The County may enter into any contract:
A. For the connection of its water supply, sewerage,
solid waste, or drainage system with those of any municipality or
adjoining county or any other governmental agency in this or an adjoining
state;
B. For the purchase of water;
C. For the disposal of sewage, solid waste, and other
drainage from the Sanitary District;
D. With any other county, municipality, or state for
the joint acquisition, construction, ownership, and operation of any
water supply, sewerage, solid waste, or drainage system or any portion
of a system; or
E. Concerning any other matter considered by the County
to be necessary, advisable, or expedient for the proper construction,
maintenance, and operation of the water supply, sewerage, solid waste,
or drainage system under its control, or those under the control of
any municipality or county or any other governmental agency.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94-15]
A. In general.
(1) For each property abutting on a street or right-of-way in which a water main or sewer is laid under this Part
1, the County shall provide a water service pipe or sewer connection when service to that property is feasible.
(2) The County shall extend the water service pipe or
sewer connection as required, from the water main or sewer to the
property line of the abutting lot.
B. Cost of construction; charge for connection.
(1) The water service pipe and the connection with the sewer shall be constructed by and at the sole expense of the County, but subject to a reasonable charge for the connection as provided in this Part
1.
(2) The property owner shall pay the charge for connection
at the office of the designated County official before the actual
connection with any pipe or private property is made.
C. Connection required.
(1) When any water main or sewer is declared by the County complete and ready for the delivery of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting property owner, after due notice, shall make a connection of all spigots or hydrants, toilets, and waste drains with the water main or sewer main within the time prescribed by the County and in the manner prescribed by whatever regulations as may be promulgated by the Director of Public Works under this Part
1.
(2) When the fixtures do not exist or are of a nature
which, in the judgment of the Director, are improper or inadequate,
the owner shall install on the premises satisfactory equipment consisting
of at least one water closet and one sink or washbasin, both of which
shall be properly connected with the sewer of the County.
(3) All cesspools, sink drains, and privies located on
properties connected to sewers provided by the County shall be abandoned,
closed, and left in a sanitary condition so that no odor or nuisance
shall arise from them.
D. Designation in Master Plan.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the County may not require or allow property to connect to a water main constructed under this Part
1 unless the property is designated as a Planned Service Area W-1 in the Queen Anne's County Master Water and Sewer Plan.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the County may not require or allow property to connect to a sewer constructed under this Part
1 unless the property is designated as a planned service area S-1 in the Queen Anne's County Master Water and Sewer Plan.
E. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under the provisions of this Part
1.
When the designated County official certifies to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County that the County is entitled to collect taxes or other charges on land situated in the election districts designated in the certifications, the Clerk may not accept any instrument for recording among the land records of Queen Anne's County until the instrument bears a notation by the County that all taxes or other charges due the County under this Part
1 for the year in which the instrument is offered for the record have been paid.