[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Washington 6-6-1967. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 70.
An agreement between the Borough of Washington and the Township
of Washington, dated May 2, 1967, be adopted as herein set forth as
follows.
The Borough covenants, promises and agrees to and with the Township
that it, the Borough, will for a period of 15 years, commencing January
1, 1967, permit the Township to utilize the Borough municipal sewage
treatment plant and sewer system for the treatment of domestic sewage
in accordance with the terms as hereinafter set forth.
A.
The Borough shall have the right, subject to state and federal rules
and regulations, to determine the extent and degree of treatment to
be provided and will have sole rights to the maintenance and operation
of the sewage treatment plant.
B.
The Borough shall not be responsible for any breakdowns or plant
failures other than active or intentional wrongdoing by its agents
or employees.
The Township shall be required to construct, maintain and operate
all interceptor sewers, lateral sewers, pumping stations and force
mains, where necessary, as well as other appurtenances required to
collect and convey the sewage from within the Township to the Borough
system, except where Borough sewers may be used for collection and
where Borough approval is granted for such connection. The Borough
shall have the right to connect to and utilize portions of the Township
collection sewer, provided that the plans are submitted to the Township
and the facilities of the Township are adequate to handle the proposed
connection and flow. Likewise, the Township shall have the right to
connect and utilize lateral sewers to the Borough sewerage facilities,
provided that plans are submitted to the Borough and the facilities
are adequate to handle the proposed connection and flow.
A.
The Township shall pay to the Borough an annual rental charge, to
be paid quarterly on the calendar-year basis for use of the Borough
Sewage Treatment Plant, for each single-family house or equivalent
unit connection connected to the Township system and served by the
Borough treatment plant; said annual rental charge shall be $25 per
single-family house or equivalent unit connection.
B.
For the purpose of this chapter, "equivalent unit connection" shall
be defined as equal to a single-family residential connection.
C.
In the event that further additions or improvements to the sewage
treatment plant are required by the Borough or by the State Department
of Health or by any other governmental agency, other than to increase
the rated plant capacity, the Township shall agree to a revised annual
rental charge, based upon the cost of the existing and additional
facilities, interest charges and all other factors.
D.
It is also understood and agreed that at such time as the total average
daily flow reaches or exceeds the rated plant capacity, the Township
shall make other arrangements for the treatment of its waste, and
the agreement shall become null and void.
A.
In addition to the annual rental charge, there shall be an annual
treatment charge for each single-family residential house or equivalent
unit connection to the Township system and served by the Borough Sewage
Treatment Plant. The annual treatment charge shall be computed each
year and shall be determined by dividing the total number of single-family
houses or equivalent unit connections (both Borough and Township)
connected to and served by the Borough Sewage Treatment Plant into
the total annual cost of operation of the Borough Sewage Treatment
Plant.
B.
For the purpose of determining equivalent unit connections, namely,
for waste flows other than single-family houses, such as industries,
commercial establishments, schools or other sources of wastes which
are discharged into the sewerage system, the average daily flow in
gallons from such establishment shall be divided by 150 gallons to
determine the equivalent unit connection. In case of garden apartments,
each apartment unit shall be considered an equivalent unit connection.
C.
An example of the annual treatment charge computation for equivalent
unit connection to the system is set forth as follows: Assume annual
operating budget is $50,000 and equivalent unit connection equals
2,000; therefore, actual cost per house equals $50,000 divided by
2,000, or $25, plus a service charge of 15%, to be paid to the Borough
of Washington by the Township of Washington.
D.
The Township shall provide facilities for metering the flow at its
pumping station, and the metered flow, together with house connection,
shall comprise the basis for determining the total Township flow.
E.
When the flow from the Township can be accurately determined by metering
and the house connections formula, the annual cost of treatment to
the Township will be determined by dividing the total Township flow
by the total plant flow (Borough and Township), multiplied by the
annual treatment plant cost, plus a service charge of 15%.
The contract shall be renegotiable at any time at the mutual
consent of the parties.
In the event that the Borough elects to participate in a regional
system, the contract shall be terminated upon the establishment of
a regional facility and shall be superseded by a new agreement among
the participants in the new facility.
No industrial waste shall be allowed by the Borough from the
Township unless agreed and consented to by the Borough.
The Township will properly prepare, adopt and pass an ordinance
which shall prohibit the Township residents or those connecting to
said Township sewer from connecting any roof drains, cellar drains
or any stormwater into the Township sewer system, and shall further
provide that all connections to the Township sewer system shall leave
the basement or foundation of the dwelling or building thereby connected
six inches above the cellar floor, and further provide that all connections
to the Township sewer shall be by four-inch-diameter cast-iron pipe
with lead-caulked joints and shall be connected under the supervision
of a qualified plumbing inspector to be appointed by the Township
as set forth in said ordinance, and provide for penalties therefor
and injunctive relief against the persons so violating the terms of
said ordinance.
