56-264.1 - Collection of rates, fees and charges. - Virginia Statutes

§ 56-264.1. Collection of rates, fees and charges.

In the event that the rates, fees or charges charged by any private sewagedisposal system company for the services and facilities of any sewagedisposal system or sewer improvements by or in connection with any realestate or other property served shall not be paid as and when due, the owner,tenant or occupant, as the case may be, of such property shall, until suchrates, fees and charges shall be paid, cease to dispose of sewage orindustrial wastes originating from or on such property by discharge thereofdirectly or indirectly into the sewerage system, and if such owner, tenant oroccupant shall not cease such disposal within two months thereafter, it shallbe the duty of each county, city, town or other public corporation, board orbody, supplying water to or selling water for use on, such property, withinfive days after receipt of notice of such facts from the private sewagedisposal system company to cease supplying water to, and selling water foruse on, such property. If such county, city, town or other publiccorporation, board or body, shall not within such time cease supplying waterto, and selling water for use on, such property the private sewage disposalsystem company may disconnect such property from such sewage disposal systemor sewer improvements, and for such purposes may enter on any lands, watersand premises of such county, city, town or other public corporation, board orbody. The county, city, town or other public corporation, board or bodysupplying water to or selling water for use on such property may establish areasonable fee for discontinuing such service and shall establishadministrative regulations to insure proper notice to the customer, toprovide for reestablishment of service and to protect it against liabilityfor action taken pursuant hereto.

(1976, c. 405.)