(A) The municipality owns and operates the Municipal Water Department through the Utilities Superintendent. The governing body, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the care, management and maintenance of the Municipal Water Department may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limit prescribed by state law, on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation. The revenue from said tax shall be known as the Water Fund and shall remain in the custody of the Municipal Treasurer. The Utilities Superintendent shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations for the sanitary and efficient management of the Water Department subject to the supervision and review of the governing body. The governing body shall set the rates to be charged for services rendered by ordinance and shall file a copy of the rates in the office of the Municipal Clerk for public inspection at any reasonable time.
(B) The use of private wells within the limits of the city shall be permitted only when the city’s water distribution system is not available to the premises on which water is required. The city water distribution system shall, for the purpose of this section, be considered available when a water distribution main is located within 300 feet of any part of said premises on which water is required.
(Prior Code, § 3-101) (Ord. 2000-21, passed 6-5-2000)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-531, 17-534, 19-1305