[Adopted 3-7-1977 by Ord. No. 23B (Ch. 18, Part 1, of the 2003 Code of Ordinances)]
A. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the following words and terms used in this article shall have the following meanings:
ABNORMAL INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any industrial waste having a suspended solids content or BOD appreciably in excess of that normally found in municipal sewage. For the purposes of this article, any industrial waste containing more than 350 parts per million of suspended solids or having a BOD in excess of 300 parts per million shall be considered an abnormal industrial waste, regardless of whether or not it contains other substances in concentrations differing appreciably from those normally found in municipal sewage.
BOD OF SEWAGE OR INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Biological oxygen demand; shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of the organic matter in said sewage or industrial waste under standard laboratory procedures in five days at 20° C., expressed in parts per million by weight. It shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
CITY COUNCIL
The elected and appointed members of the City Council of the City of Lock Haven, as now or hereafter constituted, and its duly authorized agents or representatives.
CITY ENGINEER
The duly appointed registered professional engineer acting in accordance with Chapter 115 of the Third Class City Code.[1]
CITY
The City of Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer designed to receive both sanitary sewage and stormwater runoff and approved for such purposes.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Any solid, liquid or gaseous waterborne wastes from industrial processes or commercial establishments, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
OCCUPIED BUILDING
Any structure erected and intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals, and from which structure sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, or either thereof, is or may be discharged.
PERSON
Includes natural persons, partnerships, associations and corporations, public or private.
pH
The negative logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration expressed in moles per liter. It shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
PREMISES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM
Any real estate abutting on or adjoining or having access to any street, alley or right-of-way in which a sewer is located which ultimately connects to the public sanitary sewage system.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM (sometimes called the "SEWER SYSTEM")
All sanitary or combined sewers, all pumping stations, all force mains, all sewage treatment works and all other sewerage facilities owned or leased and operated by the City for the collection, transportation and treatment of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, together with their appurtenances and any additions, extensions or improvements thereto. It shall also include sewers within the City's service area which serve one or more persons and discharge into the public sanitary sewerage system even though those sewers may not have been constructed by the City and are not owned by the City. It does not include separate storm sewers or culverts which have been constructed for the sole purpose of carrying storm and surface runoff, the discharge from which is not and does not become tributary to the sewage treatment facilities.
SANITARY SEWAGE
The normal water-carried household and toilet wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial and commercial establishments, exclusive of stormwater runoff, surface water or groundwater.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sanitary sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial and commercial establishments.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER
A sewer which is intended to carry stormwater runoff, surface waters, groundwater drainage, etc., but which is not intended to carry any sanitary sewage or polluted industrial waste.
STORMWATER RUNOFF
That portion of the rainfall which reaches a channel, trench, sewer or sink.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage, industrial waste or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtration. The quantity of suspended solids shall be determined by one of the acceptable methods described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
UNPOLLUTED WATER OR WASTE
Any water or waste containing none of the following: free or emulsified grease or oil; acid or alkali; phenols or other substances imparting taste or odor to receiving waters; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution; obnoxious or odorous gases. It shall contain no more than 10,000 parts per million by weight of dissolved solids of which not more than 2,500 parts per million shall be as chloride and not more than 10 parts per million each of suspended solids and BOD. The color shall not exceed 50 parts per million. Analyses for any of the above mentioned substances shall be made in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association.
WATER COMPANY
Any publicly or privately owned duly authorized agency, corporation or organization which is the approved purveyor of the public water supply within and without the limits of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 11501 et seq.
B. 
As used herein, "shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A. 
Connections of buildings presently erected. All persons owning any occupied building now erected within the City upon premises accessible to the public sanitary sewage system shall, at their own expense, make connection with the public sanitary sewage system, if they are not presently so connected.
B. 
Connections of buildings subsequently erected. All persons owning any premises within the City accessible to the public sanitary sewage system upon which an occupied building is subsequently erected shall, at the time of erection of such building and at their own expense, make connection with the public sanitary sewage system.
