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(A) The city reserves the right to install water meters on any premises to measure the consumption of or by any user or to base periodic charges in whole or in part of such consumption.
(B) Such meters and attachments thereto shall be and remain at all times the property of the city, and shall be maintained in good condition and repair at the expense of the city.
(1) All meters, when placed and ready for use, shall be sealed by the Water Superintendent. Only licensed plumbers and those persons authorized by the City Council shall have the right to place, work upon or repair such water meters. It shall be unlawful and punishable by a fine as provided for in § 10.99 for any person or persons to tamper with, break or remove such seal, or to cause any authorized person to work upon a water meter installed by the city.
(2) Whenever a meter is installed, the Superintendent shall keep a record of the date of installing and the dates of all repairs or maintenance of the meter, and he or she shall read and record each meter monthly or as often is deem necessary by the Superintendent.
(3) When service pipes are intended to supply two or more distinct premises or tenements, and when only one service cock is used, the person or persons controlling the same must pay the water rent of all parties thus supplied as separate water bills will not be made.
(Prior Code, § 18-2-1)
(A) All new construction (residential and commercial) will be required to have meters installed. Water service shall not be furnished to any new construction as of the effective date of this chapter, unless the premises to which water services are furnished are equipped with a water meter of suitable size.
(B) The meter shall be placed outside of the building in a suitable pit to be located at the curb or at some other suitable location, approved by the Water Superintendent of the water works and/or sewerage system; and if the same is impossible, said meters shall be placed at any other location approved by the city water works and/or sewerage system.
(Prior Code, § 18-2-2)
WATER AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
(A) The basic user charge is levied on all users to recover the operation, maintenance plus replacement (O, M & R) cost and shall be based on a flat rate for non-metered customers and water meters for metered customers having the following normal domestic concentrations:
(1) A five-day, 20°C biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 250 mg/l; and
(2) A suspended solids content of 250 mg/l.
(B) The basic user charge may be computed as follows:
(1) Estimate the annual wastewater volume, pounds of BOD and pounds of SS to be treated;
(2) Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain the water and wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund for the year, for all work categories; and
(3) Compute surcharge costs per pound for BOD and SS concentrations in excess of normal domestic strengths.
(Prior Code, § 18-6-2)
(A) A surcharge will be levied to all users whose water exceeds the normal domestic concentrations of BOD (250 mg/l) and SS (250 mg/l). The surcharge will be based on water usage as recorded by water meters or sewage meters for all wastes which exceed the 250 mg/l and 250 mg/l concentrations for BOD and SS respectively.
(B) The concentration of waste used for computing surcharges shall be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling shall be performed as often as may be deemed necessary by the city, and shall be binding as a basis for surcharges.
(Prior Code, § 18-6-4)
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