Regulations Concerning Billing & Collection

Bills are rendered in calendar quarters on or about the first days of January, April, July and October, respectively, or on such other dates as the Authority shall specify.

Every Owner of an Improved Property which is connected to the Water System and/or Sewer System shall provide the Authority with such Owner's correct address. Failure of any Person to receive bills for water and/or sewer rentals or charges shall not be considered an excuse for nonpayment nor shall such failure result in an extension of the period of time during which the net bill shall be payable.

All bills for water and/or sewer service shall constitute the net bill and shall be due and payable as of the date thereof. If payment for any such net bill for water and/or sewer service shall not be received by the Authority on or before the twenty-eighth day of the month in accordance with the following schedule, such net bill shall be deemed delinquent. A penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added to such net bill, which net bill plus such penalty plus any certified and other mailing costs incurred by the Authority shall constitute the gross bill:

   If the end of such twenty-eight day period shall fall on a legal holiday or on a weekend, payment received by the Authority on the next succeeding business day which is not a legal holiday shall constitute payment within such twenty-eight day period.

1.   The gross bill for water and/or sewer charges (which shall include the aforesaid ten percent (10%) penalty and certified and other mailing costs) shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or fraction thereof beginning one month after the gross bill becomes due and payable until paid. This is an annual percentage rate of eighteen percent (18%). The following schedule demonstrates when penalties and interest become payable:

Water and/or sewer rates and charges shall be due and payable upon mailing or delivery by or on behalf of this Authority to the person responsible for payment thereof. In all instances, the record owner of the Improved Property shall be deemed the Customer of the Authority and shall be the person responsible for timely payment.

Whenever service to any Improved Property shall begin after the first day or shall terminate before the last day of any quarterly billing period, water and/or sewer rates and charges for such period shall be prorated equitably, if appropriate, for that portion of the quarterly billing period during which such Improved Property was served by the Water and/or Sewer System.

The Authority, in its discretion, may take any such action authorized by law to collect unpaid bills. Such action may include the institution of a civil action against the Owner of the Improved Property, the institution of a civil action against the Occupier of the Improved Property, the filing of a municipal claim and/or the termination of water service.

Water Rentals And Charges

   Water Rentals and charges are imposed upon and shall be collected from the Owners of Improved Properties which shall be connected to the Water System, whether such use or benefit resulting therefrom or such connection shall be direct or indirect, in accordance with the following:

1.   Meter service for quarterly charges per 1,000 gallons:

         First 6,000 gallons per quarter                            $32.00

         Each additional 1,000 gallons per quarter             $3.28

   In case of a combination of Domestic Establishments other than Mobile Home Courts and Apartment Complexes and each having the use of the Water System through one or more Service Connections, then each such Domestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Water System.

   In case of a combination of one or more Domestic Establishments and/or one or more Nondomestic Establishments and each having the use of the Water System through one water connection, then each such Domestic Establishment and each such Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Water System.

   The quantities of quarterly water consumption allowable to a combination of Domestic Establishments or a combination of one or more Domestic Establishments and one or more Nondomestic Establishments and each having the use of the Water System through one water connection before excess usage charges shall be placed in effect shall be determined by multiplying the total number of Domestic Establishments and Nondomestic Establishments by 6,000 gallons.

2.   With regard to Mobile Home Courts and Apartment Complexes, the Owner of each Improved Property may make one connection to the Authority’s Water System and use one meter to furnish water to the Improved Property for which he will be subject to the minimum charge per quarter for each mobile home pad located in the Mobile Home Court or for each apartment unit located in the Apartment Complex. Water consumed in excess of the total minimum gallons allowed for such minimum charges paid shall be billed to the Owner in accordance with the schedule provided in this section.

3.   The quantities of quarterly water consumption allowable to each Mobile Home Court or Apartment Complex before excess usage charges shall be placed in effect will be determined by multiplying the total number of mobile home pads or apartment units times 6,000 gallons.

4.   For service less than a full monthly or quarterly period, the listed rates will be prorated for the period of usage or prorated on the usage, whichever is greater.

5.   In addition to any water usage at the same premises, every public or private automatic sprinkler system connected to the Water System shall pay a quarterly charge in accordance with Appendix A, Item 10.

6.   In addition to any water usage at the same premises, every public or private fire hydrant connected to the public Water System shall pay an annual charge in accordance with Appendix A, Item 11.

