A.
Generally. All water furnished through service pipes,
whether for residential, commercial or industrial use, shall be metered.
All meters 5/8 inch or smaller shall be furnished and installed at
the expense of the Water Department, except as otherwise provided.
Meters larger than 5/8 inch should be purchased from the Water Department.
B.
Fire protection. At the option of the Water Department,
service lines used exclusively for fire protection may be left unmetered.
Wherever surreptitious use of water by the consumer is discovered
from such connection, the Water Department may either discontinue
such service or compel the owner to install a suitable meter at his
or her own expense.
C.
Building purposes.
(1)
Generally. Water meters for building purposes shall
be set by the Water Department at the expense of the contractor or
person making such application therefor.
(2)
Unmetered water. In case it is impracticable to place
meters for such building purposes, water may be supplied to the contractor
or owner at flat rates duly established.
No water meter shall be set or removed or disturbed
without a permit from the Water Department. In general all meters
shall be installed and removed only by duly authorized agents of the
Water Department.
A.
Obstructions. Whenever a water meter is set, whether
at the curb or in the sidewalk or area vault or any part of the basement
of any building, the space occupied by the meter and the meter box
shall at all times be kept free from rubbish or obstructions of any
kind.
B.
Accessibility. The owner and tenant shall provide
ready and convenient access to the meter so that it may be frequently
read and examined by agents of the Water Department.
A.
Responsibility. Any damage which a water meter may
sustain resulting from the carelessness of the owner or his or her
agent or tenant or from neglect of any of them to properly secure
and protect the same, including any damage that may result from allowing
said meter to become frozen or to be injured by hot water or steam,
shall be paid to the Water Department by the owner of the premises.
B.
Wear and tear. Ordinary wear and tear of five-eighths-inch
meters shall be the responsibility of the Water Department. All other
meters shall be the responsibility of the owners. Meters shall be
repaired only by the Water Department or its authorized agents.
[Amended 3-8-2007 by Ord. No. 3-2007]
A.
Upon the written application of any residential consumer,
with a meter of less than one and one-half inches, of the City water
supply made to the Water Department and accompanied by an inspection
fee of $50, the Water Department shall remove the meter, bring the
same to its shop and there test the same in the presence of the owner,
if he or she so desires. If upon such inspection the meter is found
to be more than three-percent fast, the Water Department shall return
to the consumer the inspection fee and make such reduction in the
current bill as the facts warrant. If, however, the meter does not
overregister more than the above-mentioned 3%, the Department shall
retain the inspection fee as its expense for the testing.
B.
Any meter two inches or larger must be inspected and
tested every three years commencing 10 years after its installation.
The testing shall be conducted by a vendor that is selected and hired
by the City at the owner's expense. The meter must operate within
standards promulgated by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
If the meter does not operate within the AWWA's standards, it shall
be replaced at the owner's expense.
