Pursuant to the Municipal Public Utility Law
and the power invested in such utility created by Ord. No. 10-86 of
1986, there is hereby created the following charges for water service
and sewer service as follows:
A.
Water and sewer service. Charges and rates for water
and sewer service shall be determined each year prior to April 1 by
the Water and Sewer Utility of the Borough of Longport, and shall
be on file with the Borough Clerk. In the event that no such determination
is made prior to April 1 of any year, the current determination effective
March 31 of that year shall be deemed to have been adopted by the
Water and Sewer Utility for the ensuing year. The Water and Sewer
Utility may amend any determination during the year, provided that
any amendment does not retroactively increase water and sewer service
charges for bills sent prior thereto. All municipal buildings and
facilities are exempt from all water and sewer charges.
[Amended 3-17-1993 by Ord. No. 93-02; 10-5-1996 by Ord. No.96-07]
B.
Unit designations. The Water and Sewer Utility of
the Borough of Longport shall, on a yearly basis, review the unit
designation for each of the uses within said Borough and make a determination
accordingly. The unit designation shall be available for review by
any Borough citizen at any time, from the Borough Clerk's Office.
Unit designations, as follows, shall be the equalization basis for
determining operational cost billing and excess water and sewer usages:
[Amended 3-17-1993 by Ord. No. 93-02]
|
Structure
|
Unit
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Single-family dwelling
|
1
| |
|
Multifamily units
|
1 per dwelling unit
| |
|
Rooming houses
| ||
|
0 to 10 rooms
|
1
| |
|
For each additional 10 or fraction thereof
|
1/2
| |
|
Clubs, service organizations
|
1
| |
|
Gymnasium
|
2
| |
|
Service stations
|
1
| |
|
Restaurant, one to 50 seats
|
2
| |
|
Soda fountain/luncheonette
|
1
| |
|
Business offices or establishment
|
1/2
| |
|
Marina's (each 20 slips or fraction thereof)
|
1
| |
C.
Terms of payment. All bills for service under the
schedules are to be rendered annually or at the option of the municipality,
and such bills are due and payable in full within 30 days from the
date rendered.
(1)
Terms of payment. Payment for the installation of
the aforementioned services shall be in advance and shall accompany
the application thereof.
D.
Miscellaneous charges.
[Amended 7-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-13; 12-5-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-16]
(1)
Inspections of water reconnections and sewer reconnections.
(2)
Disconnects and removals: water meter disconnect and removal; sewer
disconnect and cap.
(a)
Water and sewer disconnect charge: $225.
(3)
Discharges
to sewer lines from groundwater remediation projects shall be charged
per gallon at the current Atlantic County Utility Authority (ACUA)
treatment rates. The rate shall be determined from the yearly rate
per million gallons billed to the municipality. The remediation company
shall be required to provide an estimate to be provided by the remediation
consultant of proposed discharge to the municipal Public Works Department
and pay the required fee based on that estimate. During the remediation
process, the remediation company shall provide a meter to measure
the gallons of discharge and provide same to the Public Works Department
upon completion of the remediation. During the remediation, the Public
Works Department shall be permitted access to the meter to obtain
independent readings. Should additional gallonage occur above the
provided estimate, the remediation company shall be required to provide
the additional cost as determined above. All discharges for remediation
projects shall be through existing sewer service connections. Should
a new connection be necessary, the charges and procedures for a new
service shall be as determined elsewhere in this chapter. Before any
discharge is permitted, the remediation contractor shall provide a
copy of approval to accept from the ACUA, fill out the required permit
from the Public Works Department, and provide the necessary fee. No
discharge will be permitted without specific approval by the Public
Works Department.
[Added 7-8-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-06]
