The charge or deposit for each request for meter testing shall be fixed by Council resolution and will be refunded if the meter is found to be inaccurate upon testing.
A. Fast Meters. When, upon test, a meter registers more than two percent fast, the Town shall refund to the customer the amount of the overcharge based on corrected meter readings for the period the meter was in use, but not to exceed a period of six months.
B. Slow Meters. When, upon test, a meter used for other than commercial service registers more than five percent slow, the Town may bill the customer for the amount of the undercharge based upon corrected meter readings for the period the meter was in service, but not to exceed a period of six months.
C. Nonregistering Meters. The Town may bill the customer for water consumed while the meter was nonregistering, but not to exceed a period of six months, at the minimum monthly meter rate, or upon an estimate of the consumption based upon the customer's prior use during the same season of the year, if conditions were unchanged, or upon an estimated base upon a reasonable comparison with the use of other customers during the same period receiving the same class of service under similar circumstances and conditions.
D. General. When the error in a meter is due to some cause, the date of which can be fixed, the overcharge or the undercharge shall be computed back to that date.
(Ord. 35, 1967; Ord. 318-01)