§ 25-153. Discontinuance of water service for nonpayment of sewer bill.

(a)

This section only applies to owner-occupied property. The policy of discontinuing the furnishing of water at any meter service where there is a delinquent sewer bill after the occupant of the premises has been notified of the delinquency and has failed to remove the delinquency by payment of the bill is continued in full force and effect.

(b)

Where there remains a delinquent sewer bill at any meter service after the occupant of the premises thereof has been notified by the inclusion of the amount of the past due bill in a current water bill or a separate bill and given an opportunity to pay the bill and refuses to promptly pay it, water service to this meter service shall be discontinued regardless of whether the bill remaining delinquent was incurred by a prior owner or occupant of the premises, and the county shall not again supply water to this building, place or premises until the arrears are fully paid.

(c)

Upon the failure or refusal of the owner or occupant to pay the delinquent sewer bill, the department shall remove the meter serving the premises, and service shall not be restored to the premises until a fee for installation of a new meter has been paid in advance. Such fee shall be a fee in the amount established by action of the board of commissioners, a copy of which is on file in the office of the clerk of the board of commissioners.

(Code 1976, § 6-2003; Ord. No. 97-05, § 1, 3-11-97)