There is hereby imposed upon the owners of, or the users of
water in or on, all properties situate within the corporate limits
of the Borough and served by the public sanitary sewerage system a
service charge for the use of said system, payable as hereinafter
provided in the amounts hereinafter provided. The service charge shall
begin to accrue from and after June 1, 1961, and said owners and users
shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the service
charge and the penalty herein prescribed for delinquent payment thereof.
[Amended 2-26-1963 by Ord. No. 813, retroactive to 1-1-1963; 11-20-2018 by Ord.
No. 1273]
The service charge shall be based on the quantity of water used
in or on said properties as the same is measured by the water company's
meter or meters there in use, and shall be charged with the rates
as may be established by Council for the Borough of Springdale from
time to time either by duly adopted ordinance or resolution.
[Amended 5-26-1964 by Ord. No. 827]
Owners and users will be billed monthly for the service charge.
The billing for the first two months of each quarter will be an estimate
based on the water usages shown by the water company's meter
reading for the previous quarter. The last month's billing at
each quarter will be computed on the actual water usage for the quarter
minus the previous two months' estimated billings. All bills
for current service charges which are paid in full on or before 18
days from the date of the bill shall be discounted by 10%. All bills
not paid on or before 18 days from the date of the bill shall be subject
to a penalty of 5%. The above discount of 10% shall not be applicable
to any arrearages or delinquencies existing on the effective date
of this Part 2.
The measurement by two or more meters of the quantity of water
used in or on one property by one owner or user may be combined and
the service charge billed to said owner or user as though the quantity
of water was measured by one meter, if the Borough so elects.
In the event the owner of, or the user of water in or on, any
property served by the public sanitary sewerage system obtains part
or all of the water used in or on such property from sources other
than the water company, such owner or user shall, upon demand of the
Borough or Authority, at no expense to the Borough, Authority or the
water company, install and maintain a water meter or meters satisfactory
to the Borough, Authority and to the water company for measuring all
water used other than that obtained from the water company, and the
quantity of water used to determine the service charge shall be the
quantity of water measured by all such meters plus the quantity of
water obtained from the water company.
In the event it is established to the satisfaction of the Borough or Authority that a portion of the water used in or on any property served by the public sanitary sewerage system does not and cannot enter the system, and in the event that the total water used in or on said property exceeds 100,000 gallons per quarter, the Borough or Authority may determine, in such manner and by such method as it may deem practical, the percentage of the water entering the public sanitary sewerage system, or the Borough or Authority may require or permit the installation of additional meters in such manner as to determine either the quantity of water excluded from the public sanitary sewerage system or the quantity of water, sewage or industrial waste actually entering the public sanitary sewerage system, exclusive of stormwater runoff. The service charge shall be based upon the quantity of water estimated, measured or computed by the Borough or Authority to be actually entering the public sanitary sewerage system, subject to the minimum charge set forth in § 371-62.
Any person requesting a reduction of the amount of the service
charge because of water purchased which does not enter the public
sanitary sewerage system shall make written application to the Borough
or Authority, giving the name of such person, his address, and setting
forth supporting data fully describing other sources of water, if
any, as well as the disposition of water alleged not to be entering
the public sanitary sewerage system. The application shall be accompanied
by a titled sketch, 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, 18 inches by 24
inches or 24 inches by 36 inches in dimensions, to approximate scale,
showing the plan of the property, the water distribution system, sewer
layout, existing meters and proposed meters in the scheme to determine
the quantity of flow entering or not entering the public sanitary
sewerage system. The cost of furnishing, installing and maintaining
any meters other than those utilized to measure water purchased from
the water company shall be borne by the applicant. The type, size,
location, arrangement and maintenance of such meters shall be subject
to the approval of the Borough and/or the Authority and the water
company.
Nothing contained in this article shall preclude the right of
the Borough from entering into contracts with neighboring municipalities
for the treatment of their sewage pursuant to a schedule of fees differing
from the service charges above set forth.
