A.    Municipal Sanitary Sewer System Under the Care and Custody of the City Superintendent of Maintenance. The superintendent of maintenance shall have care and custody of the municipal sanitary sewer system and all equipment, pipes and machinery pertaining thereto. He shall be responsible for the care of all such property and for the efficient management of the sanitary sewer system. He shall see that all sewers of the city sewer system are kept in good repair, free from obstructions and breaks, and shall make all inspections necessary to enforce the city codes relating to sewers.

    B.    Maintenance of Service Pipes. All service pipes and fixtures from the sewer mains and lines of the city to the premises served by the connection to the city mains and/or lines shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the property owner(s) of the property served by the connection, and any leaks or other defects in the same shall be promptly repaired by the property owner(s), or if not promptly repaired the water shall be turned off until such repairs have been made, and the expense thereof shall be charged against such owner(s), and must be paid before the water service shall be turned on again. The cost of maintenance and repair of the lines shall be the responsibility of the property owner(s) even where the sewer service connections run under a public street or a public right-of-way, or use a public easement. (Ord. 725 § 1, 1988: prior code § 38-3-3)