Sec. 19-52. Deposits.

(a)     All customers of water, present and prospective, shall deposit with the City Clerk and Treasurer the amounts hereinafter designated, to be kept throughout the period during which the customers making such deposits shall use or consume water, and such amounts shall be returned to such customers as they may discontinue such consumption; providing that, at the time of such discontinuance, such customers shall have fully paid for all water theretofore furnished or delivered to them. The City Clerk and Treasurer shall have the power and authority to apply the deposit of any customer to the payment, in full or in part, of any delinquent and unpaid amount by such customer owing upon the account of water supplied and delivered. Such deposits shall not bear interest.

(b)     The City Clerk and Treasurer may require a deposit of not less than two months nor more than 12 months average monthly bill for the account or in the case of a new account, based on the estimated monthly bill, as a condition of providing water service. The city may review the customer's water usage after service has been connected and adjust the deposit amount up or down based on the customer's actual water usage.

(Ord. No. 92-09-11, § 7, 12-2-92)