[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 25.101; Ord.
No. 93, 5-7-1979; Ord. No. 117, 4-7-1986; Ord. No. 121, 2-4-1993; Ord. of 3-3-2003(2), § 1]
There shall be and there is hereby established rates and charges
for the use of and for the services supplied by the Village's water
system as currently established or as hereafter adopted by resolution
of the Village Council from time to time.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 25.102; Ord.
No. 93, 5-7-1979; Ord. No. 96, 12-3-1979; Ord. No. 121, 2-4-1993; Ord. of 10-7-2002; Ord. of 3-3-2003(2), § 2; Ord. No. 135, § 25.102, 11-1-2004; Ord. No. 176, 4-2-2012; Ord. No. 191, 3-13-2017]
(a)
Bills for the rates and charges are herein established by the Village and shall be sent monthly. All bills shall be paid in full on or before the due date, and shall be paid at the office of the Village Treasurer. If any charge for services of the system shall not be paid when due, a delayed payments charge of 10% of the amount of the bill shall be added thereto and collected therewith. If any bills for the service of the system shall remain unpaid after 30 days following the due date of the bill, the water supply for the lot, parcel of land, or premises affected, shall be turned off at a cost of $25 and shall not be turned on again except on payment in full of all delinquent or other charges in addition to the payment of the $25 charge to reestablish service pursuant to § 32-82(c).
(b)
Renter's meter deposits. There is hereby established a meter deposit
in the amount of $50, which deposit shall be required to be made to
the water department by any person requesting water service where
the applicant for water service is not the title owner of record of
the premises to be served. Such deposits will be held in trust for
the depositors by the water department, which shall not be required
to pay interest thereon. In the event that the depositor ceases to
rent the premises, the deposit shall be returned after deducting any
unpaid charges.
(c)
Water tap installation fees. The indirect connection fee can be established
by determining the percentage of the estimated total water system
cost that can be attributed to transmission costs and multiplying
this value by the established direct connection fee. Transmission
costs consist of the twelve-inch transmission main from Lake Township
to the Village, oversizing the eight-inch main in the Village to twelve-inch
main for transmission purposes, including the associated oversize
cost for gate valves, the water meter in the transmission main, and
the storage tank. The total system cost includes the total estimated
transmission cost plus the cost of the water distribution system in
the Village.
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Estimated indirect connection percentage = Transmission cost/system
cost $404,450/$1,005,740 = 0.402%
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Therefore indirect connection fee would be 0.402 x the direct
connection fee.
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Direct connection fee within the Village limits is $2,000
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Indirect connection fee within the Village limits would be $2,000
x 0.402 = $804
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Direct connection fee outside the Village limits is $2,850
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Indirect connect fee outside the Village limits would be $2,850
x 0.402 = $1,145.70
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[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 25.103; Ord.
No. 93, 5-7-1979; Ord. of 3-3-2003(2), § 3; Ord. No. 176, 4-2-2012]
It is hereby made the duty of the Village Clerk to render bills
for service and all other charges in connection therewith and the
Village Treasurer to collect all monies due therefrom.
[Ord. No. 173, 6-6-2011]
(a)
Water disconnect/water shutoff at owners' request. Water services
disconnect/shutoff will be done, at the request of the owner. There
will be no fee if the disconnect/shutoff is made during the business
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If the request is made after 3:00
p.m. during the week, or on the weekend, or on a holiday, a $100 disconnect/shutoff
fee will need to be paid in full to the Village Treasurer for each
service, or the customer will have to wait until the next business
day for the disconnect/shutoff to be done.
(b)
Water reconnect/water turn on at owner's request. A water service
reconnect fee of $25 will be paid prior to re-establishing service
during the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If the reconnect
request is made after 4:00 p.m. during the week, or on the weekend,
or on a holiday, a $100 reconnect fee will need to be paid in full
to be paid to the Village Treasurer for each service, or the customer
will have to wait until the next business day for the reconnect to
be done and pay the appropriate fee.
(c)
Water disconnect/water shutoff due to lack of payment on account.
