The Department of Water and Sewers is hereby
created to serve the Borough of Seaside Heights.
It will be a function of this Department to
oversee and control all functions dealing with any water and sewer
facilities.
[Amended 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 98-2; 12-16-1998 by Ord. No. 98-37; 10-18-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-20; 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-21; 12-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-23; 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 2002-21; 2-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1; 3-15-2006 by Ord. No.
06-02; 12-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-20; 4-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06; 5-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-06; 7-17-2013 by Ord. No. 13-21; 9-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-14; 12-27-2017 by Ord. No. 17-22; 11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-20]
The rates pertaining to water/sewer charges shall be as follows:
A.
The municipality shall maintain metered accounts, and the rates shall
be as follows:
(1)
Water/sewer rates effective January 1, 2018:
|
Facilities Charges (per month)
Type of Account
|
Water
|
Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
House/condominium/apartment per unit
|
$17
|
$21
|
|
Hotel/motel per unit
|
$8
|
$10
|
|
Food, per cooking area/unit
|
$34
|
$42
|
|
Bar/nightclub, per alcoholic beverage bar area
|
$42
|
$52
|
|
Waterpark/amusement ride park
|
$300
|
$372
|
|
Businesses other than specified above
|
$26
|
$31
|
|
Consumption/flow charges (per 1,000 gallons or part thereof)
Type of account
|
Water
|
Sewer
|
|---|---|---|
|
House/condominium/apartment
|
$7
|
$8
|
|
Hotel/motel
|
$7
|
$8
|
|
Food
|
$7
|
$8
|
|
Bar/nightclub
|
$7
|
$8
|
|
Waterpark/amusement ride park
|
$7
|
$8
|
|
Businesses other than specified above
|
$7
|
$8
|
(2)
Effective January 1, 2018, a monthly infiltration surcharge of $21
shall be billed for each vacant parcel of land unless the rate payer
is already paying a facility charge. This charge shall be made regardless
of whether the vacant parcel of land is actually connected to a sewer
lateral.
(3)
Billing for any metered water service for which the Borough of Seaside
Heights Water Utility's personnel can definitively determine on an
ongoing basis that no sewer fixtures are connected to said service
will be billed for the water portion of the above rates only. At the
election and expense of the property owner, Borough personnel will
install a sewer meter to determine the proper rate apportionment for
that metered water service. Additionally, the owner of a property
with a swimming pool may be billed for the water portion of the above
rates only for the amount of water determined to have been used to
fill the pool at any given time. The Borough must be informed in advance
of said pool fill so it can determine the amount of water used for
said purpose. Whenever it can be confirmed by the Borough that a water
leak, whereby said water did not go into the sewer system, has occurred,
the billing for the amount of water determined to have leaked shall
be for the water portion of the above rates only.
(4)
All condominium associations which do not have individual meters
on their dwelling units must provide the Borough with percentages
for each dwelling unit to be charged. The Borough will not bill a
condominium association for water/sewer usage which supplies any individual
dwelling units; an association may only be billed for a meter serving
common areas.
B.
Water tap materials and meter fees shall be as follows:
[Amended 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-17]
|
Service Size
(inches)
|
Charge
|
|---|---|
|
3/4
|
$1,500
|
|
1
|
$1,750
|
|
1 1/4
|
$2,000
|
|
2
|
$2,500
|
|
4
|
$4,500
|
|
6
|
$6,500
|
C.
Standby fire lines.
(1)
The charge for standby fire lines (emergency fire use only) in addition
to the normal water tap charge shall be $100 per quarter.
(2)
Such taps are not to be used for any purpose except emergencies.
Any unauthorized use of such tap will subject the unauthorized user
to a fine of not more than $1,000.
D.
No water-cooled air conditioner will be permitted after 1976 without
a water recovery system.
E.
No water-cooled refrigeration system without a recovery system will
be permitted after January 1, 1976.
F.
The following miscellaneous charges are hereby fixed for the Borough
of Seaside Heights:
(1)
Water to be used from fireplugs or otherwise jettying wood or concrete
piling: $250 per day.
(2)
Water turn-on and turn-off: $35. Turn-ons and turn-offs are to be
provided by the Borough of Seaside Heights. Curb stops are property
of the Borough of Seaside Heights. Tampering with curb stops constitutes
a violation of this chapter.
(3)
The
fee for the adjustment of a meter pit shall be $250.
[Added 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-17]
(4)
Where
meter pit lid assembly requires replacement or upgrading, the property
owner shall pay the cost for the lid of $250.
[Added 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-17]
G.
Connection fees, rates, rentals, and other charges of any kind authorized in accordance with this chapter shall be a first lien or charge against the property to which the service is provided. Liens levied in accordance with this section shall be enforceable and collectible in the manner provided for real property tax liens in Chapter 5 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.
H.
If any part of the amount due and payable in connection fees, rates,
rentals or other charges of any kind remains unpaid for 30 days following
the date for the payment thereof, interest upon the amount unpaid
shall accrue at a rate of 18% per annum.
[Added 9-7-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-14]
A.
Water and sewer charges shall be billed monthly, and shall be paid
no later than the date for payment set forth in the bill. The date
for payment set forth in the bill shall be not less than 10 calendar
days nor more than 21 calendar days from the date the bills are mailed.
B.
Department of Water and Sewer staff shall discontinue service to
any property for the failure to pay any amount owing within 30 days
after the date the amount is due and owing, provided that written
notice of the proposed discontinuance of service and of the reasons
therefor has been given, within at least 10 days prior to the date
of discontinuance, to the owner of record of the property. In the
event that notice is provided by mail, the notice requirements shall
be satisfied if the mailing is made to the last known address of the
owner of record and is postmarked at least 10 days prior to the date
of discontinuance.
C.
Service shall not be restored to the premises until the customer
pays in full all arrearages, the shut-off fee, and the turn-on fee.
D.
Medical emergencies.
(1)
Discontinuance of residential service for nonpayment may be suspended
for a period of up to two months when a customer submits to the Borough
Administrator a physician's written statement affirming the existence
of a medical emergency within the premises, the nature and probable
duration of such emergency condition, and that discontinuance of service
will aggravate the medical emergency. The physician's statement must
be accompanied by proof from the customer of the customer's inability
to pay the utility bill in full during the medical emergency.
(2)
In the circumstance of a medical emergency where the postponement
request is approved by the Borough Administrator, the customer shall
execute an installment payment plan agreeing to pay the arrearages
in full no more than two months from the end of the suspension period,
in addition to paying all future charges no later than the date for
payment thereof. The customer shall pay an administrative fee of $25
per month for each month of the installment agreement. Failure to
comply with the terms of the installment payment agreement will result
in immediate discontinuance of service with no additional notice.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 219-17, Sewer charges, as
amended, was repealed 7-17-2013 by Ord. No. 13-21.
