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Connection Fees Unlawful
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1996.tb06529.x
Subject(s) - zoning , apartment , indirect costs , unit (ring theory) , overhead (engineering) , business , connection (principal bundle) , operations management , public administration , economics , law , political science , engineering , accounting , mathematics education , electrical engineering , structural engineering , mathematics
Late in 1990, James A. West and James A. West Jr. obtained a zoning approval from a Pennsylvania township to build a multifamily apartment complex that would contain 352 apartments. As part of the development process, the Wests had to apply to the authority for sewer and water connections. In September 1991, the authority adopted an $800 new connection fee per equivalent dwelling unit. The authority divided its connections costs into three categories: direct costs, indirect costs, and escalation‐consumer price index adjustment. Direct costs consisted of administrative review, installation, and inspection costs. Indirect costs comprised general administrative overhead. The authority applied a 6 percent escalation adjustment. The Wests appealed but lost in the trial court.