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CITY OF ELK RIVER POLICY FOR PAYMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF <br />THE COSTS TO CONNECT AND REPAIR PRIVATE UTILITY LINES <br />Adopted: Apri12, 2012 <br />The City of Elk River has adopted an ordinance which provides for payment and assessment of <br />costs to install and connect or repair private utility lines. As detailed in the ordinance, the <br />following policy has been developed to detail (i) projects eligible for this program; (ii) petitions <br />which may be accepted by the City Administrator; (iii) petitions which may only be accepted by <br />the City Council; (iv) the number of annual installments over which amounts paid and assessed <br />will be levied; and (v) the interest rate applicable to unpaid installments. <br />Policy <br />1. Eligible Projects <br />Eligible projects include but are not limited to the following: <br />A) The connection of an existing building to an existing City owned sanitary and water <br />system. Properties qualifying as eligible under this option that have access to both <br />sewer and water service are required to connect to both utilities at the time of petition. <br />B) The repair of a leaking sewer or water service that has created a public health, or <br />safety hazard on the property or to improvements within the public right-of--way, or <br />on a neighboring property. <br />C) The separation of a shared sewer or water service line. <br />D) The proper abandoning or disconnection of a sewer or water service line that has been <br />disconnected from a building. <br />E) The reconnection of a private sewer or water service line if modifications to the <br />public mains has caused the property owner to no longer have service in the existing <br />location. <br />Other eligible projects will be considered by the City on an individual basis. <br />All work shall be contracted between the Property owner and their Contractor. The City <br />will reimburse. eligible costs in accordance with the terms listed below, but shall not <br />warrant or be involved in any claims that arise from the work. <br />2. Eligible Project Costs <br />Eligible expenses include costs that are directly related to the connection or repair of said <br />service line.. This includes the following: <br />^ Installation of required pipes and connection to the service stubs <br />^ Restoration of disturbed areas <br />^ Interior plumbing to facilitate proper connection to the external sewer or <br />water service line(s) <br />^ Abandoning and sealing of existing wells and septic systems <br />