[Added by Ord. No. 332-73; amended by Ord. No. 6-61; Ord. No. 1987-5; Ord. No. 6-87; Ord. No. 1989-11; Ord. No. 1990-5; Ord. No. 1991-8; Ord. No. 2003-6; Ord. No. 2004-10; Ord. No. 2005-14; 3-10-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6; 12-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-29; 12-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-40; 7-11-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-34]
A. 
For all water bills rendered by the Borough on or after August 5, 2024, and effective on January 1 of each successive year thereafter, the water rates to be charged per quarter, by the Borough, shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum water rates. The minimum water charge(s) by meter size are as follows:
Size of Meter
(inches)
Effective August 5, 2024
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
Effective January 1, 2027
Effective January 1, 2028
Effective January 1, 2029
5/8 and 3/4
$48.18
$52.76
$57.24
$61.53
$62.77
$64.02
1
$96.36
$105.51
$114.48
$123.07
$125.53
$128.04
1 1/2
$144.54
$158.27
$171.72
$184.60
$188.30
$192.06
2
$240.90
$263.79
$286.21
$307.67
$313.83
$320.10
3
$385.44
$422.06
$457.93
$492.28
$502.12
$512.16
4
$626.34
$685.84
$744.14
$799.95
$815.95
$832.27
6
$1,011.78
$1,107.90
$1,202.07
$1,292.23
$1,318.07
$1,344.43
8 and larger
$1,638.12
$1,793.74
$1,946.21
$2,092.18
$2,134.02
$2,176.70
(2) 
Water charge. In addition to the customer's minimum water charge(s), a charge will be made for all water used, as registered by the meter, at the following rate:
Consumption Rate
Effective August 5, 2024
Effective January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026
Effective January 1, 2027
Effective January 1, 2028
Effective January 1, 2029
Per 1,000 gallons
$7.79
$8.53
$9.25
$9.94
$10.14
$10.35
B. 
Multiple meters. Multiple meter installations shall be billed as individual accounts for each meter.
C. 
Fire hydrants. The fire hydrant rental fee for hydrants outside the Borough limits shall be $75 per year.
D. 
Fire protection for nonusers of Borough water supply. There shall be a charge of $0.11 per $100 of assessed true value of property per year or 25% of the insurance saving, whichever is less, for owners of property within the Borough who do not use the Borough water supply, commencing January 1, 1962.
[Added by Ord. No. 205-69]
The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable for the payment of the price, rent or service charge as heretofore or hereafter fixed by ordinance or ordinances of the Borough, for the use of water facilities, by such owner or by the occupier and the price or rent so fixed, and the other costs, expenses, interest and penalties, shall be a lien upon the house, tenement, building or lot until paid and satisfied, in addition, should the water, rent or charges remain unpaid for 30 days after bills for the same have been rendered, the water may be shut off from the premises and shall not again be supplied until such arrears with interest at the rate of 8% per annum shall be fully paid.
[Added by Ord. No. 3-79; amended by Ord. No. 10-76; Ord. No. 1987-8]
A. 
All stock meters 5/8 inch in size shall be furnished by the Borough to the consumer, free of charge, and all meters above 5/8 inch in size shall be furnished by the Borough and paid for in full by the owner of the property whereon the same is located. Meters will remain the property of the Borough of Red Bank.
B. 
The connection charge of a one-inch line shall be $250 payable either in advance or in four equal quarterly payments to be billed and payable along with the regular water/sewer bill.
C. 
Installation or replacement of any size water service from main to curb will be on a time-and-material basis plus state and/or county fees, payable either in advance or in four equal quarterly payments, to be billed and payable along with the regular water/sewer bill.
D. 
Whenever a new hot water boiler or heater is installed, a check valve will be installed between the heater and the water meter.
It shall be the duty of the owner of each property having a service pipe connection with the water main, upon notice being mailed to the last known address of such owner by the Superintendent of the Water Department, to cause suitable water connections to be made forthwith. The meters shall be placed within the building in a place convenient for reading and inspection; shall be protected from damage by frost or other cause, and shall be kept free from obstruction; the connection shall be made in accordance with the regulations of the Water Department, and there will be constructed a hard stop on each side of the meter. All openings in the service pipe shall be on the outlet side of the meter. Should any owner refuse or neglect to have such meter connections made within 10 days after the mailing of the notice aforesaid, or should he neglect or refuse to comply with the terms of this article, the Borough may refuse to sell and deliver water to such owner until the provision of this article shall have been complied with, and the water may be turned off from the premises.
The Superintendent of the Water Department and his authorized employees shall have free access at all reasonable hours to all meters for the purpose of reading, removing, repairing, testing and for any other lawful purpose.
[Added by Ord. No. 6-61]
The owner of the property within which any meter may be located shall be liable for all damage to any meter by frost, hot water or any external cause, excepting damage done by employees of the Water Department, and in the event the owner should refuse or neglect to pay such damage, the water may be shut off from the premises and not supplied until such damage shall be paid. Such damaged meter shall be repaired by the Water Department at the expense of the owners aforesaid. The cost of such repair shall be collected in the same manner as the water rent.
