The city is obligated to maintain utility lines only to the point of connection with the individual service. The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of water and sewer lines from the tap on the city main to and inside the property. The property owner is responsible and liable for the maintenance of secondary electrical lines from the tap on the final distribution transformer or from the tap on the final distribution system to and inside the property line. All taps shall be made by the city and shall remain the responsibility of the city.
(Prior Code, § H-4-6) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-39-23 and 9-47-1