[Amended 6-2-2011 by Ord. No. 672]
Meters shall be read monthly for water services rendered. Bills
shall be due not later than 30 days following the first day of the
month following the billing period or such other billing due date
that the Township Committee may determine the due date of which shall
be shown upon the billing. Should the water rent or any bill for meter
repairs or for water system materials furnished or work done remain
unpaid for 30 days from the date of the bill, the Township reserves
the right to take action against the owner or consumer as provided
in this chapter or by statute.
[Amended 4-5-1990 by Ord. No. 349]
A. The net rates specified in the Township rate schedule set forth in Article
VIII 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. 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 water bills.
Payment made on delinquent balances shall be applied first to all
interest accrued on all said delinquent balances.
[Amended 5-2-1991 by Ord. No. 378; 5-5-2011 by Ord. No. 669]
A charge as provided in Chapter
152, Checks, Returned, will be made when a consumer's check is returned by the consumer's bank as uncollectible, as allowed by P.L. 1990, c. 105, of the Laws of the State of New Jersey.
The Township shall charge on a time-and-materials basis for
work done which is made necessary by user negligence or neglect or
the user's failure to comply with Township regulations as provided
in this chapter.