C. 
Connections of buildings subsequently becoming accessible. All persons owning any occupied building within the City upon premises which subsequently become accessible to the public sanitary sewage system shall, at their own expense, make connection with the public sanitary sewage system within the time period stipulated after proper notice to do so has been given.
D. 
Manner of connection pursuant to this part. All connections to the public sanitary sewage system shall be made in accordance with this article. No connection shall be made to the sewer system except in compliance with the ordinances, regulations and City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction as may, from time to time, be enacted, adopted, approved or promulgated by the municipality.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
E. 
Unlawful connections. No privy vault, cesspool, septic tank, mine hole or similar receptacle for human excrement shall presently or at any time hereafter be connected with the public sanitary sewage system.
F. 
The property owner shall be responsible for the building sewer and service lateral from the structure to the public sewer main unless or until a service lateral is provided by the City, at the expense of the property owner. The access to the service lateral must be located within the right-of-way or easement unless an exception is granted by either the City Engineer, Public Works Director or a City designee. All building sewers and sanitary sewers shall be furnished and installed according to this article and the City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction, which is made an official part hereof by reference.
[Added 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
A. 
Stormwater discharge unlawful. The discharge of stormwater runoff to sanitary sewers is prohibited.
B. 
Means to exclude stormwater required. All persons connecting to the public sanitary sewage system shall provide adequate means for excluding stormwater runoff in the event the connection is made to a sanitary sewer.
C. 
Connection of drains unlawful; exclusion of surface waters. No person connected to a sanitary sewer shall connect any roof drain or foundation drain thereto or permit any such drains to remain connected thereto, nor shall be permit, allow or cause to enter into any sanitary sewer any spring water or surface water from any other source.
D. 
Combined sewers and storm sewers unaffected by provisions. The provisions of these rules and regulations do not prohibit the present or future discharge of stormwater runoff to combined sewers or storm sewers or to natural watercourses within the City.
A. 
Charges imposed for use of sewers. There is imposed upon the owners of or the users of water in or on all properties served by the public sanitary sewage system, service charges for the use of said system, payable in the amounts and as provided in the Sewer Rate Ordinance[1] adopted by the City Council, and as it is hereafter from time to time amended and modified. Said owners and users will be jointly and severally liable for the payment of said service charges and the penalties therein prescribed for delinquent payments thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
B. 
Manner of billing. All bills for service charges shall be due when rendered and shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in the City's Sewer Rate Ordinance.[2] Owners and, where adequate arrangements have been made with the City, users will be billed periodically for the sewage service charges in accordance with the billing practices of the City.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
C. 
City may bill multiple meters as one if upon same property. The measurement by two or more meters of the quantity of water used in or on one property by one owner or user may be combined and the service charge billed to said owner or user as though the quantity of water was measured by one meter if the City Council so elects.
D. 
Manner of measuring and billing for water not supplied by City. In the event an owner obtains part or all of the water used in or on a property from sources other than the water company, such owner or user shall, after written notice from the City, at no expense to the City or the water company, install and maintain a water meter or meters satisfactory to the City for measuring all water used other than that obtained from the water company, and the quantity of water used to determine the sewage service charges shall be the quantity of water measured by all such meters plus the quantity of water obtained from the water company. In lieu of such additional meters, the City Council has established under the Sewer Rate Ordinance[3] a flat rate charge which shall be applicable to such nonmetered water usage.
[3]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
E. 
Measurement and charge for partial service. In the event it is established to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that a portion of the water used in or on any property served by the public sanitary sewage system does not and cannot enter said system, the City Engineer may determine in such manner and by such method as he may deem practical, the percentage of the water entering the public sanitary sewage system or the City Engineer may require or permit the installation of additional meters in such manner as to determine either the quantity of water excluded from the public sanitary sewage system or the quantity of water, sewage or industrial waste actually entering the public sanitary sewage system, exclusive of stormwater runoff. In such case, the sewage service charge shall be based upon the quantity of water estimated, measured or computed by the City Engineer to be actually entering the public sanitary sewage system, exclusive of stormwater runoff, and shall be subject to the sewage service charges set forth in the City's Sewer Rate Ordinance.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
F. 
