1. Any sewer rental rate changes are to be established by resolution of the Township. [Ord. 2005-08]
2. A separate sewer rental or charge shall be made for each type of use made by an occupied building in accordance with the above schedule of rental rates and charges.
3. The volume of water to be used for billing sewer rentals or charges in those cases where water consumption is used as a basis of sewer rentals or charges shall include any and all water purchased from any water company and in addition all water obtained from any other source (wells, springs, streams, etc. as determined: by meters installed and maintained by a water company; or by meters installed and maintained by the Township; or by meters maintained and installed by the owner of the occupied building, as approved by the Township; or for estimates or measurements made by the Township, where the Township considers metering impractical.
4. Exclusion from the sewer system of non-contaminated waste waters may be required by the Township or such exclusion may be optional with the owner of the occupied building if not required by the Township. When such waters are so excluded, the sewer rentals or charges will be based on total water consumed, less water excluded. Water excluded may be determined from meters installed and maintained by the owner of the occupied building, as approved by the Township, from estimates or measurements made by the Township, or the owner of the occupied building may elect to measure the volume of wastes actually discharged to the sewer system as provided for below.
5. The Township may require an owner of an occupied building or the owner of an occupied building may elect to install, pay for and maintain a meter approved by the Township for measuring wastes discharged into the sewer system in which case the sewer rentals or charges shall be based on the actual quarterly volume of wastes discharged into the sewer system; said rentals or charges shall be computed at the rate as established from time to time by resolution of the Township. [Ord. 2005-08]
6. The measurement by two or more meters of the quantity of water used in or on the property by one owner or user may be combined and the sewer rental or charge billed to said owner or user as though the quantity of water was measured by one meter if the Township so elects.
7. In the event an owner or user obtains part or all of the water used in or on a property from sources other than the water company, such owner or user shall, after a written request from the Township, at no expense to the Township, install and maintain a water meter or meters satisfactory to the Township, for measuring all water used other than that obtained from the water company, and the quantity of water used to determine the sewer rental or charge shall be the quantity of water measured by all such meters plus the quantity of water obtained from the water company.
8. Any person requesting consideration for a reduction of the amount of the sewer rental or charge because of water not entering the sewer system shall make written application to the Township for such consideration, giving the name and address of such person, and setting forth supporting data fully describing other sources of water, if any, as well as the disposition of water alleged not to be entering the sewer system. The application shall be accompanied by a sketch to approximate scale showing the plan of the property, the water distribution system, sewer layout, existing meters, and proposed meters in the scheme to determine the quantity of flow entering or not entering the sewer system. The cost of furnishing, installing and maintaining any meters other than those utilized to measure water purchased from the water company shall be borne by the applicant. The type, size, location, arrangement, and maintenance of such meters shall be subject to the approval of the Township.
9. Additional classifications and sewer rentals or charges or modifications of sewer rentals or charges may be established by the Township from time to time as deemed necessary. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting special agreements between the Township and owners of occupied buildings connected to the sewer system under conditions and circumstances making special arrangements advisable and necessary.
10. Domestic Use. There is hereby imposed upon the owners of all properties served by the public sewage system, sewer service charges in an amount to be established from time to time, by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
11. Apartment-Office Use. The quarterly sewer service charges for each unit of apartment-office use within the Township shall be the sum of an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of for each unmetered unit or, if metered for water consumption, a minimum in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
12. Commercial Use. The quarterly sewer service charges for each unit of commercial use within the Township shall be the sum of an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
13. Industrial Use. The quarterly sewer service charges for each unit of industrial use within the Township shall be the sum of an amount to be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors for each unmetered unit, or if metered for water consumption, a minimum in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
14. Measurement of Water Used from Sources Other than Water Company. In the event an owner or user obtains part or all of the water used in or on a property from sources other than the Township water, such owner or user may, after written approval from the Township, at no expense to their Township water, install and maintain a water meter or meters satisfactory to the Township for measuring all water used other than that obtained from the Township water and the quantity of water used to determine the sewage service charges shall be the quantity of water measured by all such meters plus the quantity of water obtained from the Township water. In lieu of such additional meters the Township may establish a flat rate charge which shall be applicable to such nonmetered water usage.
(Ord. 97-7, 5/27/1997, § 12.17; as amended by Ord. 2005-08, 10/24/2005; and by Ord. 2020-02, 3/23/2020, § 3)