[Amended 9-9-2002 by Res. No. 2-2002; 6-13-2005 by Res. No.
1-2005]
Imposition of tapping fee:
A. There is hereby imposed upon the owner of every property
making application (or who is required to connect), for a connection
to the sanitary sewer system, (including owners changing the type
of use of a property previously connected to the sewer system, connecting
one or more new uses or properties though an existing connection,
regardless of whether such property is connected separately through
one or more existing or new lateral connections or mains installed
by the Authority or any other party), the following fees and charges,
in conformance with Pennsylvania Act 57 of 2003:
(2) Customer facilities fee: see §
165-4.
(3) Tapping fee.
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(a)
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Capacity part:
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$3,478
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(b)
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Collection part:
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$968
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Total:
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$4,446
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(c)
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Special purpose part: An amount approved by
resolution of the Authority from time to time in accordance Act 57
of 2003 based upon the cost of constructing such facilities that will
provide capacity, including but not limited to pump stations, interceptors,
force mains and treatment facilities.
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(4) Other charges related to sewer connections and extensions:
The Authority reserves the right to charge the property owner/developer
for such expenses as it may incur in connection with the property
owner’s or developer’s application for connection to or
extension of sewer mains, including but not limited to review of plans,
specifications, and permit applications; construction inspection and
testing; Authority administrative expenses; legal services; engineering
services; etc.
B. Payment of fees and charges.
(1) New connections. The connection, customer facilities
and tapping fee are due and payable at the time the application is
made to the Authority for connection to the sanitary sewer system,
or upon the date when the Authority shall connect any property to
the sanitary sewer system.
(2) Existing connections. Where there is a change or extension
in use or in the number of structures or uses connected to the sanitary
sewer system, the property owner must notify the Authority of those
changes prior to making any change. The Authority will then issue
an invoice based upon the new use or additional structures. The fees
are due within 30 days after the date of the Authority’s bill.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Res. No. 1-2005]
A. Connections to existing sanitary sewer system. There
is hereby imposed upon the owner of every individual property proposing
to connect to the existing sanitary sewer system a connection fee
comprised of the actual costs (if any) incurred by the Authority to
extend a service lateral to physically connect the property plus an
inspection and administrative fee of $820.
B. Connections to new main extensions. The Authority has established specific policies and procedures for extending mains. Please refer to Chapter
70 of the Authority’s rules and regulations.
C. It is the Authority’s policy to charge the property
owner/developer for such expenses as may be incurred in connection
with the property owner’s/developer’s extension of sewer
mains, including but not limited to the review of plans and specifications
and permit applications; construction inspection and testing; Authority
administrative expenses; legal expenses; and engineering services,
etc. The Authority requires the owner, owners or developers to enter
into an agreement with the Authority. The cost of physically constructing
a main and installing the service lateral to multiple properties along
an extended main are the responsibility of the property owner or developer
proposing the construction, subdivision or land development. In addition,
the Authority will require the establishment of an escrow, the purpose
of which will be to reimburse the Authority for inspection and administrative
costs directly attributable to the main extension.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Res. No. 1-2005]
A. The Authority requires that the owner or owners of
the property to be served be responsible for all aspects and costs
associated with extending the building sewer from the service lateral
to the structure to be served.
B. If the owner or owners fail to make that connection
after notice from the Authority, the Authority will make the arrangements
and construct the building sewer. All costs incurred by the Authority
will then be billed to the owner or owners of the property.
