HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 18-03 - 3/11/2003 - JAWA/GENERAL CLOSING CERT/REV. BONDSRESOLUTION NO. 18-03
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE TO EXECUTE A GENERAL
CLOSING CERTIFICATE AS AN ACCOMPANYING CERTIFICATE OF
PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING TO THE ISSUANCE OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2003 BY THE NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MUNICIPAL
JOINT ACTION WATER AGENCY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois as
follows:
Section 1: That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to sign the attached
documents marked:
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MUNICIPAL JOINT ACTION WATER AGENCY
$49,390,000
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS
SERIES 2003
GENERAL CLOSING CERTIFICATE OF
VILLAGE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth and the
Village Clerk is authorized to attest said documents upon the signature of the Mayor.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT. 0
PASSED this 11' day of March 2003
APPROVED this 11' day of March 2003
ATTEST.
Ann I. Walsh
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
Craig B. Johnson, Mayor
RES0602certsedes2003.doc
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MUNICIPAL JOINT ACTION WATER AGENCY
$49,390,000
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS,
SERIES 2003
GENERAL CLOSING CERTIFICATE OF
VILLAGE MAYOR AND VILLAGE CLERK
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
We, Craig B. Johnson and Ann I. Walsh, certify that we are the Mayor and Clerk,
respectively, of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois (the "Village"). This Certificate is
being delivered as an accompanying Certificate to the record of proceedings pertaining to the
issuance of $49,390,000 aggregate principal amount of Water Supply System Revenue Bonds,
Series 2003, being issued today (the "2003 Bonds") by the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint
Action Water Agency (the "Agency"). This certificate is to be relied upon by Foley & Lardner,
as bond counsel for the Agency, in rendering their approving legal opinion on the 2003 Bonds.
As Village Mayor and Clerk, we certify on behalf of the Village as set forth below.
The Village was duly incorporated as a Village in 1956 under the general laws of
the State of Illinois. Since such date of incorporation, the Village has continuously operated
under the general laws of the State of Illinois as a Village governed by a Mayor and Board of
Trustees. The Village is not subject to the Commission form of government, pursuant to the
Illinois Municipal Code, as amended. The Village is a `home rule" unit as that term is defined in
Section 6 of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Village having a
population in excess of 25,000 and not having by referendum elected not to be a home rule unit.
All of the territory comprising the Village is located in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois.
2. (a) The Village has duly executed the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint
Action Water Agency Agreement ("Agency Agreement') designating the Village as a member
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of that Agency. The Agency Agreement, as amended December 7, 1982, remains in full force
and effect and has not been otherwise amended or altered. The Village remains a member of the
Agency.
(b) The Village has duly executed the Water Supply Agreement between the
Agency and the Village and that Agreement remains in full force and effect and has not been
amended altered or repealed, except for the Amendment dated December 10, 1996.
(c) The Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village have duly elected
Craig B. Johnson as its representative on the Agency Board of Directors and Gary E. Parrin as its
member of the Agency Executive Committee.
3. The Village has established a combined waterworks and sewerage system and has
provided for the inclusion in that system of the Village's waterworks system. The Village has
operated and maintained a combined waterworks and sewerage system since 1963.
4. There is no action, litigation, proceeding or referendum pending, or to our
knowledge threatened, questioning, affecting or relating to (a) the corporate existence of the
Agency or the Village's participation in the Agency, (b) the issuance, sale, execution or delivery
of the 2003 Bonds, the authority or the purposes for which the 2003 Bonds are being issued, the
validity or enforceability of the security for the 2003 Bonds or the Water Supply Agreement (c)
the rates established or charged for water service by the Village or (d) the corporate existence,
powers or boundaries of the Village or the title to their respective offices of the members of the
Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village or the Village officers.
5. The execution of the Water Supply Agreement, as amended, and the fulfillment
by the Village of the terns of that Agreement, including the promise in that Agreement to pay a
share of the costs of the Agency, do not conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of, any
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contract or agreement to which the Village is a party or any applicable judgment, order, rule or
regulation of any court or public or governmental agency or authority binding upon the Village
and do not violate any provision of any existing resolution or ordinance 'of the Village.
6. The Village acknowledges that it has received notice that the Agency has assigned
its rights under the Water Supply Agreement to the Trustee with respect to the Agency's Water
Supply System Revenue Bonds (now BankOne National Association, as successor Trustee.) All
steps have been taken which are required to cause payments by the Village under the Water
Supply Agreement to be paid directly to the Trustee.
7. All the water purchased by the Village is for its general public use, that is, for use
for municipal purposes (fire protection, use on municipal buildings, for example) or for sale to
members of the general public with the Village's service area. All these sales are on the basis of
generally applicable rates, which vary by category of user and amount of use. (A copy of the
rate schedule is attached as Exhibit A). The Village does not have any contracts or other
arrangements for the sale of water except on the basis of the generally applicable rates. It has no
"take or pay" or other contracts for the sale of water with guaranteed minimum payments. The
Village does not sell water to any person or entity for resale. No part of the Village's water
system is owned, leased, operated, managed or beneficially used by anyone except the Village
and its officers and employees.
8. The obligation of the Village under its Water Supply Agreement is the only
obligation of the Village and payable from the revenues derived from the combined waterworks
and sewerage system of the Village or for which those revenues have been pledged.
