Red Bluff Municipal Code Art. II Rates and Bills

(A) The owner or occupant of any premises supplied with water shall be responsible for payment for water from the time the use of water is commenced until the Finance Director is notified in writing to discontinue the service.

(B) (1) No local agency furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant.

(2) The local agency may, however, require that service to subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.

(C) Flat Rate Consumers shall be assessed a minimum monthly charge for service of less than 30 days if usage is below the minimum level for the billing period. Flat Rate Consumers having service for ten days or less at a location during a billing period shall not be assessed a minimum monthly charge.

(`61 Code, § 24.19) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 759, passed 3-18-1986; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

If at any time a meter shall be out of order and incorrectly registers the amount of water used, the consumer shall be charged with an average monthly consumption as shown by the meter before it ceased to correctly register the amount of water.

(`61 Code, § 24.20) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

The water meters shall be read on an every other month basis until such time as the water system is completely metered at which time meters shall be read monthly. Upon the completion of meter reading, bills for monthly service shall be mailed as soon thereafter as possible.

(`61 Code, § 24.21) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 759, passed 3-18-1986; Am. Ord. 849, passed 1-5-1993; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(A) Bills for water shall be payable at the Finance Department in the City Hall. Water bills shall be paid within 20 days of mailing of the bill for services.

(B) All termination of residential services for nonpayment of delinquent water accounts and all notices of residential delinquency and termination of services shall be done in accordance with California Public Utilities Code §§ 10010, 10010.1 and 10011.

(C) (1) All termination of water services for nonresidential accounts shall require the following: all notices of delinquencies shall be mailed to the customer at least 15 days prior to the day of intended disconnection of service.

(2) In addition, the city shall make a reasonable attempt to contact an adult person residing at the premises of the customer by telephone or personal contact, at least 24 hours prior to any termination of service, except that, whenever telephone or personal contact can not be accomplished, the public utility shall give, by mail, in person, or by posting in a conspicuous location at the premises, a notice of termination of service, at least 48 hours prior to termination.

(3) In no case shall services be disconnected at any time during which the business offices of the city are not open to the public.

(D) (1) Following disconnection of water services, in addition to the amount due, a charge in an amount which shall be established by resolution shall be levied for opening and closing the street valve; and upon reopening, a deposit shall be required unless one is already posted.

(2) The water shall not be turned on until all fees owing the city shall have been paid in full or until arrangements agreeable to the city for the full payment of the fees shall have been entered into.

(3) Water department personnel will turn on water services for delinquent consumers up until 4:45 p.m. on the city business day that payment is made in accordance with the required charges noted in this section.

(`61 Code, § 24.22) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 849, passed 1-5-1993; Am. Ord. 863, passed 9-6-1994; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006; Am. Ord. 1025, passed 12-3-2013)

Requirements set forth in the California Administration Code § 17, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Group 4, Articles 1, 2 and 3, commencing with § 7583, as amended from time to time, shall be the requirements of the city for the installation of and the use of backflow devices for the public water system.

(`61 Code, § 24.23) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 759, passed 3-18-1986; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(A) No rebate will be made for vacancies during summer months.

(B) Consumers ordering water discontinued, and turned on again at the same place within six months, shall be charged the sum as established by City Council resolution for the service. There will be no charge for transferring a consumer from one house to another, but he or she must make application as set forth in §§ 24.4 to 24.5.

(`61 Code, § 24.24) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 759, passed 3-18-1986; Am. Ord. 849, passed 1-5-1993; Am. Ord. 908, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

Water charges shall be billed upon the same bill as sewer charges and the two amounts shall be collected as the same item.

(`61 Code, § 24.25) (Ord. 895, passed 3-3-1998; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(`61 Code, § 24.26) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(`61 Code, § 24.27) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(`61 Code, § 24.29) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 506, passed 7-28-1970; Am. Ord. 759, passed 3-18-1986; Am. Ord. 908, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

All water services shall be on a metered rate.

(`61 Code, § 24.30) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 506, passed 7-28-1970; Am. Ord. 521, passed 11-16-1971; Am. Ord. 604, passed 6-6-1978; Am. Ord. 908, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)

(`61 Code, § 24.31) (Ord. 304, passed 5-21-1956; Am. Ord. 966, passed 2-7-2006)