All water supplied by the village shall be measured through meters of the kind designated or approved by the Village Board, and all water passing through a meter shall be charged for, whether used or wasted through defective pipes, fixtures or otherwise. If any meter ceases to register, stops or is otherwise out of repair, and fails to correctly indicate the water consumed, the Director of Public Works shall estimate from the most reliable data available the quantity of water passing through the meter during the failure and the bill so estimated must be paid by the consumer. All meters shall be installed at the expense of the property served. The Village Board shall, by resolution, establish and amend, from time to time, a written list of charges for installation of new and replacement water meters.
(1959 Code, § 38-4) (Ord. 646, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 1064, passed 6-20-2011)