[Amended 3-21-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
All water meters shall be owned by the property
owner and purchased from and installed and maintained by the Town
of Grand Island at prices set by Town Board resolution. The Town shall
inspect and test meters from time to time as deemed necessary, or
upon reasonable request from customers. Except pursuant to a contract
whereby the property owner pays for the meters and is financially
liable for use by subusers, a master meter only will be used for apartment
houses or related groups of buildings, and the Town will not furnish
nor read auxiliary or submeters.
A lease of a meter from the Town will be made for temporary service not to exceed 30 days or such other time as stipulated by the Town Engineer or his or her designee. The amount of deposit as provided in §
400-36 of this chapter will be refunded by the Town without interest when the meter is returned, provided that the same is found to be in proper condition for reuse after inspection and test. Where such temporary use results in damage to the meter, the cost of repairing said damage will be deducted from the deposit. In addition, any outstanding charges for water use by such temporary service customer will be deducted from the deposit and credited to said outstanding account.