The Board of Trustees of the Village of Green Island hereby
adopts the following rules and regulations in connection with the
providing of water to all industrial consumers within the Village
of Green Island:
A. All meters shall be the property of the individual industrial consumer
and shall be maintained by him.
B. All meters shall be checked for accuracy and calibrated not less
than every 12 months.
C. The results of all meter calibrations and annual accuracy verifications
shall be provided directly to the Village of Green Island by the person
or firm conducting such calibration tests. Calibration results of
both before and after the servicing of the meter shall be provided
directly to the Village.
D. All meters shall be maintained to provide accurate measurement of
water delivered to the consumers within a range of 98.5% to 101.5%
of actual water usage.
E. In the event that errors are determined to exist in the operation
of meters, adjustments to the water bills shall be made based on the
Village's estimates of actual usage based upon historic usage.
F. Meters that are damaged or found to be defective at any time shall
be repaired immediately, and calibration tests shall be conducted
to ensure that repairs have been performed accurately.
G. The Village shall at any time, upon reasonable notice, have the right
to inspect and check the accuracy of the meter's flow, and, in
the event that such device shall be metering incorrectly, the consumer
shall repair the same or the Village shall have the right to repair
the same at the consumer's expense, and the Village shall bill
the consumer for any excess flow previously delivered and not previously
billed, and the Village shall adjust the consumer's billing in
accordance with such findings.