All premises using the Village water supply must be equipped with an adequate water meter furnished by the Village but paid for by the consumer.
The Director of Public Works shall read or cause to be read every water meter used in the Village at such time as is necessary that the bills may be sent out at the proper time.
[Amended 10-1-2021]
All municipal water meters shall be taken out and tested upon the request of the consumer upon payment of the current water meter testing fees. If upon testing the meter is not within 3% of accurate, a new meter will be installed, and the current water meter testing fee shall be returned to the customer.
[Amended 10-24-1994; 5-12-2003; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
All property having a connection with the Village Water System, or which otherwise receives water from the Village of Dwight Water System or uses the Village of Dwight Sewer System, shall pay the charges for water and sewer, as set forth on Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively, of the Municipal Code of the Village of Dwight.[1] Said property shall be classified as follows:
A. 
Classes.
(1) 
Class I: All Properties, other than governmental and industrial properties using more than 500,000 gallons per month.
(2) 
Class II: Governmental properties and industrial properties using more than 500,000 gallons per month.
(3) 
Class III: Direct bulk sales of water from a municipal hydrant or other public outlet or facility.
(4) 
Class IV: Properties located outside of the corporate boundaries of the Village of Dwight which are connected to the Village of Dwight Water and/or Sewer System.
B. 
Properties included in Class II shall be billed for water used at the rate designated in the water and sewer rate schedule whether inside or outside the Village limits; provided, however, the properties in Class II shall be billed monthly for water usage.
C. 
All other use and sale of water from any Village well, reservoir or lake not heretofore set forth in this chapter shall be at the rate as designated in the water and sewer rate schedule, payment to be made in full upon and at the time of the withdrawal of any said amounts of water from any Village well, reservoir or lake.
D. 
The sale of water under Subsection C, including quantities to be sold and rates to be charged and the desirability of any such sale shall be at the discretion of the Village Board, and the Village Board shall have the authority to limit, increase, discontinue, regulate, or otherwise control the sale of water as set forth in Subsection C.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A350, Fees.
[Amended 2-28-2024 by Ord. No. 1517]
A. 
Bills for water used shall be sent out by the Village. All water bills are due and payable the last day of the month in which they are sent out.
B. 
A penalty of 10% shall be added to all bills not paid by the due date.
C. 
A $25 fee shall be added to any water statement that remains unpaid for a period of 14 days after the due date and a red tag is issued or default of payment arrangement that incurs red tag.
[Amended 3-24-2003]
The water supply to any premises may be shut off and disconnected for any premises for which the water statement remains unpaid for a period of 14 days after the due date. When shut off, such water service shall not be renewed except upon the payment of the total unpaid statement, together with an Application for Service, and upon paying a reconnection fee in the amount of $50. Whenever a statement for Municipal Water Service and/or Municipal Sewer Service remains unpaid for a period of 14 days after the due date, then prior to disconnecting service, the Village shall first cause to be posted on said premises a notice that unless the statement for Municipal Water Service and/or Municipal Sewer Service is paid within 24 hours from the posting of said notice, that Municipal Water and/or Municipal Sewer Service shall be disconnected.
The owner of each parcel of real estate serviced by Municipal Water and/or Municipal Sewer Service shall be the responsible party for any water service, sewer service, and garbage service charges which are rendered to such particular parcel of real estate or to any separate housing or business unit thereon.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
In the event that Municipal Water and/or Municipal Sewer Service is terminated subject to § 290-21, and if the statements rendered for such services remain unpaid for a period of 30 days, after water service is disconnected, the Village shall cause to be filed in the Office of the County Clerk wherein such real estate is located a lien in the amount of the statement, and such lien shall bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the time of disconnection until fully paid.
Property subject to a lien for unpaid water charges shall be sold for non-payment 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 for water has remained unpaid 30 days after it has been rendered.
Any person, firm, corporation or other who shall, without authority from the Director of Public Works, remove, enter into, remove the seal from, or in any other manner tamper with any water meter for the purpose of causing an incorrect reading of the water consumed at the premises or for the purpose of damaging or destroying said water meter shall, in addition to the actual damages caused, including parts and labor to repair and replace the same, shall be subject to a fine as designated in the fine rate schedule.