Repairs to the service pipe shall be made by and at the expense of the customer. All other repairs to the property of the Water Department, including the meter, shall be made by the municipality. All water meters shall be kept in repair by the municipality at the expense of the municipality. When meters are worn out, they shall be replaced and reset by the municipality at the expense of the municipality, provided that if the customer permits or allows a water meter to be damaged, injured, or destroyed through his or her own recklessness, carelessness, or neglect so that the meter must be repaired or replaced, the City Clerk shall bill and collect from the customer the cost of the meter repair or replacement in the same manner as water rent is collected. Permitting a water meter to be damaged or destroyed by freezing shall always be considered negligence on the part of the customer. All meters shall be tested at the customer’s request at the expense of the customer any reasonable number of times; provided, that if the test shows the water meter to be running 2% or more fast, the expense of the test shall be borne by the municipality. The municipality reserves the right to test any water service meter at any time, and if the meter is found to be beyond repair the municipality shall always have the right to place a new meter on the customer’s water service fixtures at municipal expense. Should a consumer’s meter fail to register properly, the customer shall be charged for water during the time the meter is out of repair on the basis of the monthly consumption during the same month of the preceding year, provided that if no basis for comparison exists, the customer shall be charged the amount as may be reasonably fixed by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 51.07)
Statutory reference:
Rates and customer expense authorized, see Neb. RS 17-542