Sewer & Refuse

Every 3 months homeowners will receive a Sewer and Refuse bill from the Borough of the Juniata Terrace. The bills come out in December, March , June, September and are due the following month. 

If you are moving or must have the services put on hold for any reason, it is your responsibility to contact the Borough Office immediately to the Borough Secretary. Failure to make the appropriate changes will result in you getting a non-prorated bill.

Quarterly Sewer Rate: $110.00

Quarterly Refuse Rate: $50.00

*Please note the Refuse rate has increased from $42.00 to $50.00 per Quarter. You will see this change on the bill issued in September 2021. Our winning trash bidder was Reub’s Refuse.  Stickers will vary in price depedning on items sitting out.

Finance charges will be added accordingly if payment is not submitted by the due date on your bill. Please see details below.

The refuse is collected twice a week, Tuesday and Friday mornings between Midnight and 2:00 AM. 

Bags are expected to be out by 10:00 PM the night prior to pick-up. (2 large contractor bags or 4-30 gallon small kitchen bags per collection day).

Absolutely no trash cans should be in the Alley way prior to 8:00 PM the night before collection, and must be taken in the morning of pick up no later than 8:00 AM.

Payment Options: At the Borough Office

OR

Mailing Address: Juniata Terrace Borough Office

80 Hudson Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044.

Sewer & Refuse Payment Online are not available at this time. Please pay by cash or check. We are hoping to have our credit card processor and online payment option set up by June’s billing cycle. In order to have payments emailed to you please contact the borough office to confirm this request and make sure we have the correct email on file for you.

Please make all Checks payable to :

Juniata Terrace Sewer Fund.

Please note all Sewer and Refuse bills that are not paid by the due date will receive a finance charge in the amount of EIGHT (8) DOLLARS.

All bills that go unpaid after 15 days after the first finance charge was applied, will receive an additional finance charge in the amount of EIGHT (8) DOLLARS.

** Non-payment of quarterly Sewer and Refuse bill that are more then Thirty-Five (35) days delinquent is sufficient cause for the Borough of the Juniata Terrace to terminate Sanitary Sewer Service by shutting off the water supply to the premises for which the sewer rent bill was rendered. Refuse services will also be terminated at this time as per the Pennsylvania Statues : Act 53 Purdons Section 3102.502 (act 206-28).