C. In addition to the cost incurred by the Authority
to physically connect the property (if any), there is an inspection
and administrative fee of $434 per service lateral.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by Res. No. 1-2005]
A. Capacity allocations for the purpose of determining
the tapping fee shall be determined on the basis of wastewater flow
(including water use and reasonable infiltration/inflow allowance)
of 238 gallons per day (GPD) per residential unit and the following
schedule:
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Classifications
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Gallons Per Day
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Residential
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All types, per unit or use
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238
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Nonresidential
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Retail store, office or business
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Without bathroom facilities or kitchen facilities
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5 or fewer FTEs (full-time employees)
For each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof
employed by the same business add
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238
59.5
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With only bathroom facilities or only kitchen
facilities
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5 or fewer FTEs
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297.5
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Each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof employed
by the same business add
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59.5
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With both bathroom and kitchen facilities
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5 or fewer FTEs
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357
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Each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof employed
by the same business add
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119
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Restaurant, club, or tavern
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15 or fewer seats
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238
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Each additional 15 seats or fraction thereof
employed by the same business add
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119
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Funeral home
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714
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Public swimming pools, clubs, spas and bathhouses
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Gyms, health clubs, recreation centers
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474
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Each additional 35 person capacity including
FTEs or fraction thereof employed by the same business add
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238
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Automobile repair garage, gas station or car
wash
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2 bays or fewer
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476
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Each additional bay over 2 or fraction thereof
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238
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With food preparation and sales add
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238
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Theaters
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100 seats or fewer
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238
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Each additional 50 seats or fraction thereof
add
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119
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Hotel or motel (short-term rental, no kitchen
facilities)
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6 or fewer rooms
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238
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Each additional 6 rooms or fraction thereof
add
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238
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Boarding house, bed-and-breakfast
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2 or fewer rooms
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238
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Each additional 4 rooms or fraction thereof
add
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238
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If owner occupies add
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238
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Laundromat or commercial cleaner
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5 or fewer washers
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238
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Each additional 2 washers or fraction thereof
add
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119
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Barber or hair salons
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4 chairs or less
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238
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Each additional chair or fraction thereof add
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59.5
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If shop is attached to owner's residence add
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238
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Medical office and/or dental office (excludes
hospitals)
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238
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Municipal, county, state or federal government
offices
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5 or fewer FTEs
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238
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Each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof add
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59.5
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Hospitals
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238
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Each bed
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59.5
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Church or religious place of worship (no rectory
or convent)
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238
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With rectory or convent add
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238
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With rectory and convent add
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238
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Fire company or ambulance
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Without kitchen facilities or social club
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238
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With kitchen facilities or social club add
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238
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Schools, public or private, including day cares
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238
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For each 20 people, including staff and pupils,
if kitchen or bath facilities are provided add
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238
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Industry, no-industrial wastewater, no-bath
facilities
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5 or fewer FTEs
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297.5
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Each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof add
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59.5
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Industry, no-industrial wastewater, with bath
facilities
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5 or fewer FTEs
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357
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Each additional 5 FTEs or fraction thereof add
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119
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B. Industries discharging industrial wastewater.
(1) The Authority, in its discretion, will utilize the
above schedule and/or metered flows to determine the appropriate tapping
fees.
(2) If the Authority decides that metering is the appropriate
methodology, the Authority will estimate the volume of industrial
wastewater to be generated prior to connection. One year after the
industrial user or facility begins full operation, the Authority shall
recalculate the tapping fees based upon the actual wastewater or water
meter readings during the past year. The original tapping fees paid
shall be credited against the fees calculated from the actual usage
during full operations. Any overpayment will be returned to the customer;
any amount due must be paid within 30 days of the Authority’s
billing date.
(3) The flows from industrial wastewater discharges shall
be in addition to the fees calculated above for sanitary wastewater
discharge.
(4) The minimum charge is one tapping fee.
If two or more dwellings, apartments, stores,
offices, industrial units, flex building etc., are proposed to be
connected through a single lateral, or if two or more households using
separate kitchen and/or bathroom facilities in a single structure,
or if two or more types of use are made of the same property, the
fees payable shall be computed as though each such dwelling, apartment,
store, office, industrial unit, flex building etc., and each such
household and each such type of use were a separate property or user
with a separate connection to the sewer.
Industrial wastewater must be metered. The Authority
must approve the type and location of the meter. If the owner proposes
and the Authority approves the use of water and/or sewer meters, tapping
fees shall be estimated by the Authority. One year after the improved
property is fully occupied tapping fees shall be adjusted to reflect
actual meter readings during that year. The minimum charge is one
tapping fee.
If the use or classification of any improved
property should change, the owner must notify the Authority within
15 days of that change and describe the new or additional use. The
Authority reserves the right to change classifications or equivalent
dwelling-unit ratings from time to time, to add or delete classifications
and, in cases of dispute, to determine the proper classification of
a given property.
Whenever it appears that the connection of an
improved property to the public sanitary sewer system has been improperly
made or whenever it appears there has been a violation of the rules
and regulations of the Authority, the Authority will charge a fine
of $200 for each day the improved property that is improperly connected
to the sewer system. The Authority will pursue all remedies available
to it under the law.