ABANDONED SERVICE. A once-active service which has been shut off, and has gone unpaid for more than six billing periods from the date of the original delinquency.

BASE MONTHLY GALLONS. The minimum amount of water provided to a customer for use for which a base water rate is derived.

BASE WATER RATE. The minimum charge for an amount of base monthly gallons available to a customer.

BILLING CYCLE. The period upon which water meters are read, on or about the twentieth day of each month, to establish a customer’s water charge for the next billing period.

BILLING PERIOD. The period between the first day of each month until the twentieth day of that same month, when accrued water charges are due to the city for water usage during the preceding billing cycle.

CITY. The City of Nehalem; any area inside the corporate boundaries of the City of Nehalem.

CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL. The Common Council of the City of Nehalem.

CUSTOMER. The owner of record of the property which is served by the city water system. Also, a person or persons purchasing property under contract, deed of trust, mortgage or other such instruments, will for the purposes of this subchapter, be deemed to be the customer.

IMPROVEMENT FEE. A fee, either separate or together with a reimbursement fee, that constitutes a system development charge for costs associated with capital improvements to the city’s water system to be constructed or assets to be added after the date the fee is adopted, pursuant to Chapter 53.

OUTSIDE USER FEE. A fee charged to all customers outside of the city limits for the costs of maintenance and repair of any service lines located outside the city limits.

OVERAGE CHARGE. The consumption charge for water used in excess of a customer’s base monthly gallons.

REIMBURSEMENT FEE. A fee, either separate or together with an improvement fee, that constitutes a system development charge for costs associated with capital improvements to the city’s water system constructed or under construction on the date the fee is adopted, pursuant to Chapter 53.

RURAL. Any area outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Nehalem.

SERVICE CONNECTION. The pipe, valve and other equipment by means of which the city conducts water from its main to and through the meter. This does not include piping from the meter to the premises served.

SUBDIVISION. A development consisting of four or more residential units and/or their ERU equivalents within a 24-month period.

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE (SDC). A reimbursement fee, an improvement fee or a combination thereof for water infrastructure assessed or collected whenever a development (as defined, established and set in Chapter 53) occurs.

WATER MAIN. Distribution pipelines that are part of the city water system.

WATER RATE, CHARGE. A charge per 1,000 gallons of water used. May be comprised of a base water rate and consumption charges.

WATER SYSTEM. All piping, reservoirs, filtration equipment, buildings, water intakes, water sources, main valves, hydrants, meters and all other equipment, materials or buildings used to produce, treat, store and deliver water to city customers. (Ord. 2010-02, passed 06/14/2010; Ord. 2022-01, passed 06/13/2022)