§ 122-83. Water system fees.  


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  • (a)

    Water connection service charge. There is hereby levied and assessed a service charge for making connections to the county water system. All amounts charged for water connections pursuant to this article shall be assessed to the owners of the property being connected, and such charges shall be collected prior to the making of such connection. Water connection assessments shall be as shown on the rate and fee schedule on file and available at the office of the county clerk and the office of the director of the county water system. The fee may be based in part on a road frontage assessment.

    (b)

    Water service charge for usage. There are hereby levied and assessed rates, fees and/or charges for the service, maintenance, operation and amortization of the county water system, based on the amount of water consumed per month by each customer receiving water from the county. The schedule for usage service charges shall be as shown in the rate and fee schedule on file and available at the office of the county clerk and the office of the director of the county water system.

    (c)

    Fire service charge. A separate charge for fire service may be established for varying sizes of water meters or fire line diameters.

(Ord. of 6-28-88, § 3-26-23; Ord. of 2-27-07)