CHAPTER 54
WATER
Section
Rates and Charges
54.02 Common Council may approve new rates
54.04 Respiratory Protection Program
Cross Connection Control
54.21 Cross connection unlawful
54.23 Discontinuance of service
54.25 Supplement to state plumbing code
RATES AND CHARGES
54.01 WATER RATES AND CHARGES.
(A) Rates within city limits. There shall be and there are hereby established for the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks system of the City of Rensselaer the following rates and charges for customers within the city limits of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
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Rates Per CCF |
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Metered Rates Per Month: |
Effective |
Effective |
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100 Cubic Feet |
January 1, 2023 |
January 1, 2024 |
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First 300 cubic feet |
$7.84 |
$8.55 |
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Next 700 cubic feet |
6.66 |
7.26 |
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Next 2,000 cubic feet |
5.56 |
6.06 |
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Next 5,000 cubic feet |
4.70 |
5.12 |
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Next 15,000 cubic feet |
3.94 |
4.29 |
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Over 23,000 cubic feet |
2.49 |
2.71 |
(B) Rates outside the city limits. There shall be and there are hereby established for the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks system of the City of Rensselaer the following rates and charges for customers outside the city limits of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system. Charges to users outside the city limits of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, will be at 125% of the rates and charges to users within the city limits as follows:
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Rates Per CCF |
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Metered Rates Per Month: |
Effective |
Effective |
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100 Cubic Feet |
January 1, 2023 |
January 1, 2024 |
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First 300 cubic feet |
$9.80 |
$10.68 |
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Next 700 cubic feet |
8.32 |
9.07 |
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Next 2,000 cubic feet |
6.95 |
7.58 |
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Next 5,000 cubic feet |
5.88 |
6.41 |
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Next 15,000 cubic feet |
4.93 |
5.37 |
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Over 23,000 cubic feet |
3.11 |
3.39 |
(C) Minimum charges. Each user shall pay a minimum charge in accordance with the following applicable size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set out in divisions (A) and (B) of this section:
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Effective January 1, 2023 |
Effective January 1, 2024 |
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Customer Rate |
Customer Rate |
Customer Rate |
Customer Rate |
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Size of Meter |
Within City |
Outside City |
Within City |
Outside City |
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5/8" |
$ 23.60 |
$ 29.50 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 32.16 |
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3/4" |
31.60 |
39.60 |
34.44 |
43.16 |
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1" |
47.50 |
59.20 |
51.78 |
64.53 |
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1-1/4" |
78.60 |
98.30 |
85.67 |
107.15 |
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1-1/2" |
110.50 |
138.10 |
120.45 |
150.53 |
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2" |
157.50 |
196.90 |
171.68 |
214.62 |
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3" |
235.90 |
294.80 |
257.13 |
321.33 |
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4" |
314.50 |
393.00 |
342.81 |
428.37 |
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6" |
703.10 |
878.80 |
766.38 |
957.89 |
(D) Fire hydrants.
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Effective |
Effective |
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Fire Hydrants |
January 1, 2023 |
January 1, 2024 |
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Municipal hydrants - per hydrant - per annum |
$969.70 |
$1,056.97 |
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Private hydrants - per hydrant - per annum |
$969.70 |
$1,056.97 |
(E) Private fire protection.
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Effective |
Effective |
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Private Fire Protection |
January 1, 2023 |
January 1, 2024 |
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2" fire line |
$ 323.40 |
$ 352.51 |
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4" fire line |
431.60 |
470.44 |
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6" fire line |
969.70 |
1,056.97 |
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8" fire line |
1,732.40 |
1,888.32 |
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10" fire line |
2,683.00 |
2,924.47 |
(F) Other charges.
(1) Tap charge. A tap charge shall be collected from each customer, prior to connection to the water system. This charge shall be $2,000 for a five-eighths-inch to three-quarters-inch connection. For larger size connections, the charge shall be an amount sufficient to reimburse the city for the labor, material, and overhead necessary for tapping the main, installation of service from the main to the property line (including the curb stop), and the cost of furnishing and installing a suitable water meter. In no event shall the charge for such connection be less than $2,000.
