(a) Required. All water services shall be metered.
(b) Service to Apartment Buildings.
(1) The installation and number of meters needed to supply an apartment building containing more than one apartment unit shall be determined by the Director of Public Service.
(2) The plans showing the pipe arrangements must be submitted to and approved by the Director of Public Service. Further, it is required that:
A. The meters all be contained compactly or in a meter room, and that each meter be controlled separately of the others;
B. The owner assumes all responsibility for the installation of required adaptors and accessories for the meters other than that assumed by the Department; and
C. The meters shall be kept in an area that will keep them from freezing.
(c) Water for Construction Projects.
(1) Water for construction projects and bulk water shall be furnished at the current water rate per 1,000 gallons plus a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) service fee hookup.
(2) The cost of labor and additional material and the additional cost involved in supplying the water to be used shall be paid by the owner.
(3) Homes built for resale (speculative homes) shall pay the water for construction rate until which time the home is sold or occupied. Once sold or occupied, the home will convert to the current combined water/sewer rate. No water usage will be allowed until after final plumbing inspection has been approved.
(4) Residents may water newly placed sod at the current water for construction rate for a period of two consecutive weeks once per calendar year.
A. Residents must use a construction meter provided by the City of New Carlisle to receive the construction rate.
B. A deposit equal to the dollar amount the City of New Carlisle would pay to replace the construction meter shall be required.
C. The deposit shall be refunded when the construction meter is returned to the City of New Carlisle in acceptable condition.
(5) When a meter is requested for a project other than a home, a deposit based on the meter size shall be required as stated in Section 1040.18.
(d) Registration.
(1) All meters shall be registered by service numbers and apply to street numbers and parcel numbers and not to the names of property owners.
(2) Inquiries regarding meters should include street numbers and, if possible, the service number.
(e) Payment of Cost by User. The person applying for the service shall pay for the meter at market rate as established by the meter vendor.
(f) Maintenance and Replacement.
(1) The maintenance and/or replacement of meters shall be at the expense of the Department of Public Service.
(2) However, the customer shall be charged and held responsible for the cost of repair or replacement due to any act of negligence or deliberate damage on the part of the customer.
(3) The City requires the customer to permit the City to have reasonable access to meters for regular maintenance.
(4) When water has been off for more than thirty days on an abandoned or foreclosed property, a new meter shall be installed by the City at the expense of the new property owner.
(g) Water for Swimming Pools.
(1) Residents with permanent in ground and permanent above ground swimming pools, with a water capacity of at least 10,000 gallons may fill their swimming pool, once per calendar year, at the current water for construction rate with the use of a construction meter provided by the City.
(2) A deposit equal to the dollar amount the City of New Carlisle would pay to replace the construction meter shall be required. The deposit shall be refunded when the construction meter is returned to the City of New Carlisle in acceptable condition.
(Ord. 83-38. Passed 10-3-83; Ord. 85-51. Passed 11-4-85; Ord. 90-11. Passed 5-7-90; Ord. 04-28. Passed 6-21-04; Ord. 07-12. Passed 4-16-07; Ord. 08-51. Passed 10-6-08; Ord. 13-06. Passed 2-19-13; Ord. 2022-15. Passed 5-16-22.)