All water supplied by or through the waterworks system or water mains of the village shall be recorded by water meter measurement, and the village shall furnish one water meter for each supply connection with the waterworks system or water mains of the village. The water meter may be located within or outside the building. If placed within the building, it shall be placed at a point adjacent to the shutoff valve, where the supply pipe enters through the foundation wall. If placed outside the building, it shall be installed in a box or pit not less than three feet in width, four feet in length and four feet in depth and approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
All water meters upon supply pipes two inches or larger in diameter shall be equipped with a bypass for supplying water when the meter is removed for repairs or test, and the bypass valve shall be sealed when not in use.
Piping shall be so arranged that the water meter when installed shall rest on the floor or other support approved by the Superintendent of Public Works, and the owner or occupant of the premises shall, at all times, keep the water meter easily accessible for reading and inspection.
Employees or agents of the village shall have access to and may enter any premises in the village at all reasonable hours for the purpose of reading, inspecting or repairing the water meter or inspecting or repairing the water fixtures or piping.
The owner or occupant of the premises supplied shall be required to bear all expense for the repairs to any water meter arising from damage by fire, freezing, misuse or accident or for the replacement of a water meter damaged beyond repair by fire, freezing, misuse or accident.
The owner shall pay for the amount of water registered or measured. If a water meter fails to register for any cause, the quantity of water used during the time of such failure shall be determined by the Superintendent of Public Works on the basis of the average current amount registered by the water meter, when in order, for a comparable period of time.
All water meters shall be tested for accuracy before being placed. After installation, if the owner requests an official test, a charge, as established by the Village Board from time to time, shall be made in case the water meter is found to have an error of less than 3% in over-registration.
A water meter shall not be disconnected, moved, altered, changed or disturbed in any manner whatsoever without permission from the village. All work in connection with the repair and maintenance of water meters shall be performed by the village.
The minimum size of water meter for any supply pipe hereafter installed shall be a three-fourths-inch meter. The maximum size of water meter for any supply pipe hereafter installed shall be a three-inch water meter, unless permission for larger installation shall be granted under terms and conditions approved by the Board of Trustees of the village.
Where one supply connection supplies two or more separate consumers on one premises, only one water meter shall be installed, and the water rent for water registered by said meter shall be charged to the owner of the premises. If additional water meters are desired to ascertain subdivisions to the separate consumers, they may be furnished and installed by the village at the expense of the applicant, who shall assume all responsibility for reading and maintaining the same.