CHAPTER 51: WATER AND SEWER USE
Section
General Provisions
   51.001   Water and sewer connections required
   51.002   Application required
   51.003   Separate connections required
   51.004   New lines; notice to connect
   51.005   Septic tanks
   51.006   Private water supply regulated
   51.007   Use of town water
   51.008   Tampering with water or sewer equipment
   51.009   Work on system to comply with town requirements
   51.010   Enforcement by town
Rates and Charges
   51.025   Definitions
   51.026   Rate schedule for water and sewer usage
   51.027   Customers outside corporate limits
   51.028   Owners of more than one house
   51.029   Connection fee
   51.030   Billing procedures; account information
   51.031   Meter fees
Responsibilities; Liabilities
   51.045   Services; connections
Water and Sewer Extensions
   51.060   General principles
   51.061   Application; approval
   51.062   Financing extensions within the corporate limits
   51.063   Financing extensions to subdivisions and properties outside of the corporate limits
   51.064   Specifications; ownership
Conservation of Water During a Water Shortage, and Restrictions on the Use of Water During More Severe Shortages
   51.075   General
   51.076   Authorization
   51.077   Notification
   51.078   Levels of response
   51.079   Triggers
   51.080   Enforcement
   51.081   Public comment
   51.082   Variance protocols
   51.083   Effectiveness
   51.084   Revision
   51.085   Penalties
Regulation of the Discharge of Harmful Substances into the Town's Sewage System
   51.090   Introduction
   51.091   Regulations
Water Quality Protection
   51.105   Definitions
   51.106   Compliance with federal and state law
   51.107   Unlawful connections
   51.108   Inspection of property
   51.109   Right of access
   51.110   Existing conditions
   51.111   Hazardous uses
   51.112   Other connections
   51.113   Installation of containment devices
   51.114   New construction
   51.115   Notification of consumer
   51.116   Change in nature of use
   51.117   Customer responsibilities
   51.118   Testing and maintenance of devices
   51.119   Enforcement by civil penalty
   51.120   Limitation of liability
Reserved
Enforcement Procedures
   51.130   Deleted
   51.131   Penalty
   51.132   Injunctive relief
   51.133   Suspension of service
   51.134   Disconnection of meter
   51.135   Refusal of service
   51.136   Hearing Procedure
Complaints; Adjustments
   51.150   Requests for adjustments
   51.151   Meter failure
   51.152   Rereading policy
   51.153   Water data log
Abridgement or Modification of Rules
   51.165   Abridgement or modification of rules
Separability
   51.175   Separability
Adoption of Ordinance
   51.185   Adoption of ordinance
Editor's note:
   This ordinance creating this chapter was adopted on July 10, 1990 and has been amended on the following dates: 10-9-1990, 2-14-1991, 9-10-1991, 9-8-1992, 12-8-1992, 4-21-1993, 6-14-1994, 7-9-1996, 4-8-1997, 8-10-1999, 12-12-2000, 8-7-2006, 12-11-2007, 2-10-2009
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 51.001 WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS REQUIRED.
   (A)   All owners of real estate for which a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued, that is located within 200 feet of any town water and/or sewer line, shall connect with such water and/or sewer line, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
   (B)   DELETED
   (C)   In all cases where water and sewer lines are within 200 feet of the property line, the owner of the property shall connect to both the water and sewer lines of the town. Where either water or sewer is not available, a private well or septic tank built by the owner shall be maintained by the property owner until such time as a water line or sewer line shall be extended to serve the property.
   (D)   At such time as a town sewer line becomes available to a parcel of property being served by either a private septic system or a private wastewater disposal system, the property owner must make application and connect the structure to the town sewer line within 60 days after receipt of notice from the town. The property owner must pay the sewer system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private sewage system, the owner shall not be required to pay the sewer tap fee.
   (E)   At such time as a town water line becomes available to a parcel of property being served by a private well, the property owner must connect the structure to the town water line within 60 days after receipt of notice from the town. The property owner must pay the water system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private water supply, the owner shall not be required to pay the water tap fee.
   (F)   All property owners who constructed a private septic system during the moratorium on new connections to the town’s sewer system mandated by the State of North Carolina shall make application for and connect to the town’s sewer system no later than five years after the date the state moratorium was lifted. The property owner must pay the sewer system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private sewage system, the owner shall not be required to pay the sewer tap fee. 1
   (G)   All property owners who are using a private septic system and who have been granted a waiver prior to November 30, 2000 from connecting to the town’s sewer system, shall make application for and connect to the town’s sewer system no later than five years after the date the State of North Carolina mandated moratorium on new connections to the town’s sewer system was lifted. Because the property owner has invested in a private septic system, said owner(s) shall not be required to pay a system development fee or sewer tap fee at the time of the connection. 2
(1989 Code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 1-1) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 12-12-2000; Ord. passed 8-14-2006; Ord. passed 2-10-2009; Ord. 2017-04, passed 2-14-2017; Ord. 2024-0113, passed 5-13-2024)
Editor's note:
   1 Added by Amendment December 12, 2000.
   2 Added by Amendment December 12, 2000.
   Appendix A, B and C removed by Resolution on August 14, 2006.
§ 51.002 APPLICATION REQUIRED.
   No person, firm or corporation shall connect with the water system or the sewer system of the town until they shall have made application for such connection in writing to the Town Manager. The application shall include a description of the location of the lot or parcel along with any street address, the name of the person, firm or corporation making said application, name of the owner, mailing address of the owner, service address of the account, date of application, and any other information that may be required by the town in processing the application.
(1989 code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 1-2) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 2-10-2009)
§ 51.003 SEPARATE CONNECTIONS REQUIRED.
   Every occupied structure shall have a separate water and sewer connection.
(1989 Code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 1-3) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 2-10-2009)
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