No payment of water charges shall be accepted without payment of the sewer service charges. Water service shall be discontinued to any premises for which the sewer service charges are in arrears.
(Prior code § 15.75.001; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
When premises are served by the city water system, sewer service charges shall be collected together with and not separately from the charges for water services rendered by the city, and all charges shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item. If all or any part of the bill is not paid, the city may discontinue any and all services for which the bill was rendered.
(Prior code § 15.75.002; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
Where the user of the sewer system is not also a user of the city water system, the user shall be billed separately for sewer service charges. Sewer service to a user of the sewer system who shall fail to pay sewer charges for his or her premises before they become delinquent shall be disconnected. The public works director shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the system, and such user shall deposit the cost as estimated of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system. In the event such arrearages are paid and the user is reconnected to the system, the public works director shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.
(Prior code § 15.75.003; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
All statements not paid within 15 days of billing shall be delinquent and a penalty of ten percent of the bill or amount due plus interest at the rate of one percent per month shall accrue for the period of said non-payment, and shall be collected as a part of the principal amount thereof.
(Prior code § 15.75.004; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
All unpaid rates and charges and penalties provided in this chapter may be collected by suit. Defendant shall pay all costs of suit in any judgment rendered in favor of city.
(Prior code § 15.75.005; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
All users of the sewer system shall be deemed to have contracted with the city for the services of such system and shall be deemed to have agreed to comply with all of the provisions of this code.
(Prior code § 15.75.006; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
In addition to all other remedies provided by law, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this title except Section 14.52.010 of this title, shall be served by the public works director or other authorized person with a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The time limit shall not be less than two nor more than seven working days. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations set forth in the notice. Users of the sewer system shall be responsible for any and all acts of their agents or employees. Upon being notified by the city inspector of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of this code, the person or persons having charge of the work shall immediately correct the same.
(Prior code § 15.75.007; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of this title or any other applicable rule or regulation of the city is declared to be a public nuisance. The city may cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the building or industrial facility during the period of such violation.
(Prior code § 15.75.008; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of this title the public works director shall have the power to disconnect the user of sewer system from the sewer mains of the city. Upon disconnection, the public works director shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the system, and such user shall deposit the cost, as estimated, of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system. The public works director shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.
(Prior code § 15.75.009; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
During any period of disconnection pursuant to Section 14.48.090, habitation of any premises by human beings shall constitute a public nuisance, whereupon the city shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition of reconnection, there shall be paid to the city reasonable attorney's fees and costs of suit arising in the action.
(Prior code § 15.75.010; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
The procedures set in this chapter are established as a means of enforcement of the terms and conditions of this title and not as a penalty.
(Prior code § 15.75.011; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this code shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by such violation.
(Prior code § 15.75.012; Ord. 93-7 § 1, 1993)