(A) The volume of flow used for computing user charges shall be metered water consumption read to the lowest even increments of ten gallons.
(B) If a person discharging wastes into the public sewers procures any part or all of his or her water from sources other than the public waterworks system, all or a part of which is discharged into the public sewers, the person shall install and maintain, at his or her expense, water meters of a type approved by the city for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from the other sources, except for the case of a single-family residence, the owner of which shall pay a quarterly wastewater service charge.
(C) Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged can be required by the city if the volume cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records.
(D) Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the property owner. Following approval and installation, the meters may not be removed, unless service is cancelled, without the consent of the city.
(E) If the user can prove through metering devices installed at his or her expense and approved by the city that a portion of the water he or she uses is not entering the sanitary sewerage system, the city will determine and make adjustments in future billing. The city may require repeated proof at reasonable intervals.
(2000 Code, § 13.08.320)