(a) All
using water
be metered and payment shall be made for water at rates as herein set forth. In no case will water be supplied at fixture or flat rates, except for temporary supplies as provided in this chapter, or in special cases reviewed and approved by formal resolution of Council.
(b) Meters will be furnished by the Water Department. Meters
remain the
of the Department and will, at all times, be under its control.
(c) For ordinary domestic consumption of water, a five-eighths inch or five-eighths inch by three-fourths inch meter will be furnished. Where application is made for a meter larger than five-eighths inch or five-eighths inch by three-fourths inch, the Director of Public Works
determine whether a meter of such size is required. The Water Department will furnish meters in sizes up to and including two inches. Where a meter larger than two inches is required, special arrangements shall be made between the Department and the customer. All such special arrangements shall be approved by Council before becoming effective.
(d) Meters
be set in an accessible location and in a manner satisfactory to the Director. Where the
contain no basement or cellar, the meter shall be installed in a location which shall be approved by the Director. Where it is necessary to set the meter in a pit, such pit shall be built at the expense of the
as directed by the Director and to his or her entire satisfaction.
(e) Meters will be sealed by the Department. No person, except an authorized employee of the Department,
break or injure such seals. No person, other than an authorized employee of the Department, shall change the location of, alter or interfere in any way with the meter.
(f) The expense of installing, replacing and maintaining meters, after the purchase of the initial meter at the
’s expense, will be borne by the Department with the exception of irrigation meters, which costs
be borne by the
. However, where replacements, repairs or adjustments of a meter installed by the Department are made necessary by the act, negligence or carelessness of the
or
of the
, the expense to the Department caused thereby shall be charged and collected from the
of the
.
(g) The
or
of the
where a meter is installed will be held responsible for its care and protection from freezing and from injury or interference by any person. In case of injury to the meter or in case of its stoppage or imperfect operation, the
or
of the
give immediate notice to the Water Department. All water furnished by the city and used on any
must pass through the meter. No by-pass or connection around the meter will be permitted. If any meter becomes defective or fails to register, the consumer will be charged at the average bimonthly consumption rate as shown by the meter over the period of the preceding four bimonthly periods when the meter was accurately registering.
(h) The accuracy of the meter on any
will be tested by the Department upon written request of the
, who
pay, in advance, a fee determined from time to time by Council, to cover the cost of the test. If, on such test, the meter is found to register over 5% more water than actually passes through it, another meter will be substituted therefor, such fee will be refunded to the
and the water bill
be adjusted in such a manner as may be fair and just.
(Ord. 11, passed 4-13-1938; Ord. 10-04, passed 9-8-2010)