WATER UNITED WATER NEW JERSEY INC.

UNITED WATER NEW JERSEY INC.
BPU NO. 4 - WATER Original Sheet No. 10
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
3. CUSTOMERS’ DEPOSITS
3.1 Deposits may be required under the following circumstances:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Deposits may be required where applicants for water service have not
established their credit. The amount of the deposit shall be the estimated
average bill of the customer for a given billing period increased by one
month’s estimated average bill.
Customers in default in the payment of bills may be required to furnish a
deposit or increase their existing deposit in an amount sufficient to secure
the payment of future bills. The amount of the deposit shall be the
estimated average bill of the customer for a given billing period increased
by one month’s estimated average bill. Service may be discontinued for
failure to make such deposit, after proper notice.
Deposits will be required to guarantee the payment for metered water used
for construction purposes where no advance payments have been made.
These deposits will be based upon the cost of the meter, plus the estimated
amount of water which may be used during construction. When the meter is
returned to the Company is good condition, the outstanding deposit will be
refunded with interest due, less any amount due for unpaid bills.
3.2 If a customer who has made a deposit fails to pay a bill, the Company may apply
such deposit insofar as is necessary to liquidate the bill and will require that the
deposit be restored to its original amount.
3.3 The Company will furnish a deposit receipt to each customer who has made a
deposit. Customers will be required to surrender the deposit receipt upon return of
their deposits. If the receipt cannot be produced, a written agreement, to indemnify
the Company against any claim arising from failure to surrender the original
receipt, may be required.
Filed Pursuant to a April 21, 1988 decision by the
Board of Public Utilities in Docket No. WT87060443
Date of Issue: November 12, 1996 Effective: April 21, 1988
Docket No. WT87060443
Issued by: Frank J. De Micco, President
200 Old Hook Road, Harrington Park, New Jersey 07640