(A) The county now and hereby establishes the responsibilities of the county and Hermits Lake property owners regarding:
(1) Ownership of wastewater/sewer service lines;
(2) Maintenance and repair of wastewater/sewer service lines; and
(3) Service charges for miscellaneous services provided by county departments.
(B) Ownership of a wastewater/sewer water service line will be the property of the Hermits Lake property owner in its entirety from the county wastewater/sewer main to the building or house serviced by the wastewater/sewer service line.
(C) Repair and maintenance:
(1) The county will provide at no charge to the Hermits Lake property owner the labor and equipment needed for the repair or replacement of a wastewater/sewer service line from the county's wastewater/sewer main to the owner's property line.
(2) The Hermits Lake property owner shall be responsible for all repair or replacement of wastewater/sewer service lines contained on the owner's property. The Hermits Lake property owner will provide all material needed for all these repairs and same must be acceptable and compatible to American Waterworks Association standards for service line installation and will meet the county's specifications or will be provided by the county and billed to the property owner.
(3) Maintenance of wastewater/sewer service lines will be the responsibility of the Hermits Lake property owner from the county's wastewater/sewer main to owner's property line, in its entirety. Such maintenance shall include, but not limited to, the cleaning and flushing of wastewater/sewer service lines when required, preventing root obstructions by mechanically cleaning or chemically cleaning the wastewater/sewer service lines, and other similar maintenance.
(4) The prevention or thawing of frozen wastewater/sewer service lines will be the responsibility of the Hermits Lake property owner from the county's wastewater/sewer main to owner's property line, in its entirety.
(Ord. 1453A, passed 12-8-2020)