12-1-6: RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNER:
   A.   Service Connection And Line:
      1.   The owner of the premises shall install, maintain, repair and be financially responsible for all of his/her water and/or wastewater service connection and line from the public main to their property. This includes, but is not limited to, the costs for freezing service line, stoppage by roots and/or settling of trench. This also includes, but is not limited to, the City's costs associated with forced labor, equipment time, and material expenditures.
      2.   If the owner of the premises abandons his/her service connection, he/she shall be financially responsible for the abandoned connection.
   B.   Service Shutoff And Valve Box:
      1.   The owner of the premises shall install, maintain, repair and be financially responsible for his/her service shutoff and valve box on their service line.
      2.   The service shutoff and valve box shall be of standard design approved by the Public Works Director.
      3.   The shutoff and valve box shall be placed in the public right-of-way and be operable at all times. (Ord. 99-1208, 12-6-1999)