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OR BK 9999 PG 2129 Page 10 of 21 56.12.2 Requests for delays or waiver of payment will not be entertained;only questions of proper and correct billing will be considered.In the absence of payment of the bill rendered or resort to the hearing procedure provided herein,service will be discontinued at the time specified,but in no event until the charges have been due and unpaid for at least 30 days. 56.12.3 When it becomes necessary for the City to discontinue utility service to a customer for nonpayment of bills,service will be reinstated only after all bills for service then due have been paid,along with a turn-on charge as detrerminined'by City Council from time to time. 56.13 UNLAWFUL TO TAP OR MAKE CONNECTIONS ' It shall be unlawful for any person to tap or make any connection'with the City reclaimed water mains or pipes without first procuring a written permit from the City. 56.14 TAMPERING It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the City to tamper with,alter,or injure any part of the City reclaimed waterworks or supply system,or any meter.See Section 20 for penalty. 56.15 LIEN A. In addition to the provisions heretofore set forth,in the event the charges for reclaimed water services are not paid within 30 days after rendition of the bill for the service,the charges shall be deemed and are declared to be delinquent;and thereafter the delinquency shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which the service is supplied;and the City Manager is authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing the delinquencies in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in,and for, the County;and the filing of the statements shall be deemed notice of the lien of such charges for the service.This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served,the amount of the unpaid bill,and a notice that the City claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for reclaimed water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill. B. If the consumer of reclaimed water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises,and the City Manager has notice of this,notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises,if his address is known to the City Manager,whenever the bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered. C. The failure of the City Manager to record the lien claim or to mail the notice,or the failure of the owner to receive the notice,shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for the unpaid reclaimed water bill as mentioned in sub-Ordinance 17. 56.16 FORECLOSURE OF LIEN A. Property subject to a lien for unpaid reclaimed water charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same;and the proceeds of the sale'shall be applied to pay the charges,after deducting costs,as in the case of the foreclosure of statutory liens.The foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the City. B. The City Attorney is authorized and directed to institute the proceedings in the name of the City in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the reclaimed water bill has remained unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, and the owner shall be liable for all costs,including a reasonable attorney fee. 56.17 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 56.17.1 WATER PRESSURE NOT GUARANTEED -10-