9. We have reviewed the Preliminary Official Statement dated February 15, 2003,
and the Final Official Statement dated February 26, 2003, pertaining to the 2003 Bonds. The
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information in the Official Statement is, and the information in the Preliminary Official
Statement as of its date was, as it relates to the Village, accurate, does not and did not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact and does not and did not omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements in it, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
10. The Lake Michigan Water Allocation permit received by the Village from the
Illinois Department of Transportation, dated March 13, 1990 remains in full force and effect and
there is no pending or threatened proceeding challenging the validity or contending or seeking
any change in that permit.
WITNESS our signatures as of this 11 thday of March, 2003.
Craig B. Johnson
Village Mayor
Ann I. Walsh
Village Clerk
(SEAL)
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CHAPTER 2
WATER AND SEWER USE AND SERVICE
SECTION:
7-2-
1:
Water and Sewer Taps
7-2-
2:
Turning on Water
7-2-
3:
Service Pipes
7-2-
4:
Water Meters
7-2-
5:
Rates and Charges
7-2-
5-1:
Water Rates and Charges
7-2-
5-2:
Wastewater Use and Service
Inspections, Measurements and
Charges
7-2-
5-3:
Rates and Charges for
Property Outside Village
7-2-
5-4:
Bills for Services;
Delinquencies
7-2-
5-5:
Revenues
7-2- 5-6:
Access to Records
7-2- 6:
Sewer Use and Service
Regulations
7-2- 7:
Water Use Restrictions
7-2- 8:
Prohibited Acts and Conditions
7-2- 9:
Private Water Supply
7-2-10:
Backflow Prevention Devices
7-2-11:
Annexed. and Rezoned Land
7-2-12:
Availability of Village Water and
Sewer Service
7-2-13:
Inspections, Measurements and
Tests
7-2-14:
Penalties
7-2-1: WATER AND SEWER TAPS:
No connection to a water or
sewer main shall be made without a permit
being Issued and twenty four (24) hours,
notice having been given to the Director of
"EXHIBIT A"
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Engineering and Community Development.
All such connections shall be made under
the supervision of the Director of
Engineering and Community Development,
and no connection shall be covered until
the work has been Inspected by him or his
authorized representative, together with a
tender of the proper tap -on and Inspection
fee in an amount determined by resolution
of the President and Board of Trustees
and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8-126-1-2 and 8-126-4 of this
Code, prior to the Issuance of any permit.
(Ord. 856, 6-5-73; amd. Ord. 1456,
5-12-81;1992 Code)
Inspection by closed circuit television shall
be required prior to approval and accept-
ance by the Village of all sanitary and
storm sewers. All costs for said Inspection
shall be paid by the developer. The Di-
rector of Engineering and Community De-
velopment shall evaluate the reports and
photographs obtained thereby. If said
photographs and evidence show the sewer
main to be free from engineering defect
and foreign substance and show that it
meets all other approved engineering
standards, the Director of Engineering and
Community Development shall approve the
mains for acceptance by the Village; if not,
he shall direct such remedial activity as is
necessary to be done prior to the accept-
ance of said mains. All photographs and
reports obtained as a result of said in-
spection shall be the property of the Vil-
lage. (Ord. 856, 6-5-73)
7-2-2
7-2-2: TURNING ON WATER:
A. Authority: No water from the Village
water supply shall be turned on for
service into any premises by any per-
son except upon the order of the
Director of Engineering and Com-
munity Development or his author-
ized representative. (Ord. 268,
1-24-63; amd. Ord. 1456, 5-12-81;
1992 Code)
B. Application for Water Turn On: Appli-
cations for water and/or sewer service
shall be made, in writing, to the Elk
Grove Village Department of Finance
and shall contain an agreement by
the applicant to abide by the ordi-
nances of the Village Including pro-
visions contained in this Chapter and
In Sections 8-1213-1-2 and 8-126-4 of
this Code. Failure to file this ap-
plication may result in termination of
service to the property.
C. Deposit:
1. Where the property to be served is
rented or leased or the applicant Is
not the owner of the premises, a de-
posit for water shall be made with
each such application, this sum to be
retained by the Village to Insure pay-
ment of all water and/or sewer
charges due the Village. The deposit
shall be based on meter size in ac-
cordance with the following schedule:
Meter Size Deposit Required
6/6"
$ 50.00
3
/4"
100.00
1"
150.00
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1'/2
" $200.00
2" 300.00
31" 400.00
4" or larger 500.00
2. A deposit shall also be required in
all cases where service is terminated
for nonpayment or delayed payment
of water and/or sewer charges as a
guarantee for the payment of future
water and sewer bills.
3. A customer who has paid all water
and sewer charges on or before the
due date for a period of two (2) years
would not be required to pay a de-
posit upon relocation and/or renting or
leasing of additional property within
the Village.