Water services disconnect/shutoff will be done by the Village if payment
is not properly made. A fee of $25 is charged to the account for water
shut-off and a fee of $25 is charged to reestablish service. The reconnection
fee will need to be paid in full to the Village Treasurer for each
service prior to reconnection. All payments shall only be made to
the Village treasure at the Village office during normal business
hours.
(d)
Water reconnect due to lack of payment on account. If a water service
reconnect needs to be done due to a lack of payment on account, a
fee of $25 will be paid in full prior for each service to the Village
Treasurer to re-establishing service during the business hours of
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If the reconnect is to be done after 4:00 p.m.
during the week, or on the weekend, or on a holiday, a $100 reconnect
fee will need to be paid in full for each service to be paid to the
Village Treasurer, or the customer will have to wait until the next
business day for the reconnect to be done and pay the appropriate
fee.
(e)
Continuation of charges for vacated property. If the water service
is not disconnected/shutoff, but the property is vacant, all charges
will continue to be billed. If the owner does not request a water
service disconnect/shut off or if because of the type of hookup the
Village is unable to accomplish the disconnect/shut off, the charges
will continue to be billed.
(f)
Water service charges upon disconnection. Once the water service
has been disconnected/shutoff there will be no water service charges
related to this service. These charges will be billed up to the time
of disconnected/shutoff with the next regular billing period. Water
service charges will resume when the water service has been reconnected.
[Ord. No. 191, 3-13-2017]
(a)
Water consumption rates. In addition to the operations and maintenance
recovery charge, the actual water consumed will be charged at the
rate of:
The owner of each premises or property which is connected to
the system with a service connection ready to be used, shall pay the
water department an operation and maintenance recovery charge for
each such service connection per meter size as follows:
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Meter Size
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Monthly O&M Charge for Village
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Monthly O&M Charge for Township
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3/4"
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$25.41
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$32.76
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1"
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$27.86
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$34.57
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2"
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$71.80
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$89.50
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4"
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$342.80
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$428.25
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6"
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$513.70
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$641.87
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[Ord. No. 191, 3-13-2017]
Each new user of the system shall pay a minimum connection charge
for a service stub per line size as follows:
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Line Size
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Connection Charge for Village
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Connection Charge for Township
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1"
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$1,000
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$1,250
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2" or larger
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$2,000
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$2,500
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It shall be the duty of the Village to cause inspections to
be made of all property served by the public water supply. The frequency
of inspections and re-inspections are based on potential health hazards
involved and shall be established by the Village and as approved by
the Michigan Department of Health.
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Each new user of the system shall pay a minimum tap installation
charge for a water line as follows:
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Water Line Size
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Tap Installation Fee for Village
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Tap Installation Fee for Township
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1"
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$1,000
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$1,250
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2" or larger
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Time/material as estimated by water department
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Time/material as estimated by water department
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All contractors must be approved by the Village department of
public works in writing before application for tap installation is
granted and work begins. After tap is installed, it must be left exposed
for inspection by Village department of public works.
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[Ord. No. 191, 3-13-2017]
Pursuant to § 14-1 of Article I, no person shall take any water from any public hydrant except in case of fire without first having obtained written permission from the maintenance supervisor and shall pay for the use of such water such as the filling of pools or for agricultural use or other uses in the amount of $6 per 1,000 gallons or faction thereof.
[Ord. No. 191, 3-13-2017]
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with any provision of this section, or any permit or approval
issued hereunder, or any amendment thereof, or any person who knowingly
or intentionally aids or abets another person in violation of this
section, shall be in violation of this section and shall be responsible
for a civil infraction. The civil fine for a municipal civil infraction
shall be not less than $100 for the first offense and not less than
$200 for subsequent offenses, in the discretion of the court, in addition
to all other costs, damages, expenses and remedies provided by law.
For purposes of this section, "subsequent offense" means a violation
of the provision of this section committed by the same person within
12 months of a previous violation of the same provision of this section
or similar provision of this section for which said person admitted
responsibility or was adjudged to be responsible. Each day during
which any violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
