The purpose of this chapter is to impose an annual user fee,
as hereinafter defined, on all domestic, commercial, industrial, institutional
and government users of the Sanitary Sewer Utility of the Township
of Clark.
"User fee" is defined as a fee levied upon all users of the
Sanitary Sewer Utility for the annual cost of operation and maintenance
of the Clark Township Sanitary Sewer Utility.
The following classes of users are hereby established:
F. Significant industrial use (SIU).
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GOVERNMENTAL
Any user operating as an extension of the federal, state,
county, or municipal government.
HOME OCCUPATION
A commercial use solely contained within a residential dwelling
unit. The residential use must be the predominate use.
INDUSTRIAL USERS
Users located within an industrial zone of the Township of
Clark that generate wastewater other than domestic waste as a result
of their operation, such as process water, cooling water, washdown
etc. Such users will not generate sufficient quantities of wastewater
to be classified as significant industrial users by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection and/or the Rahway Valley Sewerage
Authority.
MISCELLANEOUS UNMETERED
An entity receiving a tax bill from the Township of Clark
that does not otherwise meter domestic water usage.
MIXED-USE
Properties operating a single water meter with multiple uses
(i.e., retail with apartments), but not a home occupation as defined
therein.
NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Users designated as 501c(6) or 501c(3) under the IRS Tax
Code.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USERS
Industrial users generating sufficient wastewater quantities
to meet definitions established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection and/or the Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority and shall meet
all Township, RVSA and NJDEP monitoring and reporting requirements.
All requests for appeals shall be received by the Utility on
or before May 1 of every year, or the appeal shall be deemed denied
by the Municipal Sewer Utility.
The Clark Municipal Sewer Utility will assess user fees based
on the bills submitted by the water purveyor dated November through
April of the year prior to the year of the sewer bill. Said amounts
shall be multiplied by two to achieve an annualized flow estimate.
This effectively eliminates the usage of water during the early Spring,
Summer, and early Fall seasons, when water is heavily used.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-12]
User fees will be billed annually, with payments due on or before
March 15 and September 15.
Users will be subject to the payment of interest and penalties
for payments received after the due date. Users will be assessed penalties
in the manner established by the Township for payment on late property
tax payments.
[Amended 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 16-12]
Senior citizens eligible for the senior citizen deduction on
their municipal property taxes, as per N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.44, shall receive
a deduction of $140 from their sewer bill.