The authority will allow for the installation of a second water diversion meter for non-sewage water use servicing a hose connection for car washing, watering gardens, filling swimming pools and the like, or other water uses that will not enter the sanitary sewer collection system.
(A) Diversion meter regulations.
(1) A diversion meter permit at a fee of $5 must be obtained from the Borough Secretary/Treasurer by the property owner.
(2) The installation and maintenance of these meters will be the sole responsibility and expense of the property owner.
(3) The diversion meter shall be a Sensus water meter (or equivalent), five-eighths inch with a remote generator which shall read flow in gallons. The meter readout shall be located on the outside of the property for easy accessibility of readings. This metering devise may be purchased directly from the authority at cost.
(4) Only an outside spigot shall be connected to the diversion meter, and there shall be no other connections. The diversion meter shall be installed within six feet, or as close as practicable, to the outside spigot.
(5) The installation must be inspected by an authority representative prior to its use for billing adjustment purposes. As part of the initial inspection, the authority representative will obtain the starting meter reading, and seal the meter at that time. Appointments for the inspection can be scheduled with the borough office.
(6) The property owner agrees to permit the authority representative access to the property during reasonable hours for the purpose of conducting said inspections and meter readings.
(7) Property owners will be credited for sewage treatment charges at the current billing rate per 1,000 gallons. Credit for non-sewage water use will be given only on an annual basis, during the fourth quarter billing period each year. This credit will represent non-sewer water usage during the previous four-quarter period.
(a) In order to receive credit for non-sewage water use, you must use the online meter usage form. The form can be found on the borough website www.tatamypa.com.
(b) If you do not have a computer or internet access, please take your information to the Borough Office and the Borough Secretary/Treasurer can enter your information there.
(c) The credit will be applied at the end of the calendar year invoicing which is normally sent out around December 10.
(8) Water meters will be audited annually by an authority representative.
(B) Annual filling of swimming pools.
(1) The authority will allow for sewage billing adjustments for the initial filling of a new or existing swimming pool. As a service to the community, swimming pool owners will be loaned a portable metering device by the authority to measure pool water makeup from a standard hose connection.
(2) Property owners may “sign out” the portable meter from the Borough Secretary/Treasurer at the Borough Office. The log-out/log-in meter readings will be used to adjust sewer use charges for the next quarter billing. The portable meter will be loaned out for a maximum period of three days to ensure its availability to all borough residents in a timely manner.
(3) Only a metered water use for the filling of swimming pools, as described above, will be credited to quarterly sewage treatment charges. “Estimates” of water volume based upon swimming pool dimensions will not be given credit.
(Res. 01-2013-20, passed 1-10-2013)