Manner of requesting reduction of charge. Any person requesting consideration for a reduction of the amount of the sewage service charges because of water not entering the public sanitary sewage system shall make written application to the City Engineer for such consideration, giving the name of such person, his address and setting forth supporting data fully describing other sources of water, if any, as well as the disposition of water alleged not to be entering the public sanitary sewage system. The application shall be accompanied by a sketch to approximate scale showing the plan of the property, the water distribution system, sewer layout, existing meters and proposed meters in the scheme to determine the quantity of flow entering or not entering the public sanitary sewage system. The cost of furnishing, installing and maintaining any meters other than those utilized to measure water purchased from the water company shall be borne by the applicant. The type, size, location, arrangement and maintenance of such meters shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
Although the sewage treatment works will be capable of treating certain abnormal industrial wastes as heretofore defined in § 328-14, the actual treatment of such wastes may increase the cost of operating and maintaining the public sanitary sewage system. Therefore, there will be imposed upon each person discharging such industrial waste into the public sanitary sewage system a surcharge, or surcharges, which are intended to cover such additional cost. Such surcharges shall be in addition to the regular sewage service charges set forth in the Sewer Rate Ordinance[1] of the City and shall be payable as otherwise provided.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
The strength of any industrial waste, the discharge of which is to be subject to surcharge, shall be determined monthly, or more frequently as the City Engineer shall determine, from samples taken either at the manhole or metering chamber hereof, or at any other sampling point mutually agreed upon by the City and the producer of such waste. The frequency and duration of the sampling period shall be such as, in the opinion of the City Engineer, will permit a reasonably reliable determination of the average composition of such waste, exclusive of stormwater runoff. Samples shall be collected or their collection supervised by a representative of the City Engineer and shall be in proportion to the flow of waste, exclusive of stormwater runoff, and composited for analysis in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," as published by the American Public Health Association. Except as hereinafter provided, the strength of the waste so found by analysis shall be used for establishing the surcharge or surcharges. However, the City Engineer may, if he so elects, accept the results of routine sampling and analyses by the producer of such wastes in lieu of making his own samplings and analyses.
A. 
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer to have a BOD in excess of 300 parts per million, the producer of said waste shall be surcharged an amount equal to the product of the actual volume of wastes in thousand gallons per billing period, exclusive of stormwater runoff, discharged to the public sanitary sewage system and the BOD surcharge rate. The BOD surcharge rate shall be determined by the following formula:
Rc
=
0.00834 P (C-300)
Where:
Rc
=
The BOD surcharge rate in cents per 1,000 gallons of waste discharged.
P
=
The average annual fixed, operating and maintenance cost of secondary treatment processes per pound of BOD received at the treatment works. (Prior to completion of the first year of operation the value of "P" shall be assumed to be $0.04; and thereafter, the value will be adjusted annually.)
C
=
The average BOD of the industrial waste expressed in parts per million as determined in accordance with § 328-19 above.
B. 
The figure "300" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the maximum BOD permissible without surcharge. The figure "0.00834" is the factor to convert parts per million to pounds per 1,000 gallons. No discount will be permitted for sewage or industrial wastes having a BOD less than 300 parts per million.
A. 
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer to have an average suspended solids concentration in excess of 350 parts per million, the producer of such waste shall be surcharged an amount equal to the product of the actual volume of wastes in thousand gallons per billing period, exclusive of storm runoff, discharged to the public sanitary sewage system and the suspended solids surcharge rate. The suspended solids surcharge rate shall be determined by the following formula:
Rs
=
0.00834 x B (S-350)
Where:
Rs
=
The suspended solids surcharge rate in cents per 1,000 gallons of waste discharged.
