[Derived from Ch. 20, Art. I, of the 1971 Code]
A. 
All owners of land situate along the lines of any sewers now or hereafter constructed in any of the streets or highways of the Township shall cause the houses or buildings located thereon to be connected with the sewer in the street or highway adjoining the property upon order from the Division of Health requiring such connection to be made.
B. 
Upon receipt by the Division of Health of notification from the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority that the sewer in any street in the Township is ready to receive sewage or industrial waste, the Division of Health shall order all property owners along the lines of such sewer to connect his house or other building therewith in accordance with the term of this article. The Department of Health shall designate one of its proper officers to give notice of the order to the owner of such property.
C. 
The notice shall be addressed to the owner of the property as the name of the owner appears in the last tax duplicate of the Township, shall describe the property by lot and block designation as the same appears on the Tax Map of the Township and by the street address thereof, if a street address exists, and shall state that by order of the Division of Health of the Township the owner is required to connect the house or other building on the property with the sewer and shall state briefly the location of the sewer and the notice shall inform the owner of the penalty to be imposed for failure to comply with the notice and order in accordance with the terms of this article.
D. 
The notice may be served on the owner personally or by leaving it at his usual place of abode with a member of his family above the age of 18 years if the owner has a place of abode within the Township. The notice may also be served within or without the limits of the Township by mailing the same by registered mail to the last known post office address of the owner as the same person appears on the last tax duplicate of the Township.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1660-01E; Ord. No. 1735-03; Ord. No. 1829-05]
A. 
See Chapter 156, Fees.
B. 
The Township shall review annually the sewer service charges and revise the rates as necessary to comply with federal regulations.
C. 
Payment dates.
(1) 
Except for sewer accounts with effluent meters, all charges for sewer service shall be due and payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
(2) 
All charges for sewer service for sewer accounts with effluent meters shall be due and payable quarterly on the same dates as real estate taxes.
(3) 
Delinquent sewer payments are subject to interest, costs and penalties in a manner and at the same rate as delinquent real estate taxes.
A. 
Upon certification of the Division of Health, after a finding by the Health Officer and Plumbing Subcode Official that a health hazard exists, the Township Council shall, by resolution, upon failure of the property owner to complete the work after 30 days' notice to do so as provided by law, authorize the construction of sewer connections on any private property affected by such health hazard within the Township as shall be described more particularly in the resolution, all in strict accordance with the standards, requirements and specifications for such connections set forth by the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority, as required by law.
B. 
The Plumbing Subcode Official shall keep an accurate account of the cost of such construction and, under oath, certify same to the Township Council at the completion thereof.
C. 
Upon such certification of the costs of construction of a sewer connection, the Township Council shall, by further resolution confirm the costs, assess the same upon the property concerned, give notice to the owner of the property as provided by law and authorize the payment of the construction costs from the appropriation herein made.
D. 
Each property owner against whom any such assessment shall be made may thereupon either pay the assessment in full within 30 days after the filing of the notice with the Tax Collector, without interest, or may pay the same at his option in five succeeding equal annual installments, each such installment to bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum. Each such installment shall fall due annually on the same date as that fixed by law for the assessment of real property taxes, and shall be collected, unless sooner paid, by the Tax Collector in the same manner as and upon notice sent concurrently with real property tax bills. Unpaid assessments shall remain a lien upon the property concerned, until paid and discharged in full, with accrued interest, costs and penalties, in the same manner as real property tax arrearages are enforced and collected according to law.
E. 
The sum of $2,000 is hereby appropriated from the capital improvement fund of the Township to finance the cost of construction.