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<br />§ 2.04.320
<br />ORONO CODE
<br />request shall be accompanied by a fee in the
<br />amount prescribed by the current city fee schedule
<br />for each meter to be tested. If any such meter is
<br />found to be inaccurate, it shall be replaced with
<br />an accurate meter and the deposit refunded. If
<br />the meter shall be found to be accurate in its
<br />recordings or calculations, it shall be reinstalled
<br />and the deposit shall be retained by the city to
<br />defray the cost of such test.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(6); Code 2003, § 14-82)
<br />Division 2. Rates and Charges
<br />Sec. 2.04.410. Fixing rates and charges for
<br />municipal utilities.
<br />All rates and charges for municipal utilities,
<br />including, but not by way of limitation, rates for
<br />service, permit fees, connection and meter read-
<br />ing fees, disconnection fees, reconnection fees,
<br />including penalties for nonpayment, if any, and
<br />fire hydrant availability fees, shall be fixed,
<br />determined and amended by the council and
<br />adopted by resolution.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.02(1); Code 2003, § 14-106)
<br />Sec. 2.04.420. Unmetered service.
<br />Unmetered service may be provided for
<br />construction, flooding skating rinks, swimming
<br />pools and any other purpose upon approval by
<br />the city. Such service shall be at a duly adopted
<br />rate. Where it is difficult or impossible to
<br />accurately measure the amount of water taken,
<br />unmetered service may be provided and the
<br />unmetered rate applied; however, by acceptance
<br />the consumer agrees to have the city estimate
<br />the water used. In so estimating, the city shall
<br />consider the use to which the water is put and
<br />the length of time of unmetered service.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.10(9); Code 2003, § 14-107)
<br />Sec. 2.04.430. Metered water not
<br />discharged.
<br />If a portion of the water furnished to any
<br />premises is not directly or indirectly discharged
<br />into the sewerage system, the quantity of such
<br />water shall be deducted in computing the sewer-
<br />age service charge or rental, provided a separate
<br />meter shall be installed and operated to register
<br />the quantity not discharged into the sewerage
<br />system; provided, also, that where it is not
<br />practicable to meter the portion of the water not
<br />discharged into the sewerage system, such adjust-
<br />ment may be made as shall be fair and equitable
<br />in order to determine the amount of such service
<br />charge or rental; but until such adjustment shall
<br />be effected, water consumption basis shall remain
<br />in full force and effect.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.20(3); Code 2003, § 14-108)
<br />Sec. 2.04.440. Unmetered water supply.
<br />If any nonresidential premises discharge
<br />normal sewage or industrial waste into the
<br />sanitary sewerage system, either directly or
<br />indirectly, obtain part or all of the water used on
<br />the premises from sources other than the city,
<br />and the water so obtained is not measured by a
<br />meter of equivalent specifications to the meters
<br />used by the city, the city shall permit the discharge
<br />of normal sewage or industrial waste into its
<br />sanitary sewerage system only when the owner
<br />of such premises or some other interested party
<br />shall, at his own expense, install and maintain
<br />for the purpose of metering such water supply a
<br />water meter of equivalent specifications to those
<br />installed by the city in connection with the city
<br />water system. Each water meter shall be installed
<br />to measure all water received on such premises,
<br />and the above charges and rates shall be applied
<br />to the quantity of water received as measured by
<br />such meter. If, because of the nature of the
<br />source of the water supply, the city deems it
<br />impracticable to thus meter the water on any
<br />premises, the council may by resolution establish
<br />a flat charge per month in accordance with the
<br />estimated use of water on such premises.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.20(7); Code 2003, § 14-109; Ord.
<br />No. 129(2nd series), § 2, 10-24-1994)
<br />Sec. 2.04.450. Billing, payment and
<br />delinquency.
<br />(a) All municipal utilities shall be billed
<br />monthly, and a utilities statement shall be mailed
<br />to each consumer. All utility charges shall be
<br />delinquent if they remain unpaid after 21 days
<br />from the date of the bill. Payments received on or
<br />before the 21st day shall be deemed as paid
<br />within that period. A penalty of eight percent
<br />CD2:10
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