A. Information; Connection Charges:
1. Within Town Limits: The installation and connection of a service line and meter shall be under the water department's jurisdiction. The cost will include the engineer's cost, plus line installation, including the meter from the main to the meter which, where possible, will be located inside the building. All charges shall be payable in advance.
2. Outside Town Limits: The installation and connection of a service line and meter shall be under the town council's jurisdiction. The cost will include the engineer's cost, plus line installation, including meter. An additional charge as established by resolution of the town council will also be included per unit connected to the main. The meter will also be located inside the building where at all possible. All charges shall be payable in advance. In the case of a large corporation coming in, the cost of a connection shall be negotiable by the mayor and town council. In all cases, the pipe and type of meter shall be specified by the superintendent of the public works office and shall be under his exclusive control. (1980 Code § 14-109; amd. 2010 Code)
3. Connections Requiring Annexation: It shall be solely up to the discretion of the town council to allow connections which require annexation. (1980 Code § 14-109)
B. Meter Maintenance Charges:
1. The town is to maintain all water connections of three- fourths inch (3/4") to four inch (4") sizes from the point of connection with the water main up to and including the meter.
2. All maintenance and replacement, where necessary, on all service lines above four inches (4") in size, are to be kept at the entire expense of the consumer. (1980 Code § 14-110)
C. Meter Box Cover Required Under Traffic Stress:
1. Wherever water services have been installed or are to be installed on any premises in such a location that the meter box is or may be subject to vehicular traffic, then, in that case, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of the premises to install or have installed entirely at his expense a standard heavy concrete meter box with standard cast iron ring and cover of sufficient strength to withstand the load of said vehicular traffic without breaking.
2. If the owner or occupant of any such premises shall fail to make such installation as provided in subsection C1 of this section, the town public works office may, in addition to any and all other remedies afforded it by law, remove the meter if one is already installed and terminate all water services to such premises until proper installation is made or provided, or the department may make such installation and bill the owner or occupant for the cost to it for making such installation. (1980 Code § 14-111)
D. Meter Testing Upon Request; Payment: Should any water taker using a water meter desire to have the meter on his premises tested, the charge shall be as established by resolution of the town council, where the meter is found to be correct, or to register in favor of the consumer, but where found to be over registering, the cost of such test shall be borne by the town. (1980 Code § 14-148; amd. 2010 Code)
E. Interference With Meter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, family, servants or agents to open, interfere with, injure, deface or in any way impair the workings of any water meter. (1980 Code § 14-153)
F. Removal Of Meter Prohibited; Exception: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized employee of the department of public works, to remove any water meter from any premises. (1980 Code § 14-154)