(A) Where a significant portion of the metered water does not and cannot enter the sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, the person having charge of the property may request permission from the Department to install at the user's expense either (i) an approved meter or meters to determine the quantity of water that cannot enter the sewerage system, or (ii) an approved sewage measuring device or devices to determine the volume of sewage that actually enters the sewerage system. In any case the sewer works charges shall be based on the quantity of water that can or actually does enter the sewerage system but in no case shall it be less than the base charge for the class of user served. Plans and specifications for all such meters shall be submitted to the Department and approved prior to installation.
(B) Unless otherwise provided in this section, the private water exemption meters including deduct, adduct, and well meter(s) shall be read by the customer or the person having charge of the property. Exemption meter reads shall be reported to city utilities by a date as required by city utilities. Only exemption meter reads taken within a period of time set by city utilities during the billing cycle will be deducted from the monthly city utility charge.
(C) Users receiving the benefit of deductions for exempt water shall audit the exemption meter reads annually and provide a duplicate copy to the Department within 30 days of completing an audit. If there is a difference between the exemption meter read and the audit, a correction bill or credit will be issued to the user's account.
(Ord. 23-C-17, passed 11-28-17)