Township of Swatara, PA Sanitary Sewer Rentals

§ 231-58 Sewer rental payment by property owner.

All persons owning property connected to, and from which sanitary sewage or industrial wastes are discharged into the sewer system, shall pay to the city rates and rental charges for each service period in accordance with the schedule or rates set forth in this Part 5, Article IX.

§ 231-59 Charges payable by suburban municipalities pursuant to service agreement.

Residences and nonresidential establishments. Billings by the city to suburban municipalities for residential properties and nonresidential establishment customers of suburban municipalities shall be based on the sewer rental rates as set forth in § 231-61 for persons whose wastewater is ultimately discharged by the respective municipality into the Harrisburg conveyance system or the Steelton conveyance system. Billings by the suburban municipalities to their respective customers shall be based on either the volume rate or the flat rate as specified by the respective suburban municipalities.

Nonresidential establishments and industrial establishments that discharge excess strength wastes to wastewater system. See § 231-61 for relevant provisions.

§ 231-60 Charges payable by significant industrial users which discharge excess strength waste.

A significant industrial user discharging, directly or indirectly, into the sewer system wastewaters having an average five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) greater than 290 mg/L or a suspended-solids content (SS) greater than 380 mg/L or total phosphorus (P) content greater than 10 mg/L shall pay to the Department a strength-of-waste surcharge in addition to applicable volume charges. Such surcharges shall be determined in accordance with rates set forth in § 231-61 and shall be billed by the Department to the significant industrial user. The strength of wastewaters to be used for establishing the amount of surcharges shall be determined at least once annually either:

(1)

By suitable sampling and analysis of the wastewaters for three consecutive days during a period of normal discharge.

(2)

From estimates made by the city.

(3)

From known relationships of products produced to strengths of wastewaters for those users for which such factors have been established.

In establishing wastewater strengths for surcharge purposes by analysis, analyses shall be made in accordance with procedures outlined in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association, Inc., or any method approved by the EPA. Owners of industrial establishments discharging domestic and/or industrial wastewater to the sewer system shall furnish the Department, upon request, all information deemed essential for determination of applicable sewer rental surcharges for excess strength wastes. The cost of obtaining such information shall be borne by the owners of such industrial establishments.

§ 231-61 Rates, rentals and charges.

Effective January 1, 1996, there are hereby established rates or charges for the use and service of the wastewater facilities of the city. The gross rate established is that set forth in Subsection C hereof, which gross rate is the applicable sum total of "user charges" for operating and maintenance charges of the wastewater facilities as set forth Subsection C(1) hereof and that portion of charges applicable to rental and other obligations of city as imposed by the lease entered into between the city and the Harrisburg Authority as set forth in Subsection C(2), (3) and (4) hereof.

The rates set forth under the column captioned "Payable by Suburban Municipalities" are set forth on a per customer basis. These rates shall be charged by the city to the suburban municipalities under the service agreement dated September 15, 1976, as amended. The suburban municipalities shall pay the statements as issued by the city to the respective municipalities. The municipalities shall be responsible for billing their respective customers.

Total sewer rental rates payable with respect to the wastewater facilities, the total of Subsection C(1), (2), (3) and (4) below:

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Volume Rate
Dollars per volume of water consumed	$17.211 per 1,000 cubic feet; or $2.301 per 1,000 gallons	$1.984 per 1,000 gallons	$1.576 per 1,000 gallons
Flat Rate
Dollars per residential property per year	$149.56	$128.96	$102.44

Strength of Waste Surcharges
(*see note below)
Pollutant	Threshold	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
BOD	290 mg/L	1.1 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .15 per 1,000 gallons	.11 per 1,000 gallons	.11 per 1,000 gallons
SS	380 mg/L	.83 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .11 per 1,000 gallons	.11 per 1,000 gallons	.11 per 1,000 gallons
P	10 mg/L	16.3 per 1,000 cubic feet; or 2.18 per 1,000 gallons	2.21 per 1,000 gallons	2.21 per 1,000 gallons

*NOTE: Strength of waste surcharges are expressed as cents per volume of water consumed for each mg/L by which the pollutant exceeds the threshold.

(1)

Sewer rental attributable to operation, maintenance and administration expenses:

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Volume Rate
Dollars per volume of water consumed	$11.213 per 1,000 cubic feet; or, $1.499 per 1,000 gallons	$1.499 per 1,000 gallons	$1.250 per 1,000 gallons
Flat Rate
Dollars per residential property per year	$97.44	$97.44	$97.44

Strength of Waste Surcharges
(*see note below)
Pollutant	Threshold	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
BOD	290 mg/L	88 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .12 per 1,000 gallons	.12 per 1,000 gallons	.12 per 1,000 gallons
SS	380 mg/L	.66 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .09 per 1,000 gallons	.09 per 1,000 gallons	.09 per 1,000 gallons
P	10 mg/L	12.32 per 1,000 cubic feet; or 1.64 per 1,000 gallons	1.64 per 1,000 gallons	1.64 per 1,000 gallons
*NOTE: Strength of waste surcharges are expressed as cents per volume of water consumed for each mg/L by which the pollutant exceeds the threshold.
The sewer rental rates presented above in this Subsection C(1) are the user charges relative to the wastewater facilities as defined by regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register, February 11, 1974.

