City Water Department
or City Engineer. In addition to the cost of all meters larger than
one inch, the customer shall also be responsible for all costs of
review/engineering of meter installation.
D.
The City Water Department will maintain, repair and test, when necessary,
all meters installed by the City Water Department. On meters larger
than one inch, all replacement, repairs and testing shall be done
by or at the expense of the customer. In case of any questions as
to maintenance, repairs or testing, the decision of the City Water
Department shall be final.
E.
If a meter furnished by the City has to be replaced for any cause
which, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Water, was the result
of any violation of these rules or of any act of negligence or omission
by the customer, the customer will be charged all costs as determined
by the Commissioner of Water, to be no less than $75.
F.
All existing customers at the time of adoption of this legislation
shall have a grace period of 180 days to fully comply with this legislation.
Failure to do so shall be cause for the City Water Department to impose
a fine of $250 per day from the date of the notification by the City
Water Department.
[Amended 7-25-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
A.
Testing. Upon application accompanied by uniform fee of $100 for
residential and $250 for commercial accounts (one inch or under),
the owner or occupant of any property to which water is being furnished
shall be entitled to have his meter tested. In the event that such
test shows that the meter measures accurately within the limits established
by the American Water Works Association, the application fee shall
be retained by the City, otherwise the fee shall be returned to the
applicant. The standard specifications of the American Water Works
Association shall be used for testing all meters one inch or under.
B.
Final read. If upon request to the Water Department a final reading
is performed and reported, then there shall be a uniform fee for reading
and administration in the amount of $50.
C.
Termination and reconnect fee. If at the request of the homeowner
water service is shut off by the Water Department at the curb box,
there shall be a uniform fee of $75.
A.
Annual leak survey. There shall be annual leak surveys conducted
in May, contracted by and between the Water Department and qualified
professionals, to determine annual water loss in the distribution
system.
B.
Maintenance. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Water to
take corrective action as he or she may deem necessary.
[Amended 7-25-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
A.
Upon application to and approval by the Commissioner of Water, accompanied
by a uniform fee of $250, a party may utilize the hydrant system accompanied
by a hydrant meter approved by the Department of Water, plus the cost
of water usage equal to $1 per thousand gallons above the rate charged
to residential users.
B.
A fee shall be paid for the use of a hydrant meter made available pursuant to Subsection A of this section, equal to $100 for each thirty-day period the meter is issued to the applicant.
C.
There shall be a fine imposed in the amount of $2,500 and arrest
for any unauthorized use of the hydrant system.
A.
Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner
to report instances of malfunction of any portion of the water system
on private property.
B.
Maintenance. Any maintenance required as a result of actions or negligence
on the part of the property owner shall be the responsibility of the
property owner. The property owner shall have 15 days to provide proof
of corrective action to the Commissioner of Water.
C.
Fine. Noncompliance for proper corrective action shall result in
a fine of $1,000 for residents and $2,500 for commercial.
[Amended 7-25-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
Enforcement of any and all provisions of Chapter 175 shall be empowered to the Commissioner of Water, his designee or the Police Department.
