Applying for and paying for a sewer extension

(a) Application. (1) The property owner or subdivider of an unsewered area may apply for an extension. The application must be in writing. If the application is approved by the department, the department shall make an estimate of the cost and submit it to the applicant. (2) The cost shall include land acquisition, engineering, and inspection. (b) Payment and refund. (1) The owner or subdivider shall pay 50 percent of the cost of any portion of such extension that passes through property not owned or controlled by such person and 100 percent of the cost of any portion that passes through property owned or controlled by such person. (2) Before any contract is let, the applicant shall deposit with the department a sum equal to the applicant’s share of the estimated cost. In the event the sewer extension costs less than the estimate, a refund will be made to the applicant. If it costs more than the estimate, the applicant shall pay the applicant’s share of the difference to the department. (c) Specifications. (1) The extension of an existing public sewer, any part of which runs through property not owned or controlled, wholly or in part, by the owner or subdivider shall be constructed by the department, upon approval by the director, in accordance with HRS Chapter 103, as amended. Such extension shall extend to the proximate boundary of the land specified in the application or of land owned by the owner or subdivider and contiguous to the land specified, whichever is closer. (2) The department shall construct the extension including any laterals to serve the applicant’s area. The department shall determine the type, size, and location of the extension. The applicant, property owner, or subdivider shall not have any title to the extension. ; Sec. 14-1.4, R.O. 1990)