[Adopted 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. 344]
The Township hereby establishes a separate and distinct sewer district to be known as the Midland Area Sewer District which is defined and described in the plan and specifications of Nichols & Slagle Engineering, Inc., Consulting Engineers, dated April 2013, Contract 4-12.
The following schedule of sewage service rates for the Midland Area Sewer District be, and hereby is, adopted by the Township; provided, however, that no charges shall be made and billed until complete sewage and collection service is being rendered:
A. 
Sewage treatment per thousand gallons used: $6.25 per 1,000 gallons as set by Canonsurg-Houston Joint Authority;
B. 
Chartiers Township tap fee: $1,500/EDU;
C. 
Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority tap fee: $550/EDU;
D. 
Debt service: $27.47/month/EDU.
The sewage service rates imposed by § 272-268 hereof shall become effective as soon as substantial operation of the Midland Area Sewer District Area Sewer System begins or upon any connection or requirement to connect to the sewer system.
Bills for said sewer service shall be rendered by and in the manner and in the form prescribed by the Township or its designated agent. All bills for sewer service shall be rendered to the owner of the premises to which sewer service is furnished, and such owner shall in all cases be liable for payment of such bills.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township, or its designated agent, shall have charge and management of the Midland Area Sewer District and shall issue such rules and regulation governing the use, operation and maintenance of said sewer system as it shall deem necessary, and which may be those governing the other sewer systems in the Township.
The Township, or its designated agent, shall collect and receive all sewer rates and charges prescribed by this article. All such money shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund designated the "Chartiers Township Midland Area 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 owner or the tenant. 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 10% if the sewer charge is not paid within 20 days following the date of the billing, plus costs and legal interest.
A copy of the rules and regulations governing the imposition of charges and the use of the Midland Area Sewer District shall be filed with the Township Manager and made available for inspection by the public.
In accordance with Township Ordinances and the Second Class Township Code, connection to said sanitary sewer must be within 60 days of receipt of a notice to connect from Chartiers Township.
All adjoining and adjacent property owners to the sewer lines constructed for the Midland Area Sewer District are required to connect with and use said sanitary sewer system.
All adjoining and adjacent property owners are subject to the charges, costs and fees set forth herein upon connection to the sewer system or within 60 days of notice to connect whether such required connection is completed.
If any owner of property adjoining or adjacent to or whose principal building is within 150 feet from the sanitary sewer fails to connect for a period of 60 days after notice to do so has been served by the Board of Supervisors, either by personal service or by registered mail, the Board of Supervisors or its agents may enter the property and construct the connection and assess the costs against the property as provided by law.
The Township of Chartiers, through its duly qualified officers, reserves the right to amend this article in part or in whole in accordance with the law whenever it may deem necessary.