There is hereby imposed upon the owners of and the users of
water in or on all properties situated within and without the City
of Clairton and served by the public sanitary sewage system a service
charge for the use of said system, payable in the amount and manner
hereinafter provided. The service charge shall begin to accrue January
1, 1964, and said owners and users shall be jointly and severally
liable for the payment of the service charge herein prescribed.
[Amended 2-12-1974 by Ord. No. 1259; 5-31-1977 by Ord. No. 1302; 3-7-1978 by Ord. No. 1311; 12-20-1983 by Ord. No. 1376; 12-21-1990 by Ord. No.
1482; 1-22-1991 by Ord. No. 1483; 7-23-1991 by Ord. No. 1493; 7-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1574; 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 1743; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No.
1838[1]]
A.
The following rates or charges are based upon the quantity of water
used and measured by the Pennsylvania-American Water Company's
meter or meters there in use. The following rates or charges shall
be assessed to each user of the sanitary sewer system on a monthly
basis:
B.
Charges for the sanitary sewer system service shall be billed monthly
by the Pennsylvania-American Water Company or its successor.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that the City
Council approved this proposed billing schedule rate change at the
meeting held 2-8-2005, and that the ordinance become effective on
the 10th day after due publication.
[Amended 12-21-1990 by Ord. No. 1482]
Industrial owners and users shall be billed monthly beginning
in February of 1991, based upon the water usage during the prior month
for which the Pennsylvania-American Water Company shall have made
a meter reading. All bills for service charge shall be due when rendered
and shall be subject to a penalty of 15% if not paid within 15 days
from the date of the bill. If not paid within 60 days after the due
date, the net bill plus penalty shall bear interest at the rate of
10% per annum until paid, which rate may be computed and imposed on
a yearly or monthly basis.
A.
In the event the charge for said sanitary sewer system service remains
unpaid for a period of 30 days from the date of the statement, such
charges are hereby declared to be delinquent and a penalty of 1% per
month shall be added.
[Amended 7-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1574; 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. 1601; 9-9-2003 by Ord. No. 1743; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 1838[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that the
City shall pursue or shall cause to be pursued the collections of
delinquent sanitary sewer accounts by all means available pursuant
to applicable law.
B.
For both industrial and nonindustrial owners and users, an administrative
fee of $15 shall be imposed by the City for any water utility shutoff
requested by the City for nonpayment of sewer service charges.
[Amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]
C.
There shall be a water shutoff fee of $30 and a water turn-on fee
of $30.
[Added 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1741; amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 1784; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1813]
In the event that the owner or user of water in or on property
served by the public sanitary sewer system obtains part or all of
the water used from sources other than the Monongahela Valley Water
Company, such owner or user shall, upon the demand of the Clairton
Municipal Authority, at no expense to the Authority and subject to
the Authority's approval, install and maintain a meter for measuring
the water used. The reading from said meters shall be the basis upon
which the service charge shall be determined.
[Amended 3-9-1993 by Ord. No. 1550]
A.
Upon application by the owner or user of water in or on property
served by the public sanitary sewer system and approval by the City
of Clairton and the Clairton Municipal Authority, a master flow metering
program may be instituted to measure the actual sanitary sewage flow
into the public sanitary sewage system. After installation and approval,
sewage service charges shall be computed on the basis of actual metered
sanitary sewage flows from the property, subject to the service charge
rates and billing procedures set forth above and as provided herein.
B.
Any such master sewage flow meters used to measure actual sanitary
sewage flows shall be of the magnetic flow type with an accuracy of
at least plus or minus 5% of the readings. A factory or manufacturer's
certificate of accuracy may be required, and approval of the type
of meter proposed to be used must be obtained from the City and the
Clairton Municipal Authority. In addition, master sewage flow meters
shall be equipped with a 4-20ma signal available for optional telemetering,
a nonresettable flow totalizer unit and a thirty-one-day continuous
recording circular chart recorder.
C.
A written schedule of readings of master sewage flow meters at monthly
or other acceptable intervals shall be agreed to, and all readings
shall be taken in the presence of representatives of the City and/or
the Authority.
D.
In the event that a master sewage flow meter shall malfunction or
for any reason be out of service or supply insufficient sewage or
inaccurate data, billings shall be based on the average daily flow
in gallons as determined from readings for the previous calendar year.
In the event that the meter is nonoperational as provided above for
a period of seven days or less, billings for sewage service shall
utilize the average daily flow in gallons as determined hereunder.
In the event that the meter is nonoperational for a period of more
than seven days, then for such period in excess of seven days billings
for sewage service shall utilize a flow-in-gallons rate equal to two
times the average daily flow in gallons as determined hereunder until
such time as the meter shall be made operational and placed back into
service. A master sewage flow meter shall not be considered to have
been placed back into service until it has been inspected and approved
by the City and/or the Authority and has been recertified by the manufacturer
or its authorized representative.
The City of Clairton will render such bills for the service
charges imposed by this article and will make collections thereof.
Bills and notices relating to service charges will be mailed or delivered
to the address shown on the Monongahela Valley Water Company's
records, and the City shall not be responsible for any other delivery.
No change of address will be honored unless presented, in writing,
to the City of Clairton.
Every charge or penalty imposed by this article shall be a debt due the City of Clairton and shall be a lien against the property served, and, if not paid within the time specified by § 295-16, the bill shall be deemed delinquent. In such event, the City may file a lien in the office of the Prothonotary of Allegheny County and collect the same in the manner provided by law for filing and collecting municipal claims.