4. Deposits will be refunded without
Interest when a customer has paid all
water and sewer charges on or before
the due date of each bill for a period
of two (2) years. When service to the
applicant Is discontinued permanently,
the deposit, less any amount due the
Village for water and/or sewer
service, shall be refunded without
Interest. (Ord. 1647, 6-12-84)
D. Plumbing: No water shall be turned
on for service in any premises in
which the plumbing does not comply
with the ordinances of the Village,
provided, however, that water may be
turned on for construction work in
unfinished buildings subject to the
provisions of this Chapter. (Ord. 268,
1-24-63)
7-2-3: SERVICE PIPES:
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A. Installation Requirements:
1. No water and sewer service shall
be Installed unless it conforms to the
specifications drawn upon or
approved by the Director of
Engineering and Community
Development, a copy of which shall
be kept on. file in the office of the
Director of Public Works. (Ord. 1456,
5-12-81)
2. All water and sewer pipes from the
mains to the premises served shall be
Installed by and at the cost of the
owner of the property to be served on
the applicant for the service. Such
installation shall be under the
Inspection of the Director of
Engineering and Community
Development.
B. Repairs: All repairs for water and
sewer service pipes and plumbing
systems of buildings shall be made
by and at the expense of the owners
of the premises served. The Village
may, in case of an emergency, repair
any service pipes, and if this is done,
the cost of such repair work shall be
repaid to the Village by the owner of
the premises served.
C.. Excavations: Excavations for Installing
water and sewer service pipes or
repairing the same shall be made in
compliance with the ordinance
provisions relating to making
excavations in streets; provided, that
It shall be unlawful to place any water
and sewer service pipe in the same
excavation with or directly under any
drain pipe or sewer pipe. (Ord. 268,
1-24-63)
1. See Title 8, Chapter 8, Article 8 of this Code.
7-2-4
D. Shut -Off Boxes: Shut-off boxes or
services boxes shall be placed on
every service pipe that requires a
water meter and shall be located
between the curb line and the
sidewalk line where this is prac-
ticable. Such boxes shall be so
located that they are easily accessible
and shall be protected from frost.
(Ord. 1319, 7-10-79)
E. Penalty: Any person violating any
provision of this Chapter shall be
subject to the penalty provided in
subsection 7-2-14A of this Chapter.
(Ord. 1538, 9-28-82)
7-2-4: WATER METERS:
A. Metered Water Required: Each indi-
vidually owned premise using the Vil-
lage water supply must be equipped
with an adequate water meter furnish-
ed by the Village or approved by the
Village but paid for by the consumer;
provided, that such water service may
be supplied by the Village at a flat
rate or charge until such meter may
be installed. Before any premises are
occupied, a water meter shall be in-
stalled therein as herein required or
application made for such water serv-
ice at the flat rate or charge until the
meter can be Installed or no water
shall be furnished such premises.
B. Type of Meter: A Rockwell remote
register water meter or Its equal shall
be the only approved water meter to
be used In all areas of the Village.
(Ord. 1319, 7-10.79)
C. Installation of Meters: Meters shall be
installed In a readily accessible
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location as approved by the Village
Department of Public Works.
An electrical raceway shall be provid-
ed for the physical protection and
maintenance of the water meter wir-
ing. This raceway is to be continuous
from the remote head to the inside
water meter. (Ord. 851, 5-8-73)
D. Reading Meters: The Director of Pub-
lic Works or his authorized represen-
tative shall read or cause to be read
every industrial and commercial water
meter used in the Village at such
times as are necessary that the bills
may be- sent-outat"the proper time.
The Department of Finance shall read
or cause to be read every residential
meter used in the Village at such
times as are necessary that the bills
may be sent out at the proper time.
(1992 Code)
When an inside meter cannot be read
because the customer Is not at home
or a glass block meter cannot be read
due to obstructions of dirt, the meter
reader shall leave a meter. reading
card for the customer to complete and
return. (Ord. 2034, 4-25-89, off.
5-1-89; 1992 Code)
E. Testing Meters: Any Municipal water
meters shall be taken out and tested
upon complaint or request of the con-
sumer. The consumer shall agree, in
writing, at the time that the meter is
removed, to pay for such testing if the
meter proves to be within three per-
cent (3%) of being accurate, such tee
as determined by resolution of. the
President and Board of Trustees. Any
such fee, If not timely paid, shall be
added to the consumer's regular water
billing and collected In the manner
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provided in Article VII hereof. If, upon
the testing, the meter is not within
three percent (3%) of being accurate,
It shall be repaired and replaced at no
expense to the customer. (Ord. 1386, #
7-8-60)
F. Inspections; Meter Replacements: Any
water meter Installed in or on any
premises using the Village's water
supply may be inspected by the Vil-
lage to determine whether said meter
conforms to the provisions of this
Section or is otherwise in good oper-
ating condition. Any meter which does
not meet such requirements shall be
replaced by the Village at the Village's
expense. The Director of Public Works
or his designated agents, bearing
proper Identification, shall be permit-
ted to enter all properties in the Vil-
lage for the purpose of reading the
meter or conducting such Inspection,
repair or replacement as necessary.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
refuse to permit an inspection of their
premises or premises under their
control when said Inspection is for the
purpose set forth in this Section.
Any person violating any of the provi-
sions of this subsection shall be sub-
ject to the penalty provided in subsec-
tion 7-2-14A of this Chapter. In addi-
tion to any penalties as set forth here-
in, any person who refuses to permit
an inspection as herein provided may
be subject to having their water ser-
vices terminated by the Village until
such time as an Inspection Is permit-
ted as is required In this Section.
