As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall be construed as follows:
EDU
Estimated daily use which is equal to 50,000 gallons of water
usage per year.
NONRESIDENT USER
Any individual, corporation, partnership, who is not a resident
of the Township, or otherwise, who uses said sewer systems.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Includes but is not limited to the following:
A.
A residence under one roof and occupied by one
family.
B.
A combination of buildings in one common enclosure
occupied by one family.
C.
Each side of a double house or each unit of
a group of row houses occupied by separate families.
D.
Each apartment in a building having a number
of apartments.
E.
Each side or part of a house occupied by one
family even though the closet and/or other fixtures be used in common.
SEWER SYSTEM
Those sanitary sewer systems situated in Chartiers Township
which are operated by said Township.
TOWNSHIP
Township of Chartiers, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a
municipal body having its principal address at 2451 West Pike Street,
Houston, Pennsylvania 15342.
The sewage service rates imposed herein shall
become effective five days after the adoption of this article.
The Township, or its designated agent, shall
enter into an intermunicipal service agreement with the municipality
in which the nonresident property is located, which shall provide
that the nonresident municipality shall be billed for sewer service
rendered to the nonresident user and said nonresident municipality
shall be responsible for the collection and payment to the Township,
or its designated agent, for such sewer charges.
Upon collection of the sewer charges from its
resident users serviced by the Chartiers Township Sewer System, the
nonresident municipality shall pay such monies to the Township, or
its designated agent, Chartiers Township Municipal Authority. All
such monies shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund designated
the "Chartiers Township Sewer System Fund," which shall at all times
be a separate and distinct fund of the Township.
Sewer charges imposed pursuant to this article
shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt by the nonresident
municipality. The net bill is due and payable within 20 days following
the date of billing. The penalty for late payment of said bills shall
be 5% of the amount of the bill if the sewer charge is not paid within
20 days following the date of billing.