[Adopted 1-9-1996 by Ord.
No. 790 (Ch. 18, Part 6, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 835; 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 851; 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 928; 2-8-2011 by Ord. No. 943]
There is hereby imposed and established a sanitary sewer user
fee/surcharge to be assessed against each user of the sanitary sewer
system in the Township of Stowe at the rate of $4.50 per 1,000 gallons
of water used.
The sanitary sewer user rate/surcharge provided for herein shall
be billed quarterly, with all bills rendered as of the first day of
the month following the quarter for which service was provided. Payment
shall be due and payable within 30 days of the date of the billing
statement.
In the event the charges for said sanitary sewer system remain
unpaid for a period of 30 days from the date of said statement, such
charges are hereby declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of 10%
shall be assessed.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord.
No. 802]
For each delinquent sanitary sewage account remaining unpaid
60 days after the date of said statement, a service charge of 3% of
the gross delinquent charge shall be added. For each succeeding 90
days or part thereof that the account remains delinquent, an additional
service charge of 3% shall be assessed, based upon the gross delinquent
charge or outstanding portion thereof.
The sanitary sewer user fees/surcharges collected under and
pursuant to this article shall be deposited by the Township of Stowe
in a special fund designated as the "Sanitary Sewer Fund," to be used
for the purpose of repairing, replacing, cleaning and maintaining
the existing sanitary sewer system within the Township, including
therein all such engineering, condemnation and/or legal fees that
may be incurred in connections with such sanitary sewer system.
