No. 137 Establishes Water Rates for Irrigation on Agriculture Class Land
TOWN OF NEWELL
Ordinance 137
Establishes Water Rates for Irrigation on Agriculture Class Land
1.The following described parcels of land within the City Limits of the City of Newell are hereby classified as agriculture land: All of Block 93, all of Block 66, part of Lots 1 to 4, Block 94, all of Blocks 67, 68, and 71, part of Block 105; all of Blocks 102 and 109; all of Blocks 110 and 111; all of Blocks 50 and 53 and Lot 1, Block 54; all of Blocks 51 and 52 and Lots 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, block 55.
2. In order to provide funds for maintenance of irrigation facilities for agriculture for agriculture land within the City Limits, each owner or renter of land classified as agriculture land shall be billed, on or before April 1st of each year, an Advance Charge for irrigation water, as a special assessment, at the rate of two ($2.00) dollars per acre of irrigatable land. If the amount of the Advance Charge is not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of billing no water will be tuned upon the land until the advance charge or any precious charge is paid in full.
3. On or before November 1st of each year each owner or renter of agriculture land within the City Limits shall be billed for the acre feet of water used minus the amount of the Advance Charge paid. Any unpaid balance shall be levied as a special assessment against such lands. No refunds shall be made if the Advance Charge exceeds the charge per acre feet.
Approved: May 11, 1959.