Persons wishing to discontinue the use of water
must give written notice thereof to the village 10 days previous to
the expiration of the time for which contract has been made, otherwise
they will be liable for the rent for the ensuing half year.
Owners of premises whereon water is used will
be held responsible for the water rents of their tenants, and the
water rent shall be regarded a lien upon the property for the use
of which the water is supplied.
[Amended 1-24-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977; 1-21-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 9-15-1980 by L.L. No. 6-1980; 12-12-1983 by L.L. No. 9-1983; 3-18-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 5-15-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989; 6-17-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995; 11-17-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997; 6-20-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005; 7-17-2006 by L.L. No.
2-2006; 7-16-2007 by L.L. No. 7-2007; 11-19-2007 by L.L. No.
16-2007; 8-6-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012; 12-10-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
A. Public hearing to establish. For all water supplied by meter, the
scale of rates and minimum charges shall be as established by the
Board of Trustees after public hearing.
B. Rates. The following scale of rates for water supplied by meter is
hereby established to be billed on a quarterly basis and to be effective
January 1, 2019:
(1) For residential usage:
(a)
At the rate of $5.14 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied up
to and including 10,000 gallons.
(b)
At the rate of $5.14 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied over
10,000 gallons up to and including 50,000 gallons.
(c)
At the rate of $5.36 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied over
50,000 gallons.
(2) For commercial usage:
(a)
At the rate of $5.67 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied up
to and including 10,000 gallons.
(b)
At the rate of $5.67 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied over
10,000 and up to a maximum of 99,000 gallons.
(c)
At the rate of $5.67 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied over
99,000 gallons.
(3) For the Village of East Williston:
(a)
At the rate of $5.65 per 1,000 gallons for water supplied.
Any consumer finding an overcharge or undercharge
in his or her statement must report the error before paying the bill
or it will not be corrected. The consumer guarantees the correctness
of his or her bill by paying it.
[Added 11-16-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; amended 11-19-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007]
A. Meters will be tested upon application of the property
owner or tenant, as the case may be, and the making of a deposit of
$100. If the meter shall test not more than two-percent fast on full
or half flow, the deposit shall be forfeited to the village. If the
meter tests more than two-percent fast the deposit shall be returned
to the applicant and a proportionate allowance will be made on all
bills no more than six months old.
B. In the event that an owner or tenant fails to permit
access to the premises for the purpose of reading the water meter
thereat and a period of one year has elapsed since the last inspection,
a penalty of $250 will be assessed and will be added to the owner's
bill as "additional water rents payable."