[Amended 3-3-1988 by Ord.
No. 530; 5-2-1991 by Ord. No. 576; 6-4-1992 by Ord. No. 589; 6-3-1993 by Ord. No. 602; 6-2-1994 by Ord. No. 616; 4-6-1995 by Ord. No. 626; 4-4-1996 by Ord. No. 637; 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 721; 2-3-2011 by Ord. No. 01-11]
Residential and commercial sewer rates for the calendar year are set forth in Chapter
165, Article
II, Fee Schedule.
[Amended 5-7-1987 by Ord.
No. 516; 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 721; 2-3-2011 by Ord. No. 01-11]
A. The sewer charges set forth above cover the calendar year following
the effective date of this ordinance and shall be paid in one annual installment, due on or
before May 1 of each year.
B. Any sewer charges remaining unpaid 10 days after the due date shall be delinquent, and a penalty of 2% per month of the unpaid installment shall be assessed. All sewer charges which are delinquent shall be treated the same as delinquent taxes and shall constitute a lien upon the land and buildings serviced (whether or not the premises are occupied by their owner or tenant). In the event of the nonpayment of the sewer charges for a period of 30 days, in addition to the above late charges, the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Mount Ephraim may cause the sewer connection to be disconnected following sufficient notice. Thereafter, the defaulting users may not again use the sewer facilities until after paying all arrearages plus new connection fee as set forth in Chapter
165, Article
II, Fee Schedule.
In cases where the character of the sewage or industrial wastes
discharged from any building or premises is such that it imposes an
additional burden upon the sewerage system disposal facilities different
from that imposed by the average sewage entering said sewerage system
or sewerage disposal facilities, the additional cost necessitated
thereby shall be an additional charge over the rates hereinabove set
forth.
Where there shall be construction of or the establishment of
any new additional commercial or industrial units, the rental charge
shall be made upon a rate comparable to similar or comparable existing
units, and if there shall be any question of dispute in respect to
said rental charge, final determination shall be made by the Board
of Commissioners of the Borough of Mount Ephraim.
The Borough of Mount Ephraim reserves the right to change or
alter any and all of the rates established herein.
Violations of this article shall be punishable as provided in the penalty provisions contained in Chapter
305, Penalties.