Title XV — LANDS, LEVEES, DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY

250.010. Authority to construct and maintain sewerage system — sewerage system defined. — 1. In addition to all powers granted by law and now possessed by cities, towns and villages in this state for the protection of the public health, any city, town or village, whether organize…

250.020. Combined waterworks and sewerage system — authority for. — Any such city, town or village is hereby authorized to acquire, construct, improve or extend, maintain and operate a combined waterworks and sewerage system. Any such combined waterworks and sewerage system may c…

250.025. City board of public works may manage combined system, when. — If any city, town or village which has heretofore established or which may hereafter establish a board of public works under the provisions of sections 91.450 to 91.540 shall combine its waterworks and sewera…

250.030. Ordinance combining waterworks and sewerage system to be adopted. — Any such city, town or village desiring to operate and maintain a combined waterworks and sewerage system shall adopt an ordinance declaring that its waterworks whether then existing or to be acquired or…

250.040. Cost of system, how financed by cities. — The cost to any such city, town or village of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending a sewerage system or a combined waterworks and sewerage system may be met: (1) Through the expenditure by any such city, town or villag…

250.050. Cost of system, how financed by sewer district. — The cost to any such sewer district of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending a sewerage system may be met: (1) Through the expenditure by any such sewer district of any funds available for that purpose; (2) Thro…

250.060. Bonds may be issued — vote required — election — form of ballot — annual tax to be levied. — 1. Bonds of any such sewer district, payable from taxes, may be issued for the purpose of improving and extending the sewerage system of the district upon the approval of a propo…

250.070. Revenue bonds — election — vote required — form of ballot. — 1. No such city, town or village or sewer district shall issue or deliver any bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending any such sewerage system or combined waterworks and sewerag…

250.080. Revenue bonds — ordinance or resolution authorizing — contents — interest — maturity — signing — sale price. — 1. Revenue bonds authorized at an election held as hereinabove provided shall be issued by authority of an ordinance adopted by the governing body of any such c…

250.090. Revenue bonds — how payable. — Revenue bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues derived and to be derived from the operation of the sewerage system or combined waterworks and sewerage system acquired, constructed, improved or…

250.100. Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (cities). — Any such city, town or village shall have the power, subject to a favorable vote at an election called and held as herein provided, to issue revenue bonds for the improvement or extensio…

250.110. Revenue bonds to improve or extend for particular locality — how payable (districts). — Any such sewer district shall have the power, subject to a favorable vote at an election called and held as herein provided, to issue revenue bonds for the improvement or extension or…

250.120. Revenue bonds — rates charged to be sufficient to pay principal and interest. — 1. It shall be the mandatory duty of any city, town or village or sewer district which shall issue revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter to fix and maintain rates and make and collect charge…

250.130. Revenue bonds — amount of net revenue pledged to payment of principal and interest. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village or sewer district shall authorize and issue revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter an amount sufficient for the purpose of the net revenues of…

250.140. Services deemed furnished both to occupant and owner of premises — payment delinquency, notice of termination sent to both occupant and owner of premises — applicability — unapplied-for utility services, defined. — 1. Sewerage services, water services, or water and sewer…

250.150. Revenues to be kept separate — order of payments — records — transfers. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village or sewer district shall establish and collect rates and charges for the services of any sewerage system or any combined waterworks and sewerage system it …

250.160. Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds — classification of accounts. — 1. It shall be lawful for any ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds under the authority of this chapter to provide that periodic allocations of the revenues to be derived from the operation…

250.170. Action by bondholder against city or district for neglect of duty. — 1. The holder of any bond authorized pursuant to this chapter or of any coupon representing interest accrued thereon may, by a civil action either at law or in equity, by mandamus, injunction or otherwi…

250.190. Services outside corporate limits — rates. — Any such city, town or village or sewer district operating a sewerage system or a combined waterworks and sewerage system under this chapter shall have power to supply water services or sewerage services or both such services …

250.200. Rates and charges when city and district systems overlap. — 1. Whenever any such city, town or village, which shall embrace within its corporate limits any territory situated in a sewer district directly served by the sewerage system of such city, town or village, shall …

250.210. Sewer districts may contribute funds to city, when. — Any such sewer district may contribute funds, including the proceeds of its bonds, payable from taxes to any such city, town or village for the purpose of paying the cost of the acquisition, construction, extension or…

250.220. Two or more municipalities may cooperate to furnish services. — Any two or more municipalities through their respective governing bodies are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and perform such contracts and agreements as they may deem proper for or concerning …

250.230. City may contract with industrial establishment to abate stream pollution. — When determined by its governing body to be in the public interest and necessary for the protection of the public health, any municipality is authorized to enter into and perform contracts, whet…

250.231. Powers to operate waterworks or sewerage system — rules and regulations, authority. — Any city, town or village operating a waterworks or sewer system shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to provide for the operation, maintenance, administration and regu…

250.232. Cities having power of condemnation for sewers and waterworks also to have right to enter private lands for surveying. — Any city, town or village operating a sewerage system or waterworks that has the power to condemn land or other property within the city, town or vill…

250.233. Charges for sewer services — notice and public hearing required. — Any city, town, village, or sewer district operating a sewerage system or waterworks may establish, make and collect charges for sewerage services, including tap-on fees. The charges may be set as a flat …

250.234. Delinquent payment for sewer service, interest due, when — lien against land authorized. — Any user charges, connection fees, or other charges levied by any city, town or village shall be due at such time or times as specified by the governing board of the city, town or …

250.236. Termination of water services for nonpayment of sewer charges, allowed when. — 1. Any city, town or village may contract with a private or public water company to terminate water services, at the direction of the city, because a customer fails to pay his sewer bill. When…

250.240. Purpose of law. — It is the purpose of this chapter to enable cities, towns and villages and sewer districts to protect the public health and welfare by preventing or abating the pollution of water and creating means for supplying wholesome water, and to these ends every…

250.250. Construction of law. — This chapter shall be construed as a cumulative and additional grant of power to cities, towns and villages and shall not be construed to repeal or modify any other act or statute nor shall it be construed to repeal or modify any power granted by t…