(a) The Commissioner is authorized to terminate any water service supplied by the City if:
(1) the Commissioner determines that said service is causing waste, abuse of water supply, or any danger to public health, safety, or the general well-being of the Chicago Waterworks System; or
(2) any unified statement of charges of any other municipality, industrial establishment, as defined by Section 17-17-0275, or commercial establishment, as defined by Section 17-17-0235, remains unpaid after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the unified statement of charges unless otherwise provided by contract or subject to an approved payment plan with the Department of Finance, and the service shall not be resumed until all unified statements of charges in arrears shall have been paid, including accrued penalties, and all applicable fees set out in Section 11-12-120 have been paid for termination and resumption of water supply service.
(b) The Commissioner may promulgate rules to establish procedures for enforcement of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50569, § 4)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XII, § 4, repealed former § 11-12-150, which pertained to definitions of commissioner and department.