(a) Ownership of water mains built within the Municipality and/or a contiguous area shall be vested in the Municipality along with any right-of-way easement necessary for the construction, maintenance and operation of such mains.
(b) The Municipality shall assume full responsibility for the maintenance and operation of all mains vested in the Municipality in accordance with subsection (a) hereof.
(c) It is not the intent of this section to prohibit the Municipality from entering into a contract with a person for extending a water main at his own expense through his property. If such extension is made, it shall take the status of a service line with a meter installed at the point of junction with the Municipally owned main and the owner assuming full responsibility for maintenance and operation of such extension.
(Ord. 684. Passed 11-1-71.)