[CC 1997 §17-36]
All water meters shall at all times remain the property of the
municipal Water Department.
[CC 1997 §17-37]
The employees of the municipal Water Department, or licensed
plumbers authorized by the City, shall have the authority to install
a water meter on the line leading from the main to the premises of
any user who desires to use water from the City.
[CC 1997 §17-38]
All water meters shall be installed at such places as may be
designated by the municipal Water Department.
[CC 1997 §17-39]
A.
As
used in this Section, "additional unit" shall mean
any separate family, separate business, separate premises, separate
house or separate trailer obtaining water from any common lead-in
service line serving another unit user.
B.
Where there is an additional unit user from any single service line connected to water main, the City may require the owner of the property to install a proper division of the lead-in service line and proper interior piping so that each unit user from the single lead-in line may be metered by an individual water meter. In the event such property owner shall fail or neglect to make such alterations on the lead-in line, the City, after ten (10) days' notice to such property owner by mail, may proceed to install a water meter for each additional unit at the expense of the property owner, or the City may, at the option of the City, charge such property owner double the rate for the first two thousand (2,000) gallons or less of water used per month as set forth in Sections 705.180 and 705.190 of this Revised Code of Ordinances. If the City chooses to charge the property owner double the rate, then such property owner shall be entitled to the use of four thousand (4,000) gallons of water per month before additional charges for water usage are made.
[CC 1997 §17-40]
In the event any customer of the City water service believes
that his/her water meter is inaccurate, he/she may make an application
to the City Clerk for a test of said meter. It shall then be the duty
of the employees of the municipal Water Department to remove said
meter and subject the same to a test. If the water meter is found
to be faulty, it shall be replaced with an accurate meter without
charge. If such test shall disclose that the water meter is not faulty,
said meter shall be replaced and a charge of five dollars ($5.00)
for service shall be charged to the next succeeding bill of said consumer.
[CC 1997 §17-41]
A.
Any
repairs to water meters caused by wear or damage through normal use
or by any cause not the fault of the property owner shall be made
at the expense of the municipal Water Department.
B.
In
the event that any water meter is damaged through any fault of the
property owner, the City shall, for the first (1st) offense, advise
the property owner of the cause of the damage and the City may, at
its option, repair such meter at the cost of the municipal Water Department,
or it may, at its option, repair the same and charge the amount of
repairs to the customer.
C.
In
the event of damage to a water meter a second (2nd) time through the
fault of any customer, the same shall be repaired by the municipal
Water Department and the cost thereof shall be charged to the customer
using said meter.
[CC 1997 §17-42; Ord. No. 11-91 §9, 11-12-1991]
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons to tamper
with any water main, water meter, or water line, or to make any connection
to the water system of the City without permission of the City, or
to reconnect service when service has been discontinued for non-payment
of a bill for service until such bill, including the reconnection
charge, has been paid in full. Upon conviction, there shall be imposed
a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00).
