If any water meter needs repair and/or replacement for any reason
whatsoever, the responsibility of cost for such repair and/or replacement
shall be the responsibility of the homeowner. No water meter may be
repaired or replaced without the advance notice and approval of the
City of Ventnor Water Utility.
If as a result of the defect in the water meter of any property
being billed pursuant to the water usage method, the City of Ventnor
is unable to make an accurate reading as to the usage of water for
any designated period, then the City of Ventnor specifically reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to estimate the water usage for
that particular property based upon prior usage.
Should any water meter, or other system used to supply water
by the Ventnor City Water Utilities, be damaged or tampered with in
any way by any person, the owner of said property, in addition to
the individual who tampered with the meter, shall be in violation
of this chapter. Further, it shall be a violation of this chapter
if any meter is disconnected, if the MXU section of said meter is
removed, or if the meter is otherwise changed or modified so that
an accurate and full billing for said property cannot be made.