TITLE 4
STREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
STREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER 1
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
A. Operation And Administration: The Municipal water and sewer systems shall be operated as a public utility and convenience from which revenue will be derived, subject to the provisions of this Article.
The general operation and administration of the water and sewer systems shall be under the direction and control of the Utilities Commission 1 .
B. Liability And Responsibility:
1. City Liability Limited: The City shall not be held liable at any time for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water or to provide sewer service to the customer whether the same be occasioned by shutting off the water for repairs or connections or any cause whatever.
2. User Liability Established: After the initial connection has been made, the applicant, owner, occupant or user of such premises shall be liable for all repairs (including frozen water lines) required to any water line from the curb stop to the premises or sewer line from the main to the premises. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant, owner, occupant or user to maintain the stop box at such height as will ensure that it remains above the finished grade of the land or property.
C. Implied Consent To Regulations: Every person applying for water or sewer service, every owner of property of which any such application is made, every person accepting water or sewer service and every owner of property where such service is accepted subsequent to the passage of this Article shall be deemed, upon making such application or accepting such service, to consent to all rules, regulations and rates as established by this Article and as may hereafter be set forth and adopted by the Council by resolution or ordinance.
D. Right Of Entry: The City shall, by any authorized employee or agent, have the right to enter and be admitted to any lands and property in the City for the purpose of inspection of materials, plumbing work and fixtures of all kinds used by or in connection with the water and sewer system. (Ord. XI.19, 11-19-1996)
Notes
1 | 1. See Title 2, Chapter 4 of this Code. |
The Utilities Commission shall have the authority to prescribe by resolution the date of billing and such further rules and regulations relative to the use and operation of such system as it may deem necessary from time to time.
A. The Utilities Commission may provide a system of water meter reading by postcard, meter man, or any other method deemed suitable to the purpose by the Commission. The Commission may also establish billing areas or districts and provide for the reading of meters and billing charges by calendar quarters or monthly quarters or such periodic intervals as the Commission shall determine suitable and necessary from time to time.
B. In the event a water or sewer bill, whether incurred prior or subsequent to the passage of this Article, is unpaid at the end of the calendar quarter or the billing period under which the billing is sent out, the bill shall be considered delinquent and the service may be discontinued as previously provided or the City Council may cause the charges noted in such billing to become a lien against the property served by certifying to the county auditor the amount of said delinquent bill in accordance with the statutes of the state 1 . (Ord. XI.19, 11-19-1996)
Notes
1 | 1. MSA § 514.01 et seq. |
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