[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
SYSTEM
All water mains and water supply facilities which the Township has or shall have possession of and operating responsibility for (whether owned by the Township or not), either now in existence in the Township or hereafter acquired or constructed in the Township, together with all works, plants, instrumentalities and properties used or useful in connection therewith in the obtaining of a water supply or in the treatment or distribution of water.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973; Ord. No. 95-18, 1-12-1995]
Any person who shall violate a provision of this article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973; Ord. No. W103A, 12-11-1997]
Connection to the system, directly or indirectly, and the use of water there from for all purposes shall only be in compliance with this article, as amended, and in compliance with the standards and regulations of the Township and county applicable thereto, as amended.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973; Ord. No. W102A, 11-10-1994; Ord. No. W103A, 12-11-1997; Res. of 12-11-1997]
The following connection charges and fees shall apply to all connections to the system:
(1) 
Connection fees. A tap fee, in an amount to be determined by resolution of the Township Board, shall be payable for each premises connecting to the system. However a tap fee shall not be payable if the water tap has been previously constructed by private parties or by the Township on behalf of and at the expense of private parties, except that if the Township has a contractual reimbursement obligation with respect to such water tap, then a tap fee shall be payable. In addition, a meter, an inspection fee, and a remote reader hook up fee, in amounts to be determined by resolution of the Township Board, shall be payable for each premises connecting to the system. The water tap fee, water meter fee, inspection fee, and remote reader hook up fee shall be paid at the time the application to connect is made in accordance with Section 34-25. Pursuant to Section 34-22, there shall be charged to each water user in the Township connected to the portion of the Township water supply system subject to the terms of this article, a water rate based on the quantity of Township water used, as measured by the Township water meter. A readiness to serve charge shall be charged each quarter for each premises connected to the Township water supply system for all or any part of the billing quarter.
(2) 
Frontage charge. Those premises adjacent to a system main which have not been included in a special assessment district to pay any part of the cost of such main or which have been included in a special assessment district but have not been assessed for the frontage on the water main which will provide water service to the connecting premises, shall pay a frontage charge. However, no frontage charge shall be made where the system water main adjacent to the connecting premises was constructed as part of a development or project in which private parties or the Township on behalf of and at the expense of private parties have constructed such water main except that if the Township has a contractual reimbursement obligation with respect to such water main, then the frontage charge shall be payable. The water front footage charge shall be set by resolution of the Township Board. All premises shall be assessed for a minimum of 100 feet of frontage, with additional charges for each front foot or fraction thereof over 100 feet; provided, however, that the charge in lieu of special assessment for undeveloped frontage in excess of 250 feet shall be deferred until such time as a water connection is requested to serve such deferred frontage, at which time a charge in lieu of assessment shall be made with respect to the deferred frontage. Corner lots shall be assessed on both street frontage sides but shall receive an exemption of up to 150 feet on the long side. This charge shall be payable in cash at the time application for a permit to connect to the system is made in accordance with Section 34-25; provided, however, that the owner of the premises may elect to pay said charge in lieu of special assessment in equal annual principal installments, the first payment to be included on the first summer tax bill following 60 days of the making of the application for a permit to connect in accordance with Section 34-25 hereinafter and all subsequent annual payments to be included on the summer tax bill of each year thereafter. In such case interest on the unpaid balance of said charge in lieu of special assessment shall be computed at the rate to be determined by resolution of the Township Board, per annum from the first day of the second month following the making of application to connect. All interest which has accrued to the date of each annual payment shall be paid with that annual payment. This charge in lieu of special assessment as well as all interest thereon shall constitute a lien on the premises served. The frontage charge may be paid to the Township treasurer at any time in full with interest accrued through the month in which payment is made.
