It is declared and determined that the intent of §§ 1 through 26 of this appendix, and the rules and regulations enacted herein, shall be to regulate and control sanitary sewage collection, treatment, and disposal systems, and to control public water supply, treatment, and distribution systems in the city, as is necessary and essential for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, and as is necessary and essential to provide for the orderly growth of the city. The particular public utilities designated and described herein are declared to be vested with a public interest subject to governmental regulation, supervision, and control, and these regulations shall be deemed and construed as the exercise of the police power for protection of the vested public interest of the city's citizens, residents, and visitors. It is the intent of these regulations to provide for the reasonable and uniform regulation, supervision, and control of water and sewerage systems in respect to charges and rates, standards of service, quality of water, adequacy of collection and disposition of sewage, service areas, and other matters pertaining to public utilities that directly affect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(Ord. 241, passed 11-27-85)