(Ord. 1917, 9-8.87)
G. Penalty: Any person violating any
provision of this Section shall be sub -
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ject to the penalty provided in subsec-
tion 7-2-14A of this Chapter.
(Ord.1538, 9-28-82)
7-2-5: RATES AND CHARGES:
7-2-5-1: WATER RATES AND CHARG-
ES:
A. Connection Charges: All property for
which a building permit may hereafter
be Issued, except Municipal buildings
owned by the Village, which require a
new connection with any mains or
pipes, which are or hereafter may be
constructed and used in connection
with the Village water system shall
pay the following connection charges:
Connection
Meter Size Charce
°/8 (includes 6/8 x 3/4")
$ 585.00
3/1
975.00
1'
1,435.00
11/2
4,150.00
2'
11,700.00
3'
11,700.00
4'
24,850.00
6'
24,850.00
(Ord. 1102,10-26-76, eH. 10-26-76)
B. Water Rates Established: All property
upon which any building has been
built or may hereafter be erected with-
in the corporate limits of the Village,
except Municipal buildings owned by
the Village, having a connection with
any mains or pipes which are or here-
after may be constructed and used in
connection with the Village water
system, shall pay a basic user rate as
follows:
595
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Rate per 1,000
gallons of
water consumed
May 1, 1995 $2.72
May 1, 1996 2.97
May 1, 1997 3.22
(Ord. 2412, 2-28-95, eff. 5-1-95)
C. Water for Construction or Temporary
Purposes: All nonmetered fire hydrant
water used for new construction shall
be billed at a flat rate of fifteen dollars
($15.00) per month. All other con-
struction or temporary users perform-
ing work within the Village can obtain
water from the Public Works facility at
twice the basic user rate per one
thousand (1,000) gallons consumed.
Only contractors and public agencies
performing work on public Improve-
ments, who cannot reasonably obtain
water from other sources, will be al-
lowed to use fire hydrants for water. A
forty dollar ($40.00) connection
charge per hydrant plus twice the
basic user rate will apply. (Ord. 2201,
11-26-91)
7-2-5-2: WASTEWATER USE AND SER-
VICE CHARGES:
A. Wastewater Service Charges:
1. Basis for Wastewater Service
Charges: The wastewater service
charge for the use of and for service
supplied by the wastewater facilities of
the Village shall consist of a basic
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user charge for operation, main-
tenance and replacement. A debt
service charge and a surcharge, if
applicable, may also be made from
time to time.
a. Basic User Charge: The basic
user charge shall be based on water
usage as recorded by water meters. It
shall consist of operation, main-
tenance and replacement costs and
shall be computed as follows:
(1) Estimate the projected an-
nual revenue required to operate
and maintain the wastewater
facilities, Including a replace-
ment fund for the year, for all
works categories.
(2) Compute costs per one
thousand (1,000) gallons for
normal sewage strength.
b. Debt Service Charge: The debt
service charge shall be computed by
dividing the annual debt service of all
outstanding debts by the number of
users. Through further divisions, the
monthly and quarterly debt service
charges can be computed. (Ord. 1859,
1-13-1987, eff. 2-27-1987)
c. Surcharge Rate: A surcharge
may be levied to users whose was-
tewaters exceed the normal con-
centrations for ammonia nitrogen,
BOD and SS as may be established
by the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago for property serviced by that
system or by the Village of Bensen-
ville for property serviced by that sys-
tem or by the Village of Wood Dale for
property serviced by that system.
(Ord. 1983, 9-13-1988; 1992 Code)
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2. Measurement Of Flow: The volume
of flow used for computing basic user
charges and surcharges shall be the
metered water consumption.
a. Private Water Source: If the
person discharging wastes into the
public sewers procures any part or all
of his water from sources other than
the public waterworks system, all or a
part of which is discharged into the
public sewers, the person shall install
and maintain, at his expense, water
meters of a type approved by the
Village for the purpose of determining
the volume of water obtained from
these other sources.
b. Meters: Devices for measuring
the volume of waste discharged may
be required by the Village if these
volumes cannot otherwise be deter-
mined from the metered water con-
sumption records. Such metering
devices shall be installed, owned and
maintained by the person. Following
approval and Installation, such meters
may not be removed, unless service is
cancelled, without the consent of the
Village.
c. Inspections Permitted: The Vil-
lage shall have the right to enter on
the property of persons discharging
waste into the public sewer system for
the purpose of inspecting any meters
located thereon as may be required in
subsection A2a and 2b above and
determining the volume of flow
therefrom. (Ord. 1859, 1-13-1987, eff.
2-27-1987)
3. Rates And Charges Established:
a. Basic User Rate: There is hereby
established a basic user rate for the
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use of and for service supplied by the
wastewater facilities of the Village of
Elk Grove Village and, where ap-
plicable, the Village of Bensenville
and the City of Wood Dale. A basic
user rate shall be applied to all users
of Elk Grove Village wastewater
facilities as follows:
May, 1996 $0.39 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
May, 1997 0.42 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
May, 1998 0.45 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
In addition, users of the Village of
Bensenville wastewater facilities shall
pay a capital expenditure reimbur-
sement charge as established from
time to time for Elk Grove Village's
she of capital Improvements to Ben-
senvllle's wastewater system based
on Elk Grove Village's proportionate
share of these expenditures as
charged by Bensenville, as well as a
rate as established from time to time
by the Village of Bensenville, which
may Include a basic user rate, a debt
service charge and/or a surcharge
rate.
