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(a) All fees payable under this chapter shall be due according to the following schedule and shall be payable to the Department of Health:
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(1) Annual fees of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and less shall be payable in a single payment due on January 1 of each year;
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(2) Annual fees greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be payable in quarterly payments, with the payments due on October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1 of each year; and
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(3) Annual fees of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and greater shall be payable in monthly payments, with the first payment due on August 1 of each year. Successive payments shall be due on the first day of each month.
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(b) All water systems issuing regular water bills for water service may recover the cost of the fees stated in § 20-28-104 by one (1) of the following methods:
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(1) Assessing a direct charge on each bill of not more than forty cents (40¢) per month per service connection; or
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(A) Apportioning the total amount of the annual fee charged to the water system among its customers in any manner that the water system determines to be more equitable.
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(B) However, a charge in excess of forty cents (40¢) per month per service shall not be charged for any service through which water is provided to another community public water system.
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(c) The charge shall be labeled, “FEE FOR FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT COMPLIANCE”, and shall not be considered as a part of the water rates of the respective water systems. The fee shall be established by the State Board of Health to assure implementation of this chapter.
