A. 
All water bills shall be paid at the offices of the City or other place or places designated by the City. All bills become delinquent 30 days after the date stated on the bill, at which time a penalty charge of 10 percent shall be added thereto, and if not paid within 35 days after the delinquent date, the water may be shut off without further notice.
B. 
When water has been shut off because of delinquency in payment of the water bill, the same shall not be turned on until the following charges have been paid:
1. 
Amount of delinquent service billing, including penalty in an amount set by resolution;
2. 
Amount of any damages, pursuant to LMC § 13.16.040;
3. 
Service reconnection fee in an amount set by resolution.
C. 
Repealed by Ord. 1829.
(1960 code § 24.41; Ord. 1172 § 3, 1985; Ord. 1199 § 3, 1986; Ord. 1829 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
In addition to all other charges and fees to connect to the potable water system or the recycled water system of the City, there shall be assessed a charge for each metered connection (all connections shall be metered), whether inside or outside the City, for the provision of Zone 7 turnouts, pipelines larger than 12 inches in diameter, pump stations, and reservoirs.
Such charges shall be established by resolution of the City Council, and shall be payable according to the provisions of LMC § 13.28.070. Periodically, the Council may restudy and recalculate the fee.
Once the fee is established, it shall automatically be increased annually based on the Engineering News Record (ENR) 20-City Construction Cost Index.
The City Council may, by resolution, adopt administrative guidelines to provide a special fee deferral program in response to unprecedented conditions such as extraordinary economic changes.
(1960 code § 24.45; Ord. 1490 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1507 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1765 § 6, 2005; Ord. 1879 § 3, 2009; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
For water supplied through a meter and used or consumed either inside or outside the City, every consumer shall pay, for each billing period, charges to be set forth by resolution duly adopted by the City Council.
(1960 code § 24.43; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
Whenever a meter fails to register correctly, the consumer shall be charged for a minimum service charge or for an estimated amount of water used, based upon the customer's prior consumption during the same season of the year, if conditions were unchanged, or upon a reasonable comparison with the use of other customers during the same period receiving the same class of service under similar circumstances.
(1960 code § 24.44)
For water used by departments of the City, the City shall pay each billing period a water service charge established for metered water service inside the City.
(1960 code § 24.50; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
For each fire service connection inside the City, whether or not any water is used for fire-fighting, the consumer shall pay the charge established by resolution of the City Council.
(1960 code § 24.46; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
For each fire service connection, excluding fire hydrants, outside the City, whether or not any water is used for firefighting, the consumer shall pay the charge established by resolution of the City Council.
(1960 code § 24.47; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
For each fire hydrant outside the City, whether or not any water is used for fire-fighting, the fire protection district or county or other consumer shall pay $5.00 per billing period.
(1960 code § 24.48; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
Any public school district receiving water service shall pay the water service charges established for metered water service inside the City, regardless of the location of such service.
(1960 code § 24.49; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
Gross revenue derived from the sale of water by the city water utility may be devoted to any lawful purpose at the sole discretion of the City Council.
(1960 code § 24.51; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)