It is determined and declared to be necessary
and conducive to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare
and convenience of the people of Patterson Township to collect charges
from all users who contribute wastewater to the Patterson Township
Comprehensive Sewer Collection System. The proceeds of such charges
so derived will be used for the purpose of operating and maintaining
the comprehensive sewer collection system, making the required lease
payments to the Authority and paying the costs of the corrective action
plan for the existing sewer system.
The following terms have the meanings set forth
opposite the term when used in this ordinance:
EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM
All sanitary sewer lines in the Township, together with all
appurtenances and facilities, serving residents of the Township prior
to the construction of the sewer system additions.
NEW CUSTOMERS
All Township residents served by the sewer system addition
as defined herein.
PATTERSON TOWNSHIP COMPREHENSIVE SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
The existing sewer system and the sewer system additions
as defined hereinabove, including all of the sewer lines serving the
existing customers and all of the sewer lines to be constructed under
EPA Project No. C-421451 and known as the "sewage system extensions
project."
SEWER SYSTEM ADDITIONS
All the sanitary sewer lines, together with appurtenances
and facilities, constructed by the Municipal Authority according to
the plans of Baker, TSA, dated 1988, sometimes described as the "sewerage
system extension."
The following procedures are hereby authorized
for the collection of the sewer rates imposed herein:
A. Interest. Any sewer bill not paid within 30 days from
the due date shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum until
paid.
B. Penalties. Any sewer bill not paid by the due date
shall bear a penalty of 5% of the amount due.
C. Liens. Any sewer bill unpaid for a period of six months
from the due date shall be subject to the filing of a municipal claim
in favor of the Township with the Prothonotary of Beaver County. In
the event of the filing of such a lien, the user shall be required
to pay the cost of the same, including the cost of satisfaction.
D. Water shutoff. Any sewer bill unpaid within a period
of 60 days after the due date shall be subject to the commencement
of the water shutoff procedure pursuant to the agreement between the
Township and the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority and in accordance
with rules established by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission.
E. Posting of properties. Any sewer bill not paid within 60 days from
the due date, requiring posting of the property with a water shutoff
notice, shall be assessed a fee as set by resolution to offset the
cost of physically posting the property.
[Added 12-14-2017 by Ord.
No. 464]
The sewer rates described in §
158-4 shall become effective as follows:
A. New customers: upon connection to the sewer system,
or 60 days after receiving a notice to connect, whichever occurs earlier.
B. Existing customers: January 1, 1992.
All users contributing more than 10,000 gallons
per month and whose waste strength is greater than milligrams BOD/1
or milligrams SS/1 shall prepare and file with the Township a report
that shall include pertinent data relating to the wastewater characteristics,
including the methods of sampling and measurement to obtain these
data, and these data shall be used to calculate the user charge for
that user. The Township shall have the right to gain access to the
waste stream and take its own samples. Should the Township do so and
should the results be substantially different as determined by the
Township from the data submitted by the user, the user charge for
that user shall be revised for the next billing cycle/period.