[Adopted 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 106]
There is hereby established a separate sewer
district in Worcester Township which shall be comprised of the dwelling
units and support facilities at the Meadowood Retirement Community
and shall be known as the "Meadowood Sewer District."
[Amended 8-21-1991 by Ord. No. 121]
A.
The following minimum charges for each 1,000 gallons
of metered water consumed per month at the Meadowood Retirement Community
are hereby imposed upon the owner of the Meadowood Retirement Community
and upon its successors in title, payable as herein provided, which
shall be collected by Worcester Township and used for payment of the
cost of operating and maintaining that portion of the Township's sewage
collection and disposal system comprising the Meadowood Sewer District
and for a reserve fund sufficient for its future replacement: effective
January 1, 2014, a charge of $6.82; effective January 1, 2015, a charge
of $7.50; and effective January 1, 2016, a charge of $8.25. This minimum
charge is based upon Meadowood discharging sewage with the characteristics
of typical domestic sewage with a strength no greater than the following
concentrations:
[Amended 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 240;12-18-2013 by Ord. No. 247]
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Type of Sewage
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Concentration
(mg/l)
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|---|---|---|
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BOD-5
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250
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Suspended solids
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250
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Total phosphorous
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10
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Ammonia (NH3)
|
20
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B. 
Strength of sewage will be determined by taking a
monthly twenty-four-hour composite sample of wastewater as it enters
the Meadowood pumping station prior to pumping to the wastewater treatment
plant. The composite sample will be tested for the four parameters
referenced above, and any parameter found to be in excess of the maximum
allowable concentration will be used to calculate a sewage surcharge
fee to be added to the minimum charge, based upon the following formula:
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Where: R = minimum charge per 1,000 gallons.
When a parameter is less than the maximum allowable
concentration, that portion of the formula shall be assumed to be
zero.
The total sewage charge shall, therefore, be
the sum of the minimum charge, based upon total flow, plus any applicable
surcharge.
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Bills for the sewage charges imposed hereby
shall be rendered monthly on the first day of each month or on such
other dates as the Township shall specify, and shall cover the billing
period consisting of the immediately preceding month. Bills shall
be due and payable on the billing date, and the appropriate amount
computed in accordance with this article shall constitute the net
bill. If the charges are not paid within 30 calendar days after each
billing date, an additional sum of 10% shall be added to such net
bill, which net bill, plus such additional sum, shall constitute the
gross bill. Payment made or mailed and postmarked on or before the
first day of the end of such thirty-calendar-day period shall constitute
payment within such period. If the end of such thirty-calendar-day
period shall fall on a legal holiday or on a Saturday or Sunday, payment
made or mailed and postmarked on the next succeeding day which is
not a legal holiday shall constitute payment within such period. Any
bill not paid within said thirty-calendar-day period shall be deemed
delinquent.
The sewage charges imposed by this article shall
be a lien upon all real property within the Meadowood Sewer District;
and any such charges which are delinquent shall be filed as a lien
against said property, which lien shall be filed in the office of
the Prothonotary of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and shall be
collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collecting
of municipal claims. Interest collectible on liens filed by the Township
shall accrue at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of the filing
of the lien until paid.
