2188                               Municipal Charters

WATER AND SEWERS

Sec. 82-66. (Powers). The Town shall have the power to acquire,
establish, design, construct, reconstruct, expand, extend, alter, improve,
operate, maintain and repair a water supply and distribution system, a
sanitary sewer system, a storm water drainage system and a sanitary
disposal plant, system or stabilization lagoon, within or without the corpo-
rate limits of the Town, and to take any and all action necessary or appro-
priate thereto, including the making of surveys, plans, specifications and
estimates.

Sec. 82-67. (Placing Structures in Public Ways). Any public service
corporation, company, or individual, before beginning construction of or
placing of or changing the location of any main, conduit, pipe, or other
structure in the public ways of the Town, shall submit plans to the Town
and obtain written approval upon such conditions and subject to such
limitations as may be imposed by the Town. Any public service corporation,
company, or individual violating the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. If any unauthorized main, conduit, pipe, or other
structure interferes with the operation of the water, sewerage, or storm
water systems, the Town may order it removed.

Sec. 82-68. (Obstructions). All individuals, firms, or corporations
having mains, pipes, conduits, or other structures, in, on, under, or over
any public way in the Town or in the County which impede the establish-
ment, construction, or operation of any Town sewer or water main shall,
upon reasonable notice, remove or adjust the obstructions at their own
expense to the satisfaction of the Town. If necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section, the Town may use its condemnation powers
provided in Section 82-82. Any violation of an ordinance passed under
the provisions of this section shall be made a misdemeanor.

Sec. 82-69. (Entering on County Public Ways). The Town may
enter upon or do construction in, on, under, or over any County public way
for the purpose of installing or repairing any equipment or doing any
other things necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the water sys-
tem, water plant sanitary sewerage system, sewage treatment plant, or
storm water sewers provided for in this Charter. Unless required by the
County the Town need not obtain any permit or pay any charge for these
operations, but it must notify the County of its intent to enter on the
public way and must leave the public way in a condition not inferior to
that existing before.

Sec. 82-70. (Connections). The Town may provide a connection with
water and sanitary sewer mains for all property abutting on any public
way in which a sanitary sewer or water main is laid. When any water
main or sanitary sewer is declared ready for operation by the Town, all
abutting property owners after reasonable notice shall be required to con-
nect all fixtures with the water or sewer main. The Town may require
that, if it considers existing fixtures unsatisfactory, satisfactory ones be
installed and may require that all cesspools, sinkdrains, and privies to
be abandoned, filled, removed or left in such a way as not to injure public
health. All wells found to be polluted or a menace to health may be ordered
to be abandoned and closed. Any violation of an ordinance passed under
the provisions of this section shall be made a misdemeanor.

Sec. 82-71. (Charge for Connections). The Town may make a
charge, the amount to be determined by the Board, for each connection
made to the Town's water or sewer mains. This charge shall be uniform