A. Installation of and connection to water system required. The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located a City water main are by this article required at their expense to connect to the City water system in accordance with the provisions of this article within 90 days after the date of official notice by the City Council to do so, provided that the City water main is within 300 feet of the owner's property line, except where the Council determines that the connection is not feasible due to topography or subsurface conditions or that an existing well servicing said property provides water meeting all applicable federal, state, and local standards for human consumption.

B. Failure to connect. If an owner fails to connect to a public water main in compliance with a notice given under Subsection A, the City shall undertake to have the connection made and shall assess the cost of the connection against the benefited property. The assessment, when levied, shall bear interest at the rate determined by the Council and shall be certified to the County Auditor of the County of Wabasha, Minnesota, and shall be collected and remitted to the City in the same manner as assessments for local improvements. The rights of the City shall be in addition to any penalties or remedial or enforcement provisions of this article.