There is hereby imposed and established charges for the use of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority ("ALCOSAN") sewage treatment works and facilities. The rate of such charges shall be established by ALCOSAN for all users of the sewer system situate within the territorial limits of the Borough. The Borough shall establish additional charges for related Borough fees in an amount as set by resolution of the Borough Council.
[Adopted 10-23-1985 by Ord. No. 1657; amended in its entirety 12-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2588]
Charges for the use of said sewage treatment service should be made and billed on a basis determined by the agency designated by the Borough Council.
In the event the charges for the sewage treatment service are not paid within the prescribed time period established by the billing agency, a penalty as determined by the agency designated by Borough Council can be added to the bill and also be payable. The agency designated by Borough Council shall determine provisions for all credits and delinquencies. Additionally, the Borough can charge interest on established penalties through resolution of Council each year.
The rates and charges herein established shall be imposed upon and collected from the owner, tenant or occupant of each lot or parcel of land within the territorial limits of the Borough from which sewage, waste or water enter the sewer system. In case any user is not the owner of the premises from which sewage, waste or water enters the sewer system, ALCOSAN and the Borough impose said sewage treatment charges upon and demands payment thereof from the owner of such premises, so that if payment is not made promptly, a lien therefor against the premises served may be filed by the Borough and/or agency designated by the Borough.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this article, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
B.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this article found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation of this article shall be paid to the Borough.
C.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity, at law or other to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this article.
If the sewage treatment charge or any other charges imposed upon a person under the provisions of this article, or any portion thereof, shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of the Constitution of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair the right to impose said charge, or the validity of said charge so imposed upon other persons as herein provided.
The provisions of this article shall become effective upon approval by vote of Council. Charges will be billed by the agency designated by Borough Council.