(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall be mandatory for all structures susceptible to being or currently being a source from which water is being used, to be connected to the public water system; provided, that any part of the structure is or is to be within two hundred (200) feet of an existing public water main adjacent to the property line in a right-of-way or other applicable easement (on either side of the right-of-way or easement). Such distance shall be measured by a straight line notwithstanding the possible impracticality of such being the necessary distance of line being required.

(b) It shall be mandatory for the owner, operator, or users of a private well supplying water to a structure to arrange and to pay for connection of said structure to the available municipal water system and the abandonment of well(s) no longer being utilized. Connections to the City water distribution system and abandonment of old well(s) shall be as specified by ordinances and regulations of the City of Kenai, and applicable law and regulation of the state of Alaska relating to use of and connection to public water systems and abandonment of old wells.

(c) If a property owner does not connect to a public water main in a location that otherwise requires a property owner to connect as described above, the property owner shall pay the applicable water fee based on the use of the structure as if connected. A property owner cannot maintain a water well when the location of the well interferes with the City’s ability to extend a sewer main in a right-of-way or easement. If a well is located in a location that would interfere with the City’s ability to extend a sewer main, the property owner must connect to the City water main and appropriately abandon the well at the property owner’s cost.