(A) (1) All water meters shall be purchased from the city and shall be maintained by the city. The city shall determine the appropriate size of the water meter for each connection. Water meters shall be installed pursuant to city specifications. Costs for water meters in new construction will be billed to the property owner as part of the building permit application. Installation of new meters shall be the responsibility of the property owner. All repairs to water meters not resulting from normal usage shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(2) All repairs due to normal usage and replacement of non-functioning meters shall be the city’s responsibility.
(B) After installation of the water meter the city shall do testing of the meter, from time to time, to determine accuracy. If a property owner requests a new meter, the property owner shall pay for the new meter and city personnel time for installation. If testing of a meter indicates that it registers in excess of 10% error, the testing fee shall be reimbursed and the charge to the consumer for the billing period within which the test is made, shall be adjusted.
(Prior Code, § 3.20)