[1971 Code § 5-4.1; New]
All applications for water service shall be made to the Borough
Engineer. There shall be charged the amount of $750 as a separate
assessment fee for each residential and commercial installation.
Any developer who donates facilities to the Borough of Matawan
such as water mains, manholes, hydrants or valves shall be entitled
to a credit against the seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollar assessment
fee in an amount to be determined by the Borough Engineer after an
evaluation of the costs of the facilities donated, but in no event
shall the credit exceed 75% of the assessed fee.
[Ord. No. 94-33]
Any new multiple unit use of any user class, if the same is
new construction or if the same is conversion of existing single unit
user to two or more unit users of any class, shall have separate water
connections and separate water meters for each unit user unless it
shall be determined by the Construction Code Official that separate
water lines and separate meters are physically impossible to install
because of either conditions of the site or the availability of the
same from the main lines of the Matawan Borough Water System.
[1971 Code § 5-4.3; New]
The Water Department has the right to check the accuracy of
a meter at any time. However, if an accuracy check is requested by
the consumer, then the consumer shall pay a fee equal to the fee charged
to the Borough by the testing facility.
[1971 Code § 5-4.3; Ord. No. 98-1; Ord. No. 05-02; New; Ord. No. 08-04 § 1; Ord. No. 08-23; Ord. No. 09-23; Ord. No. 10-04; Ord. No. 14-05; Ord. No.
14-11; amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-09; 5-16-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-10]
a.
The owner of any premises with a connection to the Matawan Borough
Water System shall pay the Borough for the use of such water services
a quarterly fee as follows.
b.
Minimum quarterly rate of $35.02 will be billed for each account
connected to the Matawan Borough Water System.
c.
An additional charge per quarter will be added based on the following
formula:
1.
All water consumption less than 4,000 cubic feet will be billed $60.70
per 1,000 cubic feet.
2.
All water consumption greater than 4,000 cubic feet but less than
7,500 cubic feet will be billed $66.53 per 1,000 cubic feet.
3.
All water consumption greater than 7,500 cubic feet will be billed
$70.04 per 1,000 cubic feet.
4.
The water rates to be charged quarterly by the Borough to users outside
the Borough shall be the same as those rates charged to Borough residents.
5.
(Reserved)
6.
A separate minimum quarterly charge in accordance with paragraphs
c1 through 5above, whichever is applicable, shall be made to the owner
of any premises for each and every unit thereof, and where the consumer
is a public or private school, such minimum quarterly charge shall
be made for each classroom thereof. In the case of duplex homes, multiple
user unit structures or buildings, and schools, the quarterly charge
shall be calculated by dividing the meter reading by the number of
user units or classrooms, as appropriate, serviced by the meter, to
obtain the average unit consumption, and then multiplying the applicable
rate for such average unit consumption as set forth in paragraphs
c1 through 4 above, by the number of user units or classrooms serviced
by the meter.
7.
Liability for the payment of the quarterly charge shall commence
upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each such user
unit, and in the case of public or private schools, upon the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy for such school.
8.
Bulk water purchase contracts may be entered into by the Borough
where meter reading, individual billing, and all service beyond the
bulk service connections is not the responsibility of the Water Department.
In addition, water purchase contracts may be entered into by the Borough
where individual meter reading is not the responsibility of the Water
Department.
9.
MXU Transmitters $160.
[1971 Code § 5-4.3 e., h; Ord.
No. 07-16; Ord. No. 09-24]
a.
No water shall be furnished to any consumer unless there is first
installed by the superintendent of the Water Department at the expense
of the consumer, a meter with an outdoor reading device with remote
register in sufficient capacity to measure the water needed for the
use of the consumer. There shall be a water meter charge which shall
reflect the cost of the water meter and a reasonable installation
charge as determined by a resolution of the Borough Council. The water
meter shall at all times remain the property of the Borough but the
cost of maintenance by the Borough shall be assigned to the owner.
b.
No meter shall be installed in a crawl space or other area which
is inaccessible to a meter reader.
c.
The cost for a new meter shall be $175.
[1971 Code §§ 5-4.3e., 5-4.7; Ord. No. 05-13; New; Ord. No. 07-16; Ord. No. 09-24]
a.
There shall also be charged a fee of $30 for turning off or on, for
a final shut off or a final meter reading. If a new water shut off
tap is required, there shall be a fee of $10. Water may be furnished
to the owner of a building in the course of construction providing
he first obtains the written permission of the Superintendent of the
Water Department.
b.
Cost of Water Usage from Hydrants. The property owner and general
contractor of any development shall, prior to the use of any fire
hydrant, have the Matawan Water Department personnel connect a meter
and an appropriate back flow preventor to the hydrant to monitor the
amount of water used.
The meter shall be supplied by the owner and general contractor
and the installation be paid for by the owner and general contractor.
