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7.2 Costs For Major Repairs Or Replacement 7.2(1) The 'costs for major repairs; or replacement of portions or all of the existing Municipal sanitary ..sewer system shall be borne by the end users of the system: The system. is; operated as a public utility and exists to • serve it users. 7.2(2) If a major repair or replacement of the existing system is necessary, all costs of replacement or major repair of any and all parts .of the system shall be assessed against the properties served and buildings connected to the existing system. Whenever possible, a project for major repair or replacement will be initiated by the City Council, the City Engineer will prepare specifications, bids taken, and public hearings will occur before major repair or replacement would start. 7.2(3) In cases of emergency replacement .or repair .of the system, the City Council will initially arrange far. payment for such replacement or repair and then assess.. all `costs of such repairs or replacement to the system users. SECTION'S: METHODS TO DETERMINE IF EXTENSIONS. OF THE MUNICIPAL .SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM ARE NEEDED OR NECESSARY 8.1 Capabilities. To Expand System 8..1(1). The City of Gem Lake Municipal sanitary sewer system can be expanded to serve. additional areas of the City and be expanded to collect the amounts of sewage flow as provided to the Metro Council and the MWWC in the comprehensive plans of the City. The values of current flow and expected flow and the areas of the city served by the sanitary sewer system are updated to the Metro Council regularly. 8.2 Methods To Do Extension Projects 8.2(1) If any of the following events occur, the City of Gem Lake City Council may start a project for an expansion or extension of the Municipal sanitary sewer system: 8.2(1)a. A legal petition, signed by two-thirds (2/3) majority of the residents of a defined area in the City of Gem Lake, is received by the City Council. The "defined area" shall be the smallest practical area in which an extension may be installed, as determined by the City Engineer. 8.2(2) The results of the Bi-Annual inspection of the on -site sewage disposal systems, as outlined in Ordinance No. 46 of the City of Gem Lake, indicates that the Municipal sanitary sewer system must be ex tended into a defined area due to health or pollution problems. 8:2(3) Receipt of a binding decree from the Metro, State or Federal authorities that. an extension must be made. 12