Meter valves are required on every installation and are the responsibility of the owner or consumer. When a meter is changed or repaired by Department personnel on any service that does not have a properly functioning meter valve one may, at the discretion of the Commissioner, be installed by the Department and the fee for such device shall be billed to the owner as part of the next water bill. Meter valves will only be installed when Department personnel are on the premises for a meter change or repair. No special trips will be made for meter valve installation, as this is the owner's responsibility. Once installed, the new valve becomes the sole responsibility of the owner.
A. 
Water meters up to two inches in size are the property of the Department and it is the customer's responsibility to keep them accessible and protected from damage. It shall also be the responsibility of the customer to provide a location for the meter that prevents the meter from freezing. Meters shall not be installed in areas deemed to be hazardous (e.g., confined spaces) in order to protect the safety of Department personnel. If the meter is found to be in a hazardous condition, the Department will notify the owner and the owner shall have 30 days to correct the hazardous condition. If, after the thirty-day period, the hazardous condition has not been rectified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, the Department reserves the right to perform the necessary corrective actions and bill the labor and materials costs to the owner.
B. 
Every water service shall be supplied through a meter. Only one meter shall be set in any service line. If more than one meter is desired or required for a building or premises, a separate service line must be run to the water main in the right-of-way for each additional meter.
C. 
Commercial, industrial or privately owned residential developments that will have multiple water users within the development are required to install a master meter for metering and billing purposes. Master meter installations shall be protected from freezing and include an approved backflow preventer, in accordance with the Town standards.
D. 
The Department shall furnish all meters up to two inches in size. Larger size meters shall be provided by the applicant, owner, and/or customer and shall be of a type and make, and specifications, as approved by the Department.
E. 
The Department shall install all meters up to two inches in size. The applicant, owner, and/or customer shall leave space in a horizontal position for the meter's location and installation. The Department shall provide detailed specifications to the applicant, owner, and/or customer for such installation space as designated.
F. 
The Department shall maintain all meters up to and including two inches in size.
G. 
All meters larger than two inches in size shall be maintained by the owner and/or customer.
H. 
All service lines over 200 feet in length shall have a frost-proof and properly drained meter pit at the property line.
I. 
All meters shall be accessible for inspection and maintenance by the Department.
J. 
The Department reserves the right to remove and test its meters, and may require the owner of meters over two inches in size to have their meters tested to insure proper functioning. The Department may test a meter upon request of the customer in cases in which there is a disputed account involving the accuracy of the meter. The current fee for such a test is to be set by the Town Board and is published on the Town website and available at the Department billing office.
K. 
In the event that a residential meter is found to over register in excess of 2% at any flow within normal test flow limits, the test fee specified in § 124-14J above shall be waived.
L. 
No person, including but not limited to the property owner, customer, and user of water, shall tamper with any meter. Tampering with any meter shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
A. 
Backflow preventers must be installed in all commercial and industrial water services. All fire lines must be protected by at least a double check valve assembly-type backflow preventer. The make, model and type of device, which will depend on the degree of hazard, must meet Town and Albany County Department of Health standards.
B. 
The Department reserves the right to require backflow preventers on any water service, should the service in question result in any threat of contamination of the potable water system.
C. 
All backflow preventer application packages shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the State of New York and include plans and reports as necessary. The applications shall be submitted to the Department, along with the Department's backflow prevention device review fee and the fee required by the Albany County Health Department. If the application is approved by the Department, the Department will forward the application packages to the Albany County Health Department, along with the county fee, for their approval.
D. 
Approved backflow preventers shall be installed by a competent installer and inspected and approved by the Department or other authorized representative.
E. 
Customers with backflow preventers on their water service lines are responsible for adhering to all regulatory requirements for annual maintenance and testing of the backflow preventers, and for providing proper documentation as required to the Department.