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Village of Woodridge, NY
Sullivan County
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[Adopted 7-3-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989 (Ch. 145, Art. II, of the 1992 Code)]
The purpose of this article shall be to generate revenue to pay all long- and short-run costs for operation and maintenance for the entire facilities of the Village of Woodridge and pay for debt service and capital expenditures.
[Amended 5-4-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
Each user of the Village facilities shall pay a water operation and maintenance charge. The water operation and maintenance charge will be levied annually and collected quarterly. The amount levied and collected will be the amount the Village is obligated to pay for operation and maintenance of the entire water facilities of the Village of Woodridge. The amount levied shall be distributed to all users of the water system in proportion to the contribution of all users as set forth in § 387-32.
A. 
Distribution of the water operation and maintenance charge shall be achieved by apportioning the total water operation and maintenance costs among all users in proportion to the user's water consumption to the total water consumption of all users of the Village facilities.
B. 
A minimum operation and maintenance charge shall be levied to all users of the Village facilities calculated as the total operation maintenance and fixed costs divided by the total water consumption of all users of the Village facilities multiplied by the average user water consumption.
C. 
Discounted charges based on large volumes shall not be permitted.
[Amended 5-4-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
Each owner of real property located within the incorporated limits of the Village of Woodridge shall pay a water capital charge. In addition, each owner of real property located outside the incorporated limits of the Village of Woodridge which is connected to and benefits from the Village waterworks shall pay a water capital charge. The water capital charge will be levied annually and collected quarterly. The amount levied and collected will be the amount the Village is obligated to pay for principal and interest on its outstanding water serial bonds and/or bond anticipation notes (BAN's). The amount levied shall be distributed to all owners of real property located within the incorporated limits of the Village of Woodridge in proportion to the relative benefits derived therefrom. This distribution shall be derived by apportioning the total water capital charge costs among all owners of real property located within the incorporated Village of Woodridge, as well as all users of the Village water facility located outside the incorporated Village of Woodridge, as set forth in § 387-32.
Distribution of the water capital charge shall be achieved by apportioning the total amount the Village is obligated to pay for principal and interest on its outstanding water serial bonds and/or BAN's between all users in accordance with the following capital unit allocations:
A. 
Residential lots.
(1) 
Inside residential users, full-year occupancy.
(a) 
Single-family dwellings: one unit per dwelling.
(b) 
Apartment dwellings: one unit per apartment.
(2) 
Inside residential users, bungalow colonies, seasonal occupancy, camps and dormitories.
[Amended 9-18-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006]
(a) 
Single-family dwellings: one unit per dwelling.
(b) 
Apartment dwellings: one unit per apartment.
(c) 
Bungalow colonies: one unit per bungalow.
(d) 
Camps and dormitories: one unit for every six campers or students.
[Amended 6-15-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(3), Outside residential users, full-year occupancy, was repealed 12-19-1994 by L.L. No. 9-1994. See now Art. IV, Outside Area Users, of this chapter.
(3) 
Outside residential users and bungalow colonies, seasonal occupancy.
(a) 
Single-family dwellings: one unit per dwelling.
(b) 
Apartment dwellings: one unit per apartment.
(c) 
Bungalow colonies: one unit per bungalow.
B. 
Vacant lots.
(1) 
Less than one acre: 1/2 unit.
(2) 
One acre to five acres: 1/2 additional unit.
(3) 
Five acres to 15 acres: 1/2 additional unit.
(4) 
Fifteen acres to 30 acres: 1/2 additional unit.
(5) 
Thirty acres or greater: 1/2 additional unit.
C. 
Commercial and industrial lots.
(1) 
Each commercial establishment: one unit.
(2) 
Each industrial establishment: one unit.
[Amended 5-4-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
The user charge system, the user classes and the total cost of operation and maintenance of the water facilities shall be rereviewed no more often than biannually, and any necessary revisions shall be made in the charges for users or user classes to maintain the proportional distribution of operating and maintenance costs among users and user classes to generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation and maintenance costs necessary to the proper operation and maintenance and to apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the cost of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next year, and the rate shall be adjusted accordingly.
Bills for water service shall contain a minimum of two line items:
A. 
Operation and maintenance charge; and
B. 
Capital charge.
[Amended 10-3-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
Water operation and maintenance charges and/or water capital charges which are not paid on or before the due date shall bear a penalty of 2% per month or 24% per annum, compounded monthly. If such amount remains unpaid on the first day of July, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall certify the amount due and payable to the Board of Trustees, who shall levy the same as taxes and add such water operation and maintenance charge and/or water capital charge and penalties to the succeeding tax roll of the Village. Such tax shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as provided for the collection and enforcement of Village taxes. Such water operation and maintenance charge and/or water capital charge shall constitute a lien upon the real property served by such waterworks, and such lien shall be prior and superior to any other lien or claim except the lien of an existing tax, assessment or other lawful charges.
All water service may be discontinued if the water operation and maintenance charge and/or water capital charge for such services are not paid within 90 days after rendition of the bill therefor. Such termination will be in accordance with § 387-25 of this chapter.
A. 
All owners of real property located within the incorporated limits of the Village of Woodridge, as well as all customers outside the incorporated limits of the Village of Woodridge, who are connected to and benefit from the Village of Woodridge water facilities must pay water capital charges.
B. 
All users of the water facilities of the Village of Woodridge must pay water operation and maintenance charges.