[Amended 5-7-1987 by Ord. No. 289[1]]
A. 
Residential users. A residential user shall be considered a user class, and as such, all users will be considered as having like wastewater quality. Charges to residential users of the Township sewer system shall be based upon the number of domestic consumer units (DCUs).
B. 
Commercial users. A commercial user shall be considered a user class, and as such, all users will be considered as having like wastewater quality. Charges to commercial users of the Township sewer system shall be based upon the number of domestic consumer units (DCUs).
C. 
High-strength commercial/industrial users. Charges to commercial/industrial users of the Township sewer system with pollutant concentrations in excess of normal domestic sewage shall be based upon the rates charged to the Township by the CCUA for volume, BOD, total SS (or TSS) and chlorine demand (CL2) applied to the volume and waste loads of the customer as determined by metering and monitoring results. The formula for the calculation of a commercial/industrial user is presented in Article VI, § 328-28 below.
D. 
Sewer rates and charges shall be chargeable by the Township to users until 24 hours subsequent to the date written notice is received from any user that sewer service is no longer being requested. From 24 hours after written notice is received and from that date forward no further sewer charges shall be assessed or accrue to any property owner from whom notice has been received. Until such time as written notice is received, all sewer charges and rates shall continue to accrue.
[Added 6-1-2006 by Ord. No. 573]
E. 
Effective January 1, 2013, commercial/industrial users who have an outflow sewage flow meter will be charged as follows:
(1) 
The current Cumberland County Utilities Authority dollar volume charge per 1,000 gallons; and
(2) 
The users' percentage cost of the Township of Upper Deerfield's actual annual sewer operating budget, excluding the CCUA treatment contract, as determined by the users' percentage of the Township's annual sewage flow plus an estimated percentage multiplier of 15% for inflow and infiltration.
[Added 12-30-2013 by Ord. No. 710]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance had an effective date of 1-1-1987.
[Amended 5-7-1987 by Ord. No. 289[1]]
A. 
When BOD, suspended solids or other pollutant concentrations from a user exceed the range of concentrations of these pollutants in normal domestic sewage, that user shall be classified as a high-strength commercial/industrial user. "Normal domestic sewage" is defined as follows:
Pollutant
Concentration
(mg/l)
BOD
150
TSS
225
CL2 demand
3
B. 
A user is considered to be a high-strength commercial/industrial customer if the concentration of any one or more of these pollutants exceeds the normal domestic levels shown above on a regular basis.
C. 
The annual charge for a high-strength commercial/industrial customer shall be calculated as follows:
Charge = A + C
Where
A
=
[B + (Pc x B)] ± Impt
B
=
(Vf x Rv) + (Vbod x Rbod) + (Vtss x Rtss) + (Vcl2 x Rcl2)
C
=
{Vf ÷ [Vft - (Pii x Vft)]} x (Ctb + Cr + Ctm)
D. 
As used in the formula above, the following abbreviations are as indicated:
Charge
=
Charge per unit of time.
Vf
=
Customer's volume of flow in millions of gallons.
Rv
=
CCUA rate for flow for millions of gallons.
Vbod
=
Customer's volume of BOD in thousands of pounds.
Rbod
=
CCUA rate for BOD per thousand pounds.
Vtss
=
Customer's volume of TSS in thousands of pounds.
Rtss
=
CCUA rate for TSS per thousand pounds.
Vcl2
=
Customer's volume of CL2 demand in hundreds of pounds.
Rcl2
=
CCUA rate for CL2 demand per hundred pounds.
Ipmt
=
Customer's over/under (credit/additional charge) payment for prior year.
Pc
=
Percentage multiplier at 10% for contingency for rate variation.
Vft
=
Township's total volume of flow discharged to the CCUA.
Pii
=
Percentage multiplier at 15% for Township's estimated infiltration and inflow of Vft.
Ctb
=
Township's total budget (i.e., cost) associated with the sewer system operation, maintenance and administration.
Cr
=
Total reserve account increase required to maintain targeted reserve figure based upon prior year price index movement.
Ctm
=
Township's total cost associated with monitoring high-strength commercial/industrial customers.
E. 
