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§ 51.08 ACCESS TO METERS.
   The Department shall have the right to shut off the supply of water to any premises where the Department is not able to obtain access to the meter. Any qualified employee of the Department shall, at all reasonable hours, have the right to enter the premises where the meters are installed for the purpose of reading, testing, removing, or inspecting same, and no person shall hinder, obstruct, or interfere with the employee in the lawful discharge of his or her duties in relation to the care and maintenance of the water meter.
(1993 Code, § 51.08) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.09 REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE.
   Any damage which a meter may sustain resulting from carelessness of the owner, agent, or tenant or from neglect of either of them to properly secure and protect the meter, as well as any damage which may be wrought by frost, hot water, or steam backing from a boiler, shall be paid by the owner of the property to the city on presentation of a bill which shall be based on time and materials plus 15% for overhead.
(1993 Code, § 51.09) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.10 METER FAILURE.
   If any meter shall fail to register properly, the Department shall estimate the consumption on the basis of former consumption and bill accordingly.
(1993 Code, § 51.10)
§ 51.11 INACCURATE METERS.
   A consumer may require that the meter be tested at no charge. If the meter is found to be defective, it shall be repaired or an accurate meter installed and no charge shall be made.
(1993 Code, § 51.11)
§ 51.12 ACCURACY REQUIRED.
   A meter shall be considered accurate if, when tested, it registers not to exceed 5% more or 5% less than the actual quantity of water passing through it. If a meter registers in excess of 5% more than the actual quantity of water passing through it, it shall be considered “fast” to that extent. If a meter registers in excess of 5% less than the actual quantity of water passing through it, it shall be considered “slow” to that extent.
(1993 Code, § 51.12)
§ 51.13 BILL ADJUSTMENT.
   If a meter has been tested at the request of a consumer and shall have been determined to register “fast,” the city shall credit the consumer with a sum equal to the percent “fast” multiplied by the amount of all bills incurred by the consumer within the three months prior to the test, and if a meter so tested is determined to register “slow,” the Department may collect from the consumer a sum equal to the percent “slow” multiplied by the amount of all the bills incurred by the consumer for the prior three months. When the Department on its own initiative makes a test of a water meter, it shall be done without cost to the consumer, other than his or her paying the amount due the city for water used by him or her as above provided, if the meter is found to be “slow.”
(1993 Code, § 51.13)
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