b. Nonmetered Users: All non -
metered Village users of the was-
tewater facilities shall pay a flat rate
charge per month to cover the char-
ges established by the Village. The
flat rate shall be based on a minimum
charge at the following rates:
May, 1996 $0.39 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
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May, 1997 $0.42 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
May, 1998 0.45 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
The flat rate charge, computed at the
sewer rate in effect at the time, will
allow a maximum of the following
number of gallons per month for a
user who would otherwise have a
water meter of the following size:
5/8o_3 /4"
8,670
1'
20,613
11/2"
61,883
2"-3"
193,831
4'-6"
657,061
In the event use of the wastewater
facilities is determined by the Village
to be In excess of the above number
of gallons per month for a given water
meter size, the Village may require
such flat rate user to install (at his
expense) approved metering devices
on the water supply or customer
sewer service line to measure the
amount of service supplied. (Ord.
2484, 4-9-1996, eff. 5-1-1996)
c. Debt Service Charge: A debt
service charge Is not presently
charged. The Village may, if the need
arises, establish a debt service charge
sufficient to comply with the terms and
provisions of legally established in-
debtedness documents. (Ord. 1859,
1-13.1987, eff. 2-27-1987)
d. Surcharge Rate: The rates of
surcharges for ammonia nitrogen,
BOD and SS shall be as established
by the Metropolitan Water Reclama-
tion District of Greater Chicago for
property serviced by that system and
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by the Village of Bensenville for
property serviced by that system' or
by the Village of Wood Dale for
property serviced by that system.
(Ord. 1983, 9-13-1988; 1992 Code)
4. Computation Of Charges:
a. Wastewater Service Charge: The
wastewater service charge shall be
computed by the following formula:
CW=VuXCiU
Where CW = Amount of wastewater
service charge ($) per billing
period.
Vu = Wastewater volume in
1,000 gallon units for the
billing period.
CU = Basic user rate for
operation, maintenance and
replacement.
Each sanitary sewer user in the Vil-
lage shall be notified, at least annual-
ly, in conjunction with a regular bill, of
the rate and that portion of the user
charges which are attributable to was-
tewater services as provided by the
Village. (Ord. 1859, 1-13-1987; off.
2-27-1987)
b. Surcharge: The concentration of
wastes used for computing surcharges
shall be established by the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago for proper-
ty serviced by that system and by the
Village of Bensenville for property
serviced by that system or by the
Village of Wood Dale for property
1. See Chapter 4 of this Title.
2. See also subsection 8-1213-1-2E of this Code.
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serviced by that system. (Ord. 1859,
1-13-1987, off. 2-27-1987; 1992 Code)
5. Review Of Service Charges: The
adequacy of the wastewater service
charge shall be reviewed annually by
the Village Director of Finance. All
sewage system costs shall be audited
annually by a certified public accoun-
tant. The audit shall be available for
Inspection by any parry during normal
business hours.
The wastewater service charge shall
be revised periodically to reflect a
change in debt service, surcharge or a
change In operation, maintenance and
replacement costs.
B. Connection Charges: All property for
which a building permit may hereafter
be issued, except Municipal buildings
owned by the Village, which require a
new connection with any mains or
pipes which are or hereafter may be
constructed and used in connection
with the Village sewer system shall
pay a connection charge of twenty five
dollars ($25.00)2.
C. ,Penalty: Any person violating any
provisions of this Section shall be
subject to the penalty provided in
subsection 7-2-14A of this Chapter.
(Ord. 1859, 1-13-1987, eff. 2-27-1987)
7-2-5-3: RATES AND CHARGES FOR
PROPERTY OUTSIDE VIL-
LAGE:
A. Water Rates: The rates for water
services to all property not within the
Village limits upon which any building
has been or may hereafter be erected
having a connection with any Village
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water mains or pipes which presently
exist or may hereafter be constructed
shall pay a basic user rate as follows:
Rate Per 1,000
Gallons Of
Water Consumed
7-2-5-4
plied. (Ord. 2485, 4-9-1996, eff.
5-1-1996)
7-2-5-4: BILLS FOR SERVICES; DELIN-
QUENCIES:
A. Rendition Of Bills: Bills for water and
May 1, 1995 $4.08 sewer service shall be dated and sent
May 1, 1996 4.46 out at such times as may be directed
May 1, 1997 4.83 by the President and Board of Trus -
(Ord. 2413, 2-28-1995, eff. 5-1-1995) tees. (Ord. 268, 1-24-1963)
B. Sewer Rates: B. Delayed Payment Charge; Returned
Checks:
1. Metered Users: The rates for water
services to all property not within the
Village limits upon which any building
has been or my hereafter be erected
having a connection with the Village
sewer mains or pipes shall pay a user
rate as follows:
May 1, 1996 $0.59 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
May 1, 1997 0.63 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
May 1, 1998 0.68 per 1,000 gallons
of water metered
2. Nonmetered Users: All nonmetered
users of the wastewater facilities shall
pay an amount equal to one and
one-half (11/2) times the minimum
rates established in subsection
7-2-5-2A3b of this Chapter. In the
event use of the wastewater facilities
Is determined by the Village to be in
excess of the number of gallons
provided by subsection 7-2-5-2A3b of
this Chapter for a given water meter
size, the Village may assess charges
to accurately reflect the service sup-
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1. An additional charge amounting to
ten percent (10%) of the bill will be
added to the bill for water and/or
sewer service If not paid on or before
the due date of the bill. (Ord. 1350,
1-8-1980)
2.If any check deposited with the
Village for payment of the water
and/or sewer bill is returned unpaid
from the bank on which it is drawn, an
additional fee shall be charged equal
to the current fee assessed for
returned checks by the Village's
depository bank. This fee shall change
in accordance with future returned
check fees charged by the bank. (Orel.
