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SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MAJOR MAINTENANCE: AND/.OR RE- <br />PLACEMENT .OF THE EXISTING .MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM <br />7. 1 Maintenance and Inspection responsibilities <br />The City of Gem f...ake City Council shall be resporssible for the cost <br />arsd scheduling of Minor maintenance, fltisharagrrd inspection of all of <br />the Municipal sanitary sewer system tci include: <br />1) �i�ardrrtaal. flushing. caf• suer mains,. <br />2) Mainta.ining necessary records tc deterrnirsei.c+caticars, age ar►d ccind'a- <br />t..ors of all of the existing sewer mains. <br />3) Video or Other means caf a rsspect i orr of the Mu.'r . i p2 1. Sanitary sewer <br />system, at least Once every 15y.ears, car as determined by system <br />prcbl.erns Or reports frcorn flushing operations. <br />The costsof the maintenance 2r:d inspection operations eh a 1 1 be paid <br />from the reVenueS collected from the billings for the Municipal sarsi- <br />t ary sewer sy=.tern operations. A5 this. sy+stern is caper^at ed as a pub.l i c <br />Utility., all costs must be paid from funds collected fron user feesand <br />rscct from rather City funds. Rates for systemusers shall be set with the <br />costs of these maintenance nteraarsce and inspection operations in mind, <br />7.2 Costs for major repairs or replacement <br />The cOst s for major repairs or replacement cif portions or all of the <br />existing Mursicip.a1 Sanitary sewer system shall be bccrr:e by the end <br />users Of the system. This is because the syst..ersr is operated ap a public <br />Utility and exists to serve it users, <br />If a major reppi r crr replacement of the existing system is necessary, <br />81:1 casts Of replacernerst car major repair of any and al1 pants of the <br />system shall be assessedagainst the properties. served and bu:i 1di ergs <br />ccarar sect ed to the etc idt irrg system. .Whenever pc•s.si bl e, a project fair <br />Major :repair or replacement will be initiated by the City Council, the <br />City Engineer •will prepare specifications, bids .taken.,: Ctrrd public <br />hearings will carder before major repair or replacement would start. <br />Irs cases of emergency replacement or repair of the system,. the City <br />Cc+unci.l will initially arrange for payment for such repl acernerst or <br />repair and then assess all costs Of Stich repairs Or replacement to the <br />system users.: <br />12 <br />