A. Installation: All services shall be metered. The connection and capacity charges set forth in chapters 2 and 3 of this title shall be paid to the district prior to installation of the meter facilities to pay all of the cost of said installation when said installation is made at the request of the customer. The service connection, whether located on public or private property, is the property of the district, unless specifically otherwise provided, and the district reserves the right to repair, replace and maintain it, as well as to remove it upon discontinuance of service.
B. Meter Installation Or Removal: Meters will be installed at the curb or within the right of way (or easement), and shall be owned by the district and installed and removed at the customer's expense. No rent or other charge will be paid by the district for a meter or other facilities, including housing and connections, located on a customer's premises. All meters will be sealed by the district at the time of installation, and no seal shall be altered or broken except by one of its authorized employees or agents.
C. Change In Location Of Meters: Meters moved for the convenience of the customer will be relocated at the customer's expense. A meter may be moved only within the boundaries of the subject property and shall not be moved to any other property. Meters moved to protect the district's property will be moved at its expense. Customers shall pay the district's actual cost for labor and materials to change the location of a meter.
D. Meter Reading: Meters will be read as nearly as possible on the same day, monthly or bimonthly, at the option of the district. Billing periods containing less than twenty seven (27) days or more than thirty three (33) days for bills rendered monthly or less than fifty four (54) days and more than sixty six (66) days for bills rendered bimonthly, will be prorated.
E. Meter Tests, Deposits: All meters will be tested prior to installation and no meter will be installed which registers more than two percent (2%) fast or slow. If a customer desires to have the meter serving his premises tested, he shall first pay to the district a deposit in an amount to be established by resolution of the board of directors. Should the meter register accurate, the customer will be returned the difference between the deposit and the actual costs incurred to remove, replace, ship and test the meter. If the meter is defective, the entire deposit will be returned to the customer. A meter shall register accurate for purposes of this section if it tests within two percent (2%) fast or slow when tested.
F. Adjustment For Meter Errors, Fast Meters: If a meter tested at the request of a customer is found to be more than two percent (2%) fast, the excess charges for the time service was rendered the customer requesting the test or for a period of six (6) months, whichever shall be the lesser, shall be refunded to the customer.
G. Errors, Slow Meters: If a meter tested at the request of a customer is found to be more than two percent (2%) slow, the district may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based upon the corrected meter readings for the period, not exceeding six (6) months, that the meter was in use.
H. Nonregistering Meters: If a meter is found to be not registering, the charges for service shall be at the minimum monthly rate or based on the estimated consumption, whichever is greater. Such estimates shall be made from previous consumption for a comparable period or by such other method as is determined by the water department, and its decision shall be final. (Ord. 11-237, 11-10-2011)