9.17.120 Water service charges.
A. Water Rates within the Corporate Limits. All customers for water measured through meters and nonmetered residential rates for domestic and irrigation usage shall be charged by the Town of Parachute Water Enterprise Fund at the rates set forth in Appendix A of this code, which shall be billed monthly.
B. Water Rates Outside the Corporate Limits. All customers outside the corporate limits of the Town shall be charged by the Town of Parachute Water Enterprise Fund at the rates set forth in Appendix A of this code, which shall be billed monthly.
C. Bulk and Hydrant Usage. Bulk water shall be billed monthly as set forth in Appendix A of this code.
D. Leak Adjustments.
1. In the event that an existing customer demonstrates, to the Town Manager’s satisfaction, that a water leak or malfunctioning meter has improperly affected actual usage, then the Town Manager may estimate and adjust the customer’s meter usage for purposes of this section by using the average usage for all residential users within the Town for the entire calendar year.
2. Adjustments shall extend only to bills for twelve (12) months prior to the request for adjustment and only for bills prior to the time at which the irregularity is brought to the attention of the Town. Adjustments shall take the form of a credit toward amounts due on future bills.
3. This remedy shall be available to each property one (1) time every five (5) years, and only in the event that the excess usage is greater than the average residential usage in Town.
4. Nothing in this subsection shall relieve a customer from paying a bill issued under this section. (Ord. 695 §2, 2016; Amended Ord. 715 §2 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 760 §2, 2019; Ord. 777 §2, 2019)