§ 160-2. Annual sewer rental., Article I. Sewer Rental District, Chapter 160. Sewers, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Lower Moreland

There are hereby imposed the following sewer rentals upon each property which is either served by the Lower Moreland sewer system, or which has access to the sewer system and is under an obligation to connect to the sewer system.

The sewer rentals for all properties shall be calculated as follows.

[Amended 3-16-2005 by Ord. No. 567; 9-19-2007 by Ord. No. 597; 11-21-2007 by Ord. No. 599; 12-15-2010 by Ord. No. 633; 12-10-2013 by Ord. No. 674; 12-9-2014 by Ord. No. 691; 12-8-2015 by Ord. No. 709; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 724; 1-1-2018 by Ord. No. 733; 12-11-2018 by Ord. No. 740; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 747]

(1)

For all single-family residential properties which receive their water solely from a public water supplier, the sewer rental shall be a combination of a base charge, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage in excess of 7,000 gallons of metered water usage during the preceding quarter, as set forth in Chapter A214, Fees.

(2)

For all multifamily residential customers which receive their water solely from a public water supplier, the sewer rental shall be a combination of a charge for each unit per quarter, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage in excess of 7,000 gallons multiplied by the number of units, as set forth in Chapter A214, Fees.

(3)

For all single-family residential properties which receive their water from a private well or from any source other than a public water supplier, the sewer bill shall be as set forth in Chapter A214, Fees. Such amount shall be adjusted to the average bill of all single-family residential customers, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar in the event the Township Engineer at any time shall determine that the average single-family residential bill for the preceding two years is less than the amount set forth.

(4)

For all multifamily residential customers which receive any portion of the water from a private well, the sewer rental shall be shall be as set forth in Chapter A214, Fees. Such charge for each unit shall be adjusted to the average bill of all single-family residential customers rounded down to the closest whole dollar in the event the Township Engineer at any time shall determine that the average single-family residential bill for the preceding two years is less than the amount set forth.

(5)

For all commercial, industrial, or institutional properties as defined in § 160-13, the sewer rental shall be a combination of a base charge per quarter plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage in excess of 14,000 gallons per quarter, as set forth in Chapter A214, Fees.

Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2020.

For all customers (single-family residential, multifamily residential, and commercial/industrial/institutional) in former District 5 as it existed prior to the adoption of this amended article, and who were connected before the adoption of this amended article, there shall be a surcharge of 25% on their sewer bill for the first four quarter bills issued under this amended article. Such surcharge is an adjustment due to the fact that prior to the adoption of this amended article, the customers in former Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 were billed at the start of each quarter for their usage of the sewers in the quarter following the bill, while prior to the adoption of this amended article the customers in former District 5 were billed for their past usage during the quarter preceding the bill. If any customer is connected for the first time in former District 5 after the adoption of this amended article, the surcharge shall not apply to that customer.

The sewer rental shall be billed quarterly. All sewer bills shall be billed at the start of each quarter and shall cover the quarter following the issuance of the bill. The bill shall be based upon the water consumption for the property during a preceding quarter.

In the calculation of water consumption for purposes of the calculation of sewer rentals, the sewer rental shall be based upon the net water consumption after the deduction of any allowance for swimming pools.

It has been assumed in the calculation of the sewer rates set forth in this amended article that each customer uses a portion of its water for uses which do not generate sewage, such as watering flowers or similar uses. The sewer rates are based upon an assumption that 5% of the metered water volume during a calendar year is utilized in a manner that is not expected to generate sewage. If any customer shall challenge any of these sewer rates, the burden shall be on the customer to establish that such customer uses more than 5% of its metered water during the course of a calendar year in a manner which does not generate sewage.

With regard to any property which at any time is required to be connected to the public sewer but which is not actually connected, sewer rental shall be billed and shall be owed as if such property had actually connected as of the first day of the quarter beginning after the date such property was under an obligation to connect.

No meter shall be allowed or recognized by the Township for water usage either as to measuring water received from a well or water received from any other source which is not a public water provider, which public water supplier has provided the meter, or measuring water used by a customer for any purpose which does not generate sewage.