§ 102-196. Purpose and declaration of division policy.

The service unit owns, operates and maintains water treatment and distribution and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems which serve residents within the service area of the service unit. New development may require the extension of mains to provide service, as well as modification or expansion of facilities or plant to accommodate new development. In some instances the service unit, in anticipation of expansion of its systems due to growth and development, may have already provided mains for service thereof. The costs of providing extensions, modifications and expansions of facilities is to be borne by property owners, builders or developers within the service unit's service area to defray or partially defray the costs of these extensions, modifications and expansions. The allocable share of each is to be charged as described in this section. It is the declared policy of the service unit by this division to establish a uniform method of determining charges for availability of services in each service area established by the board so that all such contributions shall be nondiscriminatory among the various consumers served by the service unit's systems, and shall be applied as nearly as possible with uniformity to all consumers and prospective consumers within the service unit's service areas. The service unit specifically reserves its rights to fix and determine rates, charges and contributions required for the provisions, consumption, operation, maintenance, extension and expansion of its utility services as provided in this division and as authorized by law. Each consumer is hereby notified that the service unit, in the exercise of its governmental responsibility to provide for the health, safety and welfare of all consumers of its utility services, has the authority and responsibility to amend its schedules of rates, charges and contributions from time to time to ensure the perpetuation of service.

(Ord. No. 95-08, § 60, 9-26-95)