1. AFTER HOURS MAIL DROP
Linden County Water District has a mail drop box located at the Linden-Peters Fire Department on Hwy 26 for your convenience. The mail is checked every morning Monday through Friday.
Business hours mail drop: During regular business hours, the Water District has a mail drop inside the entrance gate next to the maintenance building. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

2. WATER
All water is supplied by five groundwater wells. The following will give you the break down of fees for water service. Key benefits include:

• Water Connection Fee: $5,723.00 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) An Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) for water is defined as a typical single-family residential unit in Linden, which is served by a 3/4 inch meter with a maximum daily use during the summer months of 1,400 gallons per day (gpd). For commercial units that use more than a maximum average of 1,400 gpd, the Manager will determine the number of EDU's required for the new water connection.
• Establishment Fee: $15.00 for both water and sewer. (New accounts-one time fee)
• Monthly Usage Charge: $12.80 minimum. The district provides the customer with 1000 cubic feet of water (7,480 gallons) per month for minimum of $12.80 and for every 100 cubic feet over the customer is charged a tiered rate.  (See Press Release - Water Rates).
• Delinquent Account Turn-off Fee: If services to a customer is discontinued by the District because that customer's account is delinquent, a charge of $20.00 will be imposed. This fee includes the bank and district charges.
• Insufficient Funds Charge: A charge of $25.00 will be imposed on a customer when that customer's check to the District is dishonored by the Bank on which it is drawn. This fee includes the bank and district fees.
• Meter Test: If the District tests a meter at the customer's request, a $25.00 charge shall be imposed upon that customer if the meter does not require repair.
• Broken Metal Lock/Tampered Meter: A charge of $250.00 shall be imposed on a customer when that customer's meter has been tampered with, and/or the lock to that meter has been broken, whether or not that meter is currently utilized for billing purposes.

3. SEWER SERVICE
All sewer is collected into manholes and gravity feed through truck lines into one sewer lift station that pump the waste water approximately 1.5 miles o the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Key benefits include:

• Sewer Connection Fee: $6,401.00 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU).  An Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) for sewer is defined as a typical residential unit in Linden, which discharges a maximum average of 300 gallons per day (gpd) during the maximum month.  For commercial units that discharge more than a maximum average of 300 gpd, the Manager will determine the number of EDU's required for the new sewer connection by estimating the new service applicant's average sewage flow for the maximum month (based on typical use pattern for the type of service and size of the structure and/or business to be served).
• Establishment Fee: The fee for establishing a new account is $15.00.
• Delinquent Account Turn-off Fee: If services to a customer is discontinued by the District because that customer's account is delinquent, a charge of $20.00 will be imposed.
• Insufficient Funds Charge: A charge of $25.00 will be imposed on a customer when that customer's check to the District is dishonored by the Bank on which it is drawn. This fee includes the bank and district fees.

• Ordinance 96-03: Sewer Service and Connections - Wastewater Building Lateral Maintenance Policy:
  
  The property owner is responsible for maintaining the entire wastewater lateral from the wastewater main to the building. Maintenance includes routing, flushing, roto-rooting, etc.
  
  The property owner is responsible for costs of determining maintenance and/or repair needs for the entire lateral.
  
  When the wastewater lateral needs to be repaired, the District will only repair the lateral from the wastewater main to the property line, at no cost to the property owner.

  The above clean outs must be (re)installed by the property owner whenever their portion of the lateral is being replaced or repaired. The District will normally install the property line clean out, if the District portion is being replaced.
  
  For wastewater problems that do not appear to be the property owner's responsibility, call the District Office at (209) 887.3216 (for after-hours and weekends, dial the pager number on the answering machine). The District will confirm if it's their problem.
  
  In cases where the wastewater main is in a rear/side yard easement, the demarcation will be at the property line clean out, and if there is no property line clean out the demarcation will be at the water shut off at the easement line.
  
  The property line clean out could be located on either side of the property line or easement line.