The source of a portion of the revenues for retiring debt service, capital expenditures, operation and maintenance of the public sewer system of the Town shall be a sewer service charge assigned to owners of property located within the limits of the Town whose property, residence, or place of business is capable of being tied into the sewer system pursuant to Article
III, §
183-10, of this chapter. A portion of the funds collected pursuant to this article shall be placed in a separate reserve fund for operation and maintenance, including replacement, of the public sewer system. The contribution to the reserve fund shall be determined by the Selectmen on a year-to-year basis.
Sewer service charge rates shall be determined by the Board
of Selectmen on a year-to-year basis. The sewer service charge will
be computed and billed at regular intervals though the calendar year,
as established by the Board of Selectmen. In general, charges will
be calculated based on the following criteria:
A. The total cost annually of operating and maintaining the sewer system.
B. Forty percent of the cost annually necessary to retire the debt service.
C. The following schedule of sewer unit charges:
Minimum charge
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1 sewer unit
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Single-family dwelling unit
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1 sewer unit
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Multifamily dwelling unit or condominium dwelling unit
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1 sewer unit per dwelling unit
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School students, every 20
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1 sewer unit
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Motel/hotel/inn/bed-and-breakfast units (every 2 rooms with
double occupancy)
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1 sewer unit
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Motel/hotel/inn/bed-and-breakfast units (every 4 rooms with
single occupancy)
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1 sewer unit
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Restaurant seats (every 10 seats)
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1 sewer unit
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Tourist-house rooms (every 2 double-occupancy rooms)
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1 sewer unit
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Tourist-house rooms (every 4 single-occupancy rooms)
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1 sewer unit
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Yacht or country club members (every 50 members)
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1 sewer unit
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Church or club members (every 100 members)
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1 sewer unit
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Commercial employees (every 0 to 5 employees)
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1 sewer unit
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Commercial employees (every 5 to 10 employees)
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1.5 sewer unit
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Industry employees (every 0 to 10 employees)
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1.5 sewer unit
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Gas station
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3 sewer units
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Laundromat machines (every 1 machine)
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1 sewer unit
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Campground (sewer hookups)
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1 sewer unit
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Septic waste
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$0.10 per gallon
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The sewer service charges assigned to any property owner who
contributes a significant quantity of industrial waste to the public
sewers, or who contributes a combination of sewage and industrial
waste to the public sewer, shall be determined on a block-rate structure
based on water consumption. The property owners to be charged in this
manner will be determined by the Selectmen on a year-to-year basis.
A special sewer service charge shall be assigned to any commercial, industrial firm or organization which, by virtue of the volume, strength or unusual characteristics of its waste alone, would overload or upset the capacity or efficiency of the public sewer system or a part thereof if such waste entered the public sewer or whose waste disposal situation is such that it would be in the public interest to waive the requirements of §§
183-63,
183-64 and
183-65 of this article. The Selectmen, after appropriate study, and advice from the Director of Public Works, shall assign a special sewer service charge to such an entity by separate agreement with said entity. The applicable portions of the preceding section, as well as the equitable rights of the public, shall be the basis for such an arrangement.
The Director of Public Works reserves the right, from time to
time, to change sewer service charges originally or previously assigned
to any property owner.
Each sewer service charge levied pursuant to these rules and
regulation is hereby made a lien on the premises. If said charge is
not paid within 30 days after it becomes due and payable, it shall
be certified to the Town Treasurer, who shall record notice of said
lien with interest and penalties allowed by law in the York County
Registry of Deeds.
The charges and assessments levied pursuant to this Article
XIII shall be used consistently with the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended, and all other applicable federal regulations.
[Amended 11-3-2020]
When a sewer connection application is processed and a permit
is issued, the owner of the property for which the permit was issued
will be billed for the units that were approved. If the application
was approved during the billing year, the sewer charge will be prorated
for the rest of that year; any year thereafter, the owner will receive
a bill for all the units that were approved for a full year. The sewer
bill will be assessed regardless of whether the units are tied into
the collection system or not.