7.   The Owner of any Improved Property who or which is required to connect to the Water System shall pay the applicable quarterly minimum charge for each Nondomestic Establishment or for each Domestic Establishment which constitutes a Separate Living Unit in the event such Owner elects not to use the Water System. Charges shall accrue from the date the Owner of the Improved Property shall have been required by Township Ordinance to connect to the Water System.

8.   In the event that the Customer (or a representative of the Customer) requests the Authority to inspect and/or repair water facilities owned or under the control of Customer, then in such event the Customer shall be billed and agrees to pay the Authority on a time and materials basis. Labor shall be charged to the Customer on an hourly basis. With regard to labor performed outside of normal Authority business hours (normal business hours being Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.), there shall be a minimum labor charge of two (2) hours

Sewer Rentals And Charges

Sewer Rentals and charges are imposed upon and shall be collected from the Owners of Improved Properties which shall be connected to the Sewerage System, whether such use or benefit resulting therefrom or such connection shall be direct or indirect, in accordance with the following:

1.   For Domestic Establishments -                            $77.00 flat rate per unit

   In case of a combination of Domestic Establishments other than Mobile Home Courts and Apartment Complexes and each having the use of the Sewerage System through one or more sewer connections, then each such Domestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Sewerage System.

   With regard to Mobile Home Courts and Apartment Complexes, the Owner of each Improved Property may make one or more connections to the Authority's Sewerage System for which he will be subject to the minimum charge per quarter for each mobile home pad located in the Mobile Home Court or each apartment located in the Apartment Complex.     

2.   For Nondomestic Establishments:

   1. In the case of an Improved Property which does not have a water meter, each Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged minimum Sewer Rentals for each EDU purchased with regard to the Improved Property. In the case of a combination of more than one Nondomestic Establishment and each having the use of the Sewerage System through one sewer connection, then each such Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Sewerage System.

   2. In the case of an Improved Property which does have a water meter, each Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged minimum Sewer Rentals for each EDU purchased with regard to the Improved Property. In the case of a combination of more than one Nondomestic Establishment and each having the use of the Sewerage System through one sewer connection, then each Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Sewerage System. In addition to the aforesaid minimum Sewer Rentals for each EDU purchased, each Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged Sewer Rentals computed in accordance with the following water meter rate schedule:

For each additional 1,000 gallons above 12,000 gallons per quarter of water consumption per EDU purchased, there is a charge of $4.30 per 1,000 gallons of water consumption in addition to the minimum charge. By way of illustration, if the Owner of an Improved Property purchases 10 EDUs, then for every 1,000 gallons of water consumed in a particular quarter in excess of 120,000 gallons, the Owner shall pay the additional Sewer Rentals.

   Other than Owners of non-metered Improved Properties who were Customers prior to 1992, the Owner of the Improved Property must have a water meter installed, whether the Improved Property is served by a public water supplier or an on-lot source. The Authority reserves the right to require a particular type of water meter and the Authority reserves the right to inspect the water meter at all times.

   3.   In case of a combination of one or more Domestic Establishments and one or more Nondomestic Establishments and each having the use of the Sewerage System through one sewer connection, then each such Domestic Establishment and each such Nondomestic Establishment shall be charged the rates herein provided as though each unit were in a separate structure and as though each unit had a direct and separate connection to the Sewerage System.

   4.   For service less than a full quarterly period, the listed rates will be prorated for the period of usage.

   5.   The Owner of any Improved Property who or which is required to connect to the Sewerage System shall pay the applicable quarterly minimum charge for each Nondomestic Establishment or for each Domestic Establishment which constitutes a Separate Living Unit in the event such Owner elects not to use the Sewerage System. Charges shall accrue from the date the Owner of the Improved Property shall have been required by Township Ordinance to connect to the Sewerage System.

   6.   In the event that the Customer (or a representative of the Customer) requests the Authority to inspect and/or repair water facilities owned or under the control of Customer, then in such event the Customer shall be billed and agrees to pay the Authority on a time and materials basis. Labor shall be charged to the Customer on an hourly basis. With regard to labor performed outside of normal Authority business hours (normal business hours being Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.), there shall be a minimum labor charge of two (2) hours.

You can obtain a complete copy of WTMA’s Rates, Rules and Regulations by contacting the Authority office.