[Adopted 6-11-1974 by Ord.
No. 2956]
Any property owner desiring water service must make application on the
form furnished by the Water Department; said form may be signed by the owner
or his authorized agent. All applications made for a service connection and
meter outside of the limits of the City of Bradford must be approved or disapproved
by councilmanic action.
A customer is the party contracting for a supply of water to a property
as hereinafter classified, i.e.:
A. A building under one roof, owned or leased by one party
and occupied as one residence or business;
B. A combination of buildings owned or leased by one party
in one common enclosure and occupied by one family or business;
C. The one side of a double house having a solid vertical
partition wall;
D. Each side or part of a building occupied by more than
one family or business, even though the closet and other fixtures may be used
in common; or
E. Each apartment, office or suite of offices located in
a building having several apartments, offices or suites of offices and using
in common one or more means of entrance, except that an owner of an apartment
house or building accommodating families or businesses may become responsible
for all water used on the premises, and such owner shall be considered as
the customer.
No owner or tenant of any premises supplied with water by the Department
will be allowed to supply other persons or families or other premises except
by written permit from the Water Department. Customers who violate this rule
may have their water shut off after notice of five days, and it may remain
so until the Water Department is satisfied that the rules and regulations
will be observed.
Where more than one occupant of a premises is supplied through one common service line, any violation of the rules and regulations by any one occupant shall be deemed a violation by all, and the Water Department may take necessary action accordingly as provided by the rules and regulations, except that water service to the premises shall be continued until the customer has been given a reasonable opportunity to install a separate service line for each occupant in compliance with §
216-7 of this chapter.
The operation of a service stop or valve is absolutely prohibited to
anyone other than an employee of the Water Department in the regular line
of duty, except that a regularly licensed plumber will be permitted to operate
the same when necessary in conjunction with his proper work on the relevant
premises, but he shall invariably leave the stop or valve in the same position
as found.
All water passing through a meter shall be charged for at the regular
rate, and no allowance will be made for excessive consumption due to leaks
or waste.
The Water Department shall not be liable for any damage resulting from
leaks, broken pipes or from any other cause occurring to or within any house
or building, and it is expressly stipulated by and between the Water Department
and the customer that no claims shall be made against the Water Department
on account of bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attachment
to said waterworks.
It shall be expressly understood and agreed by and between the customer
receiving service and the Water Department that the Water Department does
not assume any liability as insurers of property or person and that the agreement
does not contemplate any special service, pressure, capacity or facility other
than the ordinary or the changing conditions of the water supply system of
the Water Department, as the same exist from day to day. The Water Department
hereby declares that it is agreed by the customer by acceptance of service
that the Water Department shall be free and exempt from any and all claims
for injury or damage to persons or property on customers' premises or to any
other person or property by reason of fire, water or failure of water supply
in pressure or capacity.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A. Bills as rendered for any indicated period or service,
either special, monthly or quarterly, will show the proper charge therefor
as determined by the applicable rate schedule and also the amount of any abatement
or deduction allowed or any fee or additional charge due and payable under
the rules and regulations. Bills shall be considered as duly rendered when
delivered at, or mailed to, the recorded address of the customer as afforded
by him for that purpose or otherwise the premises supplied; nonreceipt of
a bill shall never constitute a waiver thereof; the Water Department at any
time will issue a duplicate bill upon proper request, and no claim for exemption
from assessment or delayed-payment charge for any reason whatsoever will be
entertained or allowed. All bills for flat-rate water service are due and
payable on the first day of each month for which service is furnished. No
credit for vacancies will be allowed unless the coupon is returned by the
10th of the month for which vacancy is claimed. An eight-dollar service charge
shall be made for restoring of service where water has been turned off for
the nonpayment of bills and for the convenience of the owner working on waterlines.
Payment mailed, as evidenced by the United States Post Office mark, on or
previous to the last day of the month will be deemed by the Water Department
to be a payment of the bill within the month. Charges for temporary use shall
be payable on demand.
