As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated. The word "shall" is mandatory,
while the word "may" is permissible.
AUTHORITY
The Uwchlan Township Municipal Authority.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any structure intended to be used wholly or in part for the
purpose of carrying on a trade, business, or profession or for social,
amusement, religious, educational, charitable or public uses.
DARA
The Downingtown Area Regional Authority, a political subdivision
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
GARBAGE
The solid waste from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and disposal of food, and from the handling, storage and sale
of produce.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any structure intended to be used wholly or in part for the
manufacturing, fabricating, storage or warehousing, processing, cleaning,
laundering or assembling of any product, commodity or article.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any solids, liquids or gaseous substance or form of energy
rejected or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, trade or
business process or from the development, recovery or processing of
natural resources and distinct from sanitary sewage.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation,
association, group or society, including the state and agencies, districts,
commissions and political subdivision created by or pursuant to state
law and federal agencies, departments or instrumentalities thereof.
[Amended 10-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-04]
PRIVATE DWELLING
Any structure intended to be occupied as a whole by one family.
SANITARY SEWAGE or SEWAGE
The normal waterborne waste from a household, and toilet
wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, commercial
and industrial establishments.
SEWER SYSTEM
Any pump, pipe, conduit or other equipment or structure that
carries, and any structure that conveys or treats sanitary sewer,
industrial waste or wastewater.
[Amended 10-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-04; 12-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
SURCHARGE
The additional charge for the treatment of extra-strength
wastewater in excess of the basic charge for treatment of wastewater.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Uwchlan, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
WASTEWATER
The combined flow of sanitary sewage and industrial waste,
together with such quantities of infiltration and inflow as may be
present.
WATER COMPANY
The private water company or the public agency or municipal
authority that provides water service to customers connected to the
sewer system.
[Added 10-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-10]
Upon applications filed with and approved by
the Township customers in the Township may be connected to the sewer
system. Except for the Marsh Creek State Park and the Shryock Paper
Company, no customer outside the Township may be connected to the
sewer system.
There is hereby imposed upon each property located
within the Township, served by the sewer system and having the use
thereof, sewer rents or charges payable as hereinafter provided, for
the use, whether direct or indirect, of the sewer system, based on
the schedules of classifications and rates hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 6-24-1991 by Ord. No. 91-15; 1-12-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-01; 1-3-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-05; 1-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01; 12-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-06; 1-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01; 1-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01]
Customer Classification
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Rental
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a.
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Each private dwelling or living unit (including
each mobile home space, row house, townhouse, semidetached house,
but excluding multiple-dwelling buildings)
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$99 per 3-month period
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b.
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Each unit in a multiple-dwelling building (whether
owned by a single owner or as a condominium) except as described in
"c" below
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$99 per 3-month period
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c.
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Each unit in a multiple-dwelling building (whether
owned by a single owner or as a condominium) which has no rooms other
than a living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and one or two
bedrooms
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$99 per 3-month period
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d.
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Each firehouse, church or municipal building
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$99 per 3-month period
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[Amended 1-12-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-01; 1-3-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-05; 1-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01; 1-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01; 12-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-06; 1-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01]
A. Meter rates. Except for those customer classifications enumerated in §
200-4 hereof, the quarterly sewer rents or charges shall be based on the quantity of water used as evidenced by the meter readings of water meters installed by the water company and such other meters or measuring devices as may be installed pursuant to any provisions of this article, and shall be at the rate of $6.60 per thousand gallons of water used.
B. Minimum rates. Regardless of water consumption, the minimum charge
for sanitary sewage from industrial, commercial and institutional
establishments shall not be less than $99 for each such establishment
for each three-month period.
C. Multiple use. In each case of a combination of one or more commercial,
industrial or institutional establishments in one property, all having
the use of the sewer system through one sewer connection, then each
such establishment shall be charged the above-mentioned minimum rate
as though each were separately connected to the sewer system, and
if there is only one water meter for any such combination, the Township
may estimate the amount of water used by each individual establishment
if necessary.