(2) Temporary users. Water furnished to temporary users, such as contractors, etc., shall be charged on the basis of the metered rates hereinbefore set forth as estimated and established by the Waterworks Superintendent.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93; Am. Ord. 16-96, passed 12-23-96; Am. Ord. 4-00, passed 6-12-00; Am. Ord. 13-00, passed 9-25-00; Am. Ord. 19-00, passed 11-13-00; Am. Ord. 1-01, passed 2-12-01; Am. Ord. 8-04, passed 3-22-04; Am. Ord. 16-2006, passed 7-24-06; Am. Ord. 18-2006, passed 9-11-06; Am. Ord. 10-07, passed 3-26-07; Am. Ord. 9-2008, passed 4-14-08; Am. Res. 13-2008, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 19-2011, passed 11-28-11; Am. Ord. 13-2012, passed 4-9-12; Am. Ord. 09-2014, passed 4-14-2014; Am. Ord. 14-2020, passed 10-12-2020; Am. Ord. 19-2022, passed 12-19-2022)
54.02 COMMON COUNCIL MAY APPROVE NEW RATES.
The existing schedule of rates and charges for water service shall remain in full force and effect unless and until the Common Council, acting as the Utility Board, shall approve the new schedule of rates and charges herein contained, and until such time as the Council may by order direct.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93; Am. Ord. 9-2008, passed 4-14-08; Am. Res. 13-2008, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 19-2022, passed 12-19-2022)
54.03 FUNDS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
The foregoing rates are sufficient to compensate the city for taxes that would have been paid on the utility property if it were privately owned. These funds in lieu of taxes shall be transferred to the city General Fund pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-3-8. The rates also provide for a return of investment in the plant as provided by I.C. 8-1.5-3-8.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93; Am. Ord. 9-2008, passed 4-14-08; Am. Ord. 14-2020, passed 10-12-2020; Am. Ord. 19-2022, passed 12-19-2022)
54.04 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM.
The City Water Department hereby adopts a Respiratory Protection Program as based on the OSHA General Industry Standards for Respiratory Protection as stated in 29 CFR 1910.134.
(Ord. 18-97, passed 12-22-97)
CROSS CONNECTION CONTROL
54.20 DEFINITION.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CROSS CONNECTION. Any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate systems, one of which contains potable water from the city water system, and the other, water from a private source, water of unknown or questionable safety, or steam, gases, or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow from one system to the other, the direction of flow depending on the pressure differential between the two systems.
(6-94, passed 5-23-94)
54.21 CROSS CONNECTION UNLAWFUL.
No person, firm, or corporation shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any cross connection. No interconnection shall be established whereby potable water from a private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city may enter the supply or distribution system of the city, unless such private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the city Water Department and by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in accordance with 327 IAC 8-10.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93)
54.22 INSPECTIONS.
(A) It shall be the duty of the city Water Department to cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public water system where cross connections with the public water system are deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections shall be based on potential health hazards involved and shall be as established by the city Water Department.
(B) Upon presentation of credentials the representative of the city Water Department shall have the right to request entry at any reasonable time to examine any property served by a connection to the public water system of the city for cross connections. On request, the owner, lessee, or occupant of any property so served shall furnish to the inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system or systems on such property. The refusal of access or refusal of requested pertinent information shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross connections.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93)
54.23 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE.
(A) Violations.
(1) The city Water Department is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this subchapter exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system.
(2) Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice is served on the owner, lessee, or occupants of the property or premises where a violation is found or suspected to exist. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross connection(s) has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Emergencies. If it is deemed by the city Water Department that across connection or an emergency endangers public health, safety, or welfare and requires immediate action, and a written finding to that effect is filed with the clerk of the city and delivered to the consumer’s premises, service may be immediately discontinued. The consumer shall have an opportunity for hearing within 10 days of such emergency discontinuance.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93)
54.24 BACKFLOW PREVENTERS.
All consumers using toxic or hazardous liquids, all hospitals mortuaries, wastewaters treatment plants, laboratories, and all other hazardous users install and maintain a reduced-pressure-principle backflow preventer in the main water line serving each building on the premises. The backflow preventer must be installed in an easily accessible location not subject to flooding or freezing.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93)
54.25 SUPPLEMENT TO STATE PLUMBING CODE.
This subchapter is supplementary to the State Uniform Plumbing Code and I.C. 13-13-5, I.C. 13-18-1, and in 327 IAC 1 as it pertains to the water system of the city.
(Ord. 11-93, passed 7-26-93)