All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish or build drains and may require private or public premises to be connected with the sewer system for proper drainage or sanitation and shall have the power to regulate the manner of connection therewith. They shall also have the power to adopt and enforce all such laws, ordinances, and resolutions necessary to compel the owners of real property to ditch and drain the same at such owner's expense and to punish any neglect of such owner or person in charge of said lots or property, and on failure of the owner after 10 days' notice to do so, the city or town may ditch and drain such premises at the expense of such owner, the same to be a lien on such property to be collected as other debts are collected or liens enforced. The notice required by this section shall be by personal service or by posting a notice on the premises.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.
Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-50-51 - Condemnation of Easements, Etc.
Section 11-50-52 - Extension or Alteration of Sewer System, Etc.
Section 11-50-53 - Regulation, Installation, etc., of Drainage and Sewer Connections Generally.
Section 11-50-54 - Regulation, Installation, etc., of Drainage, Plumbing, Sewer Connections, Etc.
Section 11-50-56 - Giving of Notice Under Provisions of Division.