B
=
The average annual fixed, operating and maintenance cost of the sludge digestion, sludge drying and sludge disposal operations per pound of suspended solids received at the treatment works. (Prior to completion of the first year of operation, the value of "B" shall be assumed to be $0.04; and thereafter, the value will be adjusted annually.)
S
=
The average suspended solids concentration of the abnormal industrial waste expressed in parts per million as determined in accordance with § 328-19 above.
B. 
The figure "350" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the maximum suspended solids concentration permissible without surcharge. The figure "0.00834" is the factor to convert parts per million to pounds per 1,000 gallons. No discount will be permitted for sewage or industrial wastes having a suspended solids concentration less than 350 parts per million.
[Added 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 908]
A. 
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer or designated staff to have a discharge of total nitrogen in excess of that particular discharge's twenty-four-month historical average of allotted total nitrogen discharge, the producer of said waste shall be surcharged. This surcharge shall be determined by the following formula:
ITNs = [(TNIm (1-Re) - (TNIm/TNPm)/(7516))/(TNIm)] x (P) x (TNIc)
Where:
ITNs
=
The total nitrogen surcharge in dollars.
TNJm
=
Industrial discharger's average total nitrogen discharge in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding the billing period.
Re
=
The annual removal efficiency for the sewage plant for total nitrogen, calculated by the City, expressed as a decimal fraction.
TNPm
=
The treatment plant's average total nitrogen influent loading in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding the billing period.
P
=
The annual operating and maintenance cost of nitrogen removal in dollars by SBRs and filtration processes in dollars per pound of total nitrogen removed for the prior calendar year. (Prior to completion of the new treatment plant and during the first full year of operation, the value of "P" shall be the cost per credit/pound of total nitrogen purchased to meet the City's NPDES permit limits; and thereafter, the value will be adjusted annually based on costs of removal.).
TNIe
=
The industrial discharger's current average daily discharge of total nitrogen in pounds for the billing period.
B. 
The figure "7516" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the City's monthly allowable total nitrogen in pounds discharged per current NPDES permit.
[Added 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 908]
A. 
In the event any industrial waste is found by the City Engineer or designated staff to have a discharge of total phosphorus in excess of that particular discharger's twenty-four-month historical average of allotted total phosphorus discharge, the producer of said waste shall be surcharged. This surcharge shall be determined by the following formula:
ITPs = [{TPIm (l-Re)-(TPIm/TPPm)(761)}/(TPIm)]x(P)x(TPIe)
Where:
TTPs
=
The total phosphorus surcharge in dollars.
TPIm
=
Industrial discharger's daily average total phosphorus discharge in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding the billing period.
Rt
=
The annual removal efficiency for the sewage plant for total phosphorus, calculated by the City, expressed as a decimal fraction.
IPPm
=
The treatment plant's average total phosphorus influent loading in pounds per month for the two water years immediately preceding the billing period.
P
=
The annual operating and maintenance cost of phosphorus removal in dollars by SBRs and filtration processes in dollars per pound of total phosphorus removed for the prior calendar year. (Prior to completion of the new treatment plant and during the first full year of operation, the value of "P" shall be the cost per credit/pound of total phosphorus purchased to meet the City's NPDES permit limits; and thereafter, the value will be adjusted annually based on costs of removal.)
TPIe
=
The industrial discharger's current average daily discharge of total phosphorus in pounds for the billing period.
B. 
The figure "761" appearing in the above formula corresponds to the City's monthly allowable total phosphorus in pounds discharged per current NPDES permit.
[Amended 8-20-2012 by Ord. No. 908]
To insure proper operation of the treatment plant, the City Council may require pretreatment of certain industrial wastes before they are discharged into the sanitary system. Plans for pretreatment facilities will be submitted to the City Engineer, prior to construction, for approval as to adequacy and reliability.