An estimated annual charge shall be calculated based upon the above formula before the beginning of the year, using proposed rates supplied to the Township by the CCUA and the Township's projected volumes and pollutant loads for each high-strength commercial/industrial customer based upon the prior year's actual volumes and pollutant loads. This projection shall include, at the Township's option, a contingency factor for rate fluctuation. The resultant estimated annual charge shall be divided by four to determine the amount to be paid by each customer per quarter.
F. 
After the year end, the actual annual charge shall be calculated based upon the above formula using actual unit costs for volume and pollutant loads provided to the Township by the CCUA and actual volumes and pollutant loads as determined by metering and monitoring. Also, the customer's share of the needed reserve account adjustment, as shown in the formula above, and when deemed necessary by the Township Committee, will be included in the actual annual charge calculation. If the actual charge is greater than the payments made based upon the estimated charge, the customer shall pay the additional moneys due within 30 days of being so notified.
[Amended 3-2-1989 by Ord. No. 329[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance shall be retroactive to 1-1-1989.
G. 
If the actual charge is less than the payments made based upon the estimated charge, the Township will credit the customer in the estimated charge calculation for the new year.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance shall be retroactive to 1-1-1987.
[Amended 8-4-1988 by Ord. No. 308[1]]
Each user shall pay a connection fee in an amount to be determined as provided in § 328-31 of this chapter. The connection fee shall be due and payable prior to the issuance of a plumbing or sewer user's permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance had an effective date of 7-1-1988.
A. 
Any owner of vacant land or use may elect to pay a connection fee for said vacant land in order to assure future connection to the sanitary sewer system. The amount of the connection fee to be paid for vacant property shall be determined in the manner prescribed in § 328-31, provided that the owner of the vacant land shall specify a proposed use for the property which will permit calculation of domestic consumer units.
B. 
The owner of any vacant land or use shall have two years from the date when a public sanitary sewer is available to said land or use in which to decide to pay a connection fee for said vacant land or use. If a connection fee is not paid within the two-year period, then the connection fee shall be computed in accordance with the provision of § 328-31B.
[Amended 3-19-1992 by Ord. No. 387; 10-21-1993 by Ord. No. 413; 12-2-1999 by Ord. No. 495; 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 671]
A. 
Amount; when due.
(1) 
For every connection to the Township of Upper Deerfield sewer system occurring on or after June 1, 2013, a sewer connection capital expense fee shall be charged for each domestic consumption unit (DCU) equal to $2,594, payable at the time the construction permit is issued.
[Amended 4-4-2013 by Ord. No. 700]
(2) 
As an alternative to the payment in Subsection A(1) and upon application to the Township on a form prescribed for such use for any building existing prior to June 1, 2011, the sewer capital connection expense fee of $2,594 may be paid in quarterly payments based on 1/10 of the total connection fee being paid each year over a period of 10 years from the date in which the connection shall occur.
[Amended 4-4-2013 by Ord. No. 700]
(3) 
The alternative payment of connection fees set forth in Subsection A(2) above shall be inapplicable and not apply to any newly constructed buildings or dwellings and shall only apply to existing owner-occupied dwellings as of the aforesaid date.
B. 
Irrespective of the income level set forth in Subsection D below, in the event that a sewer connection which is made after June 1, 2013, to which this section applies, to any structure as set forth in § 328-33 and which is transferred or sold prior to the sewer connection fee set forth in Subsection A above being fully paid, then in such event, the entire remaining amount of such inspection fee shall become immediately due and payable upon transfer or sale of such structure, dwelling or property.
[Amended 4-4-2013 by Ord. No. 700]
C. 
The fee set forth in this section shall be chargeable to and payable by the record owner of any property to which a sewer connection is made.
D. 
Postponement.
(1) 
With respect to properties which are owner-occupied and with respect to which the combined gross income of all persons living upon the premises, from all sources, shall be less than the amounts set forth in this section, there shall be a postponement of the connection fee set forth in Subsection A hereof for each year during which gross household income levels are no greater than:
Number of Persons Residing in Household
Amounts of Allowable Gross Income
1
$11,700
2
$13,350
3
$15,050
4
$16,700
5
$18,050
6
$19,350
7
$20,700
8 or more
$22,050
(2) 
The scheduled amounts above shall be indexed according to income-eligibility levels established by the Farmers Home Administration for Section 504 loans applicable to the Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland areas, as they may be promulgated and amended from time to time.
E. 
