Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, except in case
of emergency, temporary interruption necessitated by repairs, extensions
or maintenance operations, shortage of water or similar situations,
no service shall be terminated by the Village without complying with
the following procedures:
A. Notice of violation or nonpayment. Upon the determination by the
Water Department that a violation has occurred pursuant to this chapter
or that a bill for services or other changes has become delinquent
for a period of 30 days, the Water Department shall notify, in writing,
the owner of the affected premises, by first-class mail at the last
known address of such person, setting forth specifically that water
service may be terminated if the bill remains unpaid or said violation
is not corrected.
B. In the event that a violation is not corrected or a bill for services
remains delinquent for a period of 40 days, the Water Department shall
notify, in writing, the owner of the affected premises, by first-class
mail at the last known address of such person, setting forth specifically
that water service will be terminated 10 days after said notice is
sent. The occupants of the affected premises shall be notified by
the posting of a written notice at the affected premises. The notice
shall also state that in the event that water services are terminated
at the premises, that said termination will result in an unsanitary
condition at the premises, in violation of § 602.1, Chapter
6, Department of Health, thereby rendering the premises unfit for
habitation.
C. Any violation which remains uncorrected or any bill for services
which remains delinquent for a period of 50 days, pursuant to the
notification set forth in this section, shall result in the termination
of water service by the Water Department.
D. If any water service is terminated for violation of this chapter
or for nonpayment, the owner or occupant causing said termination
shall pay to the Village Water Department a termination fee to shut
off and a fee to turn on as specified in the fee schedule as adopted
at each annual organizational meeting.
E. Unpaid charges to become lien. All water rents, penalties and interest
thereon, and all charges for tapping, connecting and disconnecting,
and any other charges provided by this chapter shall be a lien on
the real property upon which the water is used. The Village Board
shall, by resolution, set a date, before May 1 of the same year, when
all delinquent (greater than 30 days past due) water bills shall be
relevied to the Village property tax roll.