Funding, construction and authorization of water and/or sewer
lines, extensions and connections to service new developments and
buildings served by the subdistricts shall be as follows:
A. No building permits for projects which will require water and sewage
and no sewer hookup permits, emergency or other type, will be granted
if the average daily usage for the previous six months has reached
the rated capacity of the existing facilities.
B. No building permits for projects which will require water and sewage
and no sewer hookup permits, emergency or other type, will be granted
if the average daily usage for the previous six months, plus the estimated
usage of permits granted but not yet in service, meets the rate capacity
of the existing facilities. Estimated usage shall be calculated using
a factor of 310 gallons per family per day for residential users on
a five-eighths-inch meter. All other types of users shall have their
usage estimated using current county standards.
C. The capacity of the sanitary subdistrict sewerage system shall be
as established by the state and county.
The sanitary subdistricts shall be governed by rules and regulations
established by the Department of Public Works for operation thereof.
If not previously adopted, these rules and regulations shall be adopted
immediately, subject to change as may be necessary to properly administer
the subdistricts.
In the event that all funds available from water, sewer and
drainage system sources are insufficient to pay the principal and
interest due on any bonds issued pursuant to the authority in this
chapter, the County Executive shall recommend and the County Council
shall, in each fiscal year in which bonds are outstanding, levy and
collect ad valorem taxes upon all the assessable property in the county
in rates and amounts sufficient to provide for such payments when
due, together with accrued interest to the date of payment. In the
event that the proceeds from the taxes so levied in any fiscal year
are inadequate for the above purposes, additional taxes shall be levied
in the succeeding fiscal year to make up any deficiency.
The amount of the connection charge shall be determined in a manner consistent with §
256-44 of the Harford County Code, as amended.
The amount of the surcharge shall be determined in a manner consistent with §
256-45.1 of the Harford County Code, as amended.
The amount of the user benefit assessment shall be determined in a manner consistent with §
256-45.2 of the Harford County Code, as amended.
The charge for service, operation and maintenance shall be determined in accordance with §
256-19 of the Harford County Code, as amended.