Rates & Billing - Sewer Rates & Water Rates

Sewer Rates and Fees - Water Rates and Fees

Billing Procedures

The area that Perkasie Regional Authority services for water and/or sewer is divided into three (3) sections (A, B and C) for billing purposes. Bills are dated the first of the month, unless the first falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday and are delivered to the Quakertown Post Office the day before. The billing months for each cycle are as follows:

Cycle A - March, June, September, December
Cycle B - January, April, July, October
Cycle C - February, May, August, November

Payments are always due on the 20th of the month. A 10% penalty for late payments is added after 12:00 noon on the following day. We are proud of the fact that there is only about a 2% delinquency rate.  Forty-five (45) days after the bill date, a Rapid Response courtesy phone call is made to all customers who have not yet paid their bill in full. Ten (10) days after the past due courtesy phone call is made, a "Shut off" notice is mailed advising the customer of the date which service would be terminated if our office is not contacted. Seven (7) days after the shut off notice, certified letters are taken to the post office, again advising that in eight (8) days service will be terminated. A $10.00 charge is posted to the account for the cost of processing the certified letter. Copies of the certified letters are hand delivered and posted to all doors of the location to be shut off the day before service would be terminated. There is a $15.00 charge for shutting water off and a $15.00 charge for restoring service.

We accommodate property owners if they have a tenant and the tenant is responsible for payment by mailing a duplicate of the bill and also of all of the notices. This way the property owner is always aware of outstanding and/or delinquent account balances. This does not relieve the owner of the ultimate responsibility of payment.