§ 122-81. Service charges and fees generally.

(a)

Purpose. It is the purpose of this division to establish a fee mechanism whereby the users of various county water and wastewater system services are charged for those services in an amount established by the county as being necessary to provide adequate financial support for the water and wastewater systems.

(b)

Actual rates published separately. The actual rates charged by the county for the water and wastewater system services provided shall be published in a separate rate or fee schedule. A copy and such rate or fee schedule shall be on file and available at the office of the county clerk and the office of the director of the county water system.

(c)

Changes in rates. The rates charged by the county for the water and wastewater system services shall be revised from time to time by affirmative action of the county board of commissioners as necessary to support the financial needs of the county water and wastewater systems.

(d)

Customer categories defined:

(1)

Residential customer is the owner or occupant of an individual structure used primarily as a residence and assigned one water meter.

(2)

Nonresidential customer is:

a.

The owner, owner's agent or occupant of a structure(s) with assigned water meter(s) that is used for commercial or institutional purpose, not as residence; or

b.

The owner/management of a building(s) containing two or more dwelling units served by a single water meter in accordance with section 122-152.

(3)

Wholesale customer is a governmental or institutional entity that has entered into agreement with the county for the purchase of water and or sewer services which that entity in turn will provide to its retail customers.

(e)

When service charges payable; disconnection of service for failure to pay. The payment of the sum due shall be made monthly or at such other time as indicated by the county in accordance with a statement setting forth the amount due. Payment for services billed monthly shall be made on or before the 14th day following the date of the monthly notice, and shall be in default if not paid on or before the 30th day after the date of the monthly notice. Failure to receive notice of the amount due shall in no way relieve the customer, or owner of the property served, from making payment as provided in this section. Should any customer, including the owner of the property, receiving water or wastewater service fail to pay any sum due pursuant to this section, the water service shall be discontinued until such sums, with penalties as provided in this article, are paid in full. See section 122-47.

(f)

Reconnection charge when water service interrupted for failure to pay service charge. Upon the failure of any customer receiving water or wastewater service to make payment, the water service shall be interrupted, and in that event a reconnection charge shall be assessed and collected with all arrearage due before the water service will be restored.

(Ord. of 6-28-88, § 3-26-21; Ord. of 2-27-07)