Rule 12. Meter readings will be taken quarterly and as near the same date as practical. Monthly bills will be read the last day of the month, Sunday excepted. If the meter reader is unable to obtain a reading by reason of the meter being out of order, it will be replaced and an estimated charge will be made. If the meter reader is unable to gain entrance to the premises on a second call, the current bill will be estimated. Estimates will be based on the two previous readings. Water consumption will not be estimated for two quarterly billing periods in succession. Water service will be shut off if meter reader cannot gain entrance after proper notification.
Rule 13. Any property owner, firm or corporation, may discontinue water service and the responsibility therefor by giving proper notice to the main office of the Division of Water and Wastewater Treatment. The meter will be removed and the water shut off at the curb by the Division.
Rule 14. Each meter of a size greater than three-fourths inch shall be provided with a stop and waste cock on an inlet and a stop-cock on an outlet. Five-eighths inch and three- fourths inch domestic meters shall have one gate valve in the inlet piping. Such shut-offs shall be readily accessible.