A. Ownership. The department will own and maintain all meters. The department will not pay rent or any other charge for a meter or related facilities, including housing and connections on a customer’s premises.

B. Installation. Installation of water meters shall be performed only by authorized employees of the department, except by special arrangement in writing with the borough. All meters shall be sealed by the department at the time of installation, and no seal shall be altered or broken except by one of its authorized employees.

C. Size and Type of Meter. An applicant may request and receive any size of meter regularly stocked or furnished by the department, provided the request is reasonable; and further provided, that the meter is not greatly oversized or undersized, as determined by the department. The department reserves the right to determine the type of meter to be installed.

D. Location of Meters. Meters shall be placed either inside or under a heated building at such suitable place as is most convenient; provided, that if the department determines that it is impractical to install a meter inside or under a building, it may be installed with the customer’s written permission at another location; and further provided, that every location of a meter must be approved by the department. Each meter shall have a remote recording device which can be read from outside a building on which the same is mounted.

E. Joint Use of Meters. The joining of several customers to take advantage of the single minimum charges and quantity rates is prohibited, except under special contract, in writing, approved by the assembly.

F. Changes in Size or Location. If for any reason a change in the size of a meter and service is required, the installation will be accomplished on the basis of a new connection, and the customer’s application shall be so amended. Meters or services moved for the convenience of the customer will be relocated only at the customer’s expense.

G. The assembly will from time to time determine the premises, or classifications of premises, on which meters shall be required. The department shall make such installations as are directed by the assembly. Before making any installation of a meter, the occupant of the premises on which the meter is to be installed shall be informed that access is necessary to make the installation at a time convenient to the department. If any person refuses to grant access for such purpose and allow the installation at a suitable place approved by the department, the clerk shall give the customer receiving service to the premises five days’ written notice that the water service will be discontinued for failure to allow the installation for such purpose. At the expiration of such period, if the meter has not been installed with the permission of the customer and person in possession, water service to such persons on those premises shall be discontinued. If any person refuses or prevents access to premises for the purpose of reading, repairing, or replacing any meter, service to the premises shall, after such notice, be discontinued.

H. When the assembly determines that meters shall be installed throughout a certain area, on premises facing certain streets, or on certain classifications of premises, the assembly will direct the department to make such installations in connection with water service to all such premises, except where meters have already been installed.

If any customer refuses to allow such installation on the customer’s premises and the metering of water to the customer, notice of discontinuance of service shall be given and the service discontinued as provided in HBC 13.04.280(F). If a meter is ordered installed on any premises and the customer service line or other piping is in such poor condition that a meter connection cannot be made, the customer shall be given written notice of such time as the department shall consider reasonable, considering weather and other conditions. If such line is not repaired or replaced and in satisfactory condition for installation of the meter within the time allowed in the notice, the service will be discontinued to the customer and his premises after a five-day notice as required by HBC 13.04.280(F).