A. 
A water service meter shall be installed by the Department for each service connection. Water service meters shall be installed only in public streets or places.
B. 
It is unlawful for any consumer to obstruct access to water service meters.
C. 
The size and exact location of each meter installation shall be determined by the Director of Public Works subject to approval by the Council.
All water meters installed by the Department shall remain at all times the property of the City. They shall be maintained, repaired and renewed by the Department when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and damage by the elements. However, where replacements, repairs or adjustments for any meter are necessary as a result of the negligence of the owner or occupant of any premises, any such expenses to the Department shall be charged against and collected from the owner of the premises.
A. 
Any water consumer shall have the right to demand at least once a year that the meter through which water is furnished be examined and tested by the Department for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the amount which is being delivered through it to the consumer.
If the meter is found to register one percent or more in excess of the actual quantity passing through it, then an adjustment as defined in subsection (B) of this section shall be made. If the meter registers less than one percent in excess of the actual quantity, then the water consumer shall be liable for all costs associated with the testing. These costs will be determined by Council resolution.
B. 
If the meter is found to register one percent or more in excess of the actual quantity passing through the meter, the charge made for water passing through the meter for the current period shall be adjusted by reducing the bill in accordance with the percentage of such excess.
C. 
Whenever a meter is out of repair such that it fails to register correctly the amount of water passing through it and the percentage of deficit or excess cannot be ascertained by test, the owner shall be charged with the owner's average consumption as shown by the meter when in good working order and registering correctly during a similar period of previous service.