[Adopted 7-14-1964 as Ord. No. 33]
All water consumed in dwellings of over two families and/or
commercial buildings shall pass through and be measured by a water
meter.
The maintenance and renewal of all supply piping from and including
the connection on the water main is the responsibility of the property
owner. If the Village Water Department shall determine that a consumer
service line is in need of repair or that an entirely new line shall
be constructed for any cause, the consumer shall make such repairs
or installations as are required, especially any repairs or installations
necessary for the proper installation of a water meter. If the consumer
fails to make such repairs within 10 days after notice has been given,
the water may be shut off until the requirements of the Water Department
have been complied with.
The Village Water Department will furnish and maintain meters
and meter couplings. Meters shall be set as nearly as possible to
the point of entry of the service connection pipe to the building
and shall be kept unobstructed and easily accessible to the Water
Department employees at all times. In circumstances where the customary
location of a meter is in excess of 50 feet distant from the front
property line of a premises or such meter cannot be installed in the
usual and customary manner at a suitable location at or near the point
of entry of the service connection pipe to the building, the village
may require the meter to be set in a proper watertight and frost-free
pit or meter box provided by and at the expense of the consumer and
located near the front property line of the premises. Permanent meter
installations requiring a two-inch or larger size meter shall be provided
at the consumer's expense. The Water Department shall be granted
access to all water meters at all reasonable times so as to test them
as to their accuracy and will replace at its expense defective parts
in improperly operating meters except where meters are damaged by
frost, hot water or from external causes.
The Water Department shall determine the proper size of meter
to be installed and shall have the right to change the meter at any
time it is necessary in order to ensure its proper operation.
No person other than an employee of the Water Department shall
interfere with or remove any water meter, sealing device or coupling
from any meter installation after it has once been placed in service
by the Water Department.
Any meter damaged by frost or by hot water or steam backing
into the meter or by any external cause shall be repaired by the Water
Department at the expense of the property owner, and the water service
may be discontinued until such corrective action is taken to prevent
a recurrence of the incident which caused the damage.
The foregoing rules and regulations as established by the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Ravena, or as hereafter amended or modified,
are hereby made a part of any and all agreements with each consumer,
taker or user of water furnished directly or indirectly from the mains
of the said village.
Any person committing an offense against any of the provisions
of this Article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punishable for each offense by a fine of not more
than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.