It shall be the duty of each property owner to keep in good repair and condition the street curb box and stop cock upon his property; and upon notice being mailed to the last known address of any owner by the Superintendent of the Water Department, such property owners shall forthwith make such repairs, resetting, raising or lowering of the street curb box and stop cocks as may be necessary under the direction of the Water Department, and upon the refusal or neglect of any such owner to comply with the requirements of this article within 30 days after mailing of the notice aforesaid, the Superintendent of the Water Department may cause the same to be done, and the cost of the work so done and of the material furnished to be charged against the property upon which work was done, and shall remain a lien and be collected in the same manner as the water rent; provided that where street or sidewalk grades or lines shall be changed after the water connection shall have been made, the expense of the first resetting shall be borne by the Borough.
No persons, except employees of the Water Department, shall set or remove meters or make any repairs on the same. Plumbers, however, may lawfully set or remove meters upon first obtaining a written permission from the Superintendent of the Water Department.
[Added by Ord. No. 6-61; amended by Ord. No. 6-61]
A. 
When any property shall be vacated between November 1 of any year and March 1 of the following year, the owner thereof shall give at least 24 hours' notice of the vacating of such premises to the Superintendent of the Water Department in order that the water may be turned off at the street curb; and upon the reoccupancy of such premises, the owner shall give at least 24 hours' notice thereof to the Superintendent of the Water Department in order that the water may be turned on; and for this service, if done by the Water Department, the owner of the premises shall pay $2, to be collected in the same manner as the water rent.
B. 
There shall be a charge of $5 for meters up to one inch and $8 per inch or fraction thereof for meters larger than one inch, for all meters removed from service at the request of the owner of the property or meters removed from service due to the owners neglect, lack of occupancy, nonpayment of bills or violation of any ordinance of the Borough relating to the Water Department.
The Superintendent of the Water Department may make reasonable regulations in respect to lawn sprinkling, and to enforce such regulations, may shut off water from the property whose occupant may refuse or neglect to comply therewith.
No person other than the Superintendent of the Water Department, or some person duly authorized by him or the Borough Council, shall be allowed to shut off or turn on the water in the public mains or to open the stop cocks which are under the control of the Water Department; and all plumbers or persons engaged in making attachments thereto must leave the stop cocks closed until permission shall be granted by the Superintendent of the Water Department. The ferrule in the public main, the pipe and curb, stop cock and the box attached thereto, and all like fixtures between the public main and the private pipes and fixtures, either on public or private property, shall be under the charge and subject to the directions of the Superintendent of the Water Department, and shall be kept in good repair and condition, at the expense of the owner or owners of the premises supplied; the expense to be collected in the same manner as the water rent.
The Superintendent of the Water Department or other persons authorized by him or by the Borough Council shall at all reasonable hours have free access to all parts of the premises to which water may be supplied for the purpose of inspection, examination of fixtures, and for any other lawful purpose, and no person shall resist or refuse such free access to the Superintendent of the Water Department or other persons authorized by him or by the Borough Council.
All persons who may be supplied with water from any of the Borough mains shall keep their own service pipes, curb boxes, stop cocks and apparatus in good condition and repair and shall protect them from frost at their own expense and shall prevent all unnecessary waste of water.
The Borough shall in nowise be liable for damage resulting by reason of the breakage of any service pipe, service cock or other fixtures, or for damages arising from shutting off water to repair main or make private connection with the same, provided, however, that reasonable notice shall be given to persons using water for steam purposes.
In all cases where water shall be turned off for nonpayment of rent or for the violation of any provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations relating to the use of water, it shall not be turned on again until all expenses incident to the turning off and on of the water, together with rent and interest thereon, or the fine which may be imposed shall be paid, and should the water be unlawfully turned on again without payment as herein provided, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the Water Department or the Borough Council to cause the ferrule to be drawn, and it shall not be inserted again until all the arrears of rent or fines and penalties and all expenses in connection with the nonpayment or violation shall be paid.
In every case where the water shall be turned off for nonpayment of water rent or for violation of any of the provisions of this article, or rules or regulations of the Water Department, the sum of $1 shall become due and payable as expense in addition to other expenses herein provided for and shall be paid before the water shall be turned on again.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the water to flow unnecessarily from any part of the private pipe or fixtures thereof, or permit any waste of water on his or her premises, or the premises by him or her occupied, either within the building or enclosure, or any street or alley.
In the event the Superintendent of the Water Department or Borough Council shall have reason to believe that there is actual or probable violation, evasion or disregard of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations relating to the distribution of water to any building or premises into or through which pipes for conducting a supply of water may be laid, it shall and may be lawful for the Superintendent of the Water Department or other persons by him or the Borough Council duly authorized to enter at all reasonable times into such building or premises for the purpose of examination of the pipe or conduit or other fixtures, to ascertain whether the same are in proper condition and repair, or for cutting off pipes of communication or for shutting off the stop cocks or attaching ferrules when water rent remains unpaid as aforesaid. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or oppose the making of such examinations as hereinabove set forth or doing such work as hereinabove set forth.
No person shall be allowed to attach to, alter, or extend any service pipe or make any alterations in any corporation cock or curb cock, or do any other work for the purpose of increasing the facilities for obtaining water, except upon first securing a permit therefor from the Superintendent of the Water Department of the Borough Council.