Rates for water consumption shall be established from time to time by the Town Council pursuant to the Charter of the Town of Selbyville.
A. 
A water service charge shall be established each year.
B. 
The water service charge shall be sufficient to reimburse the Town for sums to be expended for operating, maintaining and improving the water system and may include, for a proportion, as determined by the Town, of sums to be expended for retiring bonds which have been issued for planning, designing, acquiring and constructing the water system.
C. 
In the form and content determined to be appropriate by the Town, the water service charge shall be developed based upon consideration of such factors as volume, capacity or peak rates of flow, and the number of equivalent dwelling units assigned to the users of the water system. In the development of the water service charge, consideration shall also be given to complying with regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Public Law 92-500, as amended.
D. 
Where a property subject to a water service charge is equipped with a water meter, the portion of the water charge related to water consumption may be based on or computed on the consumption of water as indicated by the water meter. The quantity of water consumed shall be presumed to be the same as the volume of wastewater discharge to the water system. For properties not serviced by a water meter or where metered water consumption is not known, an estimated quantity of water use associated with the number of equivalent dwelling units assigned to the property shall be used in lieu of metered water consumption.
Water meter rates shall be established by the Mayor and Council and shall be used to determine the charge for water served to properties equipped with a water meter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 3.1.2, regarding a charge for properties not equipped with water meters, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 114.
A. 
Area impact charge shall be that one-time fee, rate, charge or assessment imposed by the Town on an owner of a new, remodeled, restored or enlarged residential, commercial, institutional or industrial structure or structures, or any combination thereof, to which water service is provided or to be provided by the Town of Selbyville which had not been previously served by the Town of Selbyville or which, while not requiring the expansion of the water distribution system or the construction of new facilities, contributes to the decreasing of an adequate reserve for furnishing water service within the area served by the Town of Selbyville and shall be a pro rata share of the use of the capacity of the water distribution system determined by the Town Council based upon the size of the property, the use to which the property is to be put, and the amount determined by the Town Council to be sufficient to compensate the Town of Selbyville for any capital expansion costs required to plan, design, acquire and construct facilities with adequate capacity to serve new users of the water distribution system. The area impact charge shall be payable at a time or times determined by the Town Council.
B. 
When a new, remodeled, restored or enlarged residential, commercial, institutional or industrial structure or structures or any combination thereof, is connected or is to be connected to the water distribution system or the use of such structure is increased or intensified, decreasing the reserve for furnishing water service to the residents and property owners of the Town, whether or not requiring the construction of new facilities or the expansion or enlargement of existing facilities, the area impact charge shall be the cost of constructing new facilities to serve the number of units of the type and use to be connected to the water distribution system at the time the charge is imposed. The cost of all service lines from the water distribution main to the building to be served shall be entirely that of the owner. The area impact charge shall be applicable to the list of structures of establishments or facilities to which EDUs are assigned pursuant to this Part 1, which will use the water treatment facilities leased or owned by the Town. The area impact charge shall apply to each dwelling(s) or building(s) located on a lot or parcel and to each other establishment or facility to which EDUs are assigned pursuant to this Part 1.
C. 
The amount required from dwellings, structures or other establishments or facilities to which EDUs area assigned pursuant to this Part 1 subject to the area impact charge to compensate the Town shall be based upon the number of EDUs as determined in this Part 1 and the amount to be recovered by the charge is determined by the Town. Any increase in the number of EDUs shall result in the assessment of additional area impact charge(s).
D. 
The area impact charge provided for herein shall be in addition to all other charges and assessments made in connection with the furnishing of water service and shall be billed and payable in a manner determined by the Town. The area impact charge shall be a lien on the property and shall be collected by the Town as part of the Town taxes. Properties against which such area impact charges are levied shall be liable for the payment of the impact charges in the same manner as they are liable for other Town taxes.
E. 
Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU); fixture unit (FU).
(1) 
Equivalent dwelling unit, hereinafter referred to as "EDU," is an arbitrary term used to express the load-producing effects on the water system caused by one dwelling place.
