MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor

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(B)          SEWER SERVICE RATES. THE SEWER SERVICE RATES
SHALL BE REASONABLE AND SHALL BE CHARGED TO ALL
PROPERTIES BEING SERVED IN A GIVEN SANITARY DISTRICT.

(C)          WATER SERVICE CHARGES; METERS.        THE WATER
SERVICE CHARGE 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
IN EXCESS OF ANY WATER INCLUDED IN THE MINIMUM OR
READY-TO-SERVE CHARGE DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE LAST
TWO READINGS. THE METER SHALL BE PLACED ON WATER
CONNECTIONS AS DETERMINED BY AND AT THE SOLE EXPENSE OF
THE COMMISSION. IF THE COMMISSION AT ANY TIME DETERMINES
NOT TO HAVE METERS INSTALLED IN ALL THE PROPERTIES IN A
GIVEN SANITARY DISTRICT THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM,
THEN A REASONABLE FLAT RATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSION, SHALL BE CHARGED TO ALL PROPERTIES IN WHICH
METERS HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THIS RATE SHALL BE
UNIFORM WITHIN A SANITARY DISTRICT.

(D)          BILLS; COLLECTION. BILLS FOR THE AMOUNT OF
THE CHARGES SHALL BE SENT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR
SEMI-ANNUALLY, AS THE COMMISSION DETERMINES, TO THE OWNER
OF EACH PROPERTY SERVED, AND ARE THEN PAYABLE AT THE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION.        IF ANY BILL REMAINS UNPAID
AFTER 30 DAYS FROM THE DUE DATE OR DATES SPECIFIED IN IT,
THE BILL IS OVERDUE AND THE COMMISSION MAY BEGIN
COLLECTION PROCEEDINGS. AT THE REQUEST OF THE OWNER,
BILLS FOR SERVICES MAY BE SENT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
COMMISSION, TO PERSONS OR ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE
OWNER[[.]] PROVIDED THAT THE OWNER [[SHALL STATE]]
STATES IN HIS REQUEST THAT ANY BILL SO MAILED WILL BE
CONSIDERED AS NOTICE TO HIM AS IF IT WERE MAILED TO THE
OWNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH [[THE NORMAL PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION]] ABOVE.

(E)          TURN-OFF; PENALTY. WHEN A BILL IS OVERDUE AND
AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE IS LEFT UPON THE PREMISES OR MAILED
TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE OWNER, THE COMMISSION
SHALL TURN OFF THE WATER OR SEWER, IF POSSIBLE, FROM THE
PROPERTY IN QUESTION. THE WATER OR SEWER SERVICE MAY NOT
BE RESUMED UNTIL THE BILL OR BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID,
INCLUDING A LATE PAYMENT PENALTY OF $10.

(F)          LATE CHARGES. IF ANY CHARGES REMAIN UNPAID
FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT, A
LATE CHARGE AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED 1.5 PERCENT PER MONTH
MAY BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION UNTIL ALL DELINQUENT
CHARGES ARE PAID, THE LATE CHARGE TO BE IN ADDITION TO
ALL OTHER CHARGES.

(G)          LIENS. IF ANY BILL SHALL REMAIN UNPAID FOR 30
DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE, IT SHALL BE COLLECTIBLE FROM THE
OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SERVED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER
DEBTS ARE COLLECTIBLE IN THE COUNTY. THE SERVICE CHARGES
AND ALL PENALTIES AND LATE CHARGES SHALL BE A FIRST LIEN