(A) As described in § 52.03(B), the Village Council finds that the most practical, cost-effective and accurate method, given available technology, of measuring the use of the Sewage Disposal System by all nonresidential users and all residential users that receive water service from the Village's Water Supply System is by a meter or meters installed to measure water usage by the user.
(B) All new users of the Sewage Disposal System, who or which are not served by the village Water Supply System, shall be required to purchase and install a water meter or meters for the purpose of measuring the amount of water supplied to the premises by river water or from private wells or other private sources. The meter or meters shall be purchased by the owner of the property served by the Sewage Disposal System and shall be maintained at the expense of the owner. The purchase and installation of a water meter as described in this section shall be required as a condition to the connection to and use of the Sewage Disposal System.
(C) Residential users not served by the village's Water Supply System are encouraged, but shall not be required to purchase and install a water meter for the purpose of measuring the amount of water supplied to the premises by private well or other private source. A meter described in this section shall be purchased by the residential user from the village and shall be maintained at the expense of the user. A residential user electing to purchase and install a water meter as described in this section shall be assessed a commodity charge on the basis of metered water consumption as described in § 52.29(C)(4)(b)l. in lieu of the commodity charge calculated in accordance with § 52.29(C)(4)(b)2.
(D) Any user may, but shall not be required to install a secondary water meter for outdoor irrigation systems. Any outdoor hose spigots may be part of the independent water system metered by the secondary irrigation system meter. The secondary irrigation meter shall be installed in such a manner that the water usage registered through the secondary irrigation meter is entirely separate from the water usage metered through the primary water meter or meters. A meter described in this section shall be purchased by the owner of the property served by the Sewage Disposal System and shall be maintained at the expense of the owner. Water consumed for irrigation purposes, as measured by a secondary irrigation meter installed in accordance with this section, shall be excluded from the calculation of, and shall not be subject to, the commodity charge described in § 52.29(C)(1)(a). Any meter installed pursuant to this section shall comply with the Village Technical Standards.
(Ord. 68, passed 10-24-2005; Ord. 165, passed 10-24-2022)