2022.03.01 Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Department of Environmental Management

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days from the date of the bill, it shall be considered delinquent, and the water service shall be subject to discontinuation. (c) Interest at the rate of one percent per month shall be imposed upon the outstanding balance for all accounts that are past due. (d) Charges for sewer service shall be billed to the sewer account holder. The sewer account holder shall be the owner(s) of the property unless the property owner(s) request that the department bill a tenant or other designated individual. Such request shall be in writing and signed by all parties involved, including all property owners and the tenant or the designated individual. The property owner(s) and the tenant or designated individual shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire sewer service charge without further notice of any delinquency to the property owner(s). (e) Where a property owner(s) has requested that the department bill a tenant or a designated individual pursuant to paragraph (d), the director shall notify the property owner(s) if the tenant or designated individual's payment is past due; and the interest on the outstanding balance shall not commence until thirty (30) days after the department has sent such notice to the property owner(s) of the delinquency. 22-3. Discontinuation of Water Service for Nonpayment of Sewer Service Charges. (a) Water service maybe discontinued for nonpayment of a sewer bill after written notice is provided to the customer. Prior to the proposed discontinuation of water service, the director shall give at least fifteen (15) calendar days' notice to the sewer account holder. If the sewer account holder is a designated person other than the owner or landlord, the department shall also provide written notice to the owner or landlord that the water service may be discontinued for nonpayment of a sewer bill. When the water account holder is different from the sewer account holder, a notice of discontinuation of water service shall also be given to the water account holder. The director shall also notify the DWS of the proposed discontinuation of water service. (b) The notice shall include: (1) The total amount owed to the county on the delinquent account; (2) The date by which the total amount owed to the county must be received in order to avoid water shut off. The due date shall not exceed fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the notice; (3) That discontinuation of water service may occur after fifteen (15) calendar days if either payment is not received by the department for the total M