(a) Customers, applicants, land owners, subdividers or developers who have completed construction of water lines and appurtenances shall, before these water lines and appurtenances are accepted by the Town for service, transfer ownership of these water lines and appurtenances, except for service lines and including all necessary easements, to the Town according to the terms established in the Memorandum of Agreement for Public Improvements (MOAPI), the Design Standards and Construction Specifications, or other agreement between the Town and the land owner.

(b) In the event a special district is formed by the applicant for the purpose of financing water lines and appurtenances, the applicant shall agree that such transfer by deed shall take place when the subject line and appurtenances are free of all liens and encumbrances incurred by said special district.

(c) During any period of time prior to the deeding of the water distribution lines and other appurtenances constructed by a special district to the Town by the applicant, it shall be agreed that the Town shall have the control of these lines as though they were deeded to the Town, except that the applicant will be responsible for maintenance of the lines until they are deeded to the Town. This means that the Town will have the exclusive authority to determine what additional uses will be made of this line, including such items as who will be allowed to tap on, the conditions under which the taps will be made, the rates to be charged, the conditions of services, etc. In any case of overloading or other operational characteristics which may limit the ability of the water main extension or distribution facility to supply the demands upon it, the original applicant who constructed the line shall have first priority on the use of the service. (Ord. 1312 §1, 2019)