(a)      (1)      If property abuts on a street or right-of-way in which a water main or sanitary sewer is installed, the WSSC shall provide a service connection from the water main or sanitary sewer to the property line of the abutting lot.

            (2)      The service connection shall be constructed by and at the expense of the WSSC and shall be paid for in accordance with the provisions of this article.

            (3)      When a water main or sewer is declared by the WSSC as complete and ready for the delivery of water or the reception of sewage, after due notice every abutting property owner may hook up spigots or hydrants, toilets, and waste drains with the water main or sewer, as appropriate, within the time set by the WSSC.

            (4)      If the fixtures described in paragraph (3) of this subsection do not exist, or if they are judged by the WSSC as improper or inadequate, the property owner shall install satisfactory equipment.

            (5)      All cesspools, sink drains, and privies and wells that are polluted or a menace to health shall be abandoned and left in such a way that they cannot again be used nor injuriously affect the public health. The WSSC shall determine the disposition of these facilities.

      (b)      (1)      After the construction or acquisition of a water main or sewer, the WSSC may order a property owner or occupant who refuses to connect to a water main or sewer or both to hook up to either the water main or sewer or both if:

                  (i)      A condition exists which appears to be a menace to the health of the occupants of the property or the occupants of nearby or adjoining property;

                  (ii)      The property on which the condition exists abuts the water main or sewer;

                  (iii)      The WSSC gives the owner or occupant 10 days' notice and an opportunity to be heard; and

                  (iv)      The WSSC determines the condition to be a menace to the health of the occupants of the property or the occupants of nearby or adjoining property.

            (2)      If the WSSC determines that a condition exists as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the WSSC shall pass an order which requires that the property hookup be made in not less than 30 or more than 90 days of the issuance of the order.

      (c)      (1)      A person may not refuse to comply with the order or violate any of the other provisions of this section.

            (2)      As provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, the owner or occupant of the property may appeal the decision of the WSSC to pass an order which requires the connection to be made.