(A) The city shall have no responsibility for the cleaning, repairing, replacement, or maintenance of a building sewage line on private property. The property owner is responsible for verifying the condition of his or her service line before the city is called to maintain or repair the service line within public right-of-way.
(B) When determined by the POTW Director that a building sewage line is in poor condition allowing excess ground water or storm water to enter the POTW, the POTW Director shall order the property owner to repair or replace said line.
(C) As determined by the POTW Director or his designee: in the case of sewer overflow, disrepair, and/or multiple houses tied to the same private line, the property owner(s) are responsible for the repair/replacement/division of the line.
(D) Property owner(s) will be notified by phone, email, or USPS letter of any issue that needs to be corrected and will be given 14 days to remedy (unless more restriction is needed based on the gravity of the issue). Upon the failure of any such owner or occupant to make the necessary repairs within 14 days the property owner(s) must notify the POTW Director or his designee and submit a plan of action for making repairs which must be approved by city designee(s).
(E) Failure to comply or submit plan of actions by the property owner(s) will constitute violation and be subject to fines of up to $500 per day until repairs are made.
(F) If failure to comply has reached 45 days, the city will deem the property a health hazard and all services to that property will be disconnected until repairs and fines have been paid.
(Ord. O-01-22, passed 4-7-2022; Ord. O-09-23, passed 6-29-2023)