Bills and notices relating to the sewage service charges and surcharges will be mailed or delivered to the property owner's last address or, where proper arrangements have been made with the City water office, to the user's last address, as shown on the billing books of the City.
[Amended 1-3-1995 by Ord. No. 485B; 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
A. 
Application for permit. Applications for connection to the public sanitary sewage system shall be made to the City Engineer upon the permit form to be formulated and furnished by the City Engineer.
B. 
Information required of applicant. All information requested on said form shall be furnished by the applicant, including the character and use of each structure located upon the property.
C. 
Connection fee; certain service lateral installation costs borne by City. A connection and inspection fee in an amount as established from time to time by City Council will be required at the time of making application for permission to make a connection to the City's sanitary sewer system. The fee is to be used to recover the ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred by the City in making the connection. Connections to the City mains may be made only by City forces. Service laterals shall be installed from the main to the curbline of the property or a distance of 35 feet, whichever is the lesser, by and at the expense of the City. Where an existing sanitary sewer main is not available, the cost of extending the main shall be by and at the expense of the property owner(s) making the request of the extension.
D. 
Work to commence only upon payment of all fees. No work shall commence before the payment of any aforementioned tap connection and inspection fee and issuance of the aforementioned connection permit.
E. 
Separate connection required; exceptions. Unless written permission is obtained from the City Engineer, separate connections and corresponding tap connection and inspection fees will be required for each individual occupied building, whether constructed as a detached unit or as one of a pair or row, but a single connection will be permitted to serve a school, factory, apartment house or other permanent multiple unit structure whose individual apartments or units may not be subject to separate ownership.
F. 
Time limit to connect. Connections to sanitary sewers shall be completed within 60 calendar days after receipt of an approved permit.
G. 
Connections subject to restriction. All connections to the sanitary sewers shall be subject to certain restrictions as to unacceptable sanitary sewage which are set forth in §§ 328-18 to 328-22.
H. 
Inspection of connection. The designated inspector of the City shall be given at least 24 hours' notice of the time when such connection shall be made in order that said inspector can be present to inspect and approve the work of connection. The inspector shall signify his approval of the connection by endorsing his name and the date of approval on the aforementioned connection permit in the possession of the permittee(s).
I. 
Right of inspector to enter premises. At the time of inspection of the connection, the owner or owners of property shall permit the inspector full and complete access to all sanitary and drainage arrangements and facilities in each building and in and about all parts of the property. No building sewer line shall be covered over or in any manner concealed until after it is inspected and approved by said inspector.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
All pipe and fittings shall be installed be in accordance with ASTM D3034, SDR 35 polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) or ASTM D2665, Schedule 40 PVC pipe. All pipe and fitting joints shall be push-on type and have flexible elastomeric O-ring seals in accordance with ASTM D3212. Pipe and fittings for pressure sewer connections shall be as shown and specified in the City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction. The pipe shall meet ASTM/City standards currently in effect and shall be of a nominal size of at least four inches. Each section of pipe shall be stamped with the manufacturer's certification.
All pipe shall be installed with a minimum slope of 1/8 inch per foot and a minimum cover of 2 1/2 feet. All pipe shall be laid to an even grade and straight alignment to the public sanitary sewer. All pipe shall be laid with full and even bearing, and no block supports will be allowed. Bell holes shall be dug to allow sufficient space to properly make each joint. Backfill shall be tamped uniformly around the pipe. All work shall be done in a workmanlike manner and shall provide a durable installation.
[Amended 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
An outside trap system consisting of a vent, trap, and inspection port shall be installed no more than five feet from any building. The system shall be so situated as not to allow the discharge of any surface water to the sanitary sewer. Installation details concerning the methods and materials of construction shall conform to the City of Lock Haven Standard Details of Sewer Construction, referenced hereto and made an official part hereof.