(3) 
Trunkage charge. Those premises which have not been included in a special assessment district, which included as part of the assessment a trunkage charge, shall pay a trunkage charge, in an amount to be determined by resolution of the Township Board, per residential equivalent unit: The number of residential equivalent units shall be determined based on a table of residential equivalent unit factors which will be adopted and amended from time to time by Township Board resolution. The amount of the trunkage charge shall be determined by multiplying the residential equivalent unit rate times the number of residential equivalent units applicable to the particular premises. Such trunkage charge shall be payable in cash at the time of the application for a permit to connect to the system is made in accordance with Section 34-25; provided, however, that the owner of the premises may elect to pay such charge in equal annual principal installments, the first payment to be included on the first summer tax bill following 60 days of the making of application for permit to connect in accordance with Section 34-25 and all subsequent annual payments to be included on the summer tax bill of each year thereafter. In such case interest on the unpaid balance of said trunkage shall be computed at the rate to be determined by the Township Board per annum from the first day of the second month following the making of application to connect. All interest which has accrued to the date of each annual payment shall be paid with that annual payment. This trunkage charge as well as all interest thereon shall constitute a lien on the premises served. The trunkage charge may be paid to the Township treasurer at any time in full with interest accrued through the month in which the payment is made.
(4) 
Off and on charge. If a customer desires that his water service be turned off and later turned on, the charge for such turn off and turn on shall be a fee in an amount to be determined by the Township Board, such fee to be paid prior to the time the water service is once again restored.
(5) 
Development plan review fee. Effective for all development plans filed with the Township for review on or after January 1, 1995, a development plan review fee, in an amount to be established and adjusted from time to time by Township Board resolution, shall be charged and paid in full prior to the acceptance by the Township of any water mains and other water supply facilities which have been constructed by a third party and which are intended to become a part of the system. This fee shall be for plan review, inspection, testing and compiling construction records for subdivisions, site condominiums, multifamily dwellings and other types of residential, commercial or industrial developments where a water main and other water supply system facilities are constructed as part of the development.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973; Ord. No. W101A, 12-10-1992; Res. of 12-11-1997]
Rates for water supplied to each premises connected to the system shall be determined by the Township Board and shall be established and adjusted from time to time by Township Board resolution; provided, however, that where the Township has contracted with another unit of government to operate all or part of the system on a retail basis, water rates shall be established for the portion of the system operated under contract between the Township and such other unit of government as is provided in such contract. Water supplied by the Township for filling swimming pools shall be billed at the regular water rate. No free service shall be furnished by the system to the Township or to any person, or to any public agency or instrumentality. The Township shall pay for water supplied to it or any of its departments or agencies at the rates established pursuant to this section from time to time. In addition, the Township shall pay for water used through fire hydrants for fire protection and other purposes an annual charge per hydrant, such charge to be payable on June 1 of each year for the previous 12 months and be prorated from the first day of the first calendar month following installation and connection in those instances where the hydrant has been in use for only a portion of the previous year.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973; Ord. No. W101A, 12-10-1992]
Charges for water shall be billed quarterly. Bills shall be mailed by the 15th day of the month following the quarter for which the bills are rendered and shall be due and payable on the 15th day of the next month. Bills not paid on or before such due date shall be subject to a penalty charge equal to 10% of the bill. Customers whose bills are not paid within five days after the due date shall be mailed a reminder bill. If the bill is not paid by the due date of the following billing cycle then a shutoff notice shall be mailed. If the bill is not paid by the deadline specified in the notice, the customer's water service shall be turned off without further notice. A service fee shall then be charged to the customer and shall be paid together with all unpaid charges before the service is turned on again. Charges for water shall constitute a lien on the property served. On or before September 1 of each year the Township treasurer shall deliver to the Township Supervisor a certified statement of all water charges and penalty charges thereon then three months past due and unpaid. The Township Supervisor shall then place such charges on the next general tax roll and the same shall be collected and said lien shall be enforced in the same manner as is provided for general Township taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in those instances where the Township has contracted with another unit of government to operate all of part of the system on a retail basis, the procedures for billing and collection shall be established for the portion of the system operated under contract between the Township and such other unit of government as is provided in such contract.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
