[Adopted as § 10.12 of the former City Code; amended in its entirety by Ord. No. 97-4]
Whenever a sanitary sewer or water main becomes available to any residential, commercial or industrial building (privately or publicly owned) within the corporate City limits of the City of Watertown, the City's Health Officer and/or Water Systems Manager shall notify the owner or the agent of the owner, in writing, by registered mail addressed to the last known address of the owner or the agent, to connect to said sanitary sewer or water main and to install such other facilities as may be reasonably necessary to protect the public health, welfare and safety.
If the owner or the agent of the owner fails to comply with the notice of the Health Officer and/or the Water Systems Manager within 60 days of the service or mailing thereof, the Health Officer and/or the Water Systems Manager may cause connection to be made, and the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special assessment against the property pursuant to § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., as an exercise of the City's police power.
[Amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-63]
Pursuant to § 66.0715(2), Wis. Stats, the owner or the agent of the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the City Clerk, stating that he is electing to pay the cost of the connection to the sanitary sewer or water main in five equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date that the special assessment is levied.
After connection of any building or structure to the sanitary sewer system, no privy, cesspool or waterless toilet shall be used in connection with such building or structure. Once a building or structure is connected to the sanitary sewer and/or water system, it must remain connected to those systems and disconnection is not permitted.
Private wells may be installed on land parcels of 40 acres or more in size for the exclusive purpose of providing a water source for irrigation systems. The owner must comply with the application process set forth in § 512-60 of the City's Code. No permit will be issued by the Water Department if it is determined that the proposed irrigation well will have an adverse effect on the Water Department's wells either as to water quality or reduction of aquifer levels.