(a) Meters Required. If any person discharges into the City sewerage system and obtains part or all of the water used by him or her from a source other than the Shenango Valley Water Company, then such water supply or source shall be metered in a manner acceptable to the City. If the water from such water supply is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the City, then the City shall install a suitable meter or have such a meter installed so as to properly measure all water consumption on the premises. The meter size shall be determined by the City according to standard engineering procedures for sizing water meters.
(b) Installation Costs. All costs for water meter installation, including the cost of the meter, shall be paid by the City. The property owner shall be required to provide access for meter placement and for subsequent readings. The property owner shall also be required to pay a deposit for the meter in accordance with the meter size as shown in subsection (d) hereof. The deposit shall be refunded in full by the City upon presentation of the receipt for the deposit payment, together with return of the meter to the City in acceptable working condition. The City may withhold from any meter deposit any sums necessary to cover unpaid sewer rentals or charges, as of the date of removal of the meter, or to pay for any damage done to the meter while in the possession of the property owner.
(c) Notice of Intention to Remove Meter. Any property owner having a City installed meter on his or her premises, who sells or vacates the premises, or for any other reason desires to have the meter removed and a refund of his or her deposit made to him or her, shall give the City written notice of his or her intention to sell or vacate the premises or to install or have installed a meter supplied by the Shenango Valley Water Company if such company makes water available to the premises. This notice shall be given to the City at least twenty-four hours in advance of the time for removal of the meter in order that the City may have a final reading made, establish a final billing for the premises and make arrangements to have the meter removed.
(d) Deposits. Meter deposits required in accordance with this section shall be as follows:
Standard Meter Size (in.) | Deposit | Compound Meter Size (in.) | Deposit |
Standard Meter Size (in.) | Deposit | Compound Meter Size (in.) | Deposit |
5/8 | $60.00 | 3 | 450.00 |
3/4 | 75.00 | 4 | 600.00 |
1 | 100.00 | 6 | 750.00 |
1-1/2 | 150.00 | ||
2 | 200.00 | ||
3 | 300.00 | ||
4 | 400.00 | ||
6 | 500.00 | ||
(Ord. 20-86. Passed 12-29-86.)