[Amended 11-26-1973 by Ord. No. 9-1973; 3-27-1978 by Ord. No. 8-1978; 12-19-1983 by Ord. No. 14-1983; 7-23-1984 by Ord. No. 15-1984; 3-23-1987 by Ord. No. 6-1987; 2-22-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 28-1993; 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 35-1994; 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 9-1996]
A. Annual sewer rates.
[Amended 5-24-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999; 5-22-2000 by Ord. No. 13-2000; 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001; 7-25-2005 by Ord. No. 29-2005; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 8-2012; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 006-2015]
(1) To begin the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015, the sewer rents for collection and treatment of all domestic sewage discharged into the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Facility by all dwellings receiving water from the Hammonton Public Utilities Department 6 shall be an annual charge based on the water consumption of the six month period immediately preceding the date of said water meter reading, which reading shall be made during the month of May of each given year, and shall be computed in accordance with the following rate schedule:
Annual Residential Sewer Rate
Water Consumption (cubic feet) | Fee |
First 2,000 or less | $595.00 annually |
From 2,001 to 4,000 | $72.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
All usage in excess of 4,000 | $37.50 per 1,000 cubic feet |
(2) Should any sewer user having domestic or commercial sewage collected or treated by the Sewer Department of the Town of Hammonton 7 having sources of water supply not provided by the Hammonton Public Utilities Department or not having a meter that is acceptable to the Town and in good working order at the time said meter is read or is to be read, then that sewer domestic user shall be charged a flat rate of $695 and that sewer commercial user shall be charged a rate of $830 for the collection of his or her sewer for that particular year. These rates shall become effective the billing cycle following adoption of Ord. No. 006-2015.
B. In case of a combination of two or more dwelling units, households, flats, apartments or two or more families using separate cooking and bathroom facilities in one dwelling having the use of the sewer system through one sewer lateral, each and every such occupied dwelling unit, household, flat, apartment of such family shall be charged the foregoing minimum annual sewer rents or charges (as set forth in paragraph 1 above) the same as if each such unit or family had a direct and separate connection to the sewer system. Sewer rents and charges in excess of such minimum shall be determined by dividing the total water consumed, as shown by the water readings, by the number of occupied units or families using such single sewer connection, and applying the above rate schedule to the quantity as determined.
C. Beginning January 1, 1996, all persons legally and medically declared totally disabled pursuant to the laws of the State of New Jersey, and all persons who now qualify and who may hereafter qualify for the real estate annual senior citizens' tax deduction of $250 pursuant to the Laws of the State of New Jersey and who qualify and receive said tax deduction will be entitled, upon application therefor, to an annual credit of $50 on their annual domestic sewer rental. This credit shall only extend to one property owned by any such citizen in the Town of Hammonton. Where premises are owned by more than one such citizen, only one annual credit shall be allowed by the provision of this article.
D. Any owner required to be connected to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton pursuant to § 226-28, that fails to connect to such facilities within the time frame set forth in § 226-30, shall be charged annual sewer rates in accordance with § 226-9(A-C) above. It is determined to be in the public interest that all owners required to connect to the sewage facilities of the Town of Hammonton contribute towards the cost of maintaining and operating such sewage facilities.
[Adopted 5-16-2016 by Ord. No. 008-2016]
Notes
| 6 | 6. Editor's Note: The Water Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |
| 7 | 7. Editor's Note: The Sewer Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. |