Fayette Water User's Bills ordinance (§ 705.350)

A. Bills will be rendered for service by the fifth day following the close of the period for which the service was rendered as set forth in the rate schedule. Failure of the owner to submit a service bill shall not excuse the water user from his/her obligation to pay for the water used when the bill is submitted. Any damage resulting to the water user or any property of the water user or the landowner of the property occupied by the water user shall not be the responsibility of the owner, its agents or employees. The owner, its agents and employees shall not be liable to the water user or the landowner of any property used, held, occupied, rented, or leased by the water user for any such damage when disconnection is made according to these rules and regulations, and it shall be immaterial that no notice of such disconnection was given to the water user or to said property owner.

B. In the event that meters cannot be read at the close of the period for which billing is made because of inclement weather or the condition of the earth around the meters, which in the opinion of the owner makes reading unusually difficult, costly or impossible, then the bills may be estimated by using, at the discretion of the owner, either the amount of water used by the water user in the previous billing period, or in the same billing period in the previous year, and the bill for such period shall be based upon such amount of water used. The meter reading and the bill rendered for any period subsequent to a period for which the bill of any water user shall be based upon such estimates shall take into account such estimates and such estimates shall be considered the actual amount of water consumed for the period or periods estimated. Estimates may be made in the case of one (1) or more water users for all water users of the owner at the discretion of the owner and it shall not be required that all bills be estimated in the event any one (1) or more water users' bills are estimated as herein set forth.

C. Bills may be submitted on a monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis as the owner may provide and direct in its actions establishing a rate schedule.