Water and Sewer Use Charges
Sec. 78-186. Basic user charge.
(a) The basic user charge for the wastewater collection system shall be based on water usage as recorded by water meters. It shall consist of operation, maintenance and replacement costs for the system and shall be computed as follows:
(1) Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain the wastewater collection system including a replacement fund for the year, for all works categories.
(2) Compute a basic user rate per 1,000 gallons of flow in an amount that satisfies the estimate described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(b) There shall be and there is hereby established a basic user charge to be billed for each user of the village’s wastewater collection system for each residential unit and/or each lot in a mobile home park and/or each lot in a planned unit development who operates on a single water meter. Each user shall pay the village the following rates per 1,000 gallons of flow:
Timeframe of User Charges | Charge |
From May 1, 2018, through April 30, 2019 | $1.25 |
From May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020 | $1.30 |
From May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021 | $1.35 |
From May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022 | $1.40 |
From May 1, 2023, until further action | $1.46 |
(Code 1977, § 18-72; Code 2005, § 51.61; Ord. No. 537, 2-14-1984; Ord. No. 93-14, 4-27-1993; Ord. No. 06-10, § 2, 3-28-2006; Ord. No. 13-019, § 2, 7-9-2013; Ord. No. 18-10, § 2, 4-10-2018)
Sec. 78-187. Sewer service charges.
(a) Monthly maintenance charge. A monthly maintenance charge is established and shall be added to the bill of each user of the village’s wastewater collection system for each residential unit and/or each lot in a mobile home park and/or each lot in a planned unit development who operates on a single water meter. Said charge shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Timeframe of User Charges | Charge |
From May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019 | $16.25 |
From May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 | $16.50 |
From May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 | $16.75 |
From May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 | $17.00 |
From May 1, 2023 until further action | $17.25 |
(b) Additional monthly surcharge. A monthly sewer surcharge is established and shall be added to the bill of each user of the village’s wastewater collection system for each residential unit and/or each lot in a mobile home park and/or each lot in a planned unit development who operates on a single water meter. Said charge shall be for short and long-term financing of mandated capital improvements to the village’s sanitary and storm water sewer system in accordance with the following schedule:
Timeframe of User Charges | Charge |
From May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019 | $ 1.50 |
From May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 | $ 1.75 |
From May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 | $ 2.00 |
From May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 | $ 2.25 |
From May 1, 2023 until further action | $ 2.50 |
(c) Nonmetered users. All nonmetered users of the water collection system shall pay a monthly maintenance charge as established in section 78-187(a) and (b) and an additional “flat fee per unit, lot or building on the parcel of land of $10.80 per month, per unit, lot or building on the parcel of land. Nonmetered users who have other metered water source providers from another water utility other than Sauk Village must provide at least annually actual meter readings and a reconciliation bill will be done. Failure to provide annual meter readings by April 30 each year will result in an annual assessment of $750.00.
(Code 1977, § 18-73; Code 2005, § 51.62; Ord. No. 537, 2-14-1984; Ord. No. 93-14, 4-27-1993; Ord. No. 06-10, § 3, 3-28-2006; Ord. No. 18-10, § 3, 4-10-2018)