(A) Rates. All premises using water shall be metered and payment shall be made for water at rates established by Council resolution. The KLSWA Board shall make recommendations to the municipal councils for rate adjustments sufficient to provide for operation, maintenance, depreciation, and return on investment.
(1995 Code, § 58-161)
(B) Ownership by KLSWA; size.
(1) Meters shall be furnished by the KLSWA, shall remain the property of the KLSWA, and will at all times be under its control.
(2) For ordinary domestic consumption, a 5/8-inch by 3/4-inch meter will be furnished. When application is made for a larger meter, the KLSWA Manager shall determine whether a meter of the size is required. The KLSWA will furnish meters up to and including one inch. Where a larger meter is required, special arrangements must be made between the KLSWA Manager and the customer. All meters shall be paid for by the customer and shall become KLSWA property upon installation.
(1995 Code, § 58-162)
(C) Placement.
(1) Wherever possible, meters shall be set below grade line in a cellar or basement.
(2) All meters shall be set horizontally in dry, clean, sanitary places, perfectly accessible with valves on both sides, and where a small leak or the spilling of water will do no damage.
(1995 Code, § 58-163)
(D) Seals; tampering. Meters shall be sealed by the KLSWA and no one except an authorized employee of the KLSWA may break or injure the seals. No person except an authorized employee of the KLSWA may alter the position of, change the location of, or interfere with a meter in any way.
(1995 Code, § 58-164)
(E) Responsibility for expenses.
(1) The expense of installing and maintaining meters shall be borne by the KLSWA; provided, however, that where replacements, repairs, or adjustments of a meter are made necessary by the act of negligence or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, the expense to the KLSWA shall be charged to and collected from the owner of the premises. In case the owner or occupant fails to pay these charges, the same shall be added to and become part of the water bill.
(2) The owner or occupant of the premises where a meter is installed shall be held responsible for its care and protection from freezing. In case of damage to the meter, or in case of its stoppage or imperfect operation, the owner or occupant shall give immediate notice to the KLSWA. All water furnished by the KLSWA must pass through a meter. No bypass around any meter shall be permitted except by express permission of the KLSWA. Any such bypass permitted by the KLSWA shall be sealed by the KLSWA and only broken under the stress of extreme emergency.
(1995 Code, § 58-165)
(F) Bypasses. All water furnished by the KLSWA must pass through a meter. No bypass around any meter shall be permitted except by express permission of the KLSWA. Any such bypass permitted by the KLSWA shall be sealed by the KLSWA and only broken under the stress of extreme emergency.
(1995 Code, § 58-166)
(G) Accuracy; testing. The accuracy of the meter on any premises will be tested by the KLSWA upon request of the consumer. If on the test the meter shall over register by 5% or more, another meter shall be installed and the customer’s bill shall be adjusted in a just and fair manner. If, however, the meter shall test correctly, the customer shall pay the KLSWA for the costs incurred.
(1995 Code, § 58-167)
(Ord. 137, passed 4-10-1995) Penalty, see § 50.999