[Amended 7-14-1993 by Ord. No. 6-9-93]
A. Rates and terms.
[Amended 9-14-1994 by Ord. No. 8-10-94; 12-11-1996
by Ord. No. 11-13-96; 2-11-1998 by Ord.
No. 1-14-98; 2-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2-7-2001; 2-20-2002
by Ord. No. 1-16-2002; 8-6-2003
by Ord. No. 6-18-2003]
(1) Rates. Each municipality served by the Borough of Haledon
Water Utility shall pay a fire hydrant charge of $303.60 per fire hydrant
per year.
(2) Term. All bills for public fire protection service furnished
under this provision are to be rendered quarterly in advance and bills are
due payable when rendered.
B. User charges.
[Amended 9-14-1994 by Ord. No. 8-10-94; 12-11-1996
by Ord. No. 11-13-96; 2-11-1998 by Ord.
No. 1-14-98; 2-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2-7-2001; 2-20-2002
by Ord. No. 1-16-2002; 8-6-2003
by Ord. No. 6-18-2003]
(1) There shall be a fixed service charge per quarter for
all uses within the area served by the Borough of Haledon Water Utility as
follows:
|
Size of Meter
(inches)
|
Service Charge Per Quarter
|
---|
|
5/8
|
$25.00
|
|
3/4
|
$37.52
|
|
1
|
$62.49
|
|
1 1/2
|
$125.37
|
|
2
|
$200.36
|
|
3
|
$376.07
|
|
4
|
$626.76
|
(2) There shall be a consumption charge of $24.52 per thousand
cubic feet of water used.
(3) The State of New Jersey enacted Chapter 443 of the Laws
of New Jersey concerning the periodic testing of public water supplies that
established a water tax of $0.075 per 1,000 cubic feet of water. This tax
is reflected and included in the above rates.
C. Water service charges.
[Added 2-21-2001 by Ord. No. 2-7-2001;
amended 2-20-2002 by Ord. No. 1-16-2002; 8-6-2003
by Ord. No. 6-18-2003]
(1) The charge for installation of service from main to building
or structure shall be fixed at the actual cost plus 20% as and for overhead
expenditures.
(2) The penalty charge applicable to all service accounts,
which are not paid within 30 days of billing, shall be 1% per month.
D. Charges for water for construction purposes shall be
paid for in advance at the time of receiving the permit for its use as follows:
(1) For a frame building costing $5,000 or less: $6.
(2) For a masonry building costing $5,000 or less: $10.
(3) For buildings costing more than $5,000, the charges shall
be computed, in addition to those above specified, as follows:
(b) Stone and concrete: $0.05 per cubic yard.
(c) Plastering: $0.50 per 100 square yards.
(d) Concrete blocks: $0.20 per 100.
E. Each applicant for permission to perform work which requires
the opening of a street shall deposit at the time of making such application
an amount of money estimated to be sufficient to cover the costs of replacing
the pavement, and the excess, if any, beyond the cost of such replacement
shall be refunded to said applicant.
F. Where a consumer maintains a private water supply in
addition to the Haledon water supply and where said water supplies are interconnected,
the Borough shall charge a quarterly fee of $12.50.
Any person who shall tamper with a meter, fire hydrant or with any property
of the Borough of Haledon belonging to the water distribution system or who
shall otherwise violate the regulations herein prescribed shall be liable
to punishment by a fine not exceeding $500 or to confinement in the Borough
or county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days for each offense.