The total charges for the Westfield Sanitary Sewer Improvement No. 1
consist of the sewer use charge, maintenance charge and capital charge.
A.
The sewer use charge shall be determined every two months
and will be based upon metered water consumption. The sewer use charge for
the District for the improvement will be determined at 1.5 times the prevailing
village sewer use rates for the Village of Westfield.
B.
Only water supplied through the West Route 5 Water District
water meters can be introduced into the public sanitary sewer system. All
other waters must be excluded from the sewer system, unless a separate water
meter is installed on those uses.
The maintenance charge shall be determined annually by the Town of Westfield
Town Board and will be billed annually with the capital charge. The maintenance
charge will be a lump sum amount established by the Town Board and will be
levied against all units in the district.
The capital charge shall be established by the Town Board on an annual
basis and levied annually and included in the tax rolls. The capital charge
shall be determined by dividing the total capital requirement of the district
by the number of units existing at the beginning of the year to determine
an annual rate. The charge is due and payable with the town taxes. All town
remedies for collection of taxes shall apply to the collection of the capital
charge.
The volume of flow to be used in computing sewer service charges shall
be based upon metered water consumption, as shown on the records of meter
readings maintained by the Village Water Department. In the event that a person
discharging wastes into the POTW procures all or part of his water supply
from unmetered sources, the Superintendent shall either direct the installation
of appropriate flow-measuring devices to measure and record the actual amount
of flow into the POTW. Any water meters and/or flow-measuring devices installed
pursuant to this section shall be of a type and design acceptable to the Superintendent
and shall be installed, maintained and periodically tested as required by
the owner at his expense. All such meters and/or flow-measuring devices shall
be subject to periodic inspection, testing and reading by the Superintendent.
Any person discharging wastes into the POTW may install a flow-measuring device
at his option, of the type, design, installation and maintenance standards
of the Superintendent, at the owner's expense.
Abnormal sewage strength may not be discharged to the Westfield Sanitary
Sewer Improvement No. 1. If an applicant plans for discharge of abnormal strength
sewage, a separate written agreement between the applicant, the Village of
Westfield and the Town of Westfield administering the Westfield Sanitary Sewer
Improvement No. 1 may be developed. Only under those circumstances can abnormal
strength sewage be discharged to the sewer system and then only in accordance
with the terms of the contract.
The billing period shall be every two months, coincident with the Westfield
Village billing system.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year commencing
on the first day of January and ending on the 31st day of December.
Revenues derived from user charges, maintenance charges, capital charges
and associated penalties shall be credited to a special fund. Moneys in this
fund shall be used exclusively for the following functions:
A.
For the payment of the operation and maintenance, including
repair and replacement, costs of the town POTW.
B.
For the discovery and correction of inflow and infiltration.
C.
For the payment of interest on and the amortization of
or payment of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for the construction
of extension of the town POTW.
D.
For the extension, enlargement, replacement of and/or
additions to the town POTW, including any necessary appurtenances.
A.
The town shall maintain and keep proper books of records
and accounts for the POTW, separate from all other records and accounts, in
which shall be made full and correct entries of all transactions relating
the POTW. The town will cause an annual audit of such books of records and
account for the preceding fiscal year to be made by a recognized independent
certified public accountant and will supply such audit report to authorized
officials, and the public, on request.
B.
In conjunction with the audit, there shall be an annual
review of the sewer charge system to determine if it is adequate to meet expenditures
for all programs for the coming year.
C.
Classification of old and new industrial users should
also be reviewed annually.
D.
The town shall maintain and carry insurance on all physical
properties of the POTW of the kinds and in the amounts normally carried by
public utility companies and municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage
disposal systems. All moneys received for losses under any such insurance
policies shall be applied solely to the replacement and restoration of the
property damaged or destroyed.
A.
A unit for purposes of billing is constituted as a single family residential unit (or equivalent) in accordance with Chapter 185, Zoning. Equivalent units will be determined by the Town Board and will include (but not be restricted to) one single-family rental unit, 1/2 of a duplex residence serving two families and two buildable vacant lots with access to the sanitary sewer.
B.
Any vacant buildable lot with seventy-five-foot frontage
or any combination of contiguous buildable lots that would create a seventy-five-foot
lot is considered equivalent to 1/2 unit and must pay annual capital and maintenance
charges for 1/2 unit. However, contiguous vacant lots may be combined legally
by deed into one salable lot which will then be considered 1/2 unit.
C.
An auxiliary building on a lot served by the sanitary
sewer may have a lateral for service from the principal residence without
being considered an additional unit as long as:
