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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3339 A By-law of the Corporation of the Township of Picketing to requlate sewage treatment charges within sewer area no. 1 of the Township of Picketing WHEREAS Section 380, sub-section 15 of The Municipal Act authorizes Council to impose upon owners or occupants of land who use sewage works a sewage service rate; AND WHEREAS Council has by By-law No. 2489 defined Sewer Area No. i of the To~am~t~p of Picketing and by By-law No. 2505 defined the type, strength and quantity of Sewage which may enter a public sewer~ BE IT ENACT~ by the Municipal Corporation of the Town- ship of Picketing that~ 1. The cost of sewage treatment be recovered from those premises connected to the sewage system. 2. The Sewage Service Rates for Domestic users in Sewer A~ea No. I shall be a flat rate of $18.00 (eighteen dollars) per year per dwelling unit. New dwellings occupied after January 1st in any year shall be rated at $1.50 (one dollar and fifty cents) per month or part thereof per dwelling unit fr~ the date of occupat ion. 3. (a) The sewage service rates for Ccmuercial users shall be based on the quantity of water consumed on the premises according to the water meter readings and shall be as follows~ Sewage Service Billing Minimum Net Bill for Rate Period Bill Prompt Pay- ....................... ment . . / · 556 cents per 3 months $ 5.56 $ 5.00 1000 gallons gross Less 10% for prompt payment (b)The time limit to take advantage of the reduced bill for prompt payment shall be 14 days after the billing date. (c)There shall be 4 (four billing months in a calendar year and such billing period shall be 3 (three) calendar months or part thereof. 4. Commercial users may install a meter approved by the Township Engineer, at the point of entry to the public sewer from their premises and this reading s~11 constitute the quantity of sewage for basing the sewage service ~harges at the rates described in Section 3 (a) of this By-law. -2- 5. The Water Department shall collect the Co~nercial Sewage Service Charges in a ~anner similar to the billing and collection of taxes. 6. This By-law shall become effective immediately. 7. By-law Number 2639 is hereby repealed and any other By-law which is contrary to the provisions of this By-law shall be amended to the extent necessary to give effect to this By-law. Read a Third time an0 PASSED this ~.~ day of ~! , 1967. Reeve ~