(A) Repairs to the service pipe (any repair from the shutoff to the structure(s)) shall be made by and at the expense of the customer. All other repairs to the property of the Municipal Water Department, including metering equipment, shall be made by the municipality at the expense of the customer.
(B) When metering equipment is worn out, it shall be replaced and reset by the municipality at the expense of the municipality. If the customer permits or allows water metering equipment to be damaged, injured, destroyed or removed through his or her own recklessness, carelessness or neglect so that the metering equipment must be repaired or replaced, the Utilities Superintendent shall bill and collect from the customer the cost of such meter repair or replacement in the same manner as water rent is collected. Permitting a water meter to be damaged or destroyed by freezing shall always be considered negligence on the part of the customer. All meters shall be tested at the customer’s request, at the expense of the customer, any reasonable number of times; provided, that if the test shows the water meter to be running 2% fast or more, the expense of such test shall be borne by the municipality. The municipality reserves the right to test any water service meter at any time, and if said meter is found to be beyond repair, the municipality shall always have the right to place a new meter on the customer’s water service fixtures at municipal expense. Should a consumer’s meter fail to register properly, the customer shall be charged for water during the time the meter is out of repair on the basis of the bi-monthly consumption during the same two months of the preceding year; provided, that if no such basis for comparison exists, the customer shall be charged such amount as may be reasonably fixed by the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 3-122)
Statutory reference:
Grant of power to regulate waterworks; rates, see Neb. RS 17-542