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RESOLUTION 2007- 8
A RESOLUTION CREATING A WATER LEAK POLICY
WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle,wishes to create a water leak policy for its rate paying
customers;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Greencastle hereby declares the following policy:
In the event that a rate payer experiences a concealed water leak on the customer's side of
the water meter the following shall apply:
1. The rate payer shall not be responsible for the accompanying sewer bill when it
is readily ascertainable by the City of Greencastle, through its employees, that the
water leak did not result in water going through the City of Greencastle sewer
system. In such case, the rate payer shall not be required to pay the sewer bill for
the portion of the leaked water. If the City employees believe that the water did go
through the sanitary sewer system, or cannot prove otherwise, the rate payer shall
be responsible for the companion sewer bill for the full amount of the water leak.
If not specifically ascertainable, the rate payer shall pay an amount equal to the
amount of the average of the last three months bills. If three months of bills are
not available, the amount shall be determined by the Wastewater Superintendent.
2. A request for a reduction of a water bill, due to a leak, must be submitted to
the Greencastle Board of Public Works and Safety for review and determination.
3. A reduction in the amount of a current bill is available to customers only one
time in a one year period. Any exceptions to this rule must be submitted to the
Board of Public Works and Safety for review and determination at its next
regularly scheduled board meeting.
PASSED AND RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle,Indiana,at its regular
meeting this s_U, day of Apr.1 ,2007.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
Thomas W. Roach Russell W. Evans
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Mark N. Hammer John Lanie
Robert Sedlack
Approved and signed by me this 9 G day of 6)p/,�,, 2007 at(%•'SUo'clock )D .m.
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Nancy A. is el, Mayor
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eresa Glenn, Clerk-Treasurer