[Code 1992, §§ 13.14, 13.16; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
Meters will be furnished and placed by the Utility Commission. All
meters shall be so located that they shall be safeguarded from obstructions
and frost and to allow easy access thereto for reading and inspection.
The location shall be designated by proper employees of the Utility
Commission. No bypass or other connection between the meter and the
main shall be maintained, unless specifically authorized by the Utility
Commission.
(b)
In setting meters, all connections shall be made according to the
rules and regulations of the Utility Commission. Water lines from
outside the building to the meter shall be a minimum of one inch in
diameter and free of any soldered joints. Meter horn or setters shall
be required in installation of all meters up to and including one
inch. Shutoff valves shall be installed before and after the meter
setter. A sealed bypass shall be required on all meters over one inch
in size.
(c)
Where a service is to be metered and there is no basement, or where
it is impossible to properly set a meter in the consumer's basement,
the Utility Commission will provide at the consumer's expense
the proper frostproof box of an approved design to be located outside
the consumer's building at a cost of labor, material and expense
plus 10% to cover overhead charges.
[Code 1992, § 13.17; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
All water which has passed through the meter shall be paid for.
If it is believed that the meter is registering incorrectly or if
there is a sound of running water, the consumer shall notify the office
of the Utility Commission, and a qualified employee will be sent to
examine the service and advise the consumer without a charge therefor.
[Code 1992, § 13.18; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
Where a property owner requests a change in the location of
the meter, such meter may be relocated as directed by the Utility
Commission at the expense of the property owner.
[Code 1992, § 13.19; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
All new meters purchased and all old meters which have been
repaired or removed from service for any cause shall be tested and
adjusted to show not more than a two-percent error before again being
placed in service. All meters shall be tested at least once every
three years. A complete record shall be kept of each meter, noting
all repairs and inspections made and the results of each test.
[Code 1992, § 13.21; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
The Utility Commission shall make a test of the accuracy of
any water meter not greater than two inches in size upon the written
request of a consumer filed at the office of the Utility Commission,
provided the consumer does not request such test more frequently than
once in 12 months. Tests shall only be made more frequently upon order
of the state Public Service Commission or at the expense of the consumer
when the meter is within the tolerance of 2%. Meters greater than
two inches in size will be tested at the instance and direction of
the Utility Commission, but not less often than once every two calendar
years. All tests are to be made in conformity with the rules provided
by the Public Service Commission.
[Code 1992, § 13.20; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
All water meters while in service shall be kept under seal affixed
by an authorized employee or officer of the Utility Commission. The
person responsible for water bills for water supplied through a meter
whose seal has been tampered with or broken shall be deemed prima
facie guilty of the offense.
[Code 1992, § 13.30; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
When premises are to be vacated, the Utility Commission shall be
notified in writing at once so that the meter may be read and removed
if necessary, and the water supply shut off at the curb box. The owner
of the premises shall be liable for damage to any property belonging
to the City by reason of failure to notify the Commission of the vacancy.
A change of tenants in any unit of service within any quarterly meter
reading period will not be construed as a vacancy, and the entire
billing for the period will be submitted to the owner. Any adjusting
by way of apportioning the amount of the bill between the outgoing
and incoming tenants shall be made by the owner.
(b)
Premises which are entirely vacant, the service to which has been
cut off at the curb box by the Utility Commission, shall be considered
permanently vacant.
[Code 1992, § 13.45; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
Installation costs. Remote register or touch pad water meter attachments
will be installed by the Utility Commission. The costs shall be borne
by the utility.
(b)
Determination of priority of installations. The Utility Commission
shall determine the priority of such installations for the purpose
of efficiency as follows:
(c)
Location. The location of the remote register meter is to be determined
by the utility.
(d)
Compliance with section. Each owner of any building constructed hereafter
which is or is required to be served by a public water utility shall
comply with the provisions of this section. Prior to final approval
of construction by the Building Inspector and issuance of any certificate
of completion or remodeling, the provisions of this section shall
be complied with.
(e)
Installation of conduit by owner. Each owner of premises to whom
this section applies shall install or cause to be installed a conduit
of at least one-half-inch diameter from the present water meter if
such is installed upon the premises or from the area where a water
meter would be installed to the exterior of the building where gas
meters are located or to be located or where the utility designates.
The requirements of this section shall also apply to owners who remodel
existing structures when such remodeling takes place in an area as
to permit installation of the conduit as a part of the remodeling
project. This determination shall be made by the Building Inspector.
(f)
Installation to be determined by Utility Commission. Owners of existing
structures shall permit installation as determined by representatives
of the Utility Commission.
