(A)
Inside Village Limits. Residential applicants for water service inside
the Village shall pay a fee of $400 for service lines up to and including
the meter. There shall be no water service charge for new commercial
businesses using a standard three-quarter-inch meter. If a commercial
user chooses a larger meter, the cost difference will be paid by the
commercial user. The property owner shall be responsible for the service
line from the meter into the premises served. Said fees shall be nonrefundable
and shall be paid in advance to the Village.
[Amended 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11-02; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-09-01; 1-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2020-12-02]
(B)
Outside Village. Residential applicants for water service outside
the Village limits shall pay a fee of $400 plus the cost of labor
and materials. There shall be no water service charge for new commercial
businesses using a standard three-quarter-inch meter. If a commercial
user chooses a larger meter, the cost difference will be paid by the
commercial user. The fees shall be nonrefundable and shall be paid
in advance to the Village.
[Amended 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-11-02; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-09-01; 1-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2020-12-02]
(C)
Illinois Plumbing Code. All water tap and service connections made
to the mains of the waterworks system of the Village shall conform
to the regulations of this Code and of the Illinois Plumbing Code.
All connections and installations shall be made by the Village's Water
and Sewer Department.
(D)
Maintenance of Water Lines. The Village shall replace all water mains
when it has been deemed necessary to do so in order to maintain service
in the Village. The Village shall limit its responsibility to maintaining
water lines to the water mains and to the service lines up to the
meter. The property owner shall be responsible for the service line
from the meter into the premises served.
[Amended 8-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-08-01; 12-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-12-02; 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 18-03-02; 7-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-07-02; 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-07-02; 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07-01; 5-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05-01; 9-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-09-01]
There shall be established the following rates and charges for
the use of the water system of the Village, based upon the amount
of water consumed as follows:
(C)
Bulk
meter sales will be $11.50 per 1,000 gallons.
(D)
The
water rate as set forth at Subsections (A) and (B) hereinabove represent
an increase in user rates based upon a 6.5% increase in charges from
Fayette Water Company to the Village of Brownstown. If, as and when
Fayette Water Company shall increase water charges (the water rate),
as anticipated, from it to the Village of Brownstown, there shall
be an equivalent increase in the water rate charges as hereinabove
set forth. Such increase shall be effective at the first full billing
cycle occurring after October 20, 2023.
(E)
Commercial
rate.
(1)
Commercial users receiving water within the Village limits, during
months within which their usage shall exceed 10,000 gallons, shall
have the following rates: the same rate as noncommercial users inside
the Village limits for the first 10,000 gallons and a rate of $8.79
per 1,000 gallons used for all gallons above 10,000 gallons.
(2)
Commercial users receiving water outside the Village limits, during
months within which their usage shall exceed 10,000 gallons, shall
have the following rates: the same rate as noncommercial users outside
the Village limits for the first 10,000 gallons and a rate of $13.17
per 1,000 gallons for all gallons above 10,000 gallons.
[Amended 4-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04-03]
Water bills shall include mandatory billing for trash pickup,
unless it has been waived by the approval of the Village Board. Trash
pickup day is on Friday.
The water purchase agreement between the Fayette Water Company
and the Village appears as Addendum "A" at the end of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said addendum is included as an attachment to this chapter.
