(A) Charges and fees for reimbursement of costs for setting up and operating the township’s pretreatment program shall be established by resolution from time to time and shall remain in force at current amounts unless or until revised by later resolution.
(B) The fees may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Fees for wastewater discharge permit applications including the cost of processing such applications;
(2) Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures, including the cost for the collection and analysis of a user’s discharge, and the review of monitoring reports;
(3) Fees for reviewing and responding to accidental discharges and construction;
(4) Fees for filing appeals; and
(5) Other fees the township may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein.
(a) These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees chargeable by the township and may be imposed regardless of wastewater discharge permit violations.
(b) Such fees may be billed on a monthly basis and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Chemical use fee. Reimbursement to the township for the use of treatment chemicals at the township wastewater treatment plant that are not typically needed as a result of a specific industrial wastewater discharge to the sewer system causing interference or harm to the township’s wastewater treatment processes, which may result in effluent violations of the township’s NPDES permit. The treatment chemical use fees are extraordinary costs beyond the typical operation and maintenance costs levied on all users of the township sewer system;
2. Unusual incident fee. Any user introducing a substance detrimental to the township’s sewer system, pumping facilities or wastewater treatment processes, which result in abnormal costs for the township, shall be charged and shall pay the actual total costs incurred as determined by the township. This fee is in addition to any other penalties and fees imposed under this chapter; and
3. Engineering fees. Reimbursement to the township for township engineering fees relative to the Township Engineer’s involvement in the implementation and enforcement of the Township Industrial Pretreatment Program.
(Ord. 2-2010, passed 11-4-2010)