[Adopted 10-10-1995 by Ord. 958 (Sec. 25-7 of the 1979 Code)]
No official, commissioner, administrator, inspector,
or employee of the Town of Johnston shall accept an application for
the bulk purchase of water from the Johnston water system until procedures
delineated have been followed and fees based upon the attached schedule
have been collected.
A.
The applicant to purchase water at bulk rates from
the Town of Johnson shall first present evidence of being a corporation
duly licensed to conduct business in the State of Rhode Island.
B.
The applicant shall purchase, from the Water Department,
a water meter/backflow preventer assembly, with a seal impressed by
the Water Department. The cost of the meter is $750.
C.
The applicant and the Water Department personnel will
agree upon a particular hydrant from which the applicant will draw
water each time he requires water.
D.
The first time the applicant draws water, he shall
contact the Water Department to arrange to meet at the hydrant. After
the first time, the applicant shall inform the Department of his intent
to draw water.
E.
An annual fee of $250 will be charged for subsequent
years after purchase of a meter/backflow unit.
F.
Water will be charged at $1.15 per hundred cubic feet
as shown on the meter. The meter must be read each month.
G.
If the applicant is found to be removing water from
the system without notifying the Department, he shall be fined $100
for the first offense; $250 for the second offense; and $500 and sacrifice
his meter/backflow preventer unit and his privilege to draw water
from the system for a period of one year for the third offense.
