(a) Water meters will be read monthly on a schedule established by the Public Works Department. When premises cannot be entered for the purpose of reading meters, a return card stating return in three days will be left on the premises and forwarded to the Billing Department. In cases where no reading is obtained, either by returning the card or in cases of an inoperative meter, the Public Works Director reserves the right to estimate and bill for water consumed on the basis of preceding comparable monthly bills. In the event that a meter cannot be read for three consecutive months in any twelve-month period, the property owner must have a remote reading meter installed at the owner’s expense.
(b) In the event that a meter cannot be read due to an unfriendly animal in the area of the water meter, the property owner assumes full responsibility and must have the remote reader moved at the owner’s expense. The remote readers must be kept freely accessible to meter readers and other authorized employees of the Public Works Department and must not be permitted to become covered with or obstructed by rubbish or other material.
(c) The Service Director or his duly authorized agent reserves the right to shut off water when violations of this regulation are not corrected following due notice to the owner by the Director or his duly authorized agent.
(Ord. 21-98. Passed 9-28-98.)
(Ord. 21-98. Passed 9-28-98.)