(A) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building, other than a domestic user, discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly is not a user of water supplied by the town municipal waterworks, and the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the town, then the owner or other interested party, at his or her expense, shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town.
(B) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building, other than a domestic user, discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, is a user of water supplied by the town's waterworks and, in addition, uses water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a meter not acceptable to the town then the owner or other interested party, at his or her expense, shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town.
(C) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids into the town's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 20,000 gallons per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the town that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewage system, then the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(D) Water meters will be read by the twentieth of each month for purposes of billing, unless the meters are covered with snow and/or temperatures are below ten degrees for five continuous days prior to the specified day of meter reading.
(E) Replacement meters and antenna lids. In the event that the property owner, or other responsible party, shall damage an installed water meter, the property owner or the responsible party shall pay for the cost of the replacement water meter to the town. In the event that the property owner, or other responsible party, shall damage an installed antenna lid, the property owner or the responsible party shall pay a replacement fee of $100 for the cost of the replacement antenna lid to the town.
(F) Relocation of water meters. It shall be unlawful for anyone, including but not limited to any plumber, pipefitter, property owner or occupant, or other person or persons to relocate a preexisting water meter without the express written permission and supervision of an employee of the Town of Boswell. Any costs, billings, or charges incurred in relocating the water meter will be billed to the resident and property owner at a rate at a minimum of $300 or at the hourly rate of the town employee(s), whichever is greater. In addition, a violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine as set forth in § 52.99(B). Each day of violation constitutes a separate and distinct violation of this section. The collection of penalties shall be conducted in a manner permitted by law.
(Ord. 1975-4, passed 12-16-1975; Ord. 2008-2, passed 5-12-2008; Ord. 2017-6-6, passed 6-6-2017; Ord. 2019-10-8, passed 10-8-2019) Penalty, see § 52.99