WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 478

A. A WATER AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGE. THE RATES FOR
WATER AND SEWER SERVICE SHALL CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OR
READY-TO-SERVE CHARGE WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON THE SIZE OF
THE METER ON THE WATER CONNECTION LEADING TO THE PROPERTY,
AND OF A CHARGE FOR WATER USED, WHICH SHALL BE BASED UPON
THE AMOUNT OF WATER PASSING THROUGH THE METER DURING THE
PERIOD BETWEEN THE LAST TWO (2) READINGS. THE METER SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO BE PLACED ON EACH WATER CONNECTION BY AND AT
THE SOLE EXPENSE OF THE COUNTY, AND IT SHALL REMAIN THE
PROPERTY OF THE COUNTY. SUCH RATES SHALL BE UNIFORM
THROUGHOUT EACH SUCH SYSTEM OPERATED BY THE COUNTY BUT
THE COUNTY MAY MAKE SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS AS IT DEEMS
ADVISABLE WITHIN ANY SUCH SYSTEM BASED UPON QUANTITIES OF
WATER USED. IF THE COUNTY AT ANY TIME SHALL NOT HAVE METERS
AVAILABLE TO INSTALL IN ALL THE PROPERTIES IN A GIVEN LOCALITY
THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM, THEN A FLAT RATE SHALL BE
CHARGED ON PROPERTIES IN WHICH METERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN
INSTALLED, WHICH RATE SHALL BE UNIFORM IN EACH SANITARY
SYSTEM AND BASED UPON THE READY-TO-SERVE CHARGE AND THE
AMOUNT OF WATER USED. BILLS FOR WATER AND SEWER CHARGES
SHALL BE SENT QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUALLY AS THE COUNTY MAY
DETERMINE TO EACH PROPERTY SERVED AND SHALL BE PAYABLE AT
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY TREASURER OR SUCH OTHER PLACE AS
THE COUNTY MAY DESIGNATE. IF ANY BILL REMAINS UNPAID AFTER
THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SENDING, THE COUNTY, AFTER
WRITTEN NOTICE LEFT UPON THE PREMISES OR MAILED TO THE LAST
KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE OWNER, SHALL TURN OFF THE WATER FROM
THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION; AND THE WATER SHALL NOT BE TURNED
ON AGAIN UNTIL SAID BILL HAS BEEN PAID, INCLUDING A PENALTY OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.).

B. A CHARGE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND UPKEEP OF
DRAINAGE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES
BENEFITED BY SUCH DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR HAVING A CONNECTION
WITH ANY WATER MAIN OR SEWER UNDER ITS OPERATION OR
OWNERSHIP. THE CHARGE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND UPKEEP OF
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, IF ANY,
SHALL BE MADE UPON SUCH REASONABLE BASIS AS THE COUNTY MAY
DETERMINE AND SHALL BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY IN THE SAME
MANNER AS ARE FRONT FOOT BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ALL
PROPERTY BENEFITED BY SUCH DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR HAVING A
CONNECTION WITHIN A WATER MAIN OR SEWER UNDER THE
OPERATION OR OWNERSHIP OF THE COUNTY AND SHALL BE A LIEN
AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY. SUCH CHARGES SHALL BE BASED UPON SUCH
CLASSIFICATIONS AS THE COUNTY FROM TIME TO TIME MAY ESTABLISH
AND SHALL BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT EACH SANITARY SYSTEM
WITHIN EACH SUCH CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO

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