(a) The appropriate sized water meter with generator and radio remote shall be installed by the Village at the property owner's cost of which is to be paid by the property owner including the cost of the meter, fitting, etc., plus twenty percent (20%). After the initial installation, the water meter is then owned and maintained at the Village's expense.
(b) Water meters may be installed either inside the building or residence or in an approved meter pit on the outside of the building. The Village shall specify the meter location.
(c) Each meter assembly shall include shut-off valves on both sides of the meter. Both shut-off valves are the property owner's responsibility to maintain.
(d) Inspectors, meter readers and employees of the Village, whose duty it may be to enter a private premise to examine meters, pipes or other fixtures used in connection with the Municipal water supply, shall be equipped with a proper badge or such other credentials as the Manager may deem necessary to identify them as agents of the Village. Such inspectors, meter readers or employees authorized by the Village shall be granted free access at all reasonable hours to all parts of the building for the purposes of inspecting meters, examining fixtures and observing the manner in which the Village water is used. In case any authorized inspector, meter reader or employee is refused admittance to any premises or shall be hindered or prevented from making such examination, the water shall be turned off and not turned on again until free access is given and the fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) is paid.
(e) The Village shall, on its initiative, undertake to test and replace any meter which in its judgment is registering incorrectly, without the consent of the property owner. The Water Division shall not be responsible for breakage of pipes or valves occurring during removal or installation of a meter where such breakage is due to old or faulty plumbing.
(f) Upon request from an owner or customer and completion of an agreement to pay for test charges, the Village shall remove any residential meter to the meter shop for test. If, upon examination and test, it is found that the meter registers over the tolerance limits of plus or minus 2% of the average flow at a standard flow rate of ¾ gpm, 2 gpm, and 8 gpm, it shall be considered inaccurate and a new meter will be installed at Village expense. The most recent water charge shall be adjusted on the basis of the test and there will be no charges for testing. If the meter is found to be accurate, the meter will be put back into service and the customer will pay the test fee of $50. All meters larger than 1" will be tested for accuracy by an independent tester.
(g) Meters damaged by private abuse, misuse (including freezing), accident or any act of carelessness shall be replaced by the Village at the expense of the owner.
(Ord. 06-14. Passed 8-20-14.)