400.1 The owner or occupant of the premises may contest any water bill, sanitary sewer service bill or groundwater sewer service bill rendered for the premises, or any determination of practicability made by the General Manager pursuant to section 207 of this title, by following the procedures set forth in this chapter.

400.2 The owner or agent of the owner may contest any determination of practicability made by the General Manager pursuant to section 5403 of this title, or any determination of imminent threat made by the General Manager pursuant to section 5405 of this title, by following the procedures set forth in this chapter.

400.3 In all cases where a bill or a determination as to practicability made by the General Manager pursuant to chapter 2 and chapter 54 or a determination as to imminent threat pursuant to chapter 54 is contested, the procedures set forth in this chapter shall apply and take precedence of any inconsistent provisions of this title to the extent of that inconsistency.

400.4 Any owner or occupant shall have the right to inspect WASA records regarding his or her account upon request during the normal business hours of the Department.

400.5 An applicant or holder of a certificate to test backflow preventers may contest any decision by the General Manager to deny, suspend or revoke a certificate pursuant to § 5408 by following the procedures set forth in this chapter.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is §§401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, effective August 11, 1967, filed August 11, 1967, D.C. Code Vol. 1 at 126 (1981 Ed.); §3 of the Second Emergency Water and Sewer Bill Payment Act of 1977, D.C. Act 2-112, 24 DCR 4830 (December 16, 1977), §§ IV(a) and V of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, 30 DCR 6428, effective March 2, 1984; Mayor's Order 91-176, 38 DCR 6821, dated October 24, 1991; the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Operations Amendment Act of 1990 effective June 13, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-136, D.C. Code §43-1527 et seq.).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 8315 (March 24, 1978), incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 6206 (January 27, 1978), 12 DCRR §§400.37 and 400.37 2; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 1300, 1306 (February 12 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 5358 (June 18, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 1743 (February 23, 2001).

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sections 400.2 and 400.3 issued under D.C. Act 2-112, Second Emergency Water and Sewer Bill Payment Act of 1977 expired on the 90th day following the effective date of the law. No permanent law was enacted. Transfer of functions - § 219 of the "Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996," D.C. Law 11-111, effective April 18, 1996, transferred the functions of the Water and Sewer Utility Administration of the Department of Public Works to the independent District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.