It is the policy of the Authority to vigorously
pursue the collection of all delinquent or past due accounts. It is
the policy of the Authority to utilize all methods of collection that
are permissible under the law.
Any bill, fee, charge, assessment, account, invoice, fine, penalty or other claim of the Authority not paid within the specified time period shall constitute a municipal claim subject to the standard penalties, interest, attorneys fees, costs and expenses as set forth in this Chapter
142. The Authority reserves all rights to collect the same under the general law relating to the collection of municipal claims, including the filing of municipal liens and actions in assumpsit, and any other appropriate action at law or in equity.
[Amended 9-13-2004 by Res. No. 3-2004]
A. Reserved capacity charges shall be billed as of the
first day of January, April, July and October of each calendar year.
B. All quarterly payments are due and payable prior to
30 days after the date upon which the quarterly invoice is rendered.
Reserved capacity charges that are not paid within that 30 days shall
bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum until such time as they
are paid.
C. The Authority shall not issue any connection permits
to or for the use by any person or applicant for which reserved capacity
payments remain unpaid after 30 days.
D. All reserved capacity charges, which are due and remain
unpaid for a period of 90 days, shall be entered as a lien against
the real estate owned by the developer for which such charges that
remain unpaid.
E. The Authority may, at its discretion, cancel all or
any portion of the remaining reserve capacity of a person or applicant
for which a quarterly payment shall be due and remain unpaid for a
period of 120 days.
F. In the case of new subdivisions or land developments,
the first quarterly payment for reserved capacity shall be due and
payable immediately upon the approval of the preliminary plan.
The Authority's staff shall, at its discretion,
have the authority to write off or correct any receivable less than
or equal to $100.
Notwithstanding any other provisions or implications
of this chapter to the contrary, the Authority reserves the right
at all times to refuse to render or to continue to render sewer service
to any property or through any lines where the account is delinquent.
In the event that the authority shall elect to discontinue service
to any user connected to the public sanitary sewer system, except
as provided in the industrial waste control regulations for significant
users, the Authority shall give 10 days written notice by certified
mail to the owner prior to disconnecting the property from the sewer
system. The owner shall be responsible for any and all cost to disconnect
and reestablish sewer service.
The Authority reserves the right to have the
public water service discontinued if the charges for sewer service
become delinquent. The water service shall be terminated in compliance
with 53 P.S. § 2261.
All of the costs of collecting the money owed
to the Authority shall be borne by and paid by the owner or customer
who is delinquent. These costs shall be added to the balance owed.