A. A customer requesting establishment for new water service shall, at no cost to the Town, grant or convey or shall cause to be granted or conveyed to the Town a permanent easement and/or right-of-way across any property owned or controlled by the customer wherever the easement and/or right-of-way is necessary to enable the Town to serve water to the customer.

B. A customer shall not erect any permanent structure around, across or on the easement or right-of-way of any Town water system infrastructure without the prior approval of the Town.

C. In the event removal of a nonpermanent structure, landscaping, or other improvements in a dedicated easement or right-of-way of the Town is necessary to maintain, repair, and/or operate the municipal water system, the customer shall be responsible for removal and replacement of such items, and all costs for such removal and replacement shall be borne by the customer. If the customer fails to remove the improvements, the Town shall have the right to remove the improvements and charge the customer the cost incurred for the removal. [Ordinance #383, 2017; Resolution #1538, 2017; prior code § 19-3-9.]