(A) (1) All water pipes and fittings connected with the water system of the city which are placed under any highway, street or alley of the city, are the property of the city, although the cost of same may have been paid for by others.
(2) The normal maintenance of the water pipes and fittings connected to the water system and located between the city main and the roundway in the parkway shall be provided and paid for by the city. The maintenance of water pipes, fittings and any other fixtures and appurtenances between the roundway and the water meter shall be provided and paid for by the owner of the property to which water is supplied.
(3) Maintenance, repair or replacement of a house water service at any point between the stop-cock and the building shall be by the owner. The maintenance, repair or replacement of a house sewer at any point between the city’s sewer main and a building shall be by the owner.
(B) All water meters shall be furnished by the city and will remain its property.
(C) The city will furnish and maintain all meters “one inch” and smaller in diameter. These meters will be paid for by the user and may be installed by licensed plumbers. If this type and size of meter is damaged by neglect or otherwise, the cost of repairs to the meter shall be paid for by the user.
(D) The user of any meter which is more than “one inch” in diameter will pay the city for the cost of the meter. The user of a meter of this size shall also be responsible to maintain the meter in proper working order and pay for the costs of any repairs to the meter to keep it in proper working order. This responsibility of maintenance of meters of this size shall include, but not be limited to, calibration of the meter every five years to assure the accuracy of the meter. This calibration shall be performed by a duly licensed meter company. The company performing the calibration shall submit a certified report of its findings to the City Department of Municipal Services within seven working days of the date of the calibration. The cost and expense of all maintenance and repairs to a meter of this size including, but not limited to, the cost and expense of the calibration shall be paid for by the user of the meter.
(E) If the City Department of Municipal Services determines, after its own inspection or receipt of a report from a licensed meter company, that the meter is not functioning accurately, is not properly calibrated or is otherwise not in proper working order, it shall submit written notice to the user of the meter of this determination. The user of the meter shall make all necessary repairs, perform all necessary maintenance or perform the required calibration to the meter to bring it into proper working order within seven working days after receipt of this notice. If the user of the meter fails or refuses to make said repairs, perform necessary maintenance or perform the required calibration within said seven-day period, the city may order the repairs, maintenance and/or calibration to be performed by its own water department or a licensed company and charge the user for all costs and expenses for the repair, maintenance and/or calibration on the user’s next water bill or in any other appropriate manner. If access is not given to repair or replace the meter, water service will be terminated until repairs to meter have been completed.
(Prior Code, § 52.08) (Ord. 06-007, passed 1-24-2006; Ord. 2014-007, passed 2-11-2014; Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015)