§ 440-16. Metering.  


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  • A. 
    All meters used in connection with metered service shall be furnished, installed, and maintained by the City. Cost of service and meters will be paid for by the customer.
    B. 
    Upon request by a customer, the City may perform a test of the meter serving him and shall advise the customer that he may be present. The City shall charge the customer the actual cost of the time required to remove the meter and perform the test. Such cost to be the man-hours required times the established hourly rate of pay for a pipefitter. No charge will be made whenever a meter proves to be in excess of 2% fast.
    C. 
    The customer or his representative may be present, if he desires, when his meter is tested. If the customer wishes to be present, he should so notify the City at the time of his request for the meter test. The City shall give the customer reasonable advance notification as to the day, time and place of said meter test.
    D. 
    A report of the results of the test shall be made to the customer within a reasonable time after the completion of the test.
    E. 
    Fast meters. When a meter is found to be fast in excess of 2% as a weighted average of the total volume of flow at all test rates, the City shall refund to the customer an amount equal to the excess charged for the water incorrectly metered. The period over which the correction is to be made shall be the time elapsed since the last previous test or to the time of apparent failure; provided, however, the period shall not exceed six months.