D. Schools. Schools (public or other daily schools) shall be charged based upon the quantity of water used by them, at the rates and in the manner provided by the §
200-5A hereof for industrial, institutional and commercial establishments, except that, notwithstanding Subsection
B of this section, the charge for each school for each quarterly billing period ending September 30 will be subject to a minimum charge equal to the average of the three bills issued for such school next preceding the period ending September 30 in each year.
If use or classification of any property should
change within any quarterly period, the difference in the sewer rental,
prorated on a monthly basis to the nearest calendar month, will be
charged or credited, as the case may be, on the bill for the succeeding
quarterly period. Additional classifications and additional sewer
rentals may be established by the Township from time to time.
Sewer rentals or charges shall be paid quarterly, and billings for sewer rentals shall be made by bills dated, and on, the first days of January, April, July and October of each year, for the three-month period immediately preceding the date of the bill. The bills for sewer rentals under §§
200-4 and
200-5 for the quarterly period during which a property is first connected to the sewer system will be prorated on the basis of the applicable rate. All bills shall be due and payable on their respective dates.
[Amended 6-24-1991 by Ord. No. 91-15; 6-14-1993 by Ord. No.
93-04; 2-28-1994 by Ord. No. 94-02]
A. Penalties, interest, costs and attorney's fees for
delinquent accounts.
[Amended 4-12-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-04]
(1) All sewer charges not paid in full by the due date
shall be deemed to be delinquent. A penalty of 10% of the amount of
the quarterly sewer charge shall be added to the quarterly charge
if not paid by the due date.
(2) The amount of the quarterly sewer charge and penalty
shall bear interest form the due date at the rate of 10% per annum
until paid.
(3) Collection procedures shall be commenced for all accounts
delinquent over six months or exceeding $500. The Township shall charge
an administrative fee as set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
for starting collection procedures, which shall be added as costs
to the amount of the delinquent account.
(4) The Township may terminate sewer service to any property
where the payment of sewer charges has not been paid by the due date.
Sewer service shall not be restored until all delinquent charges,
penalties, costs, interest, attorney's fees, and the cost of shutting
off and restoring service have been paid in full.
(5) The penalties, interest, costs and charges set forth
above shall be in addition to all other legal and equitable remedies
available to the Township to collect delinquent accounts, including
but not limited to municipal lien and assumpsit remedies. The amounts
of the penalties, interest, costs and charges set forth above may
be changed from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of
Supervisors.
(6) All sewer rentals not paid by the due date, and all
penalties, interest, costs, charges and attorney's fees thereon, shall
be a lien against the delinquent property and shall be filed as a
lien in the office of the Prothonotary of Chester County and shall
be collected in the manner provided by law for filing and collection
of such liens. The Township shall charge a lien fee as set by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors when the account is referred to the Township
Solicitor for collection, which shall be added as costs to the delinquent
account.
(7) The delinquent account holder shall also be responsible
for all legal fees incurred by the Township in collecting the account
in accordance with a schedule enacted from time to time by Township
ordinance.
(8) All liens for delinquent accounts filed as of the
effective date of this article shall be amended to include interest
at the statutory rate of 10% per annum beginning on the date of the
delinquency until paid.
B. All persons connected to the sewer system shall give
the Township their correct address. Failure to receive bills will
not be considered an excuse for nonpayment nor permit an extension
of the period during which bills are payable at face.
The following regulations shall apply to all
users of the sewer system:
A. A garbage disposal unit with a motor of 1/2 horsepower
or less may be installed in any single-family dwelling or unit without
a permit.
B. Floor drains used for washing and cleaning will be
permitted only on application to the Township and only after provisions
have been made for the removal of sand, grit, oil, grease, garbage
or any other materials.
C. No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, enter, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is part of the sewer system.
This article shall become effective on June 4, 1990, and shall be applicable to all properties connected to the sewer system. The Township reserves the right to make such changes from time to time as in its opinion may be desirable or beneficial, and to amend this article or to change the rates or charges in such manner and at such times as in its opinion may be advisable, or as may be required by any lease referred to in §
200-10 hereof.