In the event any person, except the United States and the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall fail to pay the surcharge fee when due, water service shall be terminated as provided in §§ 51.179 and 52.132 of this code. All charges prescribed by this subchapter shall be a lien upon the premises and real estate for which the sewer service is supplied and used and if not paid when due such charge shall be certified to the Finance Director and may be recovered by the city in an action at law and such delinquent charges may be certified to the County Clerk and assessed against the real estate and premises served and be collected and returned in the same manner as other city taxes are certified, collected and returned.
(Prior Code, § 51.190) (Ord. 18-30, passed 9-4-2018)