The system shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year beginning April 1 of each year and ending on March 31 of the next year.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
No connection shall be made to the system without obtaining a permit therefor. Application for such permit shall be made by the premises title holder or land contract purchaser and filed with the Township. The Township Supervisor or his representative shall issue such permit when all prescribed conditions have been met. Such permit shall be issued subject to such regulations as may be established and amended by the Township Board from time to time.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
The Township should cause to be maintained and kept proper books of record and account in which shall be made full and correct entries of all transactions relating to the operation of the system. Not less than six months after the close of each fiscal year of the system, the Township shall cause to be prepared a statement in reasonable detail showing the cash income and disbursements of the system at the beginning and close of the operating year and such other information as may be necessary to enable any tax-payer of the Township, user or beneficiary of the service provided by the system to be fully informed as to all matters pertaining to the financial operation of the system during such fiscal year. Such annual statement shall be filed in the office of the Township Clerk where it will be open to public inspection. Such books of record and account shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant to be designated by the Township Board and a certified copy of such audit shall be filed with the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
No cross connection which would violate the water supply cross connection rules of the state department of environmental quality contained in paragraphs R 325.11401 through R 325.11407 of the Michigan administrative code, as the same shall be amended, changed or added to from time to time, shall be made. The Township Supervisor or his representative shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any premises connected to the system for the purpose of inspecting the piping system related thereto for cross connections. On request, the owner, lessees or occupants of the premises served by the system shall furnish to the Township Supervisor or his representative any pertinent information relating to the piping system on such premises. The Township Supervisor is authorized and directed to discontinue water service after reasonable notice to any premises where a cross connection has been made in violation of this article. In addition, the Township Supervisor or his representative shall take such other precautionary measures as shall be necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the system. Water service which has been discontinued because of a cross connection shall not be restored until the cross connection has been eliminated and a fee has been paid to the Township Supervisor.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
All work in the street right-of-way or on public easements, including service lines to the property line, shall be constructed and performed by the Township or its agents or contractors.
[Ord. No. 101, 10-4-1973]
The Township Supervisor or his representative shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any premises connected to the system for the purpose of reading the water meter or otherwise inspecting the piping system which is connected to the system.
[Res. of 12-11-1997]
The following is the schedule of unit factors for the Township:
Usage
Residential Equivalent Unit Factor
Auto dealer - sales and/or service
1.00/premises plus 0.40 per 1,000 square feet
Bakery
1.25 per 1,000 square feet
Bank
1.00 per 1,000 square feet
Bar
3.00 per 1,000 square feet
Barbershop
1.00 per shop plus 0.10 per chair
Beauty shop
1.00 per shop plus 0.10 per booth
Boardinghouse, boarding school, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, etc.
1.00 per premises plus 0.25 per bedroom
Bowling alley (with bar)
0.16 per alley (bar to be computed at its respective residential equivalent)
Car wash
2.50-10.00 per single production line
Church
0.20 per 1,000 square feet
Cleaners (pick-up only)
1.00 per shop
Cleaners (pressing facilities)
1.25 per press
Convalescent home
0.22 per bed
Day care center
1.00 per premises plus 0.25 per 1,000 square feet
Drug store, dime store (with fountain service)
1.00 per 1,000 square feet
Factory (exclusive of excess, industrial use)
0.50 per 1,000 square feet
Fraternal organization (with bar)
1.00 per hall (bar to be computed at its respective residential equivalent)
Funeral home
1.42 per 1,000 square feet
Hospital
1.10 per bed
Hotel, motel, roominghouse (without meals)
0.25 per bed
Laundry (self-serve)
0.54 per washer
Marina
0.10 per slip
Mobile home, trailer park
0.60 per unit (1.0 per unit if not in park)
Multiple family residence, condominium
0.75 per 2 bedroom unit
Office building (general)
0.40 per 1,000 square feet
Office building (medical, dental, clinic, etc.)
1.42 per 1,000 square feet
Post office
1.00 per 1,000 square feet
Public institute
0.75 per 1,000 square feet
Restaurant (with bar)
2.50 per 1,000 square feet (bar to be computed at its respective residential equivalent)
Retail store
1.00 per premises plus 0.30 per 1,000 square feet
School (with swimming pool)
1.00 per classroom (pool to be computed at its respective residential equivalent)
Service station plus repair area
0.25 per pump plus 0.40 per 1,000 square feet
Single-family residence
1.00 per unit
Snack bar, drive-in
4.00 per 1,000 square feet
Supermarket, grocery store
1.10 per 1,000 square feet
Swimming pool
2.85 per 1,000 square feet
Theater - drive-in
0.25 per 1,000 square feet
Theater - indoor
1.00 per theater
Travel trailer parks and campgrounds
0.20 per site
Two-family residence
1.00 per unit
Utility substation
0.10 per 1,000 square feet
Warehouse or storage building
0.10 per 1,000 square feet
Waste disposal station
2.00 per station
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each connecting customer shall be considered to be at least one unit.