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Rates & Billing
Billing Periods:
Residential rates are comprised of the following components: Minimum Service Charge - This is a flat fee of $29.25 per quarter charged customers. This charge is applied toward the outstanding indebtedness that the authority has incurred for the construction, repair, and replacement of its collection system and treatment plants. This also covers the cost of debt service and administration, which is referred to as the fixed cost. This fixed cost remains the same regardless of water consumption. Sewer Use Charge - This portion is based upon the amount of water consumed during the billing period. It is billed at $4.15 for every 1000 gallons of water consumed. The Authority obtains the water meter readings from the PA American Water Company. Non-Residential Sewer Use Charges: All uses not identified as residential use shall be considered non-residential use. All uses within zoning districts classified as commercial or industrial shall be considered non-residential use. Metered Non-Residential: The sewer use charge shall consist of a minimum service charge for each Billing Unit (BU) as defined below, for all customers connected to the sewer system applied regardless of the volume of water consumed, a user charge based upon the volume of metered water supplied to the customer, and a water meter size charge for meters larger than the standard residential meter size of 5/8-inch diameter. For new customers connecting to the sewer the minimum service charge shall be charged from date of connection to the sewer, prorated for the number of days actually connected. A) Minimum Service Charge .. $29.25/quarter/Billing Unit Billing Units: The number of Billing Units assigned to a non-residential customer account shall be determined by dividing the customer's water consumption for the four quarters preceding the current billing quarter, divided by the previous year's residential average water consumption as reported in the most current Authority's Consulting Engineer's Annual Report. The calculated Billing Units shall be rounded to one decimal place and the minimum Billing Unit shall be 1.0. B) User Charge $4.15/1,000 gallons of metered water consumed C) Meter Charge: 5/8-inch meter
....................No Charge The meter charge shall be applied to only the normal water supply meter and not the high volume meter for those accounts equipped with two or more meters with one or more meter intended for fire suppression water supply. D) Charge is the total of A), B) and C) above. Non-Metered Non-Residential A) Minimum Service Charge . $29.25/quarter/Billing Unit B) User Charge - Authority shall estimate the water consumption of the customer using as a guide the sewage flow estimation table as prescribed in Title 25, Environmental Protection, of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 73, Standards for Sewage Disposal, 73.17 Sewage Flows; and said water consumption estimate shall be charged at $4.15/1000 gallons and shall be used to calculate the Billing Units. C) Charge is the total of A) and B) above. Conditions Concerning Billing Unit Assignment: Change of Use: Where a non-residential facility or a unit within a facility has a change of use the Authority will evaluate the use change upon occupancy and adjust the Billing Units accordingly using water consumption estimates it solely deems appropriate, with the adjustment effective the quarter immediately following the change of use. Unit or building vacancy shall not constitute a change of use. Facility Demolition: Where a non-residential facility is demolished in its entirety, and it has been properly disconnected from the sewer main at its wye, its Billing Units will be adjusted to the minimum Billing Unit of 1.0 effective the quarter immediately following the verification of disconnection from the sewer main. In accordance with Resolution 99-12-1, for all metered and non-metered uses the minimum service charge (formerly called Debt & Administration charge in Res. 99-12-1) shall continue to be billed to the customer after the structure has been razed until the customer surrenders the Permit for Sanitary Sewer Connection; or reconnects a newly constructed structure (replacement structure) at which time the conditions for New Connections shall apply. New Connections: For new connections to the sewer, including connection of replacement structures, the Billing Units will be assigned by the Authority using water consumption data to estimate the annual water consumption of the proposed structure, which Billing Units shall be used, adusted each quarter with actual water consumption until a full year (four quarters) of actual water consumption data is available, at which time the actual annual water consumption shall be used to calculate the Billing Units. The current annual average residential water consumption in 2007 was 15,350 gallons per quarter. After the due date, Penalty Charges, calculated at 10% of the current charges, are added to the outstanding balance. Additionally, all unpaid balances after the due date are charged interest at 10% annual percentage rate applied once per month (0.83%/month). For those customers that use large volumes of water which does not and cannot enter the sewer system, i.e. lawn irrigation, may choose to install a meter to measure this water. This "deduct" meter is read once per year, for a fee of $12.00, and credit is given on the third quarter billing for the water which did not enter the sanitary sewer. Those customers which do not have a remote reader, the read fee shall be $18.00. For information relative to deduct meters, contact the Authority Administrative Assistant, PFoote@ptsaonline.org. Payments may be made in person at Jordon Tax Services Payment & Collection
Center, located at the Peters Township Municipal Complex, 610 E. McMurray,
Road, Monday through Friday from Any inquiries regarding billing shall be directed to Jordon Tax Services at 724-731-2300.
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