KRS 76.640: Enforcement powers.

(1) Any metropolitan sewer district which has initiated a wastewater collection project

under the provisions of KRS Chapters 76 and 107 may enforce payment of annual

improvement benefit assessments levied in respect of such project and may enforce

rules and re gulations relative to this project by directing the company or

governmental unit providing water services to any benefited property to discontinue

water services until: (a) the improvement benefits and penalties are duly paid and

(b) the regulations and rules shall have been duly complied with and any defaults

have been cured. However, a metropolitan sewer district shall indemnify the

company or governmental unit providing water services from any liability for

damages for terminating water services upon the direction of a district.

(2) Water suppliers shall be entitled to collect from owners of benefited properties a

reasonable fee for termination and reinstatement of water services.

(3) It shall be lawful for metropolitan sewer districts initiating was tewater collection

projects to covenant with holders of bonds that the district shall enforce the

provisions of this section.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, metropolitan sewer

districts initiating projects pursuant to KRS Ch apters 76 and 107 shall have all

powers and rights granted to cities and sewer bodies by KRS 96.930 through

96.943.