NOTICE OF A HEARING ON PROPOSED RATES AND CHARGES FOR NAPPANEE WATER UTILITY Property owners and other interested parties in the City of Nappanee are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 1447 establishing rates and charges for services to be rendered by the Waterworks, was introduced at a meeting of the Common Council held on October 18, 2010. At a meeting of the Common Council to be held at 7:00 PM on November 15, 2010, in the Nappanee City Hall, there will be a public hearing on the matter of the rates and charges and consideration of adoption of said Ordinance No. 1447, which provides in part as follows: SECTION 1. That there be and there are hereby established for the use of and the service rendered by the Waterworks System of the City of Nappanee, Indiana, the following rates and charges based on the amount of water supplied during each monthly billing period. (3) Fire Protection Charge Public hydrant surcharge: Meter Size Per Month 5/8" - 3/4" $ 5.13 1" 12.83 1 1/2" 25.65 2" 41.04 3" 76.95 4" 128.25 6" 256.50 8" 410.40 10" 589.95 B. (2) Connection charges for service lines greater than 1 inch shall be determined by the following formula: Estimated maximum daily flow for proposed connection (as defined below)__________ X Applicable charge for a 1 inch Estimated maximum daily flow for a service line per Section B (1) above Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit (as defined below) (2.a) The estimated maximum daily flow for the proposed connection shall be determined by utilizing Table 6 of the Indiana State Board of Health Bulletin S.E. 13, or its successors, as amended from time to time. (2.b.) The estimated maximum daily flow for an Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit shall be determined annually by the City's Board of Public Works and Safety (the "Board") and shall remain applicable and in effect until the Board shall make a subsequent annual determination. Such annual determination shall be made by multiplying the average water usage on all single family dwellings units in the City (determined by dividing the total water usage of all single family dwellings units, within the City, by the number of single family dwelling units in the City) and multiplying that amount by the most recent determination of the peak factor usage for a single family dwelling as determined by the American Water Works Association. At such hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interest parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 1447 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, 300 West Lincoln Street, Nappanee, IN 46550 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM weekdays. Kimberly A. Ingle Clerk-Treasurer City of Nappanee November 4, 2010 n4 [[In-content Ad]]
