1. 1. Any city with a population of at least seventy-one thousand located in a county of the first classification without a charter form of government which has a population of at least eighty-two thousand but less than eighty-five thousand and any city with a population of at least seventeen thousand located in a county of the first classification without a charter form of government which has a population of at least one hundred seventy thousand but less than one hundred eighty thousand, may contract with a private or public water company to terminate water services, at the direction of the city, because a customer fails to pay his sewer bill. When charges for sewer services are in arrears for more than three months and after the city sends notice to the customer by certified mail, the city may disconnect the customer's sewer line or request in writing that the private or public water company discontinue water service until such time as the sewer charges and all related costs are paid.
2. 2. A private or public water company acting pursuant to a written request from the city as provided in subsection 1 of this section is not liable for damages related to termination of water services. All costs related to disconnection and reconnections shall be reimbursed to the private water company by the city.

(L. 1992 S.B. 470 & 497 § 1)