The county must give the property owner written notice before requiring a sewer connection and must send specific follow-up notice if the county makes the connection.
(a) When the county health department determines that the connection of property to an available public sewerage system, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be required, the property owner shall be given written notice at least 90 days prior to the date upon which the connections shall be made by the county. The notice, which shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person or entity last assessed for taxation of the property in the county, shall describe the property as shown on the rolls of the tax assessor or revenue commissioner of the county, and shall advise that the county is requiring the connection of the described property to the sewerage system, that if the property owner does not obtain sewerage service within 90 days from the date of the notice, the connection shall be made by the county; and that if the connection is made by the county, all costs of the connection shall operate as a lien on the property. The notice shall cite this subpart as authority for the actions to be taken, shall provide the name and telephone number of a person employed by the county who may be contacted regarding the notice and shall be signed by an officer or employee of the county as designated by the county commission. (b) If, after the expiration of time provided in the notice, the property owner has not connected with an available sewerage system and the county proceeds to connect the property to a sewerage system pursuant to Section 45-10-170.42, the property owner shall be given written notice of the actions taken by the county. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person or entity last assessed for taxation of the property in the county; shall provide the name, address, and telephone number of the sewerage system to which the service has been connected; shall include a copy of the statement filed with the judge of probate; and shall advise the property owner of the costs of the sanitary sewer connection.