[Adopted 2-8-1993 by Ord. No. 383]
A surcharge upon industrial and commercial users of the system is hereby imposed upon such industrial and commercial users when they deposit substances into the system which increases the biochemical oxygen demand for treatment thereof and further increases or surcharges are imposed upon industrial and commercial users that deposit substance into the system which require greater chlorine usage or suspended solids. The surcharge rate structure and formula to be imposed on such individuals is set forth as follows:
A. 
Suspended solids:
F = 1 + 0.50
0.44 (SS - 2.75)
275
Where:
F
=
Factor to be applied to basic rate.
SS
=
Suspended solids of particular wastes, in parts per million (ppm).
B. 
Biochemical oxygen demand:
F = 1 + 0.50
0.27 (BOD) - 300
300
Where:
F
=
Factor to be applied to basic rate.
BOD
=
Biochemical oxygen demand of particular wastes, in parts per million (ppm).
C. 
Chlorine demand:
Rc
=
0.00835 Pc (C-5)
Where:
Rc
=
Surcharge rate for chlorine, in cents per pound.
Pc
=
Contract price of chlorine, in cents per pound.
C
=
Chlorine demand of particular wastes, in parts per million (ppm).
A. 
The township further authorizes the imposition of the ALCOSAN sewage treatment rates upon all customers of the sanitary sewer system in the township which are users of well water and whose water usage cannot be determined by reference to water meter readings and water usage.
B. 
The rates to be imposed upon such well water users are as follows: All flat-rate water residential customers will be billed upon an equivalent residential unit basis (ERU). The average residential usage becomes the basis on which flat-rate residential water users are charged. The average residential usage is estimated at 20,000 gallons per quarter. Each residential flat-rate account will be billed for sewer service based upon this average, unless proof is established that the customer's usage is less.
The Board of Commissioners further ordains that the basic rate for all customers of the sewer system shall be an amount as adopted by resolution from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and on file in the township offices.
For each garbage grinder there shall be added to the waste user's sewage bill an additional charge as adopted by resolution from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and on file in the township offices.
All sewage charges billed to water users other than municipalities shall be payable on or before the due date shown on the sewage bill. After such due date, a penalty of 10% shall be payable, plus interest on overdue bills at the rate of 1% per month of the sewage charge, which interest shall begin on the 61st day after the due date.
A. 
The quantity of water which does not reach a metered water user's sewer, if separately metered in accordance with requirements of the Authority and ALCOSAN, will not be included in the quantity upon which the sewage charge is calculated. For reading credit meters, a charge as adopted by resolution from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and on file in the township offices will be made.
B. 
Subject to the prior written approval of ALCOSAN, a commercial or industrial user may install a sewage meter, in which event the sewage charges will be based upon the quantity of sewage so metered.
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of $1,000 for each offense, recoverable with costs, and in default of payment of the fine and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that a violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense. In the case of firms or associations, the penalty may be imposed upon the partners or members thereof, and in the case of corporations upon the officers thereof.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).