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City of Fernley Water and Sewer Service Equal Payment Plan (EPP) Application The Equal Payment Plan (EPP) is designed to ease the impact of higher seasonal bills for residential customers by spreading bills into equal payments. EPP helps you plan ahead by letting you know exactly what your payments will be. It neither lowers nor raises your total annual bill. When you enroll, the City of Fernley calculates your Equal Payment amount by averaging your billing for water and sewer usage for the prior twelve months to determine your equal payments. Your account will be reviewed at the end of twelve months on the plan. The review may then use twelve months of history to determine your new Equal Payment amount. If this review indicates that your payment amount needs to be revised up or down, you will be notified. The twelfth month is also the balancing month. You will be billed your regular Equal Payment amount plus any balance that is due, or less any credit to you. This cycle will continue for each subsequent twelve month period while you are signed up for the plan. If you have been at your present address for less than one year, we will estimate the Equal Payment Plan amount based on available data. We will continue to read your meter each month to determine the actual amount of water you used. Each bill you receive will show a special section with the status of your Equal Payment Plan. This application is designed for customers who currently have a City of Fernley Water and/or Sewer account. If you do not currently have a City of Fernley account, you can ask about the equal payment plan when you activate your service. In order to qualify for EPP, the balance on your bill must be current. It must not include past due balances. If you fail to make payments under the plan or no longer qualify for EPP for any reason, you will be removed from the plan and will owe the balance on the account plus subsequent billings for each month based on usage. If you are taken off the equal payment plan for any reason, you must wait one year before re-enrolling. Please enter the following information: Account Service Address: Phone # Name: Email: Mailing Address: I agree to the above terms and want to enroll in the Equal Payment Plan. Signature: Date: