No fixture of any kind from which water might
be drawn shall be connected to the street side of a meter. Water shall
not be turned on unless the meter location and other facilities provided
for meet the approval of the Water Department.
Except as otherwise provided by §
203-16C hereof, the Water Department, at its option, and in accordance with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards for length of time in services of various meters, (AWWA) Standard Number C700-71, shall repair, replace or exchange water meters. The expense of such repairs, replacement or exchange may, if the condition warrants, be charged to the building owner. No person except an employee of the Water Department shall connect, disconnect, repair, adjust or tamper in any way with the water meter or seal.
Failure of a meter to register properly shall
be reported immediately to the Water Department. Charges for water
during the period of such failure shall be computed on the basis of
the average consumption over a reasonable period prior to the failure.
In accordance with the American Water Works
Association Regulation Nos. C700-71, C701-70, C702-70 and C703-70,
meters shall be tested at the following intervals by consumers: Three-inch
meters shall be tested once every three years; four-inch meters shall
be tested once every two years; and six-inch meters or greater shall
be tested every year. If, as a result of the test, the meter is found
to be inaccurate, it shall be properly restored to accurate condition
by the owner or an accurate meter shall be substituted by the property
owner, at such owner's sole cost and expense, within 20 working days
upon written notice by certified mail. Any meter found to be inaccurate
by more then ten-percent testing shall be considered inaccurate pursuant
to C705-57. Tests shall be performed by a manufacturer's representative
or a company certified by the Township Water Department as qualified
to perform such tests. Such tests shall be performed in the presence
of an official of the Township Water Department.
Meters will be tested at the consumers request.
The customer will be charged for the test only in the event that it
is determined that the meter is in good condition.
[Added 7-9-2009 by Ord. No. 1472; amended 10-3-2019 by Ord. No. 1667-19]
A fee for water meters shall be applied to the sale of any home
in the Township of Saddle Brook, in the amount of $200. Should the
fee have been paid as of January 12, 2013, said fee shall be waived,
and the fee shall be waived if the same has already been paid from
the date of adoption of this Ord. No. 1667-19.