[Adopted 11-3-1986 by Ord. No. 1345; amended in its entirety 6-3-1991 by Ord. No.
1406]
[Amended 10-2-2000 by Ord. No. 1492; 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 1505; 12-18-2006 by Ord. No. 1545; 12-17-2007 by Ord. No. 1557; 11-15-2010 by Ord. No.
1567]
There is hereby imposed and established rental or charges for
the use and service of the various sewer systems in the Borough of
Dormont, said rentals or charges being based on the quantity of water
used and providing that all users of the various sanitary sewer systems
in the Borough of Dormont shall be charged the rate set forth hereinafter
on a monthly basis, which charge shall be based on the user's
water consumption for the corresponding month of each calendar year
and which shall be in addition to the charges imposed by the Allegheny
County Sewer Authority (hereafter "ALCOSAN").
A.
The rate of $4.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used shall be charged
by the Borough for the construction, maintenance and repair of the
sewer system.
B.
The aforesaid charges shall continue in effect until changed or modified by the Borough Council of the Borough of Dormont and shall be in addition to the charges imposed by ALCOSAN pursuant to its resolutions adopted from time to time. In the event that any increase shall take place in the charges imposed by ALCOSAN in accordance with its resolutions for the same services which may be adopted from time to time, the aforesaid charges set out in Subsection A hereof shall be added to the rate imposed by ALCOSAN, and the aforesaid charges shall continue in full force and effect and shall be added to all charges imposed by the ALCOSAN as aforesaid.
A.
Charges for sanitary sewer service billed to all users in the Borough
of Dormont shall include all amounts which otherwise would be payable
directly to ALCOSAN, having been legally enacted by the ALCOSAN Board
for the transportation and treatment service rendered by ALCOSAN.
B.
Sanitary sewer users within the Borough of Dormont shall be informed
of the changes in the method of billing for services rendered by ALCOSAN
and the Borough by reasonable prior written notice or advertisement
of the same.
C.
Charges for said sanitary sewer service shall be made monthly, and
all bills shall be mailed as of the first week of the month following
the month for which charges are made and shall be due and payable
within 25 days from the date of the statement for residential use
and within 20 days for commercial use.
[Amended 10-2-2000 by Ord. No. 1492]
[Amended 10-2-2000 by Ord. No. 1492]
In the event that the charges for said sanitary sewerage service
remain unpaid for a period of 25 days from the date of said statement
for such services, such charges shall be deemed and hereby are declared
to be delinquent, after which a penalty of 1.5% of the amount of said
statement shall be added. Every 30 days thereafter, an additional
1.5% shall be added to the principal amount of the delinquent charge.
If collection is pursued through shutoff of water service, costs as
may be charged by the Borough and the Western Pennsylvania Water Company
or its successor shall be imposed in addition to the aforesaid rental,
penalty and interest.
The rentals and charges herein established shall be imposed upon and collected from the owner, tenant or occupant of each lot or parcel of land in the Borough of Dormont serviced by a sanitary sewer owned, maintained or operated by the Borough of Dormont from which sewerage, waste or water enter the Borough's sewer system. In the event that any user is not the owner of the premises from which sewerage, waste or water enter the Borough's sewer system, the Borough of Dormont hereby imposes said sewerage service charges upon and demands payment thereof from the owner of such premises, and in the event that payment is not timely made, such charges as shall be assessed and imposed in accordance with §§ 170-22, 170-23 and 170-24 of this article, together with the penalties and interest imposed in accordance therewith, shall be assessed against the owner, tenant or occupant of the property and shall be entered as a lien pursuant to the provisions of the Acts of Assembly authorizing the filing of said liens by municipalities or may be collected in an action of assumpsit in accordance with the authority granted to boroughs under the provisions of the Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., and such actions may be brought before a Magisterial District Judge for collection of the same.
[Added 3-7-1994 by Ord. No. 1429]
A.
The proper officers of the Borough of Dormont are hereby authorized
to enter into a shutoff agreement with the Pennsylvania-American Water
Company, a current copy of which shall be kept on file in the Borough
offices and available for inspection and copying as authorized by
law.
B.
As authorized in the shutoff agreement, the Borough Manager, or such
other authorized officer of the Borough of Dormont, shall be authorized
to request the Pennsylvania-American Water Company, or its successors,
to shut off the supply of water from its system to any premises in
the Borough of Dormont in which the rentals, rates and charges for
sewer, sewage or sewage treatment services supplied by or imposed
by the Borough of Dormont are unpaid, for a period of at least 30
days from the due date thereof, and to which the Borough has sent
such notices as may be required by 53 P.S. § 3102.501 et
seq., and the regulations thereunder as set forth in the shutoff agreement,
or as the same may be amended hereafter.[1]
C.
In addition to the assessment and collection of all unpaid rentals,
rates and charges imposed for such sewage services, there is hereby
imposed upon such delinquent account any and all fees, costs and penalties,
including but not limited to the water company's charge for termination
of water supply, the water company's cost to restore water services,
the amount billed and paid by the Borough of Dormont to the water
company for the water company's loss of water revenues resulting
from such shutoff services, together with any and all other charges
authorized by 53 P.S. § 3102.501 et seq., and the regulations
therein.[2]
D.
Any and all fees, costs and/or penalties assessed or imposed upon
the Borough as authorized by the shutoff agreement shall be and are
hereby imposed upon the delinquent account holder and shall be collectible
and payable as a condition of the Borough authorizing the restoration
of water services to the delinquent account.
E.
Nothing herein shall prevent the Borough Manager from accepting payments
on account of such delinquent accounts and from suspending such termination
notice once issued.
F.
The right of the Borough to assess the delinquent accounts the fees,
charges and costs set forth herein and as authorized in 53 P.S. § 3102.501
et seq., the regulations thereunder and as set forth in the shutoff
agreement shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, those charges
authorized by law and as otherwise contained in this article.[3]
