[Adopted 3-9-1983 by Ord. No. 126]
As used in this article, the following words and terms shall be construed as follows:
PERSON
Includes natural persons, partnerships, organizations and corporations.
REGULATIONS OF THE TOWNSHIP
Such rules and regulations as the Township may from time to time adopt and promulgate with respect to any matter affecting the maintenance and operation of the sewerage system and with respect to the collection of sewer rentals imposed by this article.
SEWER
All sanitary sewers, all lateral sewer service connections and all main collecting sewers and trunk lines included in the sewerage system.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
The existing sewerage facilities within the service area of the Township, together with all renewals, replacements, additions, extensions and enlargements from time to time made with respect thereto, but does not include stormwater sewers.
TOWNSHIP
Township of Chartiers, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a municipal body having its principal address at 2451 West Pike Street, Houston, Pennsylvania 15342.
USERS
All persons owning or occupying property having connections to the sewerage system.
WATER COMPANY
The Western Pennsylvania Water Company of Washington, Pennsylvania, and any successor thereto.
The Township hereby establishes a separate sewer district to be known as "Wide Street Sanitary Sewer District," which shall be comprised of the Wide Street Sanitary Sewer System, which includes all or a portion of Wide Street, Fourth Street, Third Street, Grant Street, Monroe Alley and Regent Street, as those streets are indicated on Engelhardt-Power and Assoc., Inc., drawing No. D-2699, dated May 1982, and does hereby adopt and incorporate into said sewer system all sewer lines, manholes and other items appurtenant thereto now existing or installed in the roads, streets and alleyways in such sewer district.
All persons owning improved property within the Wide Street Sanitary Sewer District which abuts on or adjoins any street or right-of-way in which there now is or shall hereafter be a sewer shall, at their own expense, within three months after the effective date of this article, or within three months after the construction of any new sewer, make connection with such sewer in the manner prescribed by this article or in accordance with the regulations of the Township, or its agent, or assignee, for the purpose of discharge into such sewer such drainage or waste matter as is specified in this article or as may from time to time be specified by the regulations of the Township, or its agent or assignee.
From and after the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to permit to be discharged into any sewer any roof or surface water or the flow from any groundwater collection system or any matter determined by the regulations of the Township to be dangerous or harmful to or the discharge of which into a sewer would adversely affect the sewerage system or the functioning thereof, or the process of sewage treatment and disposal, or to discharge or to permit to be discharged into any sewer any industrial or process waste which is not preliminarily treated in the manner from time to time prescribed by the regulations of the Township in order to make it reasonably harmless to the sewerage system and to the processes of sewage treatment and disposal.
On and after the effective date of this article all users shall pay annual sewer rentals for the sewerage service furnished by the Township based on the following schedule of rates and in accordance with the classifications and other provisions below set forth and in accordance with all other rules and regulations of the Township.
A. 
Basis for determination of amount of sewerage service. Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, the amount or sewerage furnished to each user shall be deemed to be equal to the amount of water supplied to such user by the Water Company, and the consumption of sewerage service, expressed in terms of gallons per month or gallons per quarter, shall, except as otherwise hereinafter provided, be equal to the consumption of water as metered by the Water Company.
B. 
Rates for user.
(1) 
Sewer rentals shall be computed by multiplying the usage in 1,000 gallons as determined in Subsection A above by the rates that apply in Schedule I and the rates that apply in Schedule II and then adding the products of these calculations for the total bill.
(2) 
Sewer rentals shall be due at these monthly or quarterly rates from all users who discharge sewage containing no process or industrial waste or other matter more concentrated than domestic sewage as determined in the regulations of the Township.
(3) 
Sewer rentals shall be due at these monthly or quarterly rates from all persons who are the owners of property abutting the sewer system regardless of whether said owner is discharging sewage into the sewer system.
Schedule I
Operation and Maintenance Rate
A monthly rate of $3, or $9 a quarter
Schedule II
Sewerage Treatment Rate
Per 1,000 gallon usage, the rate shall be $1.50.
(4) 
Rates for users: billing. All rates charged are net rates and are payable within 10 days from the date of mailing of the bill and thereafter subject to a penalty of 10%.
C. 
Adjustment of sewer rental for wastes stronger than sanitary sewage. For users discharging wastes having a higher concentration of settleable solids and organic matter than domestic sewage, as determined by the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee, the rates shall be adjusted for concentration in accordance with the regulations of the Township.
D. 
Users using private water supplies. For users using water, all or part of which is from a source other than the Water Company, there shall be a sewer rental, separate from and in addition to any sewer rental based upon the consumption of water from the Water Company. Such separate and additional sewer rental shall be measured by the quantity of water from the private sources which are discharged into the sewerage system and shall be at the same rate as that charged for consumption of water from the Water Company. Each such user shall, at his own expense, install a meter or meters to measure the quantity of water received from sources other than the Water Company which are discharged into the sewerage system. No meter shall be installed or used for such purpose without approval of the Township, its agent or assignee. If such user fails to install an approved meter or measuring device, the Township, its agent or assignee shall determine the amount of the waste discharged to the sewerage system and shall impose charges based upon such determination.
E. 
Water not discharged into the sewerage system. Whenever a user uses water from the Water Company for an industrial or commercial purpose but such water is not discharged into the sewerage system, the quantity of such water shall be excluded in determining the sewer rental payable by such user. The quantity of such water shall be measured by a device or devices approved by the Township, its agent or assignee and installed by the user and without cost to the Township, its agent or assignee; provided, however, that where in the Township's, its agent's or assignee's opinion it is impractical to install a measuring device continuously to determine the quantity of such water, the Township, its agent or assignee may determine said quantity in such manner as it may prescribe.
F. 
Observation facilities. Where required by the Township, its agent or assignee, any user other than a domestic user shall install a suitable manhole to facilitate observation, sampling and measuring of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Township, its agent or assignee. The manhole shall be installed by the user at his expense and shall be maintained by him in a safe condition at all times.
G. 
Inspection. The Township, its agent or assignee shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurements, sampling and testing in accordance with the regulations of the Township, its agent or assignee.
H. 
Notice of change in character of waste. Any user who discharges industrial or process wastes into any sewer and who shall change his methods of operation so as to alter the type of waste previously discharged shall notify the Township, its agent or assignee 10 days previous to such change, in order that the Township, its agent or assignee may have the opportunity to sample the wastes and determine whether or not such wastes will be injurious to the sewerage system.
The owners of properties served by the sewerage system and the users of water in or on said properties shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the sewer rentals and penalties hereby imposed.
The sewer rentals and penalties hereby imposed shall be a lien on the property served, and all delinquent bills therefor shall be entered as a lien against such property, and such lien shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal claims.
Any person violating any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed $25 and/or shall be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 25 days. Each day's violation of such provisions shall be deemed to be a separate offense.