[Adopted 2-18-2004 by Ord. No. 194]
There are hereby established three new, separate
sewer districts in Worcester Township which shall be comprised of
the residential, commercial, office and all other properties categorized
as follows:
A.
Fairview Village East Sewer District. Those properties
located on Artmar Road and/or Ethel Road which will be served by the
Berwick Place Wastewater Treatment Plant commencing after May 21,
2003, which properties are more fully identified in Resolution No.
03-16, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 21, 2003, which
resolution is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth
at length.
B.
Fairview Village West Sewer District. Those properties
located on Adair Drive which will be served by the Berwick Place Wastewater
Treatment Plant commencing after May 21, 2003, which properties are
more fully identified in Resolution No. 03-16, adopted by the Board
of Supervisors on May 21, 2003, which resolution is incorporated herein
by reference as though set forth at length.
C.
Valley Forge Road Sewer District. Those properties
located on Valley Forge Road which will be served by the Berwick Place
Wastewater Treatment Plant commencing after May 21, 2003 which are
more fully identified in Resolution No. 03-16, which was adopted by
the Board of Supervisors on May 21, 2003, which resolution is incorporated
herein by reference as though set forth at length.
All dwelling units and other residential uses within the Fairview Village East Sewer District, the Fairview Village West Sewer District and the Valley Forge Road Sewer District shall be charged uniform rates and charges on a quarterly basis in accordance with Article II of this chapter.
A.
For all nonresidential and mixed-use properties within
the Fairview Village East Sewer District, the Fairview Village West
Sewer District and/or the Valley Forge Road Sewer District, the sewer
rates and charges shall be based on water consumption records for
the preceding month, or quarter at the Township's discretion, as recorded
by the public water provider utilized by the property owner.
B.
In those cases where properties secure water from
wells or from sources other than a water company, the Township Engineer
shall estimate the water consumed by said properties by utilizing
standard, accepted water usage factors as established for similar-type
facilities. In lieu of the water consumption estimate of the Township
Engineer, the property owner may, at its own expense, install a water
meter to measure water consumption on the premises, which meter specifications
and installation location shall be approved by the Township. When
installing such a water meter, the property owner shall grant access
to the Township for meter reading.
C.
The sewer rental rate or charge shall be calculated
based on total water consumption. The following minimum charges for
each 1,000 gallons of metered water consumed on the premises per month
are hereby imposed upon all nonresidential or mixed-use owners or
their successors in title as herein provided, which shall be collected
by Worcester Township in use for payment of the cost of operating
and maintaining that portion of the Township sewerage collection and
disposal system comprising the Fairview Village East Sewer District,
the Fairview Village West Sewer District and the Valley Forge Road
Sewer District, respectively, and for a reserve fund sufficient for
their future replacement: effective January 1, 2014, a charge of $6.82;
effective January 1, 2015, a charge of $7.50; and effective January
1, 2016, a charge of $8.25.
[Amended 12-19-2012 by Ord. No. 240; 12-18-2013 by Ord. No. 247]
Bills for the sewage charges imposed hereby
shall be rendered monthly, or quarterly at the Township's discretion,
and shall cover the billing period consisting of the immediately preceding
quarter. Bills shall be due and payable on the billing date, and the
appropriate amount computed in accordance with this article shall
constitute the net bill. If the charges are not paid within 30 calendar
days after each billing, an additional sum of 10% shall be added to
such net bill, which net bill, plus such additional sum, shall constitute
the gross bill. Payment made or mailed and postmarked on or before
the first day of the end of such thirty-calendar-day period shall
constitute payment within such period. If the end of such thirty-calendar-day
period shall fall on a legal holiday or on a Saturday or Sunday, payment
made or mailed and postmarked on the next succeeding day which is
not a legal holiday shall constitute payment within such period. Any
bill not paid within said thirty-calendar-day period shall be deemed
delinquent.
The sewage charges imposed by this article shall
be a lien upon all real property within the Fairview Village East
Sewer District, the Fairview Village West Sewer District and the Valley
Forge Road Sewer District; and any such charges which are delinquent
shall be filed as a lien against said property, which lien shall be
filed in the office of the Prothonotary of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing
and collecting of municipal claims. Interest collected on liens filed
by the Township shall accrue at the rate of 10% per annum from the
date of the filing of the lien until paid.
The Township reserves the right to adopt, from
time to time, such additional rules and regulations as it shall deem
necessary and proper in connection with the use and operation of the
sewer system, which rules and regulations shall be, shall become and
shall be construed as part of this article.
All property owners whose properties adjoin
and are adjacent to the sanitary sewer system of the Township are
required to connect and use the sewer system. Each owner who owns
a property on which is located a principal building within 150 feet
of the sanitary sewer system is also required to connect and use the
sewer system.
A.
The cost of construction of the sanitary sewer system
shall be charged upon all properties accommodated or benefited by
the construction. Properties within the Fairview Village East Sewer
District, the Fairview Village West Sewer District and/or the Valley
Forge Road Sewer District, and each of them, are hereby assessed and
required to pay to Worcester Township the following fees at the time
service in the sewage system is available to their respective properties:
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Fairview Village East Sewer District
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|---|---|---|---|
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Lateral Cost
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$1,060
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Tapping Fee
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Capacity Component
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$3,500 (per EDU)
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|
Tapping Fee
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Reimbursement Component
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$3,169
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Total
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$7,729
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|
Fairview Village West Sewer District
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Lateral Cost
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$1,755
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|
Tapping Fee
| |||
|
Capacity Component
|
$3,500 (per EDU)
| ||
|
Tapping Fee
| |||
|
Reimbursement Component
|
$785
| ||
|
Total
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$6,040
| ||
|
Valley Forge Road Sewer District
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Lateral Cost
|
$1,355
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|
Tapping Fee
| |||
|
Capacity Component
|
$3,500 (per EDU)
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|
Tapping Fee
| |||
|
Reimbursement Component
|
$785
| ||
|
Total
|
$5,640
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B.
Each landowner is responsible for permit fees, on-site plumbing costs required for connection, as well as the deactivation and the closing down of any existing, on-site sanitary system. Commercial, office and all other nonresidential properties may require the purchase of more than one EDU, pursuant to § 122-49 of this article. No capacity is guaranteed for a property owner until such time as the tapping fees have been paid or secured by financial security, at the Township's option.
