Proposed Guiding Principles of a Revised Grand Chute Water and Sanitary Sewer Ordinance

The following guiding principles are the foundation of a proposed revision to our current Grand Chute water and sanitary sewer ordinance.

1. No property owner will be forced to connect to municipal water and sewer services unless they choose to do so. 
2. Property owners already being served by municipal water and / or sanitary sewer systems shall not be required to subsidize the construction or operation of water main extensions or sanitary sewer main extensions being requested by other private property owners, including developers, unless a development is within an approved Tax Increment District.  Neither will developers be required to subsidize the cost of providing water and sanitary sewer system mainline extensions to other property owners requesting connections to those municipal services that have been installed by a developer.
3. Each Town Sanitary District will be operated as a business enterprise.  Rates will be calculated that will enable the Town to generate modestly positive long-term revenue streams for the Town.
4. Requests for municipal services will originate with an APPLICANT (otherwise known as a REQUESTOR).  The applicant (or requestor) will either be a private property owner(s) or it will be the Town. 
5. Concerning the extension of municipal water system mainlines to private property owners requesting such services, the Town will follow PSCW Water Main Extension Rule ‘B’ (including rules B.1 and B.2) for all property owner requests for services.  A standard contract drawn by the Town will be offered to interested property owners.  Property owner applicants / requestors may request modifications to the standard contract which the Town would then consider.  
6. Concerning the extension of municipal sanitary sewer system mainlines to private property owners requesting such services, a standard contract drawn by the Town will be offered to interested property owners.  Property owner applicants / requestors may request modifications to the standard contract which the Town would then consider.  
7. Regarding Town-initiated water main extension projects, PSCW Method #3 will be used, whereby the Town will use general municipal funds (not water utility funds) to pay for the water main extensions.  In such cases, property owners with existing structures will be able to connect to a water main extension by paying an amount equal to the cost charged by a commercial water service provider to repair a faulty or non-complaint potable water well.  An existing property owner with no current structure will be able to connect to a water main extension by paying an amount equal to the cost charged by a commercial water service provider to install a new potable water well.
8. Regarding Town-initiated sanitary sewer projects, the Town will use sanitary sewer utility funds to pay for sanitary sewer system main extensions.  In such cases, property owners with existing structures will be able to connect to a sanitary sewer main extension by paying an amount equal to the cost charged by a commercial plumbing service provider to repair a faulty Private Onsite Waste Treatment System (POWTS).  An existing property owner with no current structure will be able to connect to a sanitary sewer main extension by paying an amount equal to the cost charged by a commercial plumbing service provider to install a POWTS.

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