[Adopted 1-14-2016 by Res. No. 01-14-16-02]
A. 
Each individual property shall be provided written notice of the installation of the public sanitary sewer system of the Authority which will service their property. Each individual property, in accordance with the Allegheny County Plumbing Code requirements and the requirements of the Township of Collier and the Authority, shall have 90 days from the date of notice to disconnect from the on-lot system and connect into the Authority system and are required to file the property tap-in application, as well as arrange for the installation of the lateral connection in accordance with Authority rules and regulations and the Allegheny County Plumbing Code.
B. 
Any property owner that is not able to make the connection within the required 90 days shall provide the Authority with a request for an extension of an additional 90 days within which to make the connection and the Authority shall automatically grant the additional ninety-day extension by a written reply to the applicant.
C. 
At the expiration of the initial ninety-day period and the period of the granting of an extension, the Authority shall notify the property owner that their property shall be considered as connected property for the purposes of sanitary sewer usage charges and the said property shall be incorporated into the sanitary sewer billing system. The nonconnected property owner shall be responsible for paying sanitary sewer charges at the established and approved sewage rate charges of the Authority effective on the next billing system after notification.
A. 
The nonconnected property shall be invoiced and shall be responsible for the sanitary sewer charges on a monthly basis and, upon failure of the property owner to maintain the account current, the property shall be liened for nonpayment of the sanitary sewer bills. The sewage charges shall be based on the actual water usage of the metered property, as metered by the Pennsylvania American Water Company, or as determined by ALCOSAN, should the property be connected to a well account.
B. 
The sanitary sewer monthly charges shall be in addition to any Board of Viewers assessment for the construction of the sanitary sewer line and shall be in addition to the tap-in fee charges established by the Authority.
C. 
As of the date of notice of the initial ninety-day connection period, or any extended period, any portion of the tap-in fee not paid to the Authority shall be liened against the property and shall remain a lien against the property until satisfied.
D. 
In the event of a written request by the property owners of a hardship, the Authority shall not require the prepayment of the tap-in charges as a condition to the property being connected to the sanitary sewer system, but shall continue the municipal lien against the property for the amount of the unpaid tap connection fee.
E. 
The purpose of the deferring of the payment of tap-in lien is to assist the property owner in connecting to the sanitary sewer system and allowing for the elimination of the on-lot system, which can be detrimental to the health and welfare of the area.