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� " � ' <br /> � <br /> a <br /> Ordinance No. 208 <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL <br /> CODE OF THE CITY OF ORONO BY AMEND- <br /> ING CHAPTER 25A ESTABLISHING RATES, <br /> CHARGES, AND REGULATIONS FOR THE <br /> USE OF MUNICIPAL WATER <br /> The City Council of Orono Ordains: <br /> Section l. Chapter 25A of the Municipal Code of the <br /> City of Orono is amended by amending Section 25A. 010 to read <br /> as follows: <br /> 25A. 010. Water Rates. The rate due and payable to the <br /> city by each water user within the city for water taken from <br /> the city water supply system shall be the amount prescribed <br /> in the current city fee schedule which fee schedule shall <br /> provide for charges to be billed to all users on the quarterly <br /> basis throughout the year based on actual water consumption <br /> with a minimum quarterly charge in the amount prescribed by <br /> the current city fee schedule, <br /> Said rate will become effective immediately in accord- <br /> ance with the current city fee schedule established each year, <br /> and will be reflected on the billing for the first quarters <br /> ending hereinafter. In case the meter is found to have stopped, <br /> or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used <br /> will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously. <br /> Where service is for less than a quarterly period the <br /> quarterly minimum charge will be prorated on a monthly basis. <br /> (a) When water is desired �ar construction purposes, <br /> the owner shall make application therefor and if for any reason <br /> the meter cannot be installed at that time, the charges for <br /> the water shall be set forth under water rates, and when the <br /> building is completed, the meter shall be set in the regular <br /> way. <br /> (b) Water bills shall be mailed to the customers <br /> quarterly and shall specify the water consumed and the charge <br /> in accordance with the foregoing rates, and in addition a <br /> penalty of 15 percent which shall be added to the amount due <br /> if not paid within 45 days after the date of the bill. Pay- <br /> ments received by mail postmarked on or before the �forty-fifth <br /> day shall be deemed as paid within said period. <br />