13.04.190 Meter error.
A. Meter Accuracy. All meters will be tested prior to installation. No meter will be placed in service or allowed to remain in service which is known to have an error in registration in excess of two percent under conditions of normal operation.
B. Meter Test.
1. Standard Test. Meter tests will be conducted in accordance with standards of practice established by the American Water Works Association.
2. On Customer Request. A customer may, giving not less than seven days’ notice, request a meter test. The department will require the customer to deposit the testing fee as specified in the current assembly-approved water-sewer rate schedule.
The deposit will be returned to the customer if the test reveals the meter to over-register more than two percent under the standard test conditions; otherwise the deposit shall be retained by the borough. Customers may at their own option witness any meter tests which they request.
3. On Borough Request. If, upon comparison of past water usage, it appears that a meter is not registering properly, the chief fiscal officer or department may, at their option, test the meter. No charge will be made to the customer for the meter test under these conditions.
C. Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error. In the case of nonregistering meter, the borough will bill the customer for water consumed which the meter was not registering. The bill will be computed according to the procedure set for estimated billings in HBC 13.04.230. (Ord. 07-11-173 § 4)