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§ 50.009 BILLS.
   (A)   Bills are due within 20 days of the date of billing and become delinquent thereafter. A late penalty charge will be added to all delinquent accounts per the Town of Liberty fee schedule.
   (B)   Bills shall notify customers of the provisions of division (A) above and shall contain a phone number where a town employee can be contacted concerning questions about the bill.
(1981 Code, § 14-13)
§ 50.010 METER TESTING.
   (A)   If the customer believes that a water meter on his or her premises is not registering his or her water consumption accurately, he or she may request a test of the meter by the town.
   (B)   Charges shall be made for this service pursuant to § 50.005 above unless the test demonstrates that the meter is inaccurate to the prejudice of the customer.
   (C)   The standard for meter accuracy is +/- 2.5%.
(1981 Code, § 14-14)
§ 50.011 CALCULATION OF BILL WHERE EQUIPMENT FAILS.
   (A)   If the seal of the meter is broken by other than the town's representatives or in the event that the meter fails to accurately register the use of water, the customer shall be charged the amount computed using the appropriate following formula for the period in which the meter failed to register:
      (1)   If the customer has been an occupant at the same location for 3 years or more he or she shall be charged the current rate based upon the average consumption for the same month during the previous years of occupancy; and
      (2)   If the customer has been an occupant at the same location for less than 3 years he or she shall be charged the current rate based upon the average amount of water consumed monthly.
   (B)   If the customer demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the town that a break in the water line on the customer's side of the meter has resulted in extraordinary charges for a billing period, the town may recompute the customer's bill using the procedures set forth in division (A) above.
(1981 Code, § 14-15)
§ 50.012 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
   No unauthorized person may:
   (A)   Supply or sell water from the town system to other persons or carry away water from any hydrant, public water fountain or other like public outlet without specific authorization from the town;
   (B)   Manipulate, tamper with or harm in any manner whatsoever any waterline, sewerline, main or appurtenance or any other part of the water or sewer system, including, but not limited to, any testing or inspection device used to measure the character or concentration of wastes discharged into the sanitary sewer system;
   (C)   Tamper with the water meter so as to alter the true reading for the amount of water consumed; or
   (D)   Attach or cause to be attached any connection to the waterline before the water meter.
(1981 Code, § 14-16) Penalty, see § 50.999
§ 50.013 TOWN PROPERTY; MAINTENANCE.
   All meters and cut-off boxes located before the meters shall remain the property of the town and shall be kept in good repair and working order by the town.
(1981 Code, § 14-17)
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