B. The bill for repairs or replacement of damaged meter
installations or parts thereof will be rendered to the responsible party,
either occupant of premises or customer, and in case payment of the same is
not made within 30 days after presentation of the bill the Water Department
may shut off and discontinue the supply of water to the premises until all
proper charges are paid, nor shall such action by the Water Department preclude
or stay collection of the damage bill by process of law.
C. In case the Water Department has been unable for any
reason to obtain the meter reading at the regular meter reading period, the
Water Department reserves the right to regularly bill the customer for an
estimated consumption so indicated on the bill, which estimated consumption
shall be deducted from the recorded consumption at the subsequent meter reading
period, and the bill for the subsequent period shall be rendered accordingly.
D. Any customer, upon receipt of a bill, having reason to
doubt its accuracy shall bring or mail the bill within five days to the Water
Department for investigation.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A. The customer shall notify the Water Department in the
event of vacating of premises or closing the same temporarily, requesting
the Water Department to shut off the water. In such case the meter will be
read and bill rendered accordingly; however, at the option of the Water Department
when shutting off the water, the meter may be removed and the account closed
as of that date. Such notification shall be in writing, delivered at the office
of the Water Department on forms available at the office of the Water Department.
B. Complaints with regard to the character of the service
furnished or the reading of meters or of the bills rendered must be made at
the Water Department office, whether verbally or in writing, and a record
of such complaint will be kept by the Water Department, giving the name and
address of the complainant, the date, the nature of the complaint and the
remedy.
C. A fee of $8, payable in advance, shall be made for turning
on water in restoration of service after discontinuance for nonpayment of
bills or vacancies.
D. Except for an emergency turnoff as determined by the
city, for which no charge shall be made, a service charge of $20, payable
in advance, shall be made for turning water off or on when the requested service
is to be made after regularly scheduled work hours, on weekends or on holidays.
E. Customers using water for steam generation are warned
not to depend upon the hydraulic or hydrostatic pressure of the Water Department's
supply system for supplying such boilers. The Water Department will not be
responsible for any accident or damage in which such practices frequently
result. Steam and hot-water heating plants, also hot-water generators and
storage tanks, shall in all cases be provided with check valves in the water
supply piping to the same and other proper devices to prevent damage or collapse
if the water supply should be shut off or should fail for any reason whatsoever.
The Water Department will not in any case be responsible for accident or damage
resulting from the imperfect installation or action of such devices or from
the omission of such installations.
F. Any authorized employee of the Water Department, upon
the presentation of credentials if otherwise unknown, shall have unrestricted
access at all reasonable hours to any premises supplied with water for the
purpose of reading meters, making inspection or securing such other information
as may be deemed necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the water
system.
Any person or persons requiring the extension of a street main in the
area served or to be served by the water system out of the corporate limits
shall enter a line deposit agreement with the City of Bradford Water Department.
The provisions of that agreement should include the following:
A. The person or persons shall deposit the full estimated
cost of extending the street main with the Water Department.
B. The deposit will not bear interest.
C. The Water Department will construct or contract to construct
the extension.
D. After construction of the extension, actual costs will
be calculated and the overpayment returned or the underpayment billed for.
E. One reimbursement will be made for each customer service
line connected to the extension set forth in the agreement, and no reimbursements
will be made after 10 years have passed from the date of the agreement.
F. The waterline and all appurtenances thereto will become
the property of the Bradford City Water Authority upon completion.
G. The Water Department will operate and maintain the extension.
H. Each line extension agreement will stand on its own and
not be incorporated with any extension in another area or adjacent thereto.
I. The minimum size pipeline to be constructed in any public
street or right-of-way (Authority owned) will be six inches in diameter.
J. If a main larger than six inches is required for the
depositor's requirements, then the depositor will be required to pay for the
larger pipeline.
K. If the Water Department requires a larger pipeline than
is needed for the extension, the Authority and/or city will pay the difference
between the size required by the depositor and the size determined by the
Water Department.
