(A) Any meter installed on any pipe serving any property shall be removed and tested by the Water Department at the request of any property owner or occupant upon the payment of a deposit to cover the charge of the testing.
(B) (1) If said meter is found to be accurate, within the limits of the guarantee by the manufacturer of the meter, the amount deposited shall be retained by the city.
(2) If, however the meter is found to be inaccurate beyond the limits of said guarantee, the deposit will be refunded.
(C) The meter shall be corrected or exchanged, and the water rentals collected from the owner or tenant requesting the test shall be adjusted by giving such owner or tenant credit on the charge made against him or her for the succeeding month of the amount with which he or she was overcharged by reason of the defective meter during the month concerning which complaint was made.
(Ord. 577, passed 12-9-2003)