§ 943.99. Penalty.

Whoever violates the provisions of this Plan, whoever fails to carry out duties and responsibilities imposed by this Plan, or whoever impedes or interferes with any action undertaken or ordered pursuant to this Plan, shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1)

For the first excess use, a warning of possible discontinuation of service shall be issued to the customer by the utility.

(2)

For the second or subsequent excess use, the water supplier may interrupt or shut off service to the customer as fraudulent use.

(3)

For the second or subsequent excess use, the utility may add a surcharge of ten percent to the end user's monthly bill for the month of the infraction, which surcharge shall be held by the utility in a separate bank account pending disposition as directed by the Public Service Commission.

(Code 1991, § 943.99; Res. of 7-11-1988)