L. Any customer desiring water service above sea level elevation
(1,580 feet) will necessitate the installation of a pumping station. The total
cost of this installation shall be the responsibility of the customer, and
a suitable water rate for this service will be determined by the Water Department
at the time of installation.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983]
A fee of $5 for the season will be charged for the use of the hose for
any purpose unless the property is metered. Automatic lawn or garden sprinklers
and/or soakers are prohibited unless the property is metered.
[Amended 12-23-1976 by Ord.
No. 2983; 12-15-1981 by Ord.
No. 3034]
A. The following schedules of water rates to be paid by
users of the city water system are hereby adopted:
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SCHEDULE A
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Flat Rate Charges Per Quarter
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Domestic and commercial rates for inside city consumers:
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First fixture (usually kitchen sink)__________
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$8.75
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Wash basin and each additional__________
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$1.16
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Bathtub, first__________
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$2.28
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Bathtub, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Hot-water tank__________
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$1.16
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Slop sink__________
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$8.75
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Urinal, self-closing__________
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$2.28
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Urinal, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Toilet, first__________
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$3.44
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Toilet, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Laundry tray, each part__________
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$1.16
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Automatic washer__________
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$1.16
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|
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Basin for beauty parlor__________
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$10.25
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Basin, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Basin for barbershop__________
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$10.25
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Basin, each additional__________
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$1.16
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Shower stall__________
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$1.16
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Drinking fountain__________
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$1.16
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|
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Restaurant, first fixture__________
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$18.34
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Public toilet__________
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$5.33
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Genneral:
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Hose for lawns, walks or porches __________
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$5.00 per season
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Carnival __________
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$81.00 per week
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Circus __________
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$40.50 per day
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SCHEDULE B-1
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Minimum Rates for Meters
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Minimum Per Quarter
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Meter Size
(inches)
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Inside City
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Outside City
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5/8 x 3/4 domestic
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$15.17
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$31.19
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3/4
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$20.23
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$27.84
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1
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$25.32
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$34.80
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1 1/4
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$27.84
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$38.28
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1 1/2
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$30.37
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$41.76
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2
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$35.42
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$48.69
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3
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$40.49
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$55.65
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4
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$50.60
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$69.58
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6
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$75.88
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$104.35
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Minimum charge for houses on Vista pump: $47.33
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Commercial - Consumption Charges - Outside City
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All water consumed: $0.99 per 1,000 gallons
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SCHEDULE C-1
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Monthly Industrial Water Rates
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Gallons
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Rate
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Cost
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Total Gallons
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First
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33,000
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$0.6625
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$21.86
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33,000
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Next
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167,000
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$0.5681
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$116.73
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200,000
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Next
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83,000
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$0.5049
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$158.64
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283,000
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Next
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50,000
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$0.4417
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$180.73
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333,000
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Next
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334,000
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$0.4323
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$325.12
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667,000
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Next
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333,000
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$0.3624
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$445.80
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1,000,000
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Next
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333,000
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$0.2966
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$544.57
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1,333,000
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Next
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334,000
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$0.2734
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$635.89
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1,667,000
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Next
