§ 13-1-80. Water service initiation.

(a)

Application for initiation of service or transfer of billing. Application to have water turned on or transferred from one (1) party to another shall be made in writing to the Town Administrator/Clerk. The Town may require written agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all of the provisions of this Code pertaining to water or sewer service or other health, engineering or service limitations relative to service as conditions governing the use of the Town's Utility facilities by the applicant.

(b)

Utility service deposit required, refund allowed. A refundable deposit of an amount established by resolution by the Board of Trustees to offset the Town's costs shall be required as a condition of providing any utility service to a customer under the following circumstances:

(1)

Any new customer;

(2)

Any customer who changes address to which utility service is furnished, except when such customer has been a nondelinquent customer during the most recent twelve-month period;

(3)

Any customer who receives one (1) shut-off notice or two (2) delinquency notices within the previous year; or

(4)

Any customer whose water service has been terminated because of delinquency.

Any deposit held by the Town, less any amount still due the Town for utility service, shall be refunded to the customer who paid the deposit after eighteen (18) months of continuous service wherein no delinquency or shut-off notice has been issued or when service to the customer is discontinued on a permanent basis, whichever occurs first. No interest will be paid by the Town upon refund of the deposit. (Prior code 7.01.06; Ord. 11-1987 §1; Ord. 11-2007 §1)

(Ord. No. 1-2016WE , 9-13-16)