Meters and remote read devices shall be provided by the Water
Department and will be installed by the Water Department or under
the supervision the Water Department, at the discretion of the Water
Department.
The Water Department, in the performance of its duties, shall
be permitted to enter the premises of any consumer between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to examine or replace the meter and remote
read devices, or examine pipes and fixtures and make a record of the
quantity of water used, including the manner of its use. If any violation
of these rules and regulations is found to exist, the Water Department
shall order the correction thereof, and if it is not corrected within
24 hours thereafter, water may be shut off until such violation is
remedied.
No persons other than the Water Department shall interfere with
or remove any water meter, coupling or shutoff from any service pipe
after it has once been installed, and the owner of the premises shall
be held strictly responsible for any violation of this regulation.
Any meter damaged by frost or freezing or by hot water backing
into the meter or in any other way due to the negligence of the consumer
shall be repaired by the water district at the expense of the owner,
who shall pay for said repairs within 30 days after presentation of
the bill therefor. The charge for such repairs shall include the cost
of removing, repairing and replacing said meter; the minimum charge
therefor shall be in accordance with the fees as set forth by resolution
of the Town Board in the Town Fee Schedule, which may be amended. Consumers wishing to protect meters
from hot water may do so by installing a check valve between the boiler
and the meter, but in such a case a suitable blowoff valve should
also be installed to guard against explosion.
Every meter shall be kept unobstructed and easily accessible
to the Water Department employees. No meter shall be placed in a crawl
space. The owner shall install and maintain suitable shutoff valves
on the inlet and outlet sides of the meter. These valves shall be
used by the Water Department to change the meter. The Water Department
shall not be responsible for valves or plumbing that fail during or
after a meter change.
All meters are tested for accuracy before installation. If any
meter is found to be defective, it will be changed by the Water Department.
In case of its ceasing to register accurately, the account will be
adjusted by taking the average shown by another meter or any amount
equivalent or proportional to that charged during a previous corresponding
period. Owners, upon written request, may have their meters tested
by the Water Department upon the payment of a fee as set forth by
resolution of the Town Board in the Town Fee Schedule, which may be amended, which fee shall be remitted if the
meter so tested is found to register inaccurately to the extent of
3% either way.