Sewer lateral disclosure required.

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  • (1) As used in this section:
    • (a) "Public owner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-8-1.
    • (b) "Public provider" means a public owner or a public retail water provider.
    • (c) "Public retail water provider" means a public entity that provides culinary water to end users.
    • (d) "Retail water line" means a pipe that connects a property to a public retail water provider's water main line.
    • (e) "Sanitary sewer service" means service provided by a public owner's sanitary sewer facilities.
    • (f) "Sewer lateral" means a pipe that connects a property to a public owner's sanitary sewer main line.
  • (2)
    • (a) Twice per calendar year, a public provider shall, in accordance with Subsection (2)(b), distribute a disclosure that:
      • (i)
        • (A) for a public owner, includes the definition of a sewer lateral; or
        • (B) for a public retail water provider, includes the definition of a retail water line; and
      • (ii) states whether the record owner of the property or the public provider is responsible for repair and replacement of the sewer lateral or retail water line that serves the property.
    • (b) A public provider may distribute the disclosure described in Subsection (2)(a) by:
      • (i) twice per calendar year conspicuously placing the disclosure:
        • (A) on each bill for sanitary sewer service or culinary water service in a particular billing cycle; or
        • (B) in a newsletter that is circulated within the boundaries of the area served by the public provider;
      • (ii) conspicuously placing the disclosure on the public provider's website;
      • (iii) including the disclosure in a broad based social media campaign; or
      • (iv) any other means reasonably calculated to make the disclosure available to individuals served by the public provider.
    • (c) A public provider's failure to comply with a provision of this Subsection (2) does not result in any liability for the public provider based on the public provider's failure to comply.




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