The water service charge for the use of and for service supplied
by the water facilities of the Village shall consist of a basic user
charge and a debt service charge.
A. The basic user charge is levied on all users to recover the operation,
maintenance plus replacement (OM&R) costs and shall be based on
water usage as recorded by water meters. The basic user charge shall
be computed as follows:
(1) Estimate the annual water volume.
(2) Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain
the water facilities, including a replacement fund for the year, for
all works categories.
(3) Compute costs per 1,000 gallons.
B. The debt service charge is computed by apportioning the annual debt
service as a fixed charge plus a charge per 1,000 gallons.
C. The adequacy of the water service charge shall be reviewed, not less
often than annually, by certified public accountants for the Village
in their annual audit report. The water service charge shall be revised
periodically to reflect a change in local capital costs or OM&R
costs.
D. Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing basic
user charges shall be the metered water consumption read to the lowest
even increments of 100 gallons.
(1) If the person procures any part, or all, of his water from sources
other than the public waterworks system, the person shall install
and maintain, at his expense, water meters of a type approved by the
Director for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained
from these other sources.
(2) Devices for measuring the volume of water may be required by the
Director if these volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the
metered water consumption records.
(3) Metering devices for determining the volume shall be installed, owned,
and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation,
such meters may not be removed, unless service is canceled, without
the consent of the Director.
There shall be and there is hereby established a basic user
charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption to be applied
to all users to recover OM&R costs accordingly as set forth in
Chapter
155, Fees.
There shall be and there is hereby established a debt service
charge to each user of the water facility as set forth in Chapter
155, Fees.
If the charges for such service are not paid within 30 days
hereinabove mentioned after the rendition of the bill for such services,
such services shall be discontinued without further notice and shall
not be reinstated until all claims are settled.
Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold
for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be
applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case
in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be by
bill in equity in the name of the Village. The Village Attorney is
hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the
name of the Village in any court having jurisdiction over such matters
against any property for which the bill has remained unpaid 45 days
in the case of a monthly bill.
Any person, firm or corporation violation any provisions of
this article shall be fined not less than $100, nor more than $750
for each offense.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or its authorized
representative shall have access to any books, documents, papers and
records of the Village which are applicable to the Village system
or user charges for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts
and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of
any state loan.
The rates and service charges established for user charges in
§
301-16 shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and approval, as required by law on the bills to be rendered
for the next succeeding month being the September 2009 monthly reading.
The method for computation of rates and service charges established
for user charges in §
301-16 shall be made available to
a user within seven days of a written requirement for such. Any disagreement
over the method used or in the computations thereof shall be remedied
by the Village Board within seven days after notification of a formal
written appeal outlining the discrepancies.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
A. Clarification
of word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissible.
B. General
definitions.
PERSON
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any
individual, firm, company, municipal, or private corporation, association,
society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
C. Federal government.
ADMINISTRATOR
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
FEDERAL ACT
The Federal 1996 Safe Drinking Water Acts Amendments.
D. State government.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
STATE ACT
The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970.
STATE LOAN
The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the
construction of waterworks as provided for by the Illinois Anti-Pollution
Bond Act and for making such loans as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Illinois.
E. Local government.
VILLAGE
The Village of Williamsville.
F. Water and its characteristics:
CURB COCK
A shutoff valve attached to a water service pipe from a water
main to a building installed near the curb, which may be operated
by a valve key to start or stop flow in the water supply lines of
a building. Also called "curb stop."
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER
A unit of the concentration of water constituent. It is 0.001
g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit
formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately
equivalent, in reporting the results of water analysis.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
ion concentration express by one of the procedures outlined in the
IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
PPM
Parts per million by weight.
SERVICE BOX
A valve box used with corporation or curb cock.
G. Types of charges:
BASIC USER CHARGE
The basic assessment levied on all users of the public water
system.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE
The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of
interest, principal and coverage of loan, bond, etc., outstanding.
LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE
Charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and
replacement costs, i.e. debt service and capital improvement costs.
REPLACEMENT
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works
were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance"
includes replacement.
USEFUL LIFE
The estimated period during which the waterworks will be
operated.
USER CHARGE
A charge levied on users of waterworks for the cost of operation,
maintenance and replacement.
WATER FUND
The principal accounting designation for all revenues received
in the operation of the water system.
WATER SERVICE CHARGE
The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the
water facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined
in §§
301-20 through
301-27 and shall consist of the
total of the basic user charge and the local capital cost if applicable.