Five copies of plans for proposed extensions shall be submitted to the City Council on twenty-four-inch-by-thirty-six-inch sheets showing plan views to a minimum scale of one inch equals 50 feet, and profiles to a minimum scale of one inch equals 10 feet vertically and one inch equals 50 feet horizontally, a North point, a suitable title block, date and the name of the engineer and imprint of his registration seal.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
All sewers shall be designed in accordance with the latest edition of "Sewerage Manual" of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and these rules and regulations.
Prior to final acceptance of any sewer extensions by the City Council, it will be necessary for the developer to furnish to the City Council "as-built" plans showing the angle and distance between manholes, the top and invert elevation of each manhole and the exact location of all house sewer connections relative to the nearest manhole both downstream and upstream. Such plans shall be properly referenced to allow location of connections, etc., in the field.
The details of any jointing connection which is proposed for use must be submitted to the City Engineer for prior approval and shall be detailed on the plan sheets.
The installation of sewers shall start at the lower end of the line and proceed upstream so that the spigot ends point in the direction of flow. The pipe shall be carefully laid to line and grade. The handling, placing and jointing of pipe shall be in strict accordance with the pipe manufacturer's recommendations.
All manholes shall be constructed in accordance with the current standards established by the City Engineer. Frames and covers for all manholes shall be fabricated of cast iron and shall conform to the standards established by the City Engineer. Manholes shall be furnished at the ends of lines.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 670]
Sewers shall be hydrostatically, pneumatically and/or smoke tested for leakage at the discretion of, and in the manner required by, the City Engineer. Sewers shall meet leakage requirements of the pipe manufacturer, the Department of Environmental Protection and the City standards.
The developer shall file all necessary connection permits and pay the applicable tap connection and inspection fee for each house or building to the City Treasurer, which shall become due and payable prior to inspection and approval by the inspector for each respective house service sewer.
The developer shall also reimburse the City in full for all costs of inspection of construction of all sanitary sewers. The amount and type of inspection required shall be determined by the City Engineer during construction.
No sewer extensions constructed by a developer will be approved for use and acceptance by the City until said sewers are formally approved by the City Council, all building tap connection and inspection fees have been paid for each building connected to the system and the City has been reimbursed in full for all inspection costs incurred by the inspector during construction testing and approval.
A. 
Late payment; action by City. Each sewage service charge, surcharge and penalty imposed by the Sewer Rate Ordinance of the City[1] shall be a debt due the City and shall be a lien on the property served, and if not paid within the period prescribed in the Sewer Rate Ordinance after the date of the bill, shall be deemed delinquent. In such event, the City shall proceed to file a lien in the office of the Prothonotary of Clinton County and collect the same in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal claims. In the event of failure to pay the sewage service charge or surcharge or penalty after they become delinquent, the City Council may also authorize the appropriate personnel to shut off water service to said property or to remove or close the sewer connection and to take such steps as may be necessary to accomplish such shutoff or removal or closing. The expense of such shutoff or removal or closing as well as the expense of restoring any such service shall likewise be a debt due the City and a lien on the property served and may be filed and collected as hereinbefore provided. Such sewage service shall not be restored until all sewage service charges, surcharges and penalties, including the expense of removal, closing and restoration shall have been paid or adequate provisions for their payment shall have been made.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article II of this chapter.
B. 
Disconnection of water. All persons violating any provisions of these rules and regulations shall be given notice of such violation either personally or by means of the United States Mail, and if no action to correct said violation is taken within 30 days of the date of such notice, water to said premises may be shut off or the sewer connection may be removed or closed. Reconnection will not be made until after correction of the violation has been accomplished. The expense of such shutoff or removal or closing and the expense of restoring the water or sewage service shall be a debt due the City and a lien upon the property served and may be filed and collected as provided in Subsection A hereof.
C. 
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days and may, in addition, be assessed for any damages to person, property, transmission lines or the City's sewage treatment facility, as well as any other penalties provided for in this article. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.