All rate schedules referred to in this article
are contained in the Rate File set forth by the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin for the Johnson Creek Water Utility. The schedules are
on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
An annual charge for public fire protection in the
Village of Johnson Creek to cover the use of mains and hydrants up
to and including the terminal hydrant and connection on each line
of main existing upon completion of the initial system of mains as
authorized shall be set by the Public Service Commission.
B.
For all extensions of fire protection service, there
shall be an additional annual charge set by the Public Service Commission
per net hydrant added to the system in excess of 104 hydrants.
C.
This service shall include the use of hydrants for
fire protection service only and such quantities of water as may be
demanded for the purposes of extinguishing fires within the municipal
boundary. This service shall also include water used for testing equipment
and training personnel. For all other purposes, the metered or other
rates set forth, or as may be filed with the Public Service Commission,
shall apply.
D.
The annual public fire protection charge shall never
be less than the base amount.
A.
This service shall consist of unmetered connections
to the main for the purpose of supplying water to private fire protection
systems such as automatic sprinkler systems, standpipes (where the
same are connected permanently or continuously to the mains) and private
hydrants.
B.
For monthly demand charges for private fire protection
service, see Schedule Upf-1.
C.
Billing. Same provisions as for general service.
A.
Billing. Bills for water service are rendered monthly
and become due and payable upon issuance following the period for
which service is rendered. A late payment charge of 3% but not less
than $0.50 will be added to bills not paid within 20 days of issuance.
This one-time three-percent late payment charge will be applied only
to any unpaid balance for the current billing period's usage. This
late payment charge is applicable to all customers. The Utility customer
may be given a written notice that the bill is overdue no sooner than
20 days after the bill is issued, and unless payment or satisfactory
arrangement for payment is made within the next 10 days, service may
be disconnected pursuant to Ch. PSC 185, Wis. Adm. Code.
B.
Combined metering. Volumetric meter readings will
be combined for billing if the Utility, for its own convenience, places
more than one meter on a single water service lateral. Multiple meters
placed for the purpose of identifying water not discharged into the
sanitary sewer are not considered for Utility convenience and shall
not be combined for billing. Meter readings from individually metered
separate service laterals shall not be combined for billing purposes.
C.
Buildings used in the same business, located on the
same parcel and served by a single lateral may have the customer's
water supply piping installed to a central point so that volume can
be metered in one place.
Water customers residing outside the corporate
limits of the Village of Johnson Creek shall be billed at the regular
rates for service (Schedule Mg-1) plus a surcharge of 25%.
A.
Where the Utility cannot immediately install its water
meter, service may be supplied temporarily on an unmetered basis.
Such service shall be billed at the rate set by the Public Service
Commission per billing period. This rate shall be applied only to
single-family residential and small commercial customers and approximates
the cost of 4,000 gallons of water per billing period under Schedule
Mg-1. If it is determined by the Utility that usage is in excess of
4,000 gallons of water per billing period, an additional charge per
Schedule Mg-1 will be made for the estimated additional usage.
B.
Billing. Same as Schedule Mg-1.
A.
Water service supplied to municipal buildings, schools,
sewer treatment plants, etc., shall be metered and the regular metered
service rates applied.
B.
Water used on an intermittent basis for flushing sewers,
street sprinkling, flooding skating rinks, drinking fountains, etc.,
shall be metered where meters can be set to measure the service. Where
it is impossible to measure the service, the Water/Wastewater Superintendent
shall estimate the volume of water used based on the pressure, size
of opening and period of time water is allowed to be drawn. The estimated
quantity used shall be billed per Schedule Mpa-1.
A.
Seasonal customers shall be served at the general
service rate (Schedule Mg-1), except that each customer served under
this rate shall pay an annual seasonal service charge equal to 12
times the applicable service charge. Water use in any billing period
shall be billed at the applicable volume schedule in Mg-1 and the
charge added to the annual seasonal service charge.
B.
Further, if service has been disconnected, a charge
under Schedule R-1 is applied at the time of reconnection.
C.
Seasonal customers are general service customers whose
use of water is normally for recurring periods of less than a year.
A.
All bulk water supplied from the water system through
hydrants or other connections shall be metered or, at the direction
of the Utility, estimated. Utility personnel or a Utility-approved
party shall supervise the delivery of water.
B.
Bulk water sales are:
(1)
Water supplied to a tank truck or from a hydrant for
the purpose of extinguishing fires outside the Utility's immediate
service area;
(2)
Water supplied by a tank truck or from a hydrant for
purposes other than extinguishing fires, such as irrigation or the
filling of swimming pools; or
(3)
Water supplied from hydrants or other temporary connections
for general-service-type applications. (For water supplied for construction
purposes see Schedule Mz-1.)
C.
A charge for the volume of water used will be billed
to the party per Schedule BW-1.
D.
A deposit for the meter and/or valve will be required.
The deposit collected shall be per Schedule BW-1 and will be refunded
upon return of the Utility's equipment. Damaged or lost equipment
will be repaired or replaced at the customer's expense.
Refer to Wisconsin Public Service Commission,
Village of Johnson Creek, Rate File R-1.
A.
Subdivision developers shall be responsible, where
the main extension has been approved by the Utility, for the water
service lateral installation costs from the main through the curb
stop and box.
B.
When the cost of a Utility main extension is to be
collected through assessment by the municipality, the actual average
water lateral installation costs from the main through the curb stop
and box shall be included in the assessment of the appropriate properties.
C.
The initial water lateral, not installed as part of
a subdivision development or an assessable Utility extension, will
be installed from the main through the curb stop and box by the Utility
or Utility-approved contractor, for which there will be made a charge
per Schedule Cz-1.
If a customer requests the installation of an
additional meter to receive credit for clear water not discharged
into the sanitary sewer system, or if a sewerage service customer
who is not a customer of the Water Utility requests the installation
of a meter to determine the volume of sewage discharged into the sanitary
sewer system, the Utility shall furnish and install this additional
meter. This rate shall be applied only to single-family residential
and small commercial customers. A rental fee shall be charged for
the use of this meter. The billing period is the same as in Schedule
Mg-1. See Schedule Am-1.