A.
The sewer service charge of each sewer district shall
be set by the Town Board on a benefit basis as fairly as possible,
in proportion to wastewater generation and capacity needs among the
all properties in the district.
B.
The annual cost of sewer service for properties within
the service area of the Town sewer district will consist of two components:
debt service on the capital costs, and the annual cost to operate
and maintain the sewer collection system as follows:
(1)
Operation and maintenance charge: All properties within
the service area boundary discharging or depositing sewage into the
public sewers shall pay a sewer service charge, which charge shall
be collected as a sewer rent.
(2)
Capital project debt service charge: All properties
within the legal boundaries of the sewer district shall pay a capital
project debt service charge.
C.
The Town Board shall prepare a sewer budget in accordance
with Town law that will specify the operation and maintenance costs
and debt service charges proposed for the succeeding budget year.
In accordance with Town law, sewer rolls for each sewer district will
be prepared and adopted by the Town Board annually.
A.
Except as provided in § 127-38, a permit will be required from the Town prior to the commencement of any new work or modification to any component of the Town sewer system under the ownership or jurisdiction of the Town. The following permit(s) and fees(s) are hereby established:
[Amended 11-3-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010; 9-4-2012 by L.L. No.
11-2012]
(1)
Permit fee. The fee set by the Town Board to cover the cost of lateral permit review, administration, and field inspection of the building lateral installation to insure conformance with this Sewer Use Chapter. Fees for permits for residential laterals and for commercial laterals are as set forth in Table A to Chapter 88. This permit fee may be changed by the Town Board by resolution. In the event the lateral is permitted and inspected by the Saratoga County Sewer District No. 1 pursuant to § 128-38, no Town permit shall be required, and no fee shall be paid by the applicant or received by the Town.
(2)
Connection fee. The Town Board hereby establishes a hook-up fee in the amount set forth in Table A to Chapter 88 per lateral which will be charged to all new users of the sewer system to recover funds invested by the Town to provide the original infrastructure and capacity. Such hook-up fee is not an inspection fee, and is due and payable whether the line and/or lateral hook-up inspection is performed by the Town, the Saratoga County Sewer District No. 1, or any other entity permitted by law to perform such inspection.
B.
The Town Board reserves the right to deny new construction(s)
to the sewer district if such connections would be detrimental to
the proper operation of the Town sewer system and the POTW treatment
plant.
A.
Operation and maintenance charges described in § 127-66B(1) of this article shall be billed annually for all users beginning in 2006.
B.
Capital project debt service charges described in § 127-66B(2) of this article shall be billed annually for all users beginning in 2006.
[Amended 5-1-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
The additional charges and fees associated with
the operation of the SCSD #1 pretreatment program shall be approved
by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and shall be assessed
by the SCSD #1 on the user.
The Town may institute an equitable procedure
for recovering the costs of any capital improvements of those parts
of the sewer system which collect and pump wastewaters from those
persons discharging such wastewaters into the collection system.
Provisions of Article X of this chapter relating to the collection of penalties shall apply to the collection of sewer service charges and abnormal sewage service surcharges, unless where otherwise provided by application of the Sewer Rent Law by Town.
The Town of Malta Sewer Districts shall be operated
on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on the first day of January
and ending on the 31st day of December.
[Amended 11-3-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010]
Revenues derived from user charges and associated
penalties, and mitigation fees, shall be credited to a special fund.
Moneys in this fund shall be used exclusively for the following functions:
A.
For the payment of the operation and maintenance,
including repair and replacement costs, of the Town sewer collection
system.
B.
For the discovery and correction of inflow and infiltration.
C.
For the payment of interest on and the amortization
of or payment of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred
for the construction or extension of the Town sewer districts.
D.
For the extension, enlargement, replacement of and/or
additions to Town sewers tributary to the POTW treatment plant, including
any necessary appurtenances.
A.
The Town shall maintain and keep proper books of records
and accounts for sewers tributary to POTW treatment plant, separate
from all other records and accounts, in which shall be made full and
correct entries of all transactions. The Town will cause an annual
audit of such books of record and account for the preceding fiscal
year to be made by a recognized independent certified public accountant,
and will supply such audit report to authorized officials, and the
public, on request.
B.
In conjunction with the audit, there shall be an annual
review of the sewer charge system to determine if it is adequate to
meet expenditures for all programs for the coming year.
C.
Classification of old and new industrial users should
also be reviewed annually.
D.
The Town shall maintain and carry insurance on physical
properties of sewers tributary to the POTW treatment plant, of the
kinds and in the amounts normally carried by public utility companies
and municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage systems. All
moneys received for losses under any such insurance policies shall
be applied solely to the replacement and restoration of the property
damaged or destroyed.
