[Ord. No. 68,
§ 6.1, eff. 8-10-1979; Ord. No. 68-15, eff. 9-22-1989; Ord. No. 68-19, 5-3-1993; Ord. No. 68-23, § 1.1, 4-2-2001; Ord. of 2-3-2003, § 1(1.1); amended 11-16-2015 by Ord. No. 153]
Except as provided in this division, water supply service provided
by the water supply system shall be paid by the owner or occupant
of each lot or parcel of land, building, or premises connected to
the water supply system based on water meter readings of water used
by such owner or occupant. The water use charges shall be as follows:
(1)
For all water meter readings, the water commodity charge shall be
per 1,000 gallons of water used.
(2)
For customers with a second water meter for irrigation purposes,
the water irrigation commodity charge shall be per 1,000 gallons of
water used.
(3)
A water readiness-to-serve fixed charge is imposed and covers a portion
of the fixed costs of the operation, maintenance and repair of the
water system infrastructure owned by the Township, as well as a portion
of the fixed water system costs incurred by the Township from the
governmental agency supplying water to the Township.
(4)
A water irrigation readiness-to-serve fixed charge is imposed and
covers the fixed costs incurred by the Township in servicing and maintaining
the second water meter.
(5)
A water bond debt service fixed charge is imposed and covers a portion
of the fixed bond debt payments that the Township is required to pay
for improvements to the Township water system.
(6)
Fixed charges for water readiness-to-serve, water bond debt service
and water irrigation readiness-to-serve will be applied to the customer's
bill by one of the following:
a.
For single-family residential customers with one dwelling unit located
on the premises, the fixed charge for water shall be the fixed charge
times one dwelling unit.
b.
For residential and nonresidential customers where more than one
dwelling unit on a premises is served by a single water connection,
the fixed charge for water shall be the fixed charge times the number
of dwelling units served by such single water connection.
[Amended 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
d.
Any
nonresidential meter that is installed after the date of this subsection
must be a one-inch meter or greater.
[Added 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
(7)
If any meter fails to register properly, the customer will be charged
at the average quarterly or monthly consumption rate as shown by the
meter over the preceding four quarters or six months, as the case
may be. If the meter was inoperative for such four quarters or six
months, the charge will be based on the longest consecutive period
the meter was operating.
(8)
Where water is furnished and a meter is not installed, the Board
shall fix a use based on unit charges paid by similar uses, or such
other criteria. Special rates may be established by the Board for
special circumstances or situations where a special rate is deemed
proper, advisable, fair and equitable.
(9)
For temporary use or use during construction, including water used
from the hydrants, the user shall obtain a permit from the Department
and shall pay a fee for such connection. The Director shall measure
the quantity of water used and bill the user in accordance with the
water use rate stated in this division. A cash bond shall be deposited
with the Department to cover any damage to the hydrant, meter and
miscellaneous equipment during such temporary use or use during construction.
The hydrant rental charges are based on meter sizes reflected in Appendix
A.[2]
[Amended 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Township offices.
(10)
No free service shall be furnished to any person or any public
agency or department of such agency.
(11)
The Township Fire Department shall pay to the water fund an
annual fire hydrant rental fee per hydrant for each hydrant connected
to the system. The fee will finance all hydrant operation, maintenance,
depreciation and replacement costs. The hydrant rental fee is set
forth in Appendix A.[3]
[Amended 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Township offices.
(12)
A fire hydrant commodity charge shall be paid by the Township
Fire Department for all water consumed from the water system to fight
fires, for training, and other related activities. The volume used
shall be reported weekly to the Water Department based upon actual
measured volumes and estimated volumes from fire reports and other
Fire Department records. The fire hydrant commodity charge shall be
established by the Township Board from time to time by resolution.
(13)
A water main preparation fee for all newly installed water mains in the Township shall be charged to the contractor responsible for the installation of such water mains as a condition of acceptance as part of the Township water system. This charge shall be utilized for water used in cleaning, disinfecting and flushing newly installed water mains and shall be collected before the start of the proposed construction. The fees shall be the product of the water commodity charge established under Subsection (1) of this section multiplied by five times the cubic capacity of the newly installed water mains expressed in gallons. Calculation of the preparation charge by the Department shall be final.