2178, 8-13-1991)
C. Nonpayment Of Charges; Termination
Of Service: The water supply may be
shut off from any premises for which
the water and/or sewer bill remains
unpaid after the due date of the bill.
When shut off, water shall not be
turned on again except upon payment
of a twenty five dollar ($25.00) recon-
nection fee plus such other charges or
deposits as are required by the
7-2-5-4
provisions of this Chapter. (Ord. 1350,
1-8-i980)
D. Lien For Charges: Charges for water
shall be a lien upon the premises as
provided by statute. Whenever a bill
for water or sewer service remains
unpaid sixty (60) days after it has
been rendered, the Clerk may file with
the Recorder of Cook or DuPage
County a statement of lien claim.
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This statement shall contain the legal
description of the premises served,
the amount of the unpaid bill and a
notice that the Village claims a lien for
this amount as well as for all charges
for water served subsequent to the
period covered by the bill. If the con-
sumer of water and sewer whose bill
Is unpaid is not the owner of the pre-
mises and the Clerk has notice of this,
then notice shall be mailed to the
owner of the premises, if his address
Is known to the Clerk, whenever such
bills remain unpaid for a period of
sixty (60) days after it has been ren-
dered. The failure of the Clerk to re-
cord such lien claim or to mall such
notice or the failure of the owner to
receive such notice shall not affect the
right to foreclose the lien for unpaid
water and sewer bills as mentioned in
subsection E of this Section.
E. Foreclosure Of Lien: Property subject
to a lien for unpaid water and sewer
charges shall be sold for nonpayment
of the same, and the proceeds of such
sale shall be applied to pay the charg-
es, after deducting costs, as Is the
case in the foreclosure of statutory
liens. Such foreclosure shall be by bill
In equity In the name of the Village.
The Village Attorney Is hereby autho-
rized and directed to institute such
proceedings, in the name of the Vil-
lage, in any court having Jurisdiction
over such matters against any proper-
ty for which water and sewer bills
remained unpaid sixty (60) days after
being rendered. (Ord. 268, 1-24-63)
7-2.5-5: REVENUES: All revenues and
monies derived from the opera-
tion of the Village sewerage system shall
be deposited in the Waterworks and Sewer -
7 -2-6
age Fund, a fund separate and apart from
all other Village funds. The accounting
records for the Waterworks and Sewerage
Fund shall be maintained on the accrual
basis In accordance with generally accept-
ed accounting principles and applicable
legal requirements. The accounts for reve-
nues and expenditures will be maintained
separately within the Fund for both the
water system and the sewer system. (Ord.
1860, 1-13-87)
7-2-5-6: ACCESS TO RECORDS: The
Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency or their authorized repre-
sentatives shall have amass to any books,
documents, papers and records of the Vil-
lage which are applicable to the Village's
system of user charges for the purpose of
making audit, examination, excerpts and
transcription thereof to ensure compliance
with the terms of the Federal regulation and
conditions of any Federal grant. (Ord. 1860,
1-13-87)
7-2-6: SEWER USE AND SERVICE
REGULATIONS:
A. Use Of The Public Sewers Required:
1. Disposal of any sewage from pre-
mises in the Village in any manner
other than by discharge of the same
Into the sewerage system of the Vil-
lage is hereby declared to be a nui-
sance; every water closet or privy
connected and used In any building
not connected with the sewerage
system of the Village is hereby de-
clared to be a nuisance; provided, this
Section shall be inapplicable to pre-
mises where connection with the sew-
erage system is not feasible. Such
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connection with the sewerage system
Is hereby declared to be feasible as to
any premises abutting any street,
alley or other public way or sewer
right of way in which any line of the
sewerage system of the Village exists
or has existed for a period of one
hundred twenty (120) days.
2. Every person using premises in the
Village from which the disposal of
sewage Is necessary shall connect
said premises to the sanitary sewer-
age system of the Village within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the
establishment of sanitary sewerage
service to said premises. Such sewer-
age service is hereby declared to be
established for any premises in the
Village when any tine of the sewerage
system of the Village is in any street,
alley or other public right of way abut-
ting the premises. (Ord. 269, 2-7-63)
B. Prohibited Discharges Into Storm
Sewers: No person shall permit, make
or cause to make a connection or
otherwise discharge sanitary sewer
water or industrial wastewater Into any
storm sewer Into the Village. (Ord.