(2)

Sewer rental attributable to 1984 and 1988 Series A lease rental and related revenue requirements.

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Volume Rate
Dollars per volume of water consumed	$3.127 per 1,000 cubic feet; or $0.418 per 1,000 gallons	$0.482 per 1,000 gallons	$0.323 per 1,000 gallons
Flat Rate
Dollars per residential property per year	$27.17	$31.33	$21.00

Strength of Waste Surcharges
(*see note below)
Pollutant	Threshold	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
BOD	290 mg/L	.20 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .02 per 1,000 gallons	.02 per 1,000 gallons	.02 per 1,000 gallons
SS	380 mg/L	.15 per 1,000 cubic feet; or .02 per 1,000 gallons	.02 per 1,000 gallons	.02 per 1,000 gallons
P	10 mg/L	1.64 per 1,000 cubic feet; or 0.21 per 1,000 gallons	0.24 per 1,000 gallons	0.25 per 1,000 gallons

*NOTE: Strength of waste surcharges are expressed as cents per volume of water consumed for each mg/L by which the pollutant exceeds the threshold.

(3)

Sewer rental attributable to Series B lease and related revenue requirements.

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Volume Rate
Dollars per volume of water consumed	$1.803 per 1,000 cubic feet; or $0.241 per 1,000 gallons	N/A	N/A
Flat Rate
Dollars per residential property per year	$15.66	N/A	N/A

(4)

Sewer rental attributable to the 1996 PENNVEST loan, pension fund loan and related revenue requirements.

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Volume Rate
Dollars per volume of water consumed	$1.070 per 1,000 cubic feet; or, $0.143 per 1,000 gallons	$0.003 per 1,000 gallons	$0.003 per 1,000 gallons

Payable by Suburban Municipalities per Customer
	Harrisburg Customers	Harrisburg Conveyance System	Steelton Conveyance System
Flat Rate
Dollars per residential property per year	$9.30	$0.20 per 1,000 gallons	$.020 per 1,000 gallons

§ 231-62 City's right of entry.

For the purpose of determining the amount of sewer rental payable under the provisions set forth in § 231-61, the city shall have access at all reasonable times, without delay, to all industrial users using the sewer system and any meters used for establishing or determining water consumption, water excluded from the sewer system and sewage or wastewater discharged into the sewer system.

§ 231-63 Bills and billing.

Bills for the payment of strength of waste surcharges for sewer service and the use of the sewer system pursuant to this section shall be rendered at the same time and intervals as charges for water consumed in and furnished to the same property and shall be due and payable upon presentation. All quarterly billings shall be made and distributed and shall cover service over the following months:

Months of Billing	Months of Service Covered by Billing
January, February or March, April, May or June, July, August or September, October, November or December	January, February or March, April, May and June, July, August and September, October, November and December

§ 231-64 Delinquent rental; penalty.

If any bill for strength of waste surcharges, except for annual service periods, is not paid within 60 days after the same becomes due and payable, it shall be delinquent and a penalty shall be imposed as provided in Chapter 1-301.5 of the Recodified Ordinances of the City of Harrisburg. Bills for annual service periods shall be subject to the same penalties, except that penalties shall not be added or begin to accrue until August 1, of such annual service period.

§ 231-65 Shutting off service.

Upon the failure of any person to pay in full any bill for strength of waste surcharge within 60 days after the same becomes due and payable, the city shall have the right to terminate sewer service to the property of such person or to turn off the water supply to such property as provided in Part 5, Article XI. Service may be restored upon payment of all delinquent bills against such property and expenses which may have been incurred in terminating such service, turning off the water supply or restoring the same as provided in Part 5, Article XI.

§ 231-66 Collection of unpaid bills.

The sewer rentals imposed by this Part 5 shall be collected as provided in Article XI.

§ 231-67 Effective dates; right to change charges.

This section is hereby declared to be urgent for the preservation of the peace, health and comfort of the residents of the city and the Township and shall take effect and be in force, as hereinafter provided, immediately after final passage and publication as required by law. The city reserves the right, subject to its obligations under its lease with the Harrisburg Authority and its obligations under the second supplemental agreement dated September 15, 1976, among the City of Harrisburg and the suburban municipalities and any supplements and amendments to said agreement, to make such changes, from time to time, as in its determination may be desirable or beneficial and to amend this Part 5 or to change the rates or charges in such manner and at such time as in its determination may be advisable.

§ 231-68 Enforcement and penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of this Part 5 shall be subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions of Article XI, including the right of the city to disconnect service.