13.12.020: METERS; REQUIRED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER:
All property owners upon whose premises water is consumed by the owners, by tenants or otherwise, must have a water meter, to be furnished by the Municipality at the expense of the property owner, installed in, at, and upon the respective premises, and all Municipal water used therein or upon the premises shall pass through and be measured by the water meter. In the event that any property owner refuses to allow such meter to be installed or refuses to pay for the same, or refuses to pay the meter rates, it shall be the duty of the Water Commissioner to forthwith discontinue the water to the premises of such property owner or the property. (Ord. 358, 2011)