(2) 
Fixture unit, hereinafter referred to as "FU," is a quantity in terms of which load-producing effects on the water system of sanitary fixtures are expressed on some arbitrarily chosen scale.
F. 
Equivalent dwelling units shall be determined as enumerated below:
Type of Establishment
Number of EDUs
1.
House or dwelling with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedroom(s) separate from  kitchen.
1.0
2.
House or dwelling with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen and attached to other dwelling or structures.
1.0
3.
Mobile home with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen.
1.0
4.
Apartment with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen.
1.0
5.
Efficiency unit or a rental vacation cottage having a living space in one room and having one bath.
.6
6.
Motel or hotel room without kitchen and with bath.
1/3
7.
Gas station with one service bay.
2.0
8.
Each additional gas station service bay in excess of one.
1.0
9.
Retail store(s) building 0.10 gallon per day per square foot, 300 gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per 3,000 square feet)
1.0 min./bld.
10.
Laundromat 300 gallons per day per washer. 300 gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per washer)
6.0 min.
11.
Office units 0.3 gallons per day per square foot, 300 gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per 1,000 square feet)
1.0 min./bld.
Establishments listed below, listed 12 through 17, shall be assigned EDUs as multiples of a basic dwelling house having an assignment of one EDU. A basic dwelling house shall be considered as:
One sink
2 FU
One toilet
2 FU
One lavatory
1 FU
One bath or shower
1 FU
One EDU shall be equal to six FUs. For assessment purposes, FUs shall be assigned as follows:
Faucet
1 FU
Sink
2 FU
Washstand or lavatory
1 FU
Toilet
2 FU
Bath or shower
1 FU
Mop sink or service sink
1 FU
Floor drain
1 FU
Flush urinal
1 FU
Continuous flush urinal
3 FU
Convenience outlet
1 FU
Domestic dishwasher
1 FU
Commercial dishwasher
3 FU
Drinking fountain
1 FU
Garbage disposal
1 FU
Washing machine
1 FU
A minimum of one EDU will be assigned:
12.
Churches and attached facilities and buildings.
13.
Fire stations.
14.
Convention halls and public gathering places.
15.
Municipal buildings.
16.
Bus stations and other public depots.
17.
Marinas with water facilities for employees only.
  Establishments listed below, 18 through 26, shall be assigned EDUs as a fixed number of EDUs plus a number of EDUs based on the number of FUs.
18.
Drive-in food service
1 EDU + FU/6 EDUs
19.
Delicatessen - retail and take out
1 EDU + FU/6 EDUs
20.
Bars and lounges with no food service
1 EDU/150 seats + FU/6 EDUs
21.
Restaurants and eating places, including combination eat-in and takeout and eating places with bar(s)
1 EDU/50 seats + FU/6 EDUs
22.
Gas station with no service bay
FU/6 (1 EDU min.)
23.
Marina without boat waste pumping facilities
1 EDU/200 boat slip + FU/6 EDUs
24.
Marina with boat waste pumping facilities
1 EDU/100 boat slip + FU/6 EDUs
25.
Campgrounds and travel trailer parks with waste handling facilities
1 EDU/3 sites and FU/6 EDUs
26.
Campgrounds and travel trailer parks without waste handling facilities
1 EDU/6 sites and FU/6 EDUs
27.
Car wash
Self-service
1 EDU/stall
Self-service and recycling water
.02 EDU/stall
Semiautomatic (mechanical without conveyor)
5 EDU/stall
Semiautomatic (mechanical without conveyor) conserving and recycling water
1.2 EDU/stall
Automatic with conveyor
33 EDU/lane
Automatic with conveyor conserving and recycling water
13.6 EDU/lane
G. 
Equivalent dwelling units shall be assigned to establishments not covered in 1 through 26 above to assure that each establishment, in the opinion of the Town Council, is given a reasonable assignment compatible with its responsibility in water or water facilities providing service to each establishment.
H. 
