All water service connections shall be metered with a water meter at or near the curb stop between the curb stop and the improvements on the premises, in a meter pit meeting the standard established by the Public Works Department, and equipped with a remote electronic data transmission device.
(A) The City shall install meters on all existing services not currently metered. The owner of the premises to which the service is provided or to be provided shall permit City crews to enter the premises for purposes of making the installation at a reasonable time during City working hours; any owner who fails to cooperate with the City in this regard shall, at the option of the City, be subject to:
1. Disconnection of the service; or
2. Billing for the water service at twice the average bill for users of the same class and/or to prosecution.
(B) All construction to which a service connection is made after the effective date hereof shall be equipped at the owner's expense with:
1. A water meter meeting City specifications located in the meter pit; and
2. A remote, electronic data transmission device also meeting City specifications.
Such specifications shall be obtained from the Public Works Director.
(C) All water use connections or taps to the user service shall be drawn downstream (on the user side) of the meter, including, but not limited to, lawn irrigation. Existing taps on services positioned upstream of the meter shall be modified at owner expense to comply with this subsection.
(D) Cross-connections are strictly prohibited, and any service with a cross-connection or potential cross-connection shall be protected by a backflow prevention device acceptable to the Public Works Director.
(E) The water service connection between the curb stop and the place of use by the customer is the property of the customer; provided, that the City owns and is responsible for maintenance of the meter and meter pit. The City owns and is responsible for connections between the meter and the curb stop in the standard configuration where the curb stop and the meter are proximate to each other. The water service connection between the City curb cock and the meter pit is the property of the owner of the real estate under circumstances where a meter is located within a structure or at a location interior to the premises as is common to facilitate delivery to more than one unit in a multi-unit development on an individually metered basis. The owner's water connection property shall be maintained by that owner. (Ord. 717, 10-9-1997)