[Amended 3-12-1979 by Ord. No. 3-79; 7-12-1982 by Ord. No.
20-82; 9-12-1983 by Ord. No. 27-83; 9-24-1984 by Ord. No. 36-84; 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 39-85; 12-29-1986 by Ord. No. 57-86; 4-24-1989 by Ord. No.
14-89; 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 46-2004; 3-24-2008 by Ord. No.
11-2008; 3-23-2009 by Ord. No. 10-2009; 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 58-2009[1]; 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 1-2011[2]]
The following charges are hereby established
for water supplied by the Borough of Madison, and the same are hereby
fixed as follows:
A.
B.
The following minimum quarterly charges will be levied
upon every resident and/or property owner to whom water is furnished
through metered services for any and all amounts of water consumed,
up to and including the maximum amounts set forth below:
[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 46-2021[4]]
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
For Any Amount of Water Furnished Not
in Excess of
(Cubic Feet)
|
Minimum Charge
(per quarter)
|
|---|---|---|
|
5/8
|
670
|
$22.32
|
|
3/4
|
670
|
$22.32
|
|
1
|
1,682
|
$57.28
|
|
1 1/2
|
3,401
|
$118.92
|
|
2
|
5,412
|
$196.13
|
|
3
|
6,171
|
$225.26
|
|
4
|
9,888
|
$367.96
|
|
6 and greater
|
18,632
|
$703.58
|
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
4-1-2022.
C.
Borough-owned residential water meters. Any residential water customer with two-inch water service whose average quarterly usage is less than the minimum usage specified in § 190-32B (Article XIII) of the Borough Code by at least 25% in a calendar year would have their water bill set for the following year at the minimum charge for the next smaller meter size or actual water usage, whichever is greater.
[Added 5-8-2017 by Ord.
No. 15-2017[5]]
[5]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided that it shall
take effect retroactively to 1-1-2017 based on an analysis of 2016
residential water usage with any adjustment/credit taking place in
July 2017 and annually thereafter in the first quarter of each year.
D.
The Chief Financial Officer shall increase all rates in § 190-32A and B by 10% effective on January 1, 2023. Beginning on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Chief Financial Officer shall adjust all rates in § 190-32A and B not to exceed the cost of living adjustment. The cost of living adjustment shall be based on the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Governments for New Jersey as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 46-2021]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it shall take
effect 2-1-2010. It also removed all references to the cost of living
adjustment (COLA) as the amount of rate increase to be implemented
each year (previously adopted 3-23-2009 by Ordinance Number 10-2009).
[2]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided an effective
date of 2-1-2011.
[Amended 3-12-1984 by Ord. No. 4-84; 9-24-1984 by Ord. No. 36-84; 10-15-1985 by Ord. No.
39-85; 12-29-1986 by Ord. No. 57-86; 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 49-2003; 2-22-2010 by Ord. No. 1-2010]
Fees for services rendered by the Department, as provided for
herein, shall be as follows:
A.
Supervision of main and service line leakage and pressure tests as provided for in § 190-6 herein: $280 per day, or $35 per hour for each hour or fraction thereof during which the presence of the Inspector is required.
B.
Inspection of main and service line construction as provided for in § 190-8 herein: $280 per day, or $35 per hour for each hour or fraction thereof during which the presence of the Inspector is required.
C.
Tapping of main, construction of service line and installation of meter as provided for in § 190-11 herein:
D.
Services in new subdivisions as provided for in § 190-12 herein and for meter installations as provided for in § 190-13 herein:
(1)
Three-fourths inch: $75 per service.
(2)
One inch: $150 per service.
(3)
One and one-half inches: $200 per service.
(4)
Two inches: $250 per service. In the case of three-fourths-, one-,
one-and-one-half- and two-inch service, labor, excavation and all
materials, except the meter, shall be provided by the developer. In
the case of larger services, labor, excavations and all material and
the meter shall be provided by the developer as approved by the Water
Utility.
(5)
Four inches: $450 per service.
(6)
Six inches: $1,000 per service.
(7)
Eight inches: $1,800 per service.
E.
Temporary services are provided for in § 190-14 herein: up to $250 per quarter per residential unit and up to $200 per quarter per 1,000 square feet of commercial space. Labor, excavation and material shall be provided for by the applicant. If consumption warrants it, the Chief Financial Officer may determine that the customer shall provide the Borough with a deposit of $250 for a temporary water meter which shall be installed by the Borough and read quarterly with the customer being billed based on the then current rates. The water meter deposit shall be promptly refunded when the undamaged temporary meter is returned to the Borough.
[Amended 6-26-2017 by Ord. No. 30-2017]