If an establishment does not have any physical facilities which have a load-producing effect on the water system, then its number of EDUs assigned shall be zero. The number of EDUs assigned an establishment may be changed if there is a change in any of the considerations, such as size, use of facilities, used in assigning the EDUs originally.
I. 
Equivalent dwelling units shall be assigned to establishments not covered in 1 through 27 above to assure that each establishment, in the opinion of the Town Council, is given a reasonable assignment compatible with its responsibility in water or sewer facilities providing service to each establishment.
A. 
A "significant user" shall be one who:
(1) 
Is subject to national categorical standards;
(2) 
Has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons per day or more per average workday;
(3) 
Has a flow greater than 1% of the flow to the Town's wastewater treatment system;
(4) 
Has in its waste toxic pollutants defined pursuant to the sewer ordinance adopted May 2, 1994;
(5) 
Found by Town, state or EPA to have a significant impact to either singly or in combination with other contributing industries to the Town's wastewater treatment system, on the quality of the sludge, the wastewater treatment system's effluent quality or effluent air emissions generated by the system;
(6) 
Uses more than 1,000,000 gallons of water per year; or
(7) 
Has deviations in its water usage of extremes greater than one EDU within one calendar year generated by the system.
B. 
It is the further policy of the Town for a new business which is commercial, industrial or manufacturing, for the Town Council to establish a base volume usage by determining the anticipated usage for one year. Such anticipated usage will then be monitored for one year to set the base number. Said base number shall have added to it a one-percent anticipated increase. Any increase resulting in additional EDUs over said base shall be charged appropriate fees based on actual EDUs consumed.
C. 
Any existing business shall have established a base usage calculated by averaging the previous three years, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Usage shall be monitored annually and any increase over the base fee or any increase of EDUs shall be subject to an adjusted fee per calculations in § 195-28 or, at the option of the Town Council, shall be ordered to revert to the base usage. It is the express policy of the Mayor and Town of Selbyville that strict review and monitoring of the use and the available capacity of the water supply and the wastewater treatment facility be maintained and controlled by the Town.
D. 
An adjustment to the water fees for usage exceeding the established base shall be at a rate established by the Mayor and Council for gallonage over base.
A. 
A service charge to be established by the Mayor and Council is hereby established for each connection or disconnection of water service. If a disconnection is made in accordance with this Part 1 because of nonpayment of water service charges or liens, the disconnect fee shall be as established by the Mayor and Council. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part 1 to the contrary, all requests for water turn-on or turnoff of a nonemergency nature during normal working hours shall be requested at least 24 hours in advance and shall be charged at a rate established by the Mayor and Council. Any emergency water turnoff before or after normal working hours shall be charged at a rate established by the Mayor and Council. Any nonemergency water turn-on or turnoff request before or after normal working hours, if agreed to by the Town, shall be charged at a rate determined by the Mayor and Council.
B. 
The owner or his plumber must be present on site before water can be turned on or off. The owner will be charged a no-show fee equal to the water turn-on/turnoff fee if he or his plumber is not on site when the Town arrives to turn the water on or off.
C. 
The charges for nonemergency water turnoffs shall be paid in advance. The charges for emergency water turnoff shall be billed accordingly.
D. 
In the case of an emergency when Town personnel are unavailable, a licensed plumber may turn the water off at any curb stop as approved by the Town Administrator. A service charge at a rate established by the Mayor and Council is hereby established for each connection or disconnection of water service. If a disconnection is made in accordance with this Part 1 because of nonpayment of water service charges or liens, the disconnect fee shall be at a rate established by the Mayor and Council.
E. 
Reinstatement of water service. Any customer who has had water shut off for nonpayment of the bill, failure to repair leaks or failure to comply with the request of curtailment during a water emergency, in addition to any other fees, moneys owed, deposits or fines, shall pay a reconnection fee as established by resolution before service is reinstated.
F. 
Returned checks. An user paying by check will pay an additional fee established by the Mayor and Council if the check is returned by the bank for any reason.