LL #03-1974Town of Wappinger
Dutchess County, New York
Local Law No.3, Year 1974
A Local Law Relating to the Imposition Charge And Collection of Water
Rates For The Consumption And Use of Water For The Central Wappinger
Water Improvement Area As Well As The Penalties and Enforcement Thereof.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of The Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, as follows:
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF WATER RATES
A. All water rates are payable quarterly and the minimum rate
shall be payable even though no water is consumed, so long as the
service shall be considered as connected with the district main unless
shut off by the authority of the district at the curb box or otherwise
at the request of the owner. The minimum rate shall be payable even
though the water has been shut off when such discontinuance has been
made by someone not authorized by the district.
B. Each owner or tenant of real property using or connected to
the said watersystem shall pay a water charge at the said rates as
set forth below:
WATER RATE SCHEDULE
RATE QUANTITY
.70� Each 100 cubic feet
or part thereof.
The owner or tenant shall be obligated to pay a minimum charge of
$23.00 per quarter regardless of the consumption or use of water
for said quarter providedonly that said owner is connected to the
system for more than thirty (30) days during said quarter. No min-
imum charge shall be fixed for connection to the system for less than
thirty (30) days during any one quarter. The quarter shall be
deemed to be each three month period commencing January 1st, April
1st, July 1st and October 1st of each year.
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Such water ratesshall be payable within fifteen (15) days after
receipt and for non-payment shall be subject to the penalties here-
inafter provided.
SECTION 2. PAYMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF WATE RATES
A. All water bills shall be due and payable within fifteen
(15) days of the billing date. After fifteen (15) days and prior to
the expiration of thirty (30) days from the billing date, a penalty
equal to five (5) percent of the amount remaining due shall be added-.
to said bill. After the expiration bf thirty (30) days, a penalty
equal to ten (10) percent of the amount unpaid shall be added to that
bill.
B. Said water charges shall constitute a lien upon the real
properties served by the water system of the district and such.lien
or claim except the lien of an existing tax, assessment, water rate,
sewer rent or other lawful charge imposed by the town.
SECTION 3.
This Local Law shall take effect July 1, 1974 and as provided
by the Municipal Home Rule Law.