An advance deposit of an amount reasonably adequate to secure payment of the customer's
final bill shall be required of all new customers. For a new residential water/wastewater
account, the amount of the deposit shall be ninety-one dollars and nine cents ($91.09).
For a new residential water/wastewater customer who qualifies for participation in
the SAWS affordability program, the amount of the deposit shall be seventy dollars
and fifteen cents ($70.15). For a new residential wastewater-only account, the amount
of the deposit shall be forty-six dollars and seven cents ($46.07). For a new residential
wastewater-only account for a customer who qualifies for participation in the SAWS
affordability program the amount of the deposit shall be twenty-three dollars and
three cents ($23.03). Such amounts for other types of accounts shall be determined
in accordance with system Resolution No. 93-107, and as amended which establishes
a policy for customer deposits. These deposit amounts are effective for new accounts
established on or after January 1, 2019. The deposit amounts shall be adjusted on
January 1 of each year thereafter by the percentage of any approved monthly charge
change (greater than zero (0)) for the next year in the monthly water and sewer charges
for the average SAWS residential customer.
