(A) Required. It is unlawful for a plumber or any other person to make a connection to or use water from the town water system until a meter has been set. All meters installed by the town shall belong to the town.
(B) Town employees. All water meters shall be set and connected to the town mains by employees of the town.
(C) Injured or broken meters. In all cases where meters or boxes are lost, injured or broken by willful action or as a result of carelessness or negligence of owners or occupants of premises, the same shall be replaced or repaired at the expense of the owner or occupant.
(1) In case of nonpayment, the water shall be cut off and shall not be turned on until such charges are paid.
(2) In the event a meter becomes out of order or fails to register properly, the consumer shall be charged on an estimate made by the town of the average monthly consumption during the last three months said meter was in good condition or from what he or she may consider to be the most reliable date at his or her command.
(D) Interference with water supply system. It is unlawful for any person, unless duly authorized by the town utilities authority, to disturb, displace, interfere with or take control of the municipal water supply system of the town.
(E) Charge for damaged or destroyed AMR water meter caps, antenna, transmitter, wiring, parts or lid or automated water meters. The charges described in the Appendix of Fines and Fees shall be assessed and paid by any utility customer of the town when and if the cap, antenna, transmitter, wiring or parts of the automated water meter or lid or the automated water meter serving the utility customer’s residence or business is lost, damaged or destroyed.
(Prior Code, § 8-1-8) (Ord. 388, passed 1-11-2024) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Tampering with public utilities, see § 133.04