In case of failure to obtain the metered measurement of water delivered to any consumer because of a temporary defect in the meter serving his or her premises or for a similar reason, the City Clerk may fix the cost of the unmetered water so used on the basis of the average metered amounts of water consumed on the customer’s premises in the corresponding months in not more than three previous years. In case there is reason to believe that water used on the premises has increased or decreased within this period of time or in case the metered consumption on the premises in these three prior years is not known, the bill for any one month of unmetered consumption may be based on the records for the most recent three months for which metered consumption is known.
(Ord. 88-58, passed 12-19-1988)