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By-passes around meter settings shall be required for two-inch (2") and larger meter installations not used for fire prevention. By-passes shall not be permitted on meter installations less than two inches (2"). Such by-pass installations shall be in accordance with the Division of Water Distribution specifications. By-pass valves shall be sealed by the Department or its authorized agents. In the event that meter settings are downsized to less than a two-inch (2") meter size, the by-pass shall be removed and capped by the Customer.
A. Remote meter registers or radio transmitters shall be required on all meters installed on services supplying buildings for which a building permit has been issued.
B. Waiver of the remote register installation requirement will occur only when conditions exist so that it is not feasible to make the installation, as determined by the Division of Water Distribution. At this point a radio transmitter shall be installed.
C. Existing service shall have the electrical circuit and conduit installed in accordance with specifications supplied by the Department. Where multiple settings are desired, separate electrical circuits shall be installed for each meter. All new construction shall have radio transmitters installed.
D. Remote registers and radio transmitters may not be installed to relieve the Owner of the responsibility of placing the meter in a pit where required by regulations.
E. Remote meter registers and radio transmitters shall be installed only by the Division of Water Distribution. The Division shall not be responsible for the defacement or damage of property caused by necessary holes, fastenings or other work required for proper installation.
F. If a remote register or radio transmitter fails to record properly, or is found to be out of order, the Customer shall be charged according to the reading of the meter. When a read is made due to a change of Customers on an account where there is a remote register or radio transmitter, the reading shall include both the so-called inside and the outside meters. If the two readings do not agree, the so-called inside meter shall prevail. In such a case, the Meter Shop shall investigate and correct the reason for the discrepancy and realign the inside and outside meters.
A. The Director shall establish charges covering the installation of remote registers and radio transmitters. Registers, radio transmitters, fastenings, and connections shall remain the property of the Division of Water Distribution and may not be removed from one setting to another.
B. In newly constructed buildings or buildings receiving water service (less than 2" size) for the first time, the Division of Water Distribution will install one (1) radio transmitter without cost to the Customer. To have additional radio transmitters installed, the standard charge will be assessed for each additional transmitter.
C. When multiple settings are installed in existing buildings, a remote register on the first meter will be installed without charge as in these Rules and Regulations. The charge for each additional register will be the standard charge. The Owner is required to install the electrical circuit(s).
D. The Division of Water Distribution will maintain remote registers and radio transmitters under the same provisions as meters are maintained. The standard posted charge for replacement to any remote register or radio transmitter or connections necessitated by damage or neglect by the Customer shall be made in addition to any charge provided for by these Rules and Regulations.
E. The Division of Water Distribution will remove a meter and remote register and test and install a remote register and meter and/or radio transmitter, as the case may be, when requested by a Customer to do so. The standard charge, in addition to any charge provided for by these Rules and Regulations, will be assessed for this service.
The methods available for metering are:
A. Standard Metering - A water meter on the water Service Line for measuring all water supplied to the user with the sewer service charge being applied to one hundred percent (100%) of the water usage.
B. Alternate Metering is a system that is used to reduce sewer charges for commercial/industrial accounts that are not eligible for winter averaging. It is the addition of a meter or a combination of meters that will account for water that is not returned to and treated by the Sanitary Sewer System.
1. A "Sewer Meter" is not a traditional meter. It measures the sewage volume.
2. A "Deduct Meter" measures water that does not go to a sanitary sewer but is added to a product, evaporates into the atmosphere, is removed from the business site, etc. This volume of water is deducted from the main water/sewer meter volume to determine the actual volume received by the sanitary sewer.
3. "Cooling Tower Metering" measures the water lost in evaporative cooling. The first alternate meter (deduct meter) measures the "make up" water added to the cooling tower. A second alternate meter (add water) measures the "blow down" water that is removed from the tower because of contaminants, which is sent to the Sanitary Sewer System. The first alternate meter volume is subtracted from the main meter sewer volume and the second alternate meter volume is added. This accounts for the water lost to evaporation.
4. "Downstream Metering" is where the main meter is used to measure the total amount of water coming in, thus it is billed for water only. A second meter is downstream and measures water that is returned to the sewer and is billed for sewer only.
5. "Split Metering" is when two (2) meters are set in parallel at the same location. One is billed water and sewer. The second is billed water only. This is essentially the same as a lawn sprinkling meter.
The metering method used must meet the approval of the Director. Water meters of appropriate size are available for purchase from the Division of Utilities Administration, 420 Madison Avenue, Suite 100, Toledo, Ohio 43604. Water meters not obtained from the Division of Utilities Administration must be approved by the Director. Sewer meters are to be purchased from an approved private supplier.
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