Any consumer may, upon written application accompanied by a deposit, have his or her meter tested for accuracy by the town. If the meter registers a divergence from accuracy greater than 3%, the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant and the indicated adjustment made in the water service charges for a total period not longer than the then current period and the monthly period immediately preceding. If a meter so tested registers within 3% of accuracy, the deposit shall be retained by the town as a fee to pay the cost of the test. All inaccurate and defective meters shall be replaced by the town immediately when detected.
(1974 Code, § 13-6-8)