ECWA Tariff / Rates - Erie County Water Authority

5.00 D E P O S I T S
DEPOSITS TO SECURE THE
PAYMENT OF BILLS AND CHARGES
5.01 Any customer whose account has become delinquent for a period of ten (10) days may be
required to make a deposit with the Authority in the amount hereinafter prescribed as
security for the payment of water bills.
5.02 Any customer whose service of water has been discontinued by the Authority for nonpayment
of a bill or charge for water or any other service or facility rendered by the
Authority will be required to make a deposit with the Authority in the amount hereinafter
set forth and in addition thereto, to pay all bills and charges in arrears together with a
charge for restoration of service.
5.03 As security for payment of bills, the Authority may require of any applicant a deposit in
the amount hereinafter described, payable at the time of application for service.
5.04 The deposit provided for in paragraphs 5.01, 5.02 and 5.03 shall be the average bill as
estimated by the Authority for one billing cycle for the applicable billing period and
meter size. When service is discontinued and final bills paid, or when the customer has
established satisfactory credit in the judgment of the Authority, the deposit will be
refunded without interest to the customer.
DEPOSITS FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE OF
WATER AND THE SETTING OF A METER
5.05 A payment, as security for the return of the meter and backflow preventer, in the amount
described in paragraph 14.06(B) will be collected for the temporary service of water and
the setting of a meter therefore, such as, but not limited to, construction jobs, fairs,
circuses, military installations, emergency inter-system connections, and for the service of
water to the premises or property upon which no permanent structure is or has been
erected.
The amount of the deposit hereinabove provided for will be refunded by the Authority
without interest when the meter and backflow preventer is returned and provided that the
same is found to be in proper condition for re-use after inspection and test. Any cost of
repairs found to be necessary will be deducted from the deposit made at the time the
meter and backflow preventer was originally issued or set. An administrative fee in the
amount described in paragraph 14.02 will be retained by the Authority to cover
administrative costs.
Adopted 03/03/10 5-1 Rev. 04/05/10