[Adopted 4-14-2016 by Ord. No. 07-16]
A.
There is hereby established a sanitary sewer user charge effective
July 1, 2016, to be imposed upon the owner of real property within
the Borough limits served thereby at the rates hereinafter set forth,
for the use, operation, maintenance and replacement of the sanitary
sewer system of the Borough and for collecting, treating and disposing
of sewage.
B.
The sanitary sewer user charge is applicable to all owners of real
property, inclusive of both taxable and tax-exempt properties, which
property is connected with the sanitary sewer system.
A.
The Borough will endeavor to render bills to the owner of the premises
for sanitary sewer and other Borough charges, but the nonreceipt of
a bill covering such charges will be no excuse for failure to pay
or delay in paying the same.
B.
Sanitary sewer user charges shall be billed concurrent and in conjunction
with the water bill and shall be due and payable immediately to the
clerk of the water utility. If any bill or part thereof rendered for
sewer usage is not paid within 30 days, the bill or unpaid part shall
be considered delinquent and subject to interest at the prevailing
rate fixed for interest on delinquent water bills from the billing
date until the bill is paid in full.
[Amended 6-9-2016 by Ord.
No. 12-16]
C.
Payments will be applied in the first place to interest, if any,
due on the account, and in the second place to the water bill balance.
When the water bill balance has been paid in full, payment will be
applied to the sewer bill. Any over payment will be applied as a credit
to the water bill.
D.
The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable
for the payment for the use of sewer on such premises, and, if not
paid, the Borough shall have a lien upon such house, tenement, building
or lot until the same shall be paid and satisfied. The Borough shall
have the same remedies for the collection therefor with interest,
costs and penalties as it has by law for collection of taxes upon
real estate.
E.
Authorized employees or agents of the Borough bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing to assure proper use of the sewer system.
The rates per quarter shall be as provided in Chapter A263, Fees.
The user fees shall provide for flow not directly attributable
to users (i.e., infiltration/inflow) and shall be distributed among
all users of the sewer system in accordance with the formula set forth
herein.
Whenever a property upon which a sanitary sewer use charge is
imposed uses water that is not discharged into the sanitary sewer
system, the quantity of water used and not discharged into the system
shall be excluded in determining the sanitary sewer use charge for
the property. The quantity of water used and not discharged into the
system shall be measured by a device or meter approved by the Borough
and installed without cost to the Borough, or by other means approved
by the Borough. The sanitary sewer user fee based upon service shall
be computed at the rates provided for, less the quantity of water
not discharged into the system.
