A. 
There is hereby established a sewer connection fee which shall be imposed upon the owner or system user so connected, which fee shall be due and payable as a condition precedent to the issuance by the Township of the sewer connection permit required by § 150-9B.
B. 
The sewer connection fee shall be established annually, after public hearing, in the manner provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:26A-11, as amended or supplemented, and the service agreement.
There is hereby established a sewer service charge system for the use, operation, maintenance and replacement of the municipal wastewater treatment plant and collection system of the Township of Knowlton to be imposed upon each user at the rates established annually by resolution.
A. 
The Mayor and Committee shall review, not less often than annually, the total funds necessary to be raised pursuant to the service agreement, the costs of operation and maintenance of the collection system, and the administrative costs to operate the System. In order to establish the sewer service charge the Mayor and Committee shall review the charges for users or user classes and establish by resolution, the following:
(1) 
Rates for use and services of the system which shall be uniform and equitable for the same types and classes of use and services.
(2) 
In fixing rates, the Mayor and Committee shall establish a rate structure that allows, within the limits of any lawful covenants made with bond holders, the Township to:
(a) 
Recover all costs of acquisition, construction or operation, including the costs of raw materials, administration, real or personal property, maintenance, taxes, debt services charges, fees, the amounts due under the service agreement, administrative costs, including professional fees, and an amount equal to any operating budget deficit occurring in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(b) 
Establish a surplus in an amount sufficient to provide for the reasonable anticipation of any contingency that may affect the operating of the system and, at the discretion of the Township, allow for the transfer of moneys from the budget for the system to the local budget in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-35.1.
B. 
The owner of each property connected to the system shall pay to the Township the annual sewer service charge within 30 days of the date of invoice.
The owner of every dwelling, house, tenement, building, factory or lot within the Township shall be liable to the Township of Knowlton for the payment of a sewer service charge for the use of the system by the owner or system users for the use or occupancy of any dwelling, house, tenement, building, factory or lot, together with interest and penalties, as established by this chapter. It is the intention of the Township that all owners, specifically including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, persons, corporations, private entities, schools, governmental entities and tax exempt institutions and organizations, be liable for sewer service charges herein established. The failure of a system user to pay any costs or charges provided for in this chapter shall not excuse the owner for liability therefor, even if the system user is billed separately from the owner.
A. 
Payment of charges for connection to or use of the system shall be made to the Township of Knowlton Municipal Sewer Utility or its duly authorized agent.
B. 
In the event that any check tendered for the payment of municipal sewer charges is returned to the TOKMSU for insufficient funds or is dishonored by the bank upon which it is drawn, there shall be assessed to the account of the system user a service charge in the amount of $20 for the handling of said check. If the cost to the Township for the return of the check unpaid is greater than the fee established herein, whatever that greater amount shall be, the Township of Knowlton shall be entitled to demand and receive the amount of the return check fee. That $20, and any additional return check fees as provided herein, shall become a lien against the property in question in the same manner as delinquent sewer bills in the Township of Knowlton.
C. 
Subsequent payments for persons who have had their checks returned for insufficient funds or dishonored by their bank may be required by the Municipal Sewer Utility Collector to be made by cash, certified check or cashier's check for all future payments.
A. 
The sewer service charge, sewer connection fee and all other costs and expenses, interest and penalties imposed under this chapter shall be and remain a lien upon the property served until fully paid and satisfied.
B. 
If prompt payment shall not be made when due and shall remain in arrears for more than 45 days, the Township Treasurer shall file a statement showing the arrears in the payment for all such charges which shall be a lien upon the real estate served by the system to the same extent as taxes are a lien upon real estate and shall be collected and enforced by the appropriate official in the municipality where the property is located in the same manner as liens for taxes.
C. 
In addition to any remedies provided for herein, in the event that any charge for connection to or use of the system by properties located outside of the Township shall not be paid as and when due, the unpaid balance thereof and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs may be recovered by the Township Treasurer against the owner in a civil action or through such other means as provided by law.
D. 
In the event that the sewer service charge, sewer connection fee and any other cost, expense, interest or penalties remain unpaid for a period of three months, the Township may, in addition to any other remedies that it may have, terminate service to the delinquent property upon 30 days' written notice to the owner and any tenants located in said property. Notice to the owner shall be accomplished by sending a copy to the owner's known property tax address by regular mail or by posting notice on the property. Notice shall also be sent to the Health Officer of the municipality in which the property is located.
A. 
The Township Treasurer shall be responsible for preparation of bills for the sewer service charges and other charges hereunder provided. The Mayor and Committee may enter into contracts to obtain outside assistance to assist the Township Treasurer in the preparation and mailing of bills.
B. 
All bills for sewer service charges shall be mailed via the United States Postal Service to the owner at the address listed on the tax records of the municipality where the property is located unless the owner makes written application to the Township Treasurer not later than 15 days before any bill is sent, requesting that the statement be sent to the tenant or system user for payment directly by the tenant.
A. 
The applicant shall reimburse the Township for all reasonable and customary engineering fees, inspection costs and/or other expenses incurred as a result of examining and processing a sewer connection application. The applicant shall submit payment within 15 days after the submission of a statement to the applicant.
B. 
All inspection fees in the sum of $75 shall be paid by the owner or his agent for each inspection or reinspection performed by representatives of the Township with respect to the connection to the system or other installations or improvements installed pursuant to this chapter.