381, 1-21-65)
C. Sewerage Facilities Near Municipal
Water Supply: All sewerage facilities
within a distance of one hundred fifty
feet (150') radially from all Municipal
water supply wells shall be construct-
ed and located in conformity with the
minimum requirements of the Depart-
ment of Public Health of the State of
Illinois. (Ord. 343, 6-18-64)
7-2-7: WATER USE RESTRICTIONS:
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7-2-7
A. Use Restricted: All persons who re-
side or occupy premises in the Village
or purchase water from the Village
shall not use the water for sprinkling
lawns, shrubs, trees and gardens,
filling private swimming pools or
washing vehicles (except in commer-
cial establishments having approved
and functioning water recycling facili-
ties) with water distributed by the
Village except as follows: (Ord. 1131,
4-12-77)
1. Residential Users: All residential
property owners shall be permitted to
use water for any outdoor purpose
between the hours of five o'clock
(5:00) P.M. and ten o'clock (10:00)
P.M. on Monday through Friday and
all day Saturday and Sunday.
2. Industrial, Commercial And Institu-
tional Uses: All industrial, commercial
and institutional property occupants
shall be permitted to use water for any
outdoor purpose between the hours of
nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and two
o'clock (2:00) P.M. Monday through
Friday and all day Saturday and Sun-
day. (Ord. 2454, 10-24-95)
3. New Vegetation: Water may be
used to establish newly Installed or
newly planted lawns having an area
greater than one thousand (1,000)
square feet upon Issuance of a written
permit by the Director of Public Works
or his authorized representative; said
permit will be valid for fourteen (14)
days and allow four (4) hours of water
usage for the new lawn on each day
the permit is valid. Permits may be
renewed for a ten (10) day period.
Applications may be secured from the
Director of Public Works or his autho-
rized representative's office at 666
7-2-7
Landmeler Road between eight thirty
o'clock (8:30) A.M. and four o'clock
(4:00) P.M. on Mondays through Fri-
days. Persons seeking permits for
watering new lawns shall Indicate the
hours they prefer. The Director of
Public Works or his authorized repre-
sentative is authorized to issue, to
modify, to reject or to revoke said
permits. (Ord. 1131, 4-12-1977; amd.
Ord. 1456, 5-12-1981)
4. Private Swimming Pools: Water
may be used to fill private swimming
pools on days other than above indi-
cated; provided a permit therefor Is
Issued by the Director of Public Works
or his authorized representative. Said
permit shall only be valid for the time
and days indicated thereon and appli-
cations may be secured as provided in
subsection A3 of this Section. (Ord.
1140, 5-10-1977; amd. Ord. 1456,
5-12-1981)
5. Emergencies: If, in the opinion of
the Director of Public Works or his
authorized representative, an emer-
gency exists to the extent that the
Village's water production, storage or
distribution system Is unable to meet
the need for water for indoor con-
sumption or usage, public health
and/or public safety purposes, the
Director or his authorized representa-
tive is authorized to temporarily sus-
pend or modify the foregoing sprin-
kling and outdoor usage of water reg-
ulations by giving notice in a newspa-
per having general circulation with the
Village of such state of emergency
and the conditions of temporary sus-
pension or modification to be im-
posed. No individual state of emer-
gency shall be declared for a period
longer than seven (7) days, but a
7-2-8
separate and subsequent state of
emergency can be declared at the
termination of any seven (7) day peri-
od. (Ord. 1131, 4-12-1977; amd. Ord.
1456, 5-12-1981)
B. Effect Of Use Restrictions': The re-
strictions on the use of water for out-
door purposes shall be effective from
May 1 through September 30 of each
year. (Ord. 2454, 10-24-1995)
C. Penalty: Any person who uses water
or consents to the use of water other
than as provided for above shall be
subject to the penalty provided in
subsection 7-2-14A of this Chapter.
Any person who shall persist in violat-
ing the provisions of this Section after
a warning shall be subject to having
his or Its water service terminated for
a period not to exceed forty eight (48)
hours and payment of ten dollars
($10.00) to the Village for reestablish-
ing water service. (Ord. 1811A,
6-10-1986)
7-2-8: PROHIBITED ACTS AND CON-
DITIONS:
A. Resale Of Water: No water shall be
resold and distributed by the recipient
thereof from the Village supply to any
other premises than that for which
application has been made and the
meter Installed, except in case of
emergency. (Ord. 268, 1-24-1963)
B. Tampering With Water And Sewer
System:
1. It shall be unlawful for any unautho-
rized person to maliciously, wilfully or
negligently break, damage, destroy or
tamper with, alter or Injure any struc-
1. The national holidays of Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day are exempted from the
restrictions set forth In Section 7-2-7.
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ture, appurtenance, equipment, meter
or other part of the Village's water and
sewer facilities. Any person violating
this provision shall be subject to im-
mediate arrest under a charge of dis-
orderly conduct. (Ord. 1860,
1-13-1987)
2. It shall be unlawful for any person
to tamper with, turn on or damage in
any manner any fire hydrant located in
the Village.
Any person violating the provisions of
this subsection B2 shall be subject to
a fine of not less than fifty dollars
($50.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
(Ord. 2583, 8-12-1997)
7-2-9: PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY: It
shall be unlawful for any person
to construct, Install, maintain or utilize a
water system or well other than the water
supply and water services of the Village.
The provisions of this Section shall be ap-
plicable to all water usage including, but not
limited to, domestic, commercial and indus-
trial uses and water for outdoor purposes.
