In conformity with the laws of the state, the city, having constructed a water and sewer system, does hereby take jurisdiction of the care and supervision of the same. For the purposes of maintaining and protecting the same from injury and unauthorized connections, the city does declare that, unless a contract is executed between the city and a utility installer, any approved water or sewer line extension from existing mains served by the city filter plant of city sewer plant shall become the sole and exclusive property of the city. This shall apply to new mains installed in or out of the corporate limits of the city regardless of whether the new main is to be paid for by public or private funds.
(1981 Code, § 28-24) (Ord. 751, passed 5-12-1987)