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3,333,000
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$0.2420
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$1,442.48
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5,000,000
|
Next
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5,000,000
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$0.2169
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$2,526.98
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10,000,000
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All over 15,000,000 gallons: $0.19 per thousand gallons
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SCHEDULE D-1
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Quarterly Inside City Metered Commercial Water Rates
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Gallons
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Rate
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Cost
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Total Gallons
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First
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100,000
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$0.662
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$35.40
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100,000
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Next
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500,000
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$0.568
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$350.20
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600,000
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Next
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250,000
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$0.505
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$476.45
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850,000
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Next
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150,000
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$0.441
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$542.50
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1,000,000
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Next
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1,000,000
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$0.432
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$974.60
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2,000,000
|
Next
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1,000,000
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$0.363
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$1,337.60
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3,000,000
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Next
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1,000,000
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$0.297
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$1,634.60
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4,000,000
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Next
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1,000,000
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$0.273
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$1,907.60
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5,000,000
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Next
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10,000,000
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$0.236
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$4,267.60
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15,000,000
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Next
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15,000,000
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$0.213
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$7,462.60
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30,000,000
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Next
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15,000,000
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$0.198
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$10,432.60
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45,000,000
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All over 45,000,000 gallons: $0.19 per 1,000 gallons
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Outside City Commercial Metered Charges
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All water consumed: $0.99 per 1,000 gallons
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SCHEDULE E
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Quarterly Domestic Meter Rates Inside City
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Gallons
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Rate Per Thousand
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Cost
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1,000 to 10,000
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$1.517
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$15.17
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11,000
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$1.31
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$16.48
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12,000
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$1.31
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$17.79
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13,000
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$1.31
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$19.10
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14,000
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$1.31
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$20.41
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15,000
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$1.31
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$21.72
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16,000
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$1.31
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$23.03
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17,000
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$1.31
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$24.34
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18,000
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$1.31
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$25.65
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19,000
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$1.31
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$26.96
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20,000
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$1.31
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$28.27
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21,000
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$1.31
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$29.58
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22,000
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$1.31
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$30.89
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23,000
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$1.31
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$32.20
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24,000
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$1.31
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$33.51
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25,000
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$1.31
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$34.82
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26,000
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$1.31
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$36.13
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27,000
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$1.31
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$37.44
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28,000
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$1.31
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$38.75
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29,000
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$1.31
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$40.06
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30,000
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$1.31
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$41.37
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31,000
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$1.14
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$42.51
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32,000
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$1.14
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$43.65
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33,000
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$1.14
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$44.79
