The town shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, establish and maintain just and equitable rates or charges for the use of and the service rendered by said works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses said sewage works by or through any part of the sewerage system of the town, or that in any way uses or is served by such works; that such rates or charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the works, and for the payment of the sums required to be paid into the Sewage Works Sinking Fund by this subchapter and by Ch. 284 of the Acts of 1967, being I.C. 36.923 and all amendments or supplements or supplements thereto. Such rates or charges shall, if necessary, be changed and readjusted from time to time so that the revenues therefrom shall always be sufficient to meet the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance, and said requirements of the Sewage Works Sinking Fund. The rates or charges so established shall apply to any and all use of such works by and service rendered to any person, firm, corporation, residence, business or to the town and all departments thereof as the charges accrue. The town shall take all action or proceedings necessary and proper to require connection of all property where liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil or industrial waste is produced with available sanitary sewers. The town shall, as far as possible, cause all such sanitary sewers to be connected with the sewage works.
(Prior Code, § 8:3:05) (Ord. S-1, passed 4-4-1968)