(A) All service connections except for separate fire connections shall be metered and payment for water shall be at the established rates.
(B) All premises in the village presently using village water shall be metered.
(C) All meters will be furnished by the village, and shall remain the property of the village, and will, at all times, be under the control of the village. In cases where a meter larger than 3/4 inch is required the Village Manager shall determine the necessity of such larger size.
(D) The Village Water Department shall be responsible for installation of the water meter only. Required piping repairs and revisions to allow installation of the meter shall be the responsibility of the customer.
(E) All water-using premises located in the village shall apply for an installation permit and be connected to the water system. Those dwellings which are not connected on the date of enactment of this ordinance are excluded (Section 5 of Ordinance No. 18.04 passed 10-23-78).
(F) Meters shall be set in a horizontal position not less than 18 inches or higher than three feet from the floor level and not less than six inches or not more than 12 inches from the wall. Meters shall be set in an accessible location satisfactory to the Village Manager and shall not be set in a coal bin, crawl space or other location where the meter cannot be easily reached by the meter reader. Where it becomes necessary to set the meter in a pit, such pit shall be furnished by the customer and built as specified by the Village Manager.
(G) Meters shall be sealed by the village, and no other than authorized employees of the village shall break or injure such seals, or alter, change the location of, or interfere in any manner with the meter.
(H) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, the village will furnish and maintain the meters; however, where replacements, repairs or adjustments of the meter are necessary due to neglect, carelessness, freezing or negligence on the part of the customer or owner, the owner will be charged for the necessary costs to make the corrections.
(I) All village water used on any premises must pass through the meter except as otherwise provided for in this chapter. It shall be unlawful to install or use any bypass around the meter or any connection that would prevent the flow of water used from being metered. In case of meter stoppage or imperfect operation, immediate notice shall be given to the village and the consumer will be charged at the average quarterly consumption rate as shown by the meter when in working order.
(J) The accuracy of the meter on any premises shall be tested by the village upon the request of the account holder, who shall pay a testing fee to cover the cost of testing which billing shall be placed on the next water bill. Fees for testing shall be set by resolution of the Village Council. If, upon such test, the meter is found to over-register by 5% more water than actually passes through it, another meter will be substituted, at no charge, and the testing fee shall be credited to the account holder, and the Village Manager will adjust the water bill in such a manner as shall be fair and just.
(Ord. 18.04, passed 10-23-78; Am. Ord. 18.19, passed 12-9-96)