In order to qualify for a postponement of the fee set forth in Subsection A, the total income from all sources and persons who reside within such household shall be verified annually and set forth upon an application for postponement of the applicable sewer connection fee, the form of which shall be prescribed by the Township sewer and water utility.
F. 
An application shall be required for any dwelling, structure or property to which a sewer connection is made on a form prescribed by the Township sewer and water utility.
[Amended 5-7-1987 by Ord. No. 289; 11-5-1987 by Ord. No. 299; 8-4-1988 by Ord. No. 308; 5-3-1990 by Ord. No. 353; 4-15-1999 by Ord. No. 487; 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 671; 4-19-2012 by Ord. No. 688; 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 754; 2-21-2019 by Ord. No. 800; 12-30-2021 by Ord. No. 835]
A. 
The rents, rates and charges to be made and collected for the services and facilities of the public sewer system of the Township of Upper Deerfield shall be based upon an annual rate for each domestic consumer unit (DCU), which shall be a unit of measure for rate and billing purposes. The annual rates for sewer users in Upper Deerfield Township or for sewer users in sewer service areas as provided in Article VI are as follows:
Type of User
Annual Rate per DCU
Single-family home or each similar living unit, including apartments, condominiums and townhouse units
$552
Commercial user with metered water service
$552, plus the per-gallon treatment fee charged by the CCUA to the Township in excess of 98,550 gallons of water consumption per annum
B. 
Any senior citizen occupying a dwelling or rental unit where a senior citizen is responsible for payment of sewer usage charges shall be entitled to a discount of 10% from the $46 monthly rate. To qualify as a senior citizen, a resident must be 65 years of age and provide adequate proof thereof to the Township. Any senior citizen discount shall apply prospectively only.
[Amended 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 671; 4-4-2013 by Ord. No. 700]
The schedule of connection fees per domestic consumption unit as a sewer connection capital expense fee shall be as follows:
Schedule of Sewer Connection Capital Expense Fees
$2,594 per Domestic Consumer Unit or Equivalent Domestic Consumer Unit (DCU)
One DCU = 270 gallons per day
Type of Structure
Number of Domestic Consumer Units
(DCU)
Amount of Fee
Single-family, twin, townhouse residential
1
$2,594
Rental or condominium apartment unit
2 bedrooms or fewer
1
$2,594
More than 2 bedrooms
1
$2,594
Senior citizen unit
1
$2,594
Hotel or motel (per living unit)
0.5
$1,297
Service station
Without car-washing facilities
1
$2,594
With car-washing facilities
2
$5,188
Supermarket
10
$25,940
Clubs, societies, social organizations (with bar and/or dining facilities up to 100 seats; 1 DCU for every 25 seats thereafter)
3
$7,782
Clubs, societies, social organizations
1
$2,594
Churches
1
$2,594
Commercial garage (with water fixtures)
1
$2,594
Eating establishments
Take-out restaurant (without seating facilities)
2
$5,188
Fast food, soda fountain, luncheonette
1 to 25 seating capacity
1
$2,594
Each additional 15 seats or segment thereof
1
$2,594
Diner, tavern, restaurant
1 to 50 seating capacity
3
$7,782
Each additional 15 seats or segment thereof
1
$2,594
Nursing or convalescent home (per each 2 inhabitants and staff)
1
$2,594
Laundromat or self-service laundry (per each washer)
0.2
$518.80
Swim clubs (wastewater from fixtures only) (Note: Swim pool drains may not be connected to sewer system)
2
$5,188
Theater (1 to 70 seating capacity)
2
$5,188
Office building (per each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area)
1
$2,594
Retail and general commercial business (per first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
1
$2,594
Additional square footage calculation is:
Base rate + additional square feet x $2,594
10,000
19) Warehouse (per each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
1
$2,594
Additional square footage calculation is:
Base rate + additional square feet x $2,594
10,000
Industrial or manufacturing plant without significant wastewater generated (per each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)
1
$2,594
Additional square footage calculation is:
Base rate + additional square feet x $2,594
10,000
NOTES:
A fifty-percent discount for certain affordable housing projects may apply with credits for previously paid connections pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-22.3. The Township reserves the right to use a different unit basis should the user discharge a volume of wastewater greater than 20,000 gallons per day or higher than the normal; loadings of 50 pounds biochemical oxygen demand per day, 50 pounds total suspended solids per day, 15 pounds chlorine demand per day either in its product, manufacturing, or cleanup.
