[Ord. 985, 3/18/2009, § 1; as amended by Ord. 1042,
12/18/2013, § 1]
1.
The following schedule of penalties is hereby imposed upon each delinquent
sanitary sewer account, in addition to the amount of the bill as returned
by the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority:
A.
Charges for the sanitary sewer system service shall be billed quarterly
and forwarded by U.S. mail. Payment shall be due and payable within
30 days of the date of the billing statement.
B.
In the event the charges for said sanitary sewer system service remain
unpaid for a period of 30 days from the date of said statement, such
charges are hereby declared to be delinquent and a penalty of 2% of
the total delinquent sanitary sewer charges shall be added. For each
additional period of 30 days thereafter in which the charges for sewer
system service remain unpaid, there shall be an additional penalty
of 2% of the total delinquent sanitary sewer charges added.
C.
All accounts which have been delinquent for: 1) 30 days with an amount
due equal to or greater than $175; or 2) 90 days or more shall cause
the Borough to serve notice on the sanitary sewer service customer
that the water to the property shall be terminated within 10 days
after the date of the notice. The notice shall be sent by United States
Mail and a copy shall be posted at the front entrance of the subject
premises. The notice shall inform the customer that if he has any
defense to the failure to make payment then the customer must, within
10 days after the date of the notice, provide the Borough with a written
statement under oath setting forth the defense(s), requesting a hearing,
and declaring under oath that the written statement is not executed
for the purpose of delay. If no such written statement is received,
or if full payment is not made, within said ten-day period then water
service to the property shall be terminated. If, however, the customer
timely submits the written statement referenced above, then the Borough
shall file an action with the magistrate seeking collection of the
amount then due, which shall be through the date of the hearing. Pending
the magistrate's hearing and decision, the Borough shall not cause
the customer's water service to be terminated. Upon final judgment
in favor of the Borough by a court of competent jurisdiction and the
judgment not being then paid, the Borough shall cause the water service
to the subject premises to be terminated without any further notice
to the customer.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1078, 1/16/2019]
D.
Accounts not otherwise collectible shall be made the subject of suits
in assumpsit or filed as municipal liens by the Borough Solicitor.
[Ord. 985, 3/18/2009, § 1; as amended by Ord. 1010,
5/18/2011, § 1; and by Ord. 1034, 1/16/2013, § 1]
A charge for sanitary sewer usage is hereby established in the
amount of $4.75 per 1,000 gallons of water used. This charge shall
be assessed to owners of structures connected to the Borough's sanitary
sewer system on a quarterly basis, as either metered or estimated
in said quarter.
