Public hearing on revised sewerage treatment charges scheduled for April 22, 2026.
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- Kearny
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What to do next
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Attend the Public Hearing
Join the meeting on April 22, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Kearny Town Hall.
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Review Proposed Charges
Examine the revised user charges before the hearing to prepare your comments.
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Contact KMUA for Questions
Reach out to the Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority for any inquiries regarding the changes.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the public hearing about?
- It concerns proposed revisions to sewerage treatment service charges.
- When is the public hearing scheduled?
- The hearing is on April 22, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
- Where will the public hearing take place?
- It will be held at Kearny Town Hall, 402 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ.
- What changes are being proposed?
- Revised user charges for sewerage treatment based on customer classes.
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Full Notice Text
NOTICE Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority Notice of Proposed Revision to Schedule of Service Charges PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of Municipal Utilities Authority Law, N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1 et seq., the Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority proposes to promulgate a schedule of revised charges for sewerage treatment within its service district which includes all of South Kearny and the Kearny Meadowlands served or to be served by the Kearny Point Pumping Station of the Authority and specifically to impose revised user charges as follows: Three (3) user classes will be established for the purpose of distributing the costs for treatment and collection, which will apply to both South Kearny and the Kearny Meadowlands. The user classes are as follows: Class I All customers with billing based on municipal water utility meter. Class II Customers with billing based on private water meters. Class III Customers with billing based on wastewater meters. User Fee A consistent rate will be charged for all Classes. The KMUA base rate for the current year is $6.89 per hundred cubic feet of water consumption (Class I and II) or wastewater metered (Class III). The rate for KMUA PVSC Charges is $4.45. In addition, a surcharge will apply to those customers which have wastewater sampled by PVSC. The surcharge will apply to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) discharged which is in excess of the average BOD or TSS concentrations of the Town of Kearny. The surcharge rate shall be the same as that charged to the Town of Kearny by PVSC. The above revised user charges to become effective January 1, 2026. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on this proposal will be held by the Authority on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Kearny Town Hall, 402 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032. By Order of the Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority Zayda Balcazar Record/Herald 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/2026 Fee $200.64 12218686