There is hereby imposed and established charges for the use
and service of the sewer system in the Borough. The fee rate will
be established by GRJSA. The Borough may add additional charges in
an amount set by resolution of the Borough Council. Owners shall be
responsible for the payment of said fee for each dwelling unit they
own (i.e., if an owner owns a multiple-family dwelling containing
four dwelling units, such an owner would pay a yearly fee accordingly).
Charges for the use of the system sewer shall be made by GRJSA.
All bills will be rendered by the agency designated by the Borough
Council. The agency will mail timely all bills for sewer use to all
owners of dwelling units. Payment of the sewer use fee shall be made
to the agency designated by the Borough Council. The agency designated
by the Borough Council shall set qualified fee payment provisions.
In the event the charges for use of the sewer system are not
paid within the established guidelines of the agency designated by
the Borough Council, such charges can be deemed and declared delinquent.
After such established due date, a penalty as determined by the agency
designated by the Borough Council shall be added to the bill and be
payable. All payments received towards such charges will be credited
first to any delinquency existing in said account and thereafter to
the currently due bill.
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 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, GRJSA and
the Borough impose said sewer usage 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.
There shall be no free use of the sewer system situate within
the Borough. All public and nonpublic corporations, all charitable
or nonprofit institutions, all school districts, all political subdivisions
and any and all other entities shall pay for the use of said sewer
system in accordance with the schedule of user fees.
If the sewer 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 the sewer charge, or the validity of the sewer
charge so imposed upon other persons as herein provided.
The provisions of this article shall become effective upon approval
of Council by vote.