(A) No person shall tamper with, bypass, or take any action to disable or destroy a water meter.
(B) All property owners shall be responsible for ensuring that the water meter on their property is accessibly for maintenance, repair and readings.
(C) In the event of a meter failure for either agricultural or domestic water supply, a water customer’s usage will be calculated based on historical usage for any period of time the meter is out of service. Historical usage shall be determined based on the average usage per day for the last full month prior to breakage, or at the option of the county, the last full month prior to the breakage averaged with the next full month after the breakage.
(D) Any such costs incurred by CSA 31 or the County to repair, service, replace or remedy any situation described in divisions (A) or (B) of this section, shall be reimbursed by the owner to CSA 31 or to the county respectively.
(E) Obligations to fix leaks, breaks or malfunctions. Excessive use, loss or escape of water through breaks, leaks or other malfunctions in the water user’s plumbing or distribution system for any period of time after such escape of water should have reasonably been discovered and corrected, and in no event more than three days after receiving notice from the county is prohibited.
(Ord. 927, § 2 (part), 2014)