Township of Harrison, PA EPA MANDATE SEWER USAGE FEE

[Ord. 1949, 12/28/2010]

There is imposed a quarterly fee upon all users of the sewer system, to defray the expense of EPA sewer mandates and related sewer expenses, as follows:

For premises with metered water consumption, the amount of $1.25 for each 1,000 gallons of water or part thereof consumed.

For premises without metered water consumption, a flat rate fee to be calculated on a reasonable estimate of consumption made by the Township Engineer based upon accepted average consumption data applicable to be the use of the premises. This fee shall be set at $10.13 per quarter per single-family residential dwelling unit.

The fees set forth herein shall be applicable to properties located outside of Harrison Township and served by the Harrison Township sewage system where charges for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement or reconstruction of the system are not assessed or assessable by Harrison Township to such properties and, further, the fees set forth herein shall constitute an "additional fee" as described in Chapter 18, § 204, of the Harrison Township Code of Ordinances;

The fees set forth herein may be modified from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.[1]

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Editor's Note: The current resolution is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.

The fees set forth herein shall be effective as to consumption that occurs on and after January 1, 2011.

The Township is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Harrison Township Water Authority or other third party to carry out the billing of this fee.

The Township is authorized to enter into a water shutoff agreement with the water supplier to any premises for which the fee is not timely paid.

The fees charged herein shall be assessable to and owed by the owners and occupants, jointly and severally, of each premises serviced by the sewer system and collectible, according to procedures to be authorized by the Board of Commissioners by way of resolution, and may be made a lien against the property, to be liened and collected against the property in the name of the owner, reported owner, occupier, mortgagee or anyone beneficially interested therein, as claims are liened and collected under the Municipal Claims Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, such lien to include all court costs and attorney's fees.

In addition to any other remedy set forth herein or at law, the said fee may be recovered by action at law against the owners of the property at the time the fee is imposed, along with court costs, interest and attorney's fees.

In addition to any other remedy set forth herein or at law, the Township may, where a property owner fails to timely pay said fee, refuse to permit any additional building on the property to be tapped into the Township sewage system, including any building existing at the time that the fee is assessed or any building erected thereafter.