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water utility pursuant to Section 78-21, but have not connected within two years of availability of water service as required by Section 78-21, shall be charged the applicable water availability charge and water connection charge and a monthly user charge in an amount established by the city council or the public utilities commission. Sec. 78-43. Collection of Fees and Charges. All water service fees, and all charges and costs charged to a property pursuant to this ordinance, which remain unpaid 30 days after the due date, may be certified by the City Clerk to the County for collection with real estate taxes. In addition, no property which has been disconnected from the water service will be reconnected unless and until all unpaid fees, charges and costs have been paid in full. Division 5. Restrictions and Enforcement Sec. 78-51. Water Use Restrictions. The public utility commission of the City of Elk River is hereby authorized to invoke water use restrictions in cases of emergency to ensure adequate water supplies to meet the health, safety, and welfare needs of the City of Elk River and its residents. Water use restrictions shall be invoked by resolution of the public utility commission, and shall take effect immediately upon adoption of such resolution. The public utility commission may delegate its general manager or water superintendent authority to impose temporary water use restriction until the commission can meet to consider a resolution. The penalties imposed below in Section 78-52 may be invoked upon publication of the resolution imposing restrictions in the 78-52 legal paper. Sec. 78-52. Penalties. The first violation of the restrictions contained in this article shall subject the offending person, firm, corporation or association to a written warning. A second violation of the restrictions shall be a petty misdemeanor with a penalty of $50.00 and shall increase to the sum of $100.00 for the third violation. A fourth violation shall result in water shut-off with the reconnection fee to be paid by the offending property owner according to the policies of the public utilities commission. No penalty can be imposed unless a person had, or should have had, prior knowledge of the ordinance restrictions. This may be shown by the fact that prior warning was delivered to the person or to an occupant of the premises to be assessed. Sec. 78-52 – Enforcement. This article shall be enforced by appropriate ERMU or City personnel in accordance with city ordinances. (Ord. No. 06-11, 10-2-2006) Secs. 78-53 – 78-70. Reserved Section 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by law.