(A) The quantity of water supplied as recorded by a meter installed and maintained by the village
shall be conclusive on both the consumer of the water supply service and/or sewage disposal service and the village, except when:
(1) The meter is found by the village to be registering inaccurately;
(2) When the meter ceases to record any flow of water;
(3) When the Village Council, in its discretion, decides that extraordinary circumstances exist whereby justice and fairness require an adjustment on billings for sewer and water, said adjustment to be determined by the Village Council; or
(4) As otherwise provided for in this chapter.
(B) Upon the written request of any user of water supply service, the village will test the accuracy of the water meter used in the premises. The user shall deposit with the village an amount determined by the Village Council based on size of meter tested. If the test shows that the meter is registering more than 4% against the consumer on a flow as determined by American Water Works Association Standard C705-60 (Testing Cold Water Meters), as revised, the deposit shall be refunded and adjustments to charges for water supply service and/or sewage disposal service shall be made. Otherwise, the amount deposited is forfeited and the charges for services furnished shall remain unchanged.
(C) Industrial and commercial users shall be charged for sewage disposal service for all water metered, but not being discharged to the sewage disposal system, except as follows.
(1) When an industrial or commercial premises uses water supply service and all or a portion of such water supplied to the premises is not discharged to the sewage disposal system, the property owner may install a device or devices to measure either the waste discharged or the quantity of water not discharged to the sewage disposal system. The device or devices shall be installed at the cost of the owner and with the approval of the Village Manager or the Manager’s authorized representative. The Manager or the duly authorized representative shall inspect and approve the installation of the measuring device or devices.
(2) If it is not feasible to install measuring devices to determine continuously the quantity of waste discharged or the water not discharged into the sewage disposal system, the Village Manager or duly authorized representative shall determine periodically the percentage of metered water discharged in to the sewage disposal system.
(D) Residential users shall be charged for sewage disposal service for all water metered but not being discharged to the sewage disposal system, except when the property owner installs and maintains a device to measure the quantity of water not discharged to the sewage disposal system. The device shall be installed at the cost of the owner and with the approval of the Village Manager or the Manager’s authorized representative. The Director or the duly authorized representative shall inspect and approve the installation of the measuring device.
(1984 Code, § 7-01-02-130) (Ord. 277, passed 6-10-1997; Ord. 316, passed 10-27-1998; Ord. 352, passed 11-10-2002)