[Amended 8-19-1963 by Ord. No. 3-63; 3-6-1978 by Ord. No. 2-78; 8-6-1979 by Ord. No. 5-79]
A.
Sewer rental. The charge for collection and treatment of domestic
sewage discharged into the sewer system within the limits of the Borough
shall be a quarterly charge, payable as hereinafter provided, based
upon the water consumption of the property served and shall be computed
at the rates hereinafter provided.
B.
Standard metered rates. Charges will be established annually by resolution.
[Amended 3-22-1982 by Ord. No. 2-82; 12-17-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82; 2-2-1987 by Ord. No. 1-87; 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 20-87; 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 12-90; 12-26-1991 by Ord. No. 13-91; 4-5-1993 by Ord. No. 1-93]
C.
The charge for collection and treatment of domestic sewage discharged into the sewer system beyond the corporate limits of the Borough shall be at the rate established in Subsection B hereof.
D.
The rates established in Subsection B hereof shall be applied to meter rates of all quantities of water consumed and billed by the Borough of Boyertown as of June 30, 1978, and at the end of each quarter thereafter.
E.
The Council shall review no less than biannually the sewer rental
charges and sewer system expenditures and shall revise the sewer rentals
to assure adequate income to cover anticipated expenditures. The Council
shall also maintain adequate records of the sewer system.
A.
Methods of measuring volume.
(1)
Whenever domestic sewage is discharged into the sewer system from
a property in which all water consumed is purchased from the Borough
of Boyertown, the volume of water purchased shall be used in computing
the sewer rental.
(2)
In cases where dwellings and establishments have sources of water
supply in addition to or other than Borough water, those dwellings
and establishments will be required to provide a meter on the source
of supply. The amount of water consumed as shown by the meter readings
will be used in computing the sewer rental.
B.
Measuring devices. The owner of a property upon which a meter or
measuring device to measure the consumption of water is installed
by such property owner and not by the Borough shall be responsible
for its maintenance and safekeeping, and all repairs thereto shall
be made at the property owner's expense, whether such repairs
are made necessary by ordinary wear and tear or other causes. Bills
for such repairs, if made by the Borough of Boyertown, shall be due
and payable at the same time and collected in the same manner as are
the bills for sewer services.
C.
Meter reading. The Council shall be responsible for the reading of
meters or measuring devices, and they shall be made available to Borough
employees for meter reading at any time.
