[Added 7-12-1977 by Ord. No. 1304]
The Municipal Authority is authorized and empowered to establish rates for sewage service by virtue of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, § 3.2(h), as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53 P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (6-19-2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
[Amended 4-14-1992 by Ord. No. 1518]
The Municipal Authority of the City of Clairton has entered into separate and several agreements for sewage service rates with the various municipalities constituting a part of the Peters Creek Watershed, which includes the City of Clairton, the Borough of Jefferson, the Township of Union and the Peters Creek Sanitary Authority; and Paragraph 18, Subsection (c),[1] provides for the imposition of sewage rates for users of water taken from private water sources. The general terms and provisions of said agreements referred to above provide regulatory provisions relative to the imposition of original and revised rates by the Municipal Authority.
[1]
Editor's Note: This reference is to the Guaranty and Sewage Service Agreement between the Clairton Municipal Authority and the City of Clairton, dated 3-1-1976, which is on file in the City offices.
A. 
All unmetered customers shall be charged by the various municipalities in accordance with the terms and provisions of the agreements existing between the Clairton Municipal Authority and the several municipalities being served at the prevailing rate for water consumption, based upon a usage of 25,000 gallons per yearly quarter or 100,000 gallons per annum, subject, however, to the rights and privileges granted sewage service customers who acquire water from a private water source or public stream.
B. 
By virtue of the terms of the above-referred-to several agreements between the various municipalities and this Authority, the rate established by Subsection A above shall not become effective until June 1, 1977, or 60 days from the date of notice of the passage of this article; whichever event shall be later.
C. 
It is believed by the Clairton Municipal Authority that the imposed rate for unmetered customers for sewage service should be established by the City of Clairton.
D. 
The City of Clairton hereby adopts the unmetered customers sewage service rate referred to in Subsection A above.