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34,000
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$1.14
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$45.93
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35,000
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$1.14
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$47.07
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36,000
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$1.14
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$48.21
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37,000
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$1.14
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$49.35
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38,000
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$1.14
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$50.49
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39,000
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$1.14
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$51.63
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40,000
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$1.14
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$52.77
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41,000
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$1.14
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$53.91
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42,000
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$1.14
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$55.05
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43,000
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$1.14
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$56.19
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44,000
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$1.14
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$57.33
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45,000
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$1.14
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$58.47
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46,000
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$1.14
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$59.61
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47,000
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$1.14
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$60.75
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48,000
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$1.14
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$61.89
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49,000
|
$1.14
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$63.03
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50,000
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$1.14
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$64.17
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51,000
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$1.14
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$65.31
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52,000
|
$1.14
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$66.45
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53,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
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54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
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54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
54,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
|
54,000
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$1.14
|
$67.59
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54,000
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$1.14
|
$68.73
|
55,000
|
$1.14
|
$67.59
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54,000
|
$1.14
|
$69.87
|
56,000
|
$1.14
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$71.01
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57,000
|
$1.14
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$72.15
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58,000
|
$1.14
|
$73.29
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59,000
|
$1.14
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$74.43
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60,000 next 65,000
|
$1.14
|
$75.57
|
125,000 next 100,000
|
$0.898
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225,000 next 200,000
|
$0.711
|
|
425,000
|
$0.488
|
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Over
|
$0.449
|
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SCHEDULE F
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Quarterly Domestic Meter Rates Outside City
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Gallons
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Rate Per Thousand
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Cost
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12,000
|
$2.60
|
$31.20
|
13,000
|
$2.17
|
$33.37
|
14,000
|
$2.17
|
$35.54
|
15,000
|
$2.17
|
$37.71
|
16,000
|
$2.17
|
$39.88
|
17,000
|
$2.17
|
$42.05
|
18,000
|
$2.17
|
$44.22
|
19,000
|
$2.17
|
$46.39
|
20,000
|
$2.17
|
$48.56
|
21,000
|
$2.17
|
$50.73
|
22,000
|
$2.17
|
$52.90
|
23,000
|
$2.17
|
$55.07
|
24,000
|
$2.17
|
$57.24
|
25,000
|
$2.17
|
$59.41
|
26,000
|
$2.17
|
$61.58
|
27,000
|
$2.17
|
$63.75
|
28,000
|
$2.17
|
$65.92
|
29,000
|
$2.17
|
$68.09
|
30,000
|
$2.17
|
$70.26
|
31,000
|
$2.17
|
$72.43
|
32,000
|
$2.17
|
$74.60
|
33,000
|
$1.68
|
$76.28
|
34,000
|
$1.68
|
$77.96
|
35,000
|
$1.68
|
$79.64
|
36,000
|
$1.68
|
$81.32
|
37,000
|
$1.68
|
$83.00
|
38,000
|
$1.68
|
$84.68
|
39,000
|
$1.68
|
$86.36
|
40,000
|
$1.68
|
$88.04
|
41,000
|
$1.68
|
$89.72
|
42,000
|
$1.68
|
$91.40
|
43,000
|
$1.68
|
$93.08
|
44,000
|
$1.68
|
$94.76
|
45,000
|
$1.68
|
$96.44
|
46,000
|
$1.68
|
$98.12
|
47,000
|
$1.68
|
$99.80
|
48,000
|
$1.68
|
$101.48
|
49,000
|
$1.68
|
$103.16
|
50,000
|
$1.68
|
$104.84
|
51,000
|
$1.68
|
$106.52
|
52,000
|
$1.68
|
$108.20
|
53,000
|
$1.68
|
$109.88
|
54,000
|
$1.68
|
$111.56
|
55,000
|
$1.68
|
$113.24
|
56,000
|
$1.68
|
$114.92
|
57,000
|
$1.68
|
$116.60
|
58,000
|
$1.68
|
$118.28
|
59,000
|
$1.68
|
$119.96
|
60,000
|
$1.68
|
$121.64
|
61,000
|
$1.68
|
$123.32
|
62,000
|
$1.68
|
$125.00
|
137,000
|
$1.37
|
|
237,000 and all over
|
$0.946
|
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SCHEDULE G
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Private Fire Protection Standby Service
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Size of Connection
(inches)
|
Annual Charge
|
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2
|
$71.28
|
3
|
$72.90
|
4
|
$142.56
|
6
|
$234.90
|
8
|
$348.30
|
10
|
$810.00
|
12
|
$1,142.10
|
B. Automatic lawn or garden sprinklers are prohibited unless
property is metered.
The city reserves the right to change or amend from time to time these
rules and regulations and the rates for the use of water.
[Adopted 8-8-2000 by Ord.
No. 2956.1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
BRADFORD CITY WATER AUTHORITY
A body corporate and politic organized under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945 incorporated by the City of Bradford.
BUILDING MAIN
Extension from the water system of any structure to the lateral of
a main.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within the City of Bradford upon which there is erected
a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use
by human beings or animals.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any improved property located within the City of Bradford and used
or intended for use, wholly or in part, for the manufacturing, processing,
cleaning, laundering or assembling of any product, commodity or article.
LATERAL
A.
Part of the water system extending from a main to the curbline or, if
there shall be no curbline, extending to the property line or;
B.
If no such lateral shall be provided, lateral shall mean that portion
of, or place in, a main which is provided for connection of any building main.
MAIN
Any pipe or conduit constituting a part of the water system used
or usable for water distribution purposes.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial,
of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society, trust,
corporation, municipality, municipal authority or other group or entity.
POTABLE WATER
Water used for direct human ingestion, consumption, showering, bathing
and food preparation.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for production, transmission,
storage and distribution of water in the City of Bradford owned by the Authority
and leased to the City of Bradford for maintenance, operation and use.
In the event any person shall deem the requirement to connect as provided
in this article a hardship, such person may appeal to the City Council of
the City of Bradford or the Bradford City Water Authority for relief from
such connection requirement, which appeal shall be heard in accordance with
provisions of the Pennsylvania Local Agency Law.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to pay a fine of not more
than $600, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.