No agent or employee of the Water-Sewer Utility
shall have the authority to bind it by any promises, agreement or
representation not provided for in these rules, unless such authority
is in writing and signed by the proper person designated by the City
Council.
[Added 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 1279]
The Water-Sewer Utility will charge on a time-and-materials
basis for work which is rendered due to customer neglect, damaging
of Utility property or failure to comply with the Utility's regulations
or agreements, either written or verbal.
No plumber or owner shall turn on water to any
premises, whether an old or new supply, in cases where the water has
been turned off for nonpayment of water rent or for any other cause.
The City reserves the right not to turn on the water until all water
rents or other charges have been paid.
[Amended 12-26-1968 by Ord. No. 688; 7-26-1988 by Ord. No. 88-62]
No person or persons, except a duly authorized
person or persons designated by the City Council, shall take water
from any public fire hydrant, except for fire purposes or for the
use of the Fire Department in case of fire, nor shall anyone in any
way use or take water for private use. Use of a fire hydrant for purposes
other than firefighting or other emergent municipal use shall not
be permitted.
The City shall have the right to reserve a sufficient
supply of water at all times in its reservoirs to provide for fire
and other emergencies.
The City will look to the property supplied
in whomsoever the ownership may be for all delinquent accounts for
water supplied.
[Added 12-8-1981 by Ord. No. 1279; amended 7-26-1988 by Ord. No. 88-62; 2-23-1993 by Ord. No.
93-9; 8-26-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-43; 11-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-64; 11-7-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-82; 11-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-95]
If the Water-Sewer Utility disconnects service
for nonpayment of bills and reconnection is requested, a reconnection
charge shall be made, which will appear on the customer's next bill
as arrears. Normal reconnections done on weekdays between 1:00 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. shall carry a twenty-five-dollar charge. Requests for
reconnections on weekdays after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends at any time
shall carry an eighty-dollar charge. Customers who turn their own
service back on will be charged an additional $25 and may face criminal
charges for tampering with City property.
It is expressly understood that service from
the City main to the tree line is owned by the property owner, except
curb stops or valves or curb boxes or roadway boxes, which are to
be used by the Water-Sewer Utility for turning on and shutting off
the water supply, so that at the end of the service life of such service
it will be necessary for the property owner to make application for
a new tap and be charged as per the schedule for the tapping of the
City mains.
Excessive or unnecessary use or waste of water,
whether caused by carelessness or by defective or leaky plumbing or
fixtures is strictly prohibited. Water must not be kept running for
sprinkling purposes longer than the time specified in any seasonal
or restrictive regulations which may be in force. For willful or indifferent
waste of water, special unmetered charges may be increased as the
case may require, or the supply may be cut off by the Water-Sewer
Utility and not turned on until all charged are paid and satisfactory
assurance obtained that such waste may not occur again.
[Added 2-23-1993 by Ord. No. 93-9]
A.
The City of Vineland Water-Sewer Utility shall establish
a procedure for refund of overpayments to customers within the current
fiscal period, said procedure to be an addition to this Part 4.
B.
The City of Vineland Water-Sewer Utility shall apply
a credit balance to active accounts where an overpayment does exist.
C.
The City of Vineland Water-Sewer Utility shall issue
refund checks to customers, addressed to the last known address of
record, where said refund exceeds $5 and there is no active Water-Sewer
Utility account against which to charge said credit.
D.
The City of Vineland Water-Sewer Utility shall establish
a policy of canceling the overpaid balance of customer accounts less
than or equal to $5 where there is a remaining credit balance, which
balance has accrued on the records for a period in excess of one year,
and no valid address of record is available for refunding said balance
of overpaid account funds.
