When an applicant requests water service to property lying within the city limits but with no main in the adjacent street, a main, as approved by the current edition of the "Standard Specifications for Municipal Public Works Construction" as adopted by the city of Aberdeen, may be installed; provided, that the superintendent of the water department may approve the use of plastic pipe if extenuating conditions warrant. Such installation shall be as follows:

A. 1. The owner or owners of the property to be served shall bear the expense of the main extension. If the main extension is to be installed on city right-of-way, the city of Aberdeen shall have the option of performing the main extension with city crews or under contract let by the city. The superintendent of the water department shall estimate the expense of labor, equipment, materials and overhead and the estimated cost shall be paid to the city treasurer prior to the main installation. If the estimated amount does not cover the cost of the installation, the deficit shall be charged to the property for which the installation was made and shall be paid to the city treasurer within sixty (60) days after the determination of the deficit. If the estimated amount is in excess of the actual cost of the installation, said amount shall be returned to the owner or owners paying for the main extension.

2. The superintendent of the water department is authorized to contract with the owner or owners of the property to be served to provide a means for recovering a portion of the cost of the main extension by means of a late-comer charge to abutting property owners who did not share in the costs of installation but who wish to connect into the service within ten years following installation of the water main. Any work contract shall be recorded in the office of the Grays Harbor County Auditor.

B. 1. Any portion of a proposed main extension which is located on privately owned property may be installed to city specifications by a competent contractor at the expense of the owner. The owner shall reimburse the city for the cost of an inspector from the water department performing main installation inspections as deemed necessary by the superintendent.

2. For any main constructed on private property, the city shall have the option of requiring that an easement for access to the water main extension be obtained prior to such construction. Said easement shall be a minimum of five feet each way from the centerline of the pipe. The grantor shall not construct any buildings or structures within the easement without first having obtained the approval of the superintendent of the water department.

C. The owners of property who desire an extension of the city water main may choose to have the main installed by the formation of a local improvement district ("L.I.D.") as prescribed by law.

1. The city shall own and maintain all water main extensions located upon city property or right-of-way.

2. If the city's water distribution needs are best served by a main sized larger than the main required of the developer, the city shall pay the difference between the cost of the standard pipe and that of the required pipe size. (Prior code § 10.18.092)