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If any city shall withdraw from the district<\/span> pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this article, such city, if requested by the commission or the governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> or town<\/span> adjacent to such city, shall provide by its sewage disposal system<\/span> for the treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes<\/span> arising in or discharged from such county<\/span> or town<\/span> upon such sewage and industrial wastes<\/span> being delivered to such city, and shall agree with the commission or such county<\/span> or town<\/span> to treat and dispose of such sewage and wastes so delivered at the cost of such treatment and disposal, provided the commission or the county<\/span> or town<\/span> affected shall pay to the city the cost of installing any additional sewer main or mains necessitated thereby within such city. If the parties do not agree upon such costs, such costs shall be determined upon petition<\/span> to the State Corporation Commission which is hereby authorized and directed to make such determination.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCITY WITHDRAWING TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE OF COUNTY OR TOWN (\u00a7 21-211)\n\nIf any city shall withdraw from the district pursuant to the foregoing\nprovisions of this article, such city, if requested by the commission or the\ngoverning body of any county or town adjacent to such city, shall provide by its\nsewage disposal system for the treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial\nwastes arising in or discharged from such county or town upon such sewage and\nindustrial wastes being delivered to such city, and shall agree with the\ncommission or such county or town to treat and dispose of such sewage and wastes\nso delivered at the cost of such treatment and disposal, provided the commission\nor the county or town affected shall pay to the city the cost of installing any\nadditional sewer main or mains necessitated thereby within such city. If the\nparties do not agree upon such costs, such costs shall be determined upon\npetition to the State Corporation Commission which is hereby authorized and\ndirected to make such determination.\n\nHISTORY: 1940, p. 621; 1942, p. 603; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 1560kk1.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}