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Such water utility shall furnish to the authority copies of its regular periodic meter reading and water consumption records and other pertinent data as may be required for the authority to act as its own billing and collecting agent. The authority shall pay to the water utility the reasonable additional cost of clerical services and other expenses incurred by the water utility in rendering such services to the authority. Upon the inability of the authority and the water utility to agree upon the terms and conditions under which the water utility will act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority, either or both may petition the State Corporation Commission for a determination of the terms and conditions under which the water company shall act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority. If the water utility acts as the billing and collecting agent of an authority it shall set forth separately on its bills the rates, fees or charges imposed by the authority. However, both the water and sewage disposal charges shall be payable to and collected by the water utility, and payment of either shall be refused unless both are paid. The authority shall pay to the water utility the cost of shutting off any water service on account of nonpayment of the sewage disposal charge. In the event of such discontinuance of water service the water service shall not be reestablished until the sewage disposal charge has been paid.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218044,"text":"Any public utility supplying water to the owners, lessees or tenants of real estate which is or will be served by any sewer or sewage disposal system of an authority may act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority for any rates, fees, rents or charges imposed by the authority for the service rendered by such sewer or sewage disposal system. Such water utility shall furnish to the authority copies of its regular periodic meter reading and water consumption records and other pertinent data as may be required for the authority to act as its own billing and collecting agent. The authority shall pay to the water utility the reasonable additional cost of clerical services and other expenses incurred by the water utility in rendering such services to the authority. Upon the inability of the authority and the water utility to agree upon the terms and conditions under which the water utility will act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority, either or both may petition the State Corporation Commission for a determination of the terms and conditions under which the water company shall act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority. If the water utility acts as the billing and collecting agent of an authority it shall set forth separately on its bills the rates, fees or charges imposed by the authority. However, both the water and sewage disposal charges shall be payable to and collected by the water utility, and payment of either shall be refused unless both are paid. The authority shall pay to the water utility the cost of shutting off any water service on account of nonpayment of the sewage disposal charge. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 554; in 1958, chapters 400 and 402; in 1960, chapter 430; in 1962, chapters 130 and 623; in 1968, chapters 355 and 556; in 1970, chapters 444 and 617; in 1972, chapter 161; in 1979, chapter 280; in 1980, chapter 159; in 1981, chapter 610; in 1983, chapter 422; in 1984, chapter 554; in 1994, chapter 477<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59513,"identifier":"15.2-5151","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/5\/15.2-5151","url":"\/15.2-5151\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5151\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/5\/15.2-5151","dublin_core":{"Title":"Water utilities may act as billing agents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5151","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any public utility supplying water to the owners<\/span>, lessees or tenants of real estate which is or will be served by any sewer or sewage disposal system<\/span> of an authority<\/span> may act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority<\/span> for any rates, fees, rents or charges imposed by the authority<\/span> for the service rendered by such sewer or sewage disposal system<\/span>. Such water utility shall furnish to the authority<\/span> copies of its regular periodic meter reading and water consumption records and other pertinent data as may be required for the authority<\/span> to act as its own billing and collecting agent. The authority<\/span> shall pay to the water utility the reasonable additional cost of clerical services and other expenses incurred by the water utility in rendering such services to the authority<\/span>. Upon the inability of the authority<\/span> and the water utility to agree upon the terms and conditions under which the water utility will act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority<\/span>, either or both may petition<\/span> the State Corporation Commission for a determination of the terms and conditions under which the water company shall act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority<\/span>. If the water utility acts as the billing and collecting agent of an authority<\/span> it shall set forth separately on its bills the rates, fees or charges imposed by the authority<\/span>. However, both the water and sewage disposal charges shall be payable to and collected by the water utility, and payment of either shall be refused unless both are paid. The authority<\/span> shall pay to the water utility the cost of shutting off any water service on account of nonpayment of the sewage disposal charge. In the event of such discontinuance of water service the water service shall not be reestablished until the sewage disposal charge has been paid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWATER UTILITIES MAY ACT AS BILLING AGENTS (\u00a7 15.2-5151)\n\nAny public utility supplying water to the owners, lessees or tenants of real\nestate which is or will be served by any sewer or sewage disposal system of an\nauthority may act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority for any\nrates, fees, rents or charges imposed by the authority for the service rendered\nby such sewer or sewage disposal system. Such water utility shall furnish to the\nauthority copies of its regular periodic meter reading and water consumption\nrecords and other pertinent data as may be required for the authority to act as\nits own billing and collecting agent. The authority shall pay to the water\nutility the reasonable additional cost of clerical services and other expenses\nincurred by the water utility in rendering such services to the authority. Upon\nthe inability of the authority and the water utility to agree upon the terms and\nconditions under which the water utility will act as the billing and collecting\nagent of the authority, either or both may petition the State Corporation\nCommission for a determination of the terms and conditions under which the water\ncompany shall act as the billing and collecting agent of the authority. If the\nwater utility acts as the billing and collecting agent of an authority it shall\nset forth separately on its bills the rates, fees or charges imposed by the\nauthority. However, both the water and sewage disposal charges shall be payable\nto and collected by the water utility, and payment of either shall be refused\nunless both are paid. The authority shall pay to the water utility the cost of\nshutting off any water service on account of nonpayment of the sewage disposal\ncharge. In the event of such discontinuance of water service the water service\nshall not be reestablished until the sewage disposal charge has been paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-764.12; 1950, p. 1318; 1954, c. 554; 1958, cc. 400,\n402; 1960, c. 430; 1962, cc. 130, 623, \u00a7 15.1-1250; 1968, cc. 355, 556; 1970,\ncc. 444, 617; 1972, c. 161; 1979, c. 280; 1980, c. 159; 1981, c. 610; 1983, c.\n422; 1984, c. 554; 1994, c. 477; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}