[Adopted 3-14-1985 by Ord. No. 144]
As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall be construed as follows:
Includes natural persons, partnerships, organizations and
corporations.
Such rules and regulations as the Township may from time
to time adopt and promulgate with respect to any matter affecting
the maintenance and operation of the sewerage system and with respect
to the collection of sewer rentals imposed by this article.
All sanitary sewers, all lateral sewer service connections
and all main collecting sewers and trunk lines included in the sewerage
system.
The existing sewerage facilities within the service area
of the Township, together with all renewals, replacements, additions,
extensions and enlargements from time to time made with respect thereto,
but does not include stormwater sewers.
Township of Chartiers, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a
municipal body having its principal address at 2451 West Pike Street,
Houston, Pennsylvania 15342.
All persons owning or occupying property having connections
to the sewerage system.
The Western Pennsylvania Water Company of Washington, Pennsylvania,
and any successor thereto.
The Township hereby establishes a separate sewer
district to be known as "Haft Street Sanitary Sewer District," which
shall be comprised of the Haft Street Sanitary Sewer System, which
includes all or a portion of Hayes Avenue, Haft Street, Borelli Lane
and Spin Alley, as those streets are indicated on the Fayette Engineering
Company drawing dated January 1985, and does hereby adopt and incorporate
into said sewer system all sanitary sewer lines, manholes and other
items appurtenant thereto now existing or installed in the roads,
streets and alleyways in such sewer district.
All persons owning improved property within
the Haft Street Sanitary Sewer District which abuts on or adjoins
any street or right-of-way in which there now is or shall hereafter
be a sewer shall, at their own expense, within three months after
the effective date of this article, or within three months after the
construction of any new sewer, make connection with such sewer in
the manner prescribed by this article or in accordance with the regulations
of the Township, or its agent, or assignee, for the purpose of discharge
into such sewer such drainage or waste matter as is specified in this
article or as may from time to time be specified by the regulations
of the Township, or its agent or assignee.
From and after the effective date of this article,
it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to permit to be
discharged into any sewer any roof or surface water or the flow from
any groundwater collection system or any matter determined by the
regulations of the Township to be dangerous or harmful to or the discharge
of which into a sewer would adversely affect the sewerage system or
the functioning thereof, or the process of sewage treatment and disposal,
or to discharge or to permit to be discharged into any sewer any industrial
or process waste which is not preliminarily treated in the manner
from time to time prescribed by the regulations of the Township in
order to make it reasonably harmless to the sewerage system and to
the processes of sewage treatment and disposal.
On and after the effective date of this article,
all users shall pay annual sewer rentals for the sewerage service
furnished by the Township based on the following schedule of rates
and in accordance with the classifications and other provisions below
set forth, and in accordance with all other rules and regulations
of the Township.
A.
Basis for determination of amount of sewerage service.
Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, the amount of sewerage furnished
to each user shall be deemed to be equal to the amount of water supplied
to such user by the Water Company, and the consumption of sewerage
service, expressed in terms of gallons per month or gallons per quarter
shall, except as otherwise hereinafter provided, be equal to the consumption
of water as metered by the Water Company.
B.
Rates for user.
(1)
Sewer rentals shall be computed by multiplying the usage in 1,000 gallons as determined in Subsection A above by the rates that apply in Schedule I and the rates that apply in Schedule II and then adding the products of these calculations for the total bill.
(2)
Sewer rentals shall be due at these monthly or quarterly
rates from all users who discharge sewage containing no process or
industrial waste or other matter more concentrated than domestic sewage
as determined in the regulations of the Township.
(3)
Sewer rentals shall be due at these monthly or quarterly
rates from all persons who are the owners of property abutting the
sewer system regardless of whether said owner is discharging sewage
into the sewer system.
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Schedule I
Operation and Maintenance Rate
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A yearly rate of $20, or $5 a quarter
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Schedule II
Sewerage Treatment Rates
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Per 1,000 gallons' usage, the rate shall be
$1.50.
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(4)
Rates for users: billing. All rates charged are net
rates and are payable within 10 days from the date of mailing of the
bill and thereafter subject to a penalty of 10%.
C.
Adjustment of sewer rental for wastes stronger than
sanitary sewage. For users discharging wastes having a higher concentration
of settleable solids and organic matter than domestic sewage, as determined
by the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee, the rates
shall be adjusted for concentration in accordance with the regulations
of the Township.
D.
Users using private water supplies. For users using
water, all or part of which is from a source other than the Water
Company, there shall be a sewer rental, separate from and in addition
to any sewer rental based upon the consumption of water from the Water
Company. Such separate and additional sewer rental shall be measured
by the quantity of water from the private sources which are discharged
into the sewerage system and shall be at the same rate as that charged
for consumption of water from the Water Company. Each such user shall,
at his own expense, install a meter or meters to measure the quantity
of water received from sources other than the Water Company which
are discharged into the sewerage system. No meter shall be installed
or used for such purpose without approval of the Township, its agent
or assignee. If such user fails to install an approved meter or measuring
device, the Township, its agent or assignee shall determine the amount
of the waste discharged to the sewerage system and shall impose charges
based upon such determination.
E.
Water not discharged into the sewerage system. Whenever
a user uses water from the Water Company for an industrial or commercial
purpose but such water is not discharged into the sewerage system,
the quantity of such water shall be excluded in determining the sewer
rental payable by such user. The quantity of such water shall be measured
by a device or devices approved by the Township, its agent or assignee
and installed by the user and without cost to the Township, its agent
or assignee; provided, however, that where in the Township's, its
agent's or assignee's opinion it is impractical to install a measuring
device continuously to determine the quantity of such water, the Township,
its agent or assignee may determine said quantity in such manner as
it may prescribe.
F.
Observation facilities. Where required by the Township,
its agent or assignee, any user other than a domestic user shall install
a suitable manhole to facilitate observation, sampling and measuring
of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely
located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Township, its agent or assignee. The manhole shall be installed
by the user at his expense and shall be maintained by him in a safe
condition at all times.
G.
Inspection. The Township, its agent or assignee shall
be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection,
observation, measurements, sampling and testing in accordance with
the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee.
H.
Notice of change in character of waste. Any user who
discharges industrial or process wastes into any sewer and who shall
change his methods of operation so as to alter the type of waste previously
discharged shall notify the Township, its agent or assignee 10 days
previous to such change, in order that the Township, its agent or
assignee may have the opportunity to sample the wastes and determine
whether or not such wastes will be injurious to the sewerage system.
The owners of properties served by the sewerage
system and the users of water in or on said properties shall be jointly
and severally liable for the payment of the sewer rentals and penalties
hereby imposed.
The sewer rentals and penalties hereby imposed
shall be a lien on the property served, and all delinquent bills therefor
shall be entered as a lien against such property, and such lien shall
be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection
of municipal claims.
Any person violating any provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed $25
and/or shall be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 25 days. Each
day's violation of such provisions shall be deemed to be a separate
offense.
