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CITY OF ELK RIVER POLICY FOR PAYMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF <br />THE COSTS TO REPAIR PRIVATE UTILITY LINES <br />Adopted: April 2, 2012 <br />The City of Elk River has adopted an ordinance which provides for payment and assessment of <br />the costs to repair private utility lines. As detailed in the ordinance, the following policy has been <br />developed to detail (i) projects eligible for this program; (ii) petitions which may be accepted by <br />the City Administrator; (iii) petitions which may only be accepted by the City Council; (iv) the <br />number of annual installments over which amounts paid and assessed will be levied; and (v) the <br />interest rate applicable to unpaid installments. <br />Policy <br />1.Eligible Projects <br />Eligible sewer or water service repairs projects include those specific cases that pose a <br />direct risk to public health and safety. These include but are not limited to the following <br />examples: <br />A)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 />B)The separation of a shared sewer or water service line. <br />C)The proper abandoning or disconnection of a sewer or water service line that has been <br />disconnected from a building. <br />D)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 repair of said service line <br />and restoration of disturbed areas that have resulted from the construction. Expenses <br />related to plumbing on the interior of a building will only be covered if the plumbing <br />work is required to facilitate proper repair with the external sewer or water service line <br />work. <br />369 <br />