The owner and general contractor shall pay for the actual amount
of water used according to current rates. Upon application to the
Superintendent of the Water Department and with his written approval,
fire hydrants may be employed by approved personnel during construction.
The person granted permission to use fire hydrants for such purpose
shall indemnify the Borough and hold it harmless from any damage,
suit, liability or other adverse action resulting from such use.
c.
Any user of water from a Borough fire hydrant, for any reason not
previously stated in this chapter, shall be charged a fee of $3.05
per 1000 gallons.
[1971 Code § 5-4.4; Ord. No. 07-16; Ord. No. 09-24]
All water rents shall be payable by the 28th day of the month
that the bills are received at the office of the Water and Sewer Department.
On all water rents or portion thereof remaining unpaid after billing
date there shall be added a penalty in the amount of 2% for each month
water rents or any portion thereof remain unpaid. On all water rents
or any portion thereof remaining unpaid 30 days after the billing
date and due notice, the water shall be shut off from the premises
and suit may be instituted for the recovery of the fees. The fee for
shutting off shall be $40 or for turning on the water shall be $40.
[Ord. No. 09-15]
In the event the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Matawan
are satisfied that there did exist an extraordinary circumstance over
which the water unit user had no control or dominion, then it is,
at their discretion, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Matawan
shall have the authority to authorize a payment plan being a minimum
payment equal to 1/3 of the quarterly bill in which the extraordinary
and unforeseen circumstances occurred, when bill is due and two equal
subsequent monthly payments of the remaining balance.
[1971 Code § 5-4.3f; New]
Any frozen water service lines from the curb shut off valve
to the consumer, shall be the responsibility of the consumer to repair
or to thaw. Any work undertaken by the Water Department to rectify
a frozen service line shall be done only with the understanding that
the consumer shall pay for any and all such work. If it is necessary
to replace a frozen meter, the consumer shall pay the cost of the
meter plus a service charge of $25.
[1971 Code § 5-4.3 g; New; Ord.
No. 07-16; Ord. No. 09-24]
All hydrants located on private property or in a municipality
other than Matawan Borough shall be assessed a service fee of $60
per hydrant per quarter. Such service fee shall be paid by the private
property owner or the municipality, as the case may be.
[1971 Code § 5-4.5]
The Mayor and Council reserve the right to change rates, rules
and regulations for the use of water from time to time. The Council
may order the water shut off for alterations, extensions and repairs
and to restrict the supply of water whenever it may be necessary or
expedient.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6a]
No person other than the Superintendent of the Water Department
or his agent shall open or shut the stop cocks, fire hydrants or water
gates attached to the pipe or service. No person shall break or injure
or do any damage whatever to the pumps, station house or machinery
under the control of the Borough or to the fire hydrants, stop cocks,
water gates or other fixtures.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6b]
No person shall carry off the public water in any way whatever
from fire hydrants. Any person intending to erect a new building shall,
upon application to the Superintendent of the Water Department, be
entitled to a permit for the use of public water to each house by
paying the usual charges which shall commence from the date of the
permit.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6c]
No person shall obstruct free access to any fire hydrant, water
meter, curb stop or other fixtures connected with the public water
supply, by placing thereon stone, brick, dirt, lumber or other material.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6d]
The water shall not be turned on in any premises except by the
Superintendent of the Water Department or his authorized agent. Where
new connections are being made, it may be turned on by the Plumbing
Subcode Official to test the work but he shall turn it off immediately
thereafter and cause it to remain off until the Superintendent of
the Water Department or his agent visits the premises to inspect the
house fixtures and plumbing. Where houses are vacant in the months
of December, January and February and remain vacant for an indefinite
period, the Superintendent may, upon written request, turn the water
off from the premises at the expense of the applicant.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6e]
The Superintendent of the Water Department or other authorized
persons shall at all reasonable hours have free access to all parts
of the premises to which the public water is supplied, for the purpose
of inspection and examination of pipes and fixtures and for inspecting
meters.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6f]
All permits shall be granted upon the express condition that
if for any reason the supply of water fails, the Borough shall not
be liable for any damages.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6g]
All persons who are supplied with water from any of the water
mains shall keep their pipes and fixtures in good condition and repair
and sufficiently protect them from frost and breakage. The Mayor and
Council shall keep in repair, at its own expense, the portion of each
service lying between the street main and the curb stop.
[1971 Code § 5-4.6h, Ord. No. 96-56]
In all cases where water has been turned off for nonpayment
of water rents or for the violation of any other rule or regulation,
it shall not again be turned on until all expenses caused by the turning
off and on of the water together with the rent have been paid. All
payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall be made by cash, certified
check or money order.
(Former Section 22-9, Credit Against Water Bill Under Certain
Circumstances, previously codified herein and containing portions
of Ordinance No. 98-17 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No.
09-12.)
