Water and Wastewater Committee Meeting

THAT the Water and Wastewater Committee Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, April 14, 2015 be approved as presented.

RECOMMENDATION: THAT the Water and Wastewater Committee recommend Council accept the stated Notice and Policy for leaving water running due to winter lines being frozen on the Township maintained property; AND THAT the Township will apply a credit equivalent to the cost of 2.688 cubic meters per day, for both water and wastewater, for the number of days that a resident was requested to leave water running. (amended at April 20, 2015, Regular Council Meeting). THAT the Water and Wastewater Committee recommend Council accept the April 15, 2015 revised stated Notice and Policy for customers who are directed by staff to leave their water running due to water lines freezing on Township maintained property; AND THAT the Township will apply a credit so that actual consumption is calculated based on the meter reading that is taken on the day of the incident and then, for the period that the water is running, will be based on the previous year's average daily consumption for the same billing period; AND THAT affected customers whose total water and wastewater consumption based on this calculation is below the minimum quarterly Water System consumption charge based on 3.75 units of water and the minimum quarterly Wastewater System consumption charge based on 3.75 units of wastewater (a unit being 1,000 gallons or 4.55 cubic meters) be charged the minimum quarterly Water System consumption rate and the minimum quarterly Wastewater System discharge fee.

THAT the Meeting adjourned at 9:16 a.m.