(A) Conditions.
(1) The city shall, through its water system, furnish water to persons within its corporate limits whose premises abut a street or alley in which a commercial main now is or may hereafter be laid. The city may furnish water to persons within its corporate limits whose premises do not abut a street or alley in which a city commercial main is now or may hereafter be laid, and may also furnish water to persons whose premises are situated outside the corporate limits of the city, as and when, according to law, the City Council may see fit to do so.
(2) The rules, regulations and water rates named in this chapter shall be considered a part of every application made for water service hereafter and shall be considered a part of the contract between every consumer now or hereafter served. Without further formality, the making of application on the part of any applicant or the use of water by any current consumer and the furnishing of water service to said consumer by the city shall constitute a contract between the consumer and the city, to which both parties are bound. If the consumer shall violate any of the provisions of said contract or any reasonable rules and regulations that the City Council may hereafter adopt, the city may cut off or disconnect the water service from the building or premises or place of such violation. No further connection for water service to said building, premises or place shall again be made except by order of the city.
(3) The city shall consider all requests for connections and extensions to its water system. If approved, the city and its City Engineer shall design, bid, construct and operate/maintain the connection and extension mains. The city shall determine the sizing, capacity and routing of all connections and extensions.
(4) The city may extend its water system into unserved areas in accordance with all available statutory procedures, including the establishment of water extension districts. The city shall levy special assessments for the cost of said extensions upon property specially benefited by such water extension.
(5) The city may extend its water system into unserved areas to serve new subdivisions and developments in accordance with its water main extension and pioneering policy.
(6) The city shall charge persons or property for connecting to the city water system and/or for the monthly use of water from the system. The connection fees and charges and the monthly use fees shall consist of the following:
(a) Installation expense, water connection processing and inspection fee;
(b) Water treatment capital facilities charge;
(c) Special water main extension fee, if applicable;
(d) Monthly water usage fees; and
(e) Water service deposit fee.
(Prior Code, § 6-204)
(B) Termination. If any consumer shall sell or otherwise dispose the premises where service is furnished, or if said premises are destroyed by fire or other casualty, he or she shall at once inform the city, who shall cause the water service to be shut off from the premises. If the consumer should fail to give such notice, he or she shall be charged for all water used on the premises until the city is otherwise advised of such circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 6-205)
(Ord. 572, passed 12-9-2008; Ord. 745, passed 1-12-2021)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-537