If any premises discharge normal sewage or industrial waste into the sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, obtain part or all of the water used thereon from sources other than the city, and the water so obtained is not measured by a meter of equivalent specifications to the meters used by the city, then, in such case, the city shall permit the discharge of normal sewage or industrial waste into its sanitary sewerage system only when the owner of the premises or some other interested party shall, at his or her own expense, install and maintain for the purpose of metering the water supply a water meter of equivalent specifications to those installed by the city in connection with the city water system. Each water meter shall be installed to measure all water received on the premises and the above charges and rates shall be applied to the quantity of water received as measured by the meter. If, because of the nature of the source of the water supply, the city deems it impracticable to thus meter the water on any premises, the Council may, by resolution, establish a flat charge per month in accordance with the estimated use of water on the premises.
(Prior Code, § 3.20)