Who must pay sewer charges

(a) All customers who are connected, directly or indirectly, to the public sewer system as defined herein shall pay a sewer service charge. If a property within an improvement district served by an existing properly functioning individual wastewater disposal system, other than a cesspool, permitted by the DOH and constructed pursuant to § 43-1.6 (c), is required to connect to the public sewer system, then the owner or person legally responsible is not required to pay sewer service charges for a period of 25 years following connection to the public sewer system; provided that if such property is sold or otherwise transferred, except for a transfer due to the death of the property owner, prior to the end of the 25-year period, then the owner of the property, or person legally responsible following such sale or other transfer, is required to pay a sewer service charge immediately following the sale or other transfer. (b) Where a service contract/agreement exists between any user of the public sewer system and the city that provides for free sewer service, the contract/agreement shall be terminated or renegotiated to provide for payment of sewer services in accordance with the requirements of § 204 (b)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR § 35.2140. )