The provisions of this Section shall not
apply to private water systems Installed
prior to the effective date hereof, the use of
which has been previously approved by the
Village. (Ord. 1538, 9-28-1982)
7-2-10: BACKFLOW PREVENTION
DEVICES:
A. Backflow Prevention Devices Re-
quired: All owners of real property
upon which a building has been con-
structed or is sought to be constructed
and tenants thereof are required to
install and maintain approved check -
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valve or backflow and backsiphon
prevention devices in the following
instances:
1, Where the water service main is
two inches (2') or greater in size;
2. Commercial and industrial buildings
where the building to which the water
service Is connected uses water in Its
process Including, but not limited to,
car washes and washerettes;
3. Where the service is to lawn sprin-
kler systems;
4. Where the building to which the
water connection is made is equipped
with a pump taking direct suction from
the water service main.
B. Location: The location of all such
devices shall be determined by the
Department of Public Works. A Model
G-6 Hersey Sperling Division Beeco,
or equal, is deemed an approved
checkvalve or backflow and back -
siphon prevention device.
C. Compliance With Provisions: Existing
buildings subject to this regulation
shall install said device on or before
May 1, 1968. No new building shall
7-2-10
C) be permitted to be constructed unless
the aforementioned device is pro-
vided. Continued water service is
conditioned upon compliance with
these regulations by customers af-
fected by May 1, 1968. (Ord. 519,
3-12-68)
7-2-11: ANNEXED AND REZONED
LAND: Future annexation and/or
rezoning by the Village will be curtailed if
such annexation and/or rezoning will have
a deleterious effect on the water or sewer
systems of the Village, and the President
and Board of Trustees shall have and re-
taln the right to regulate, control and
condition annexation and/or rezoning and
building occupancy relating thereto based
on the capacity of the water or sewer sys-
tems to adequately and safely provide for
same. (Ord. 1097, 9-28.76; 1992 Code)
7-2-12: AVAILABILITY OF VILLAGE
WATER AND SEWER SERV-
ICE: Only property within the Village limits
shall be entitled to and receive Village
water and sewer services. Present users
without the Village shall have until October
30, 1971, to provide themselves with such
services or other terminal date as specified
In prior written contracts should It extend
beyond said time. After said date they
shall not be entitled to further service.
(Ord. 715, 10-27-70)
7-2-13: INSPECTIONS, MEASURE-
MENTS AND TESTS: The Direc-
tor of Public Works and other duly author-
ized employees of the Village, the Illinois
7-2-13
Environmental Protection Agency and the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency, bearing proper credentials and
identification, shall be permitted to enter all
properties in the Village for the purpose of
Inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this Chapter. The Direc-
tor of Public !Works or his representative
shall have no authority to inquire Into any
processes, Including metallurgical, chemi-
cal, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other
Industries, beyond that point having a
direct bearing on the kind and source of
discharge to the sewers or waterways or
facilities for waste treatment. (Ord. 1860,
1-13-87)
It shall be unlawful for any person to re-
fuse to permit an inspection of their prem-
ises or premises under their control by the
Director of Public Works or his designated
agent, any other duly authorized employee
of the Village, the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency or the United States En-
vironmental Protection Agency when said
Inspection Is for the purpose of enforce-
ment of the provisions of this Chapter.
Any person who violates any of the provi-
sions of this Section shall be subject to the
penalty provided in subsection 7-2-14A of
this Chapter. In addition to any of said
penalties any person who refuses to permit
an Inspection of his water service, sewer
service, sump pump system or such other
services of the Village's water and sewer
system may be subject to having his water
services terminated by the Village until
such time as an inspection is permitted as
Is required In this Chapter. (Ord. 1888,
5-12-87)
7-2-14
7-2-14: PENALTIES:
A. Any person violating any provision of
this Chapter shall be subject to a fine
of not less than twenty five dollars
($25.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each offense,
and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day dur-
ing or on which a violation occurs or
continues.
B. In addition to any penalty which may
be Imposed herein, any person vio-
lating the provisions of Sections
7-2-1, 7-2-2, 7-2-6A, 7-2-68, 7-2-8A,
7-2-813, 7-2-9, 7-2-10 and 7-2-12 of
this Chapter shall be subject to hav-
ing his water services terminated,
suspended or revoked. Notice of the
Intent by the Village to terminate,
suspend or revoke such service shall
be given to any such person at least
fifteen (15) days In advance of the
date established for termination, and
a person so notified shall have an
opportunity to request, in writing, a
hearing before the Village Manager to
show cause as to why his water servt'
Ice shall not be terminated, sus-
pended or revoked. The notice re-
quest must be filed with the Village
Manager no later than five (5) days
from the proposed termination date,
and thereafter, the Village Manager
shall schedule a hearing within ten
(10) days of the receipt of said notice
request. Pending any such hearing,
all water use privileges shall remain
In full force and effect, subject to
compliance with the provisions of this
Chapter. The Village Manager shall
7-2-14
have the authority during the course
of any such hearing to suspend or re-
voke water service or to Impose such
sanctions on the water user short of
suspension or revocation Including the
collection of unpaid water usage, un-
paid water bilis, Interest due thereon
and such other monetary fines or
sanctions which the Village Manager
deems in the best Interest of the
Village for the express purpose of
enforcing the provisions of the above-
mentioned sections. (Ord. 1538,
9-28-82)