[Adopted 6-6-1995 by Ord. No. 20-95]
A.
Each customer shall pay for annual sewer service for
each 1,000 gallons of water consumed in accordance with the annual
sewerage rate resolution passed by the governing body of the Borough
of Sea Bright, and property connected or required to be connected
shall be charged not less than the minimum gallonage charge as set
forth in the annual sewerage rate resolution.
B.
Sewer service charges shall be paid in accordance
with the annual sewerage rate resolution passed by the governing body
of the Borough of Sea Bright.
C.
All service charges, connection charges and other
costs shall be paid to the Utility.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
[Amended 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 16-2019]
A.
Upon proof, satisfactory to the Utility, of the amount of water not
discharged into the sewerage facilities, the Sewer Utility shall,
in its discretion, adjust the customer's bill accordingly on the consumption
charge.
B.
In order to obtain the benefit of an adjustment of sewer service
charges, the customer shall have a deduct meter installed by a licensed
plumber in accordance with Borough permitting requirements. It shall
be the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the deduct meter
on the property is in proper working order and to ensure that deduct
meter readings are received by the Tax/Sewer Collector.
(1)
Any customer of the Water-Sewer Utility in the Borough with a sewer
deduct meter shall be responsible for ensuring that the Tax/Sewer
Collector receives, either via personal delivery or email, sbsewer@seabrightnj.org,
the deduct meter readings by the following dates: June 15 for the
second quarter; September 15 for the third quarter; December 15 for
the fourth quarter. There shall be no exceptions.
(2)
The deduct readings will act as a quarterly deduction not a yearly
deduction.
(3)
Should the Tax/Sewer Collector not receive a deduct meter reading
by the due date, or within a ten-day grace period, no deduction will
be granted. The customer's sewer adjustment credit shall be voided
for that quarter and the following quarter will start with a new reading.
(4)
The Tax/Sewer Collector shall make no adjustment to the bill for
any quarter in which there is a sewer deduct meter malfunction. The
customer shall be responsible to pay for sewer service based on the
actual water consumption amount. It is the customer's responsibility
to obtain a plumbing permit to install a new meter and have the meter
properly inspected.
(5)
There shall be an annual fee for the administration and enforcement
of the sewer deduct program set by resolution by the Borough Council.
If the sewer charge imposed herein is not paid
on the date due, it shall become delinquent and shall bear interest
thereon at the rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of the delinquency
and 18% per annum on any amount in excess of $1,500 to be calculated
from the date the sewer rental charge was payable until the date of
actual payment. Any unpaid charge shall become a first lien or charge
against the property benefiting therefrom consistent with N.J.S.A.
40A:26A-12.
[Amended 5-5-1998 by Ord. No. 82-98]
A connection charge shall be assessed to any
new user that will add to the sewer flow when they connect to the
sewer infrastructure. This fee shall be $1,375 and will be due and
payable immediately before construction begins on the hook up. A paid
receipt must be obtained from the Sewer Utility Collector and presented
to the Construction Official before any work on sewer hook up begins.
A connection fee shall be charged to each dwelling unit associated
with the sewer connection.
Consumption charges shall be reviewed annually.
The consumption charge system will be revised, if necessary, at such
time to accomplish the following:
[Added 8-5-2003 by Ord. No. 11-2003]
A.
An inspection fee of $50 shall be assessed to any
new or replaced sewer lateral connection into the sewer infrastructure.
A paid receipt must be obtained from the Sewer Utility Collector and
presented to the Construction Official prior to any permits being
issued.
B.
An inspection fee shall be charged for each connection
to the sewer mains that are or will become the responsibility of the
Borough of Sea Bright.
C.
Exception. If a performance bond is required, the
Borough's Engineer will perform the inspection and associated costs
will be charged through the escrow account.
All Utility users shall comply with the current
United States Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations
regarding the sewer systems.