(14)
All
fees associated with this section of the chapter will be amended by
resolution of the Township Board of Trustees.
[Added 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
[Ord. No. 68,
§ 6.2, eff. 8-10-1979; Ord. No. 68-21, § 1(6.2),
eff. 12-3-1998; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
(a)
In addition to all other charges provided in this division, each
premises connecting to the water supply system shall pay a connection
fee. No connection shall be made to the water supply system until
the applicant has paid the necessary connection fee for the premises
in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
The connection fee for a water service will vary based on the
size of the service being connected to the water system. Connection
fee charges will be amended by resolution of the Township Board of
Trustees.
(b)
The fees charged for a water service connection shall be for the
following items as shown in Appendix A:[1]
(1)
Installation of a water service from the water supply outlet
at the public water main to a point at or near the right-of-way line,
including the curb stop and stop box.
(2)
Furnishing and installing a meter on the premises, including
an outside meter reading device.
(3)
Inspection of the water service line between the meter and the
curb stop.
(4)
The purchase of materials, including but not limited to meters,
stop boxes, reading devices, appurtenances, etc., from the Township
to be installed by others.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Township
offices.
(c)
(Reserved)
(d)
A fee shall be charged for service shut-off and turn-on when requested
by the user. This fee shall be updated in Appendix A by resolution
of the Township Board of Trustees.
(e)
The person for whose benefit the connection is made shall, on behalf
of himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, hold
the municipality harmless for any loss or damage that may in any way
be occasioned by the making of such connection.
(f)
All water meters and radio read devices shall remain the property
of and be under the sole control of the Department.
(g)
The applicant shall install, at the applicant's expense, the
water service line from the curb stop to the meter. Connection fees
shall be paid at the time of application for a permit for such connection.
(h)
A second connection for water usage will require installation of
a second meter and an outside meter reading device. The user shall
pay actual Township costs of materials and labor for installation
of such meter and the making of such connection in advance as included
in Appendix A.
(i)
Every unit or separate address of a condominium, strip mall, townhouse
or office shall be considered a separate unit and shall pay its own
water service connection fee and capital charge and have a separate
service connection to the water main.
(j)
A connection for fire suppression will be based on the size of the
fire suppression pipe connecting to the water main.
(k)
All water usage shall be at the same rate as established in Appendix
A.
[Ord. No. 68,
§ 6.3, eff. 8-10-1979; Ord. No. 68-22, § 1, 3-20-2000; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186]
(a)
In addition to all other charges provided in this division, each
premises connecting to the water supply or sanitary sewer system shall
pay a capital charge. Such fee shall be paid at the time an application
for a permit to connect to the water supply or sanitary sewer system
is made.
(b)
Capital charges for both water and sanitary sewer capital charges
shall be based on water meter sizes as shown in Appendix A.[1] Capital charges for in-line or sequential meters shall
be based on the largest sized meter. Capital charges are applied for
all separate meters.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Township
offices.
(c)
Downsizing a meter does not constitute a new connection and no new
capital charge will be applied.
(d)
Upsizing a meter does constitute a new connection and fees shall
be based on the new meter size less the charges applied for the current
meter size.
(e)
The capital charge is composed of fees that are related to both water
and sewer infrastructure. The percentage that is related to each system
can be found in Appendix A.
(f)
Each premises that connects to both the water supply and sanitary
sewer system shall pay 100% of the capital charge at time of application.
(g)
Any premises that connects to only one of the systems will pay the
percentage of the capital charge related to that system at time of
application. The remainder of the capital charge will be paid when
the application to the other connection is requested.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 64-184, Water debt service charge,
adopted by Ord. No. 68, § 6.4, effective 8-10-1979, as amended,
was repealed 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 186.
[Added 1-29-2014 by Ord.
No. 141]
Any and all rates, charges or fees set forth in this article
may be increased, decreased or otherwise adjusted by resolution of
the Township Board of Trustees. Such resolution shall be posted in
the office of the Township Clerk and on the Township's website within
seven days of the adoption by the Board.
