(A) Size and location. The Utility Department shall furnish and install a service of such size and at such location as the applicant requests; provided, however, the minimum size shall be one inch. The service shall be installed from the water distribution main to curbline and shall be at the customer's expense for actual cost incurred.
(B) Meters.
(1) Meters shall be installed at the curb and shall be owned by the city. The cost of the meter, meter box, and appurtenant fittings shall be included in the cost of all new service connections and shall be the responsibility of the customer. There will be no charge for a meter reinstalled at an existing service connection except where noted elsewhere in this chapter.
(2) All meters shall be sealed by the Utility Department at the time of installation and no seal shall be altered or broken except by one of its authorized employees or agents.
(C) Change of location of meters or services. Meters or services moved for the convenience of the customer shall be relocated at the customer's expense. Meters or services moved to protect the city's property shall be moved at the city's expense.
(D) Ownership. The service connection, whether located on public or private property, is the property of the city. The city reserves the right to repair, replace and maintain it, as well as to remove it upon discontinuance of service.
(E) Maintenance. The service connection, including the meter and the meter box, shall be repaired and maintained by the Utility Department at its expense, except for damage caused by determinable negligence. The Department shall not be responsible for the installation and maintenance of waterlines beyond the end of its service.
(`83 Code, § 13.04.110) (Ord. 80-16 (part), 1980; Ord. 82-21 (part), 1982)