A. Required: All water consumers supplied by the Village shall be supplied through meters only, and shall pay for the water consumed at the rates and in the manner hereinafter specified 1 . (Ord. 19A, 10-15-1947)
B. Meter Valve: Each connection at the user's meter shall be equipped with a Mueller angle meter valve.
C. Reading Of Meters:
1. New Installations: Each new installation shall be equipped with a device to allow outside reading of the meter. (Ord. 212, 5-14-1996)
2. Access: The Village and its employees shall have ready access to the premises, places or buildings where meters are located for the purpose of reading, examining, testing and repairing the same, and examining and testing the consumption, use and flow of water, and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, prevent, or obstruct the Village, or its duly authorized agent, in its duties hereunder. Every consumer of water shall take the same upon the conditions prescribed in this subsection C2.
D. Meters Out Of Repair: Whenever any meter, by reason of its being out of repair, or for any cause, fails promptly to register the water passing through the same, the consumer shall be charged at the rate shown for the corresponding time of the previous year under like conditions. If no record of the previous year exists, then it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Water Department to estimate or determine so far as he can, the amount of water consumed during the time such meter fails to operate, and the consumer shall pay the amount so estimated. (Ord. 19A, 10-15-1947; amd. 1998 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 8-1-9 of this chapter. |