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(c) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in divisions (D)(6)(a) and (D)(6)(b) above, city employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company. (E) Civil action. If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the city's wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this section, federal or state pretreatment requirements or any order of the city, the city may commence an action for appropriate civil relief. ~ 51.11 RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO STORMWATER DRAINAGE UTILITY. (A) Statutory authority. M.S. ~ 444.075 ("the Act") authorizes cities to impose just and reasonable charges for the use and availability of storm sewer facilities ("charges"). By this chapter, the city elects to exercise such authority. (B) Findings and purpose. In providing for such charges, the following findings and determinations are made. (I) In the exercise of its governmental authority and in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare, the city has constructed, operated and maintained a storm sewer system (the "system"). This chapter is adopted in the further exercise of that authority. (2) The system, as constructed, heretofore has been financed and paid for through the imposition of special assessments and ad valorem taxes. The financing methods were appropriate to the circumstances at the time they were used. It is now necessary and desirable to provide an alternative method of recovering some or all of the future costs of operating, maintaining and improving the system through the imposition of charges as provided in this section. (3) In imposing charges, it is necessary to establish a methodology that undertakes to make them just and equitable. Taking into account the status of completion of the system, past methods of recovering system costs, and other relevant factors, it is determined that it would be just and equitable to assign responsibility for some or all ofthe future costs of operating, maintaining and improving the system on the basis of the expected storm water runoff from the various parcels of land within the city. (4) Assigning costs and making charges based upon expected typical storm sewer runoff cannot be done with mathematical precision but can only be accomplished within reasonable and practical limits based upon use. (C) System established. A city storm sewer system utility is hereby established. The system consists of all storm sewer conduits, manholes and catch basins, ditches and ponds within the public right-of-way and storm sewer conduits, manholes and catch basins in public purpose easements as pursuant to the Stormwater Drainage Master Plan 1ll!4 ~!orl!l~_a!e! Xoll!l!i()Jl ]>~eyellti(m_ J>laIl }l~d _a~y _1- - {Deleted: (May 1990) additional storm sewer facilities that may be acquired or otherwise included as determined by the City - - - i Deleted: (May 2003) Council. (Ord. 56, passed 1-22-1992)(Amended ##/##/200#)