All meters used to measure water purchased from the water district shall be supplied by the water district, and no meter shall be installed unless supplied by the water district. Each meter shall be installed by the Water Department after payment of the fee specified hereinafter.
At the time of application for water service, the following must be paid in full; tapping fee, inspection fee, meter deposit for each meter up to one inch in size; the amount of meter deposit is to be fixed by resolution of the Town Board from time to time. For meters over one inch in size, the deposit is based on the actual cost of the meter at time of purchase. A quote will be obtained by the Water Department and the applicant will be advised of the cost.
A. 
The Water Department will install 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 Water Department employees at all times. The Water Department in its rules and regulations may require a meter to be set in a pit or box other than the customary location of the meter, which pit or box is to be provided by and at the expense of the consumer and located near the front property line of the premises. The installation must meet the current adopted specifications for that type meter installation.
B. 
The Water Department will at regular intervals determine a meter's accuracy and will replace the meter or its defective parts in improperly operating meters, at its expense, in meters up to two inches in size, except where meters are damaged by frost, hot water or from external causes. The meter shall, after installation, be sealed by the Water Department which shall thereafter have complete control of thereof. No sealed meter may be removed without a written permit from the Water Department.
C. 
Permanent meter installation requires a two-inch or larger-size bypass around the meter and a valved spur pipe on the building side of the meter for test purposes. The design of such special meter settings shall be submitted to the Water Department for approval before construction by the consumer is undertaken. The Water Department will test meters at regular intervals to determine their accuracy and will replace defective parts in improperly operating meters at the customer's expense. The meter shall, after installation, be sealed by the Water Department, which shall thereafter have complete control thereof. No sealed meter may be removed without a written permit from the Water Department.
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.
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.
Any meter damaged by frost or by hot water or steam backing into the meter or by an external cause shall be repaired by the Water Department at the expense of the property owner, and the water service may be disconnected until such corrective action is taken to prevent a recurrence of the incident which caused the damage. The charge for such repairs shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
The charge for such repairs shall be based on the cost of removing, repairing, testing and replacing said meter, plus 15% for department overhead. There shall be a minimum charge of $25 for a three-quarter-inch meter, $35 for a one-inch meter and $50 for a meter larger than one inch.
Consumers, upon request, may have the meters serving their premises tested by the Water Department in their presence or that of a duly authorized representative. If the meter so tested shall be found to register not more than 103% of the amount of water actually passing through it, a charge in the amount of $15 shall be paid by the consumer for testing a meter one inch or less in size, and, for meters larger than one inch in size, the actual expense, including overhead, incurred by the Water Department in removing, testing and replacing the meter shall be paid by the consumer.
Employees of the Water Department, in the performance of their duties, shall be permitted to enter the premises of any consumer at any reasonable hour to remove, replace, repair or test the meter, to make a record of the quantity of water used, to inspect the premises to determine the manner of water use or to enforce the provisions of this Water Chapter. If the Water Department is unable to read a meter after two successive attempts, the charge will be estimated on the basis of prior use in comparable periods and the difference adjusted when the meter is again read. If the meter is damaged or fails to operate, the bill will be based on the average use during prior comparable periods unless there is evidence that the use is not normal and the average use for comparable periods is not properly applicable, in which case the charge will be estimated by some other method which the Water Department considers equitable.
In all instances, except for industries and meter pits, the consumer will be mailed a meter reading card, with postage prepaid, with a request that the consumer fill in, in the space provided, the consumption figures on the water meter. The meter reading card should be filled in and returned by the 16th of the month of receipt. If the meter reading card is not so received, the bill will be estimated using previous readings on the consumer's account ledger. For the third estimate, covering nine months' water usage, the meter will be read and an additional service charge of $25 will be added. For the fourth estimate, covering one years' service, a notice of shutoff of $90 will be mailed with the meter reading card, and an additional service charge of $25 will be added for the sending of said personnel.