(A) Meters Furnished By The City: One water meter only shall be furnished by the City for any building, residence or other property whose occupant or occupants may use or shall desire to use water supplied by the City and no charge shall be made for said meter except the regular meter rent charge from and after installation; provided however, that an additional meter or meters shall be supplied by the City upon application therefor in writing by the owner of said property and payment with said application of the installation fee pursuant to title 13, "Schedule Of Fees", of this Code. Such application and payment shall be made to the Clerk who shall notify the Superintendent thereof. Such application shall specify with reasonable certainty the location of the premises where such additional meter or meters is or are to be installed. (Ord. 16/2017, 6-5-2017)
(B) Installation Of Additional Meters: Any additional meter installed in or on any premises in the City shall be placed as close to the existing meter connections as possible, or if there is an initial multiple installation of meters, then all shall be installed as close together as is reasonably possible. If there shall be more than one water meter on any premises each shall be connected so as to be entirely separated from any other water meter so that each meter will accurately meter the water used in connection with the particular part of the premises for which the meter is installed and so that the charges for use of water may be computed for each particular meter through which water passes. In all cases where more than one water meter shall be in use or on any premises in the City each shall be read separately and charges for the same made to the user thereof, but it is not intended that this section shall in any way conflict with any existing provisions.
(C) Material And Labor: The City shall not be required to furnish any material or labor for piping water to the place where any meter, or additional meter if more than one, is to be installed, but the "installation" as above provided for, shall include only the services actually necessary to connect said meter under the supervision of the Water Superintendent after the pipes to lead into and out of said meter are in place. (Ord. 6/40, 3-17-1941)
(D) Meter Testing: Any consumer may request the City to make a test of the accuracy of the water meter then in use on their premises. Prior to conducting the test the consumer shall be required to deposit with the City a fee pursuant to title 13, "Schedule Of Fees", of this Code for a residential meter testing conducted by the City, or in the event that an independent test is requested or required, the deposit shall be the amount necessary to cover all expenses associated therewith.
In the event such meter is found by testing to register incorrectly by more than one hundred five percent (105%) capacity then another accurate meter shall be substituted and the test deposit shall be refunded. Past water bills shall be adjusted by refund or credit of such percentage in excess of one hundred percent (100%) capacity of the amount of the water bills for a period of not more than two (2) months previous to such test.
In the event that the meter is found to be registering at an error of one hundred five percent (105%) capacity or less the consumer shall forfeit the test deposit and such funds shall be deposited in the water operating funds of the City.
(E) Meter Deposit Application: In those cases where the applicant requesting service is a tenant, contract purchaser, or a trustee of an Illinois land trust, the applicant shall also be required to state the capacity in which he makes application for such service as a condition of approval of the application, and in those cases, the landlord, contract seller or each beneficiary of the land trustee, depending upon whatever the case may be, must also sign the City's meter deposit application form, indicating not only the capacity in which he signs such form, but also his correct legal mailing address, including zip code. The City's meter deposit application form shall state that the owner or occupant of any service is jointly or severally liable to pay for all utilities furnished to the premises, and in the event any bill is not paid within thirty (30) days after its rendition, the delinquent bill shall constitute a lien against the premises. In addition to the meter deposit application form, each applicant who is a tenant, contract purchaser or a trustee of an Illinois land trust for the premises for which the application is made shall be required to accompany his application with a deposit pursuant to title 13, "Schedule Of Fees", of this Code, to be known as a meter deposit fee, and the deposit proceeds may be used to pay delinquent gas, water and sewer or service charges or refunded as provided below.
The meter deposit charge shall be deposited in the Meter Deposit Fund and in the event any customer discontinues service and has paid in full all amounts due for gas, water and sewer and service charges, then the full amount of the deposit shall be refunded. However, in the event that any amounts are due from said customer, either for gas, water and sewer or service charges, then such amounts shall be deducted and paid into the proper fund and the balance shall be refunded.
Any tenant, contract purchaser or trustee of an Illinois land trust who has paid a deposit and later becomes the owner of record of the property served shall, upon application to the City, be refunded his deposit. (Ord. 16/2017, 6-5-2017)