Sec. 18.1-76. Application for service; deposit required.

No new or reinstated service shall be supplied to any applicant until payment of a cash deposit equal to the estimated charge for one (1) bimonthly billing period. The deposit shall be held by the county until such applicant ceases to be served by the system at which time any portion of such deposit due shall be returned without interest to the applicant by whom it was made, provided that all unpaid charges and fees shall be deducted from the amount of the deposit. If the deposit is not sufficient to pay all charges and fees due, the remaining balance shall be subject to normal collection procedures of the county. A de-posit shall not be required for single family residential equivalents as defined in section 18.1-72(b) or its successor sections except in the case of rental units which are master metered as one (1) connection.

(Ord. No. 02-6(R-1), 7/16/02)