The Township reserves the right to adjust any of the above set forth connection permit fees based upon DCU values.
In the event a user is not described in this schedule, the Township shall determine the minimum equivalent domestic consumer units. One domestic consumer unit is 270 gallons per day.
Any party required by the Township’s sewer use rules and regulations to administer the connection fee permit policy shall be entitled to retain an administrative fee as reimbursement for services. Administrative fee is 2.5% of the applicable connection fee.
The Township Committee shall negotiate and enter into contracts fixing the rents, rates, fees and charges for industrial users and other users of the service and facilities of the public sewer system not provided for in § 328-38 of this chapter, for the discharge of industrial waste or wastes other than sanitary sewage, and the rates to be fixed for such purposes shall be based upon the quantity of discharge or use and the character of such sewage and the cost of treatment and disposal thereof.
A. 
Each user shall, not less than once annually, be notified in writing of the computed user charge. The notification shall clearly identify the amount required for local collection and that imposed for treatment capacity in excess of current actual use or pretreatment of industrial wastes.
B. 
In the case of industrial users, notification of the computed user charges shall be made annually, and the surcharge, if any, and any industrial user fees shall be made and the user notified thereof quarterly or as determined by the Township Committee.
C. 
The giving of such notice shall be directory and not mandatory. Failure to give notice to any use shall not invalidate any sewer rent, fee or charge or any lien or enforcement proceeding authorized under this chapter, or otherwise provided by law.
No statement contained within this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the collection of additional fees for initial sewer system connection, sewer expansions or extensions, dedicated (reserved) transport or treatment capacity in excess of current actual use or pretreatment of industrial wastes.
The Township shall, at least once annually, review this article and the associated user charges and make such revisions therein as may be considered necessary to ensure that revenues are sufficient to offset the total costs of operating and maintaining the Township sewer system and maintaining the proportionate distribution of costs among users or user classes.
[Amended 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 671]
Each industrial user of the Township sewer system subject to the industrial cost recovering, pursuant to the sewer rules and regulations of the Cumberland County Utilities Authority and 40 CFR 928, shall pay to the Township of Upper Deerfield industrial cost recovery fees at such times and in such amounts as prescribed by the Authority.
The industrial cost recovery system provided for in this article shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreement or contracts between the Authority and industrial users which are inconsistent with federal regulations or the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 4-5-1990 by Ord. No. 350]
A. 
The rates and charges as set forth in Articles VI and VIII herein this chapter are contingent upon payment within a thirty-day period. The final date for payment for the net amount billed will be shown on each bill. If that date falls on other than a normal business day for Township offices, the final date of payment shall be the next normal business day for said Township offices.
B. 
In the case of special assessments for surcharges or industrial recovery charges, the date for payment due shall be determined by the Township Committee in accordance with this chapter and rules or regulations governing the same.
C. 
All balances for charges or rents unpaid on or before the due date shown on the bill as set forth hereinabove shall incur interest charges at the rate as set annually by the Township Committee for sanitary sewer bills. Payment made on delinquent balances shall be applied first to all interest accrued on all said delinquent balances.
D. 
All rents, rates, fees and charges for water supply services not paid by the consumer shall become a lien upon the property involved in the same manner as prescribed by statute for the enforcement and collection of real property taxes.
A. 
The Township Collector of Taxes shall prepare and deliver bills for all rents, rates, fees and charges due under the terms of this chapter, shall collect the same and keep proper records thereof, and shall pay over the sum so collected to the Township Treasurer, as required by law.
B. 
In addition, the Township Collector of Taxes shall once annually certify to the Township Committee a list of public sewer users to whom sewer rents, rates, fees or charges have been billed and the number of domestic consumer units charged to each user. Said list shall also contain the name, address and block and lot number(s) of the user.
A. 
The Township Administrator, or other person designated by the Township Committee from time to time, shall once annually cause a list of all sewer users and their sewer rate assessments to be certified to the Township Collector of Taxes. The Township Administrator or other duly authorized officer shall also provide certification to the Township Collector of Taxes of any new or additional sewer assessments as they are made.
B. 
The assessment of sewer rates shall be determined as provided by this chapter and in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Township Committee as provided in § 328-43.