<br><br>76.640 Enforcement powers. <br>(1) Any metropolitan sewer district which has initiated a wastewater collection project <br>under the provisions of KRS Chapters 76 and 107 may enforce payment of annual <br>improvement benefit assessments levied in respect of such project and may enforce <br>rules and regulations relative to this project by directing the company or <br>governmental unit providing water services to any benefited property to discontinue <br>water services until: (a) the improvement benefits and penalties are duly paid and <br>(b) the regulations and rules shall have been duly complied with and any defaults <br>have been cured. However, a metropolitan sewer district shall indemnify the <br>company or governmental unit providing water services from any liability for <br>damages for terminating water services upon the direction of a district. <br>(2) Water suppliers shall be entitled to collect from owners of benefited properties a <br>reasonable fee for termination and reinstatement of water services. <br>(3) It shall be lawful for metropolitan sewer districts initiating wastewater collection <br>projects to covenant with holders of bonds that the district shall enforce the <br>provisions of this section. <br>(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, metropolitan sewer <br>districts initiating projects pursuant to KRS Chapters 76 and 107 shall have all <br>powers and rights granted to cities and sewer bodies by KRS 96.930 through <br>96.943. <br>History: Created 1976 (1st. Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 5. <br><br>