[Adopted 11-7-1977 by Ord. No. 468]
[Amended 1-13-1992 by Ord. No. 570; 1-13-2003 by Ord. No. 628; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 676; 12-9-2013 by Ord. No. 687; 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 707; 12-11-2017 by Ord. No. 716; 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 723]
The quarterly rate for sewer service, for all users, shall be based upon the amount of water used and shall be as follows:
A. 
For all use, a "uniform charge" for sewage treatment costs shall be $1.75 per 100 cubic feet.
B. 
For the first 300 cubic feet, a "minimum charge," exempt from the "uniform charge" defined in § 121-18A shall be $60.
C. 
For all use between 300 cubic feet and 50,000 cubic feet in addition to the charges for the first 300 cubic feet defined in Subsections A and B above, the charge shall be $2.50 per 100 cubic feet plus the "uniform charge" of $1.75 per 100 cubic feet, making the cost for usage between 300 cubic feet and 50,000 cubic feet the total rate of $4.25 per 100 cubic feet.
D. 
For all use over 50,000 cubic feet, in addition to the charges defined in Subsections A, B and C above, the charge shall be $1.50 per 100 cubic feet plus the "uniform charge" of $1.75 per 100 cubic feet, making a cost for usage over 50,000 cubic feet the total rate of $3.25 per 100 cubic feet.
E. 
This article shall be effective upon enactment, and said rates shall become effective beginning with the billing payable February 1, 2019. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
All users of the public sewer service shall have water metering devices installed as approved by the Borough. Said water metering devices shall be used to determine the amount of water used as stated in § 121-18 of this article.
A. 
The payment of all bills for sewage waste shall be due in quarterly installments, due and payable the first day of March, the first day of June, the first day of September and the first day of December of each and every year, in advance, which bills shall be based on the previous three-month period. Bills shall be forwarded by the Borough Manager/Secretary on or before the first day of the month immediately preceding the due date, and a discount of 5% shall be allowed on all bills which are paid within 15 days of the date of issuance of the bill.
B. 
If payment of the bill is not made within 30 days from the date of issuance of the bill, 10% additional shall be due and payable thereon, and the Borough may discontinue the service after 10 days' written notice to the property owner. The property owner or the lessee or user of the property shall not be allowed to use the sewer again, and the Borough may either discontinue water service to said property or the service shall be discontinued until all arrearages are paid in full, including costs of discontinuing and renewing the service.
When a premises or building is divided into dwelling units in which separate kitchen facilities are provided or when a premises is divided into separate stores, businesses or professional offices or combinations of separate uses and the premises is served by only one water meter, then the quarterly minimum charge shall be multiplied by the number of such units, and the minimum quantity allowed shall be multiplied by the number of units; however, all consumption or usage above 1,100 cubic feet per billing period shall be charged at the rates defined in § 121-18 of this article.
Sewer service shall be considered in use and charges will be payable at all times except when water service to the premises is terminated. All units of a multiple-unit premises are considered in use for all billing periods except when said premises is renovated to totally exclude any further use of said individual unit.