The three classes of users shall be residential, commercial
and industrial. Within the commercial class there shall be three subclasses,
Commercial "A," Commercial "B" and Commercial "C," based solely upon
meter size. In the industrial class there shall be four subclasses,
Industrial "A," Industrial "B," Industrial "C" and Industrial "D".
Industrial "A," "B" and "C" shall be classified based upon meter size.
Industrial "D" shall be classified by meter size and annual water
consumption.
[Amended 3-12-2018 by Res. No. 2018-16]
In the event of any discrepancies regarding the calculation
of sewer charges, water consumption shall be used to determine the
appropriate amount of fees to be charged.
An escalating charge will be imposed based upon water consumption
exceeding 12,000 gallons per quarter as follows:
Gallons Consumed Per Quarter
|
Rate Per Thousand
|
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12,000 to 20,000 gallons
|
$4.25 per thousand
|
20,001 to 30,000 gallons
|
$5.25 per thousand
|
30,001 to 40,000 gallons
|
$6.25 per thousand
|
Gallons in excess of 40,000 gallons
|
$7.25 per thousand
|
For each 1,000 gallons or portion thereof used in excess of
12,000 gallons, the rate shall be $4.25. To compensate for greater
outdoor water usage, there will be no charge for water usage in excess
of 30,000 gallons during the April to June and July to September quarters.
Unmetered real property devoted to residential use shall pay
a service charge of $148.50 per quarter per single-family residential/apartment
unit.
Real property devoted to mixed residential/commercial uses or
a multitenant dwellings with one meter shall be charged at the minimum
quarterly service charge for each use/apartment, plus gallons consumed.
A multitenant dwelling with a shared bathroom, such as a boardinghouse
or rented rooms above a commercial facility, shall pay $74.19 per
quarter for each single room occupancy dwelling unit.
Service charges may be charged to and collected from any person contracting for connection or use or services or from the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any real property which directly or indirectly is or has been connected with the system or from or on which originates or has originated sewerage or other wastes which directly or indirectly have entered or may enter the sewerage system, and the owner of such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such service charge to the sewerage authority at the time and place set forth in §
44-13.
[Amended 6-22-2015 by Res. No. 2015-26]
The quarterly service charge shall be due by the last business
day of the billing due date. Billing will occur on a quarterly basis
in February, May, August and November.
[Amended 6-22-2015 by Res. No. 2015-26]
If a services charge is not paid by the due date, interest shall
accrue daily and be due to the Riverside Sewerage Authority on the
unpaid balance at the rate of 1.5% per month until such service charge,
and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the Riverside Sewerage
Authority. The unpaid balance and all interest accruing thereon shall
be a lien on the real property receiving sewer services. The Riverside
Sewerage Authority reserves unto itself all remedies provided for
the collection of unpaid sewer service charges in N.J.S.A. 40:14A-21.
The Riverside Sewerage Authority shall rely on the accuracy
of records produced by the private water utility supplying water to
residents of Riverside Township. To preserve his or her rights, any
person complaining of an inaccurate water meter reading must serve
notice of any complaint simultaneously to the private water utility
at such address as the private water utility shall designate and to
the Riverside Sewerage Authority by delivering a copy of the complaint
to the Secretary of the Riverside Sewerage Authority at 237 South
Pavilion Avenue, Riverside, New Jersey. Any complaint alleging an
inaccurate reading of a sewer meter must be delivered to the Secretary
of the Riverside Sewerage Authority at 237 South Pavilion Avenue,
Riverside, New Jersey.
An appeal filed pursuant to §§
44-3 and
44-15 or upon any other basis shall not be reviewed unless all services charges have been paid in full prior to the filing of the appeal.
The rates charged to residents of Delran Township shall be established
pursuant to an agreement negotiated between the Riverside Sewerage
Authority and the Delran Sewerage Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14A-23.
The fixed minimum quarterly service charge for the initial 12,000
gallons of water used as set forth in § 447-2 for a single-family/residential
apartment unit owned and occupied by a senior citizen shall be reduced
by $15 per quarter for those senior citizens who qualify for the senior
citizen discount from real estate taxes granted by the Township of
Riverside.