(a) Water and sewer service charges are due on the twentieth day from the date the charges are billed, and become delinquent if the charges remain unpaid on the twenty-first day after billing. Billing shall be deemed to have occurred on the date appearing on the bill. Charges shall be deemed to have been paid on the date of actual receipt of payment by the Town.

(b) A penalty of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the delinquent charges shall be imposed on the twenty-first day after billing, and at the commencement of each billing period thereafter until the delinquent charges and any outstanding penalty are paid in full.

(c) The Town shall have an action for the delinquent charges plus penalties, fees and interest against the owner of the water-using or sewer-using unit and the occupant of the water-using or sewer-using unit who has been the actual user of the services. The Town Manager may elect to bring an action against either or both of those parties.

(d) Accounts which are sixty (60) days delinquent shall receive a notice of discontinuance, and water shall be shut off on the date specified in the notice unless the account balance is paid in full on or before the date and time specified. At least fifteen (15) days shall lapse between issuance of the notice of discontinuance and discontinuation of water service. Water service which has been discontinued for delinquency shall not be reinstated until the account balance has been paid in full plus applicable deposit and service charges.

(e) All unpaid water and/or sewer service charges and other charges and fees under this Chapter shall be a lien on the property of the owner of the water-using and/or sewer-using unit or property. If the ownership of a water-using or sewer-using unit or property should change hands, the new owner of that unit or property shall be deemed to have had notice of all unpaid water and sewer charges and fees. The lien shall survive any transfer of ownership. It shall be collectable against the property of the new owner. If the amounts due are not paid within twenty (20) days from the due date, the Town Manager may proceed to collect them pursuant to Section 4-1-90 of this Code or in any manner provided by law.

(f) Delinquent water and/or sewer charges may be collected against any owner or user by suit, such action to be in the name of the Town, in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and to be prosecuted as an action at law or by a suit in equity. (Prior code 13.08.110; Ord. 1581 §3, 2023)