Brentwood Municipal Code Art. 4 Meters and Service Connections

All water delivered through a service connection must be metered and billed. Tampering with meters or the use of any device to allow delivery of unmetered water is prohibited. Connection charges and payment for all water used from the time of initial service installation will be the responsibility of the customer. In addition, the installation of a backflow prevention assembly may be required pursuant to Chapter 14.10.

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All customers are responsible for the monthly charges set forth in the cost allocation plan. In addition, customer will be responsible for all additional fees assessed, including those due to unlawful connection or damage caused to the delivery system by customer, or his or her tenants, agents, employees, contractors, licensees, permittees, guests or invitees.

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All water service will be metered and meters must conform to American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards at the time of initial installation. The city may request from the manufacturer or supplier verification which states that all water meters and/or components comply with all applicable requirements of this standard, and that such meters have been tested in accordance with AWWA standards.

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Meters will be installed in the public sidewalk, or behind and adjacent to the public sidewalk within the public right-of-way, or at such location as may be determined by the director of public works. Unless the director of public works deems it impractical, all meters must be installed at the minimum distance of three feet from a driveway area. All meters will be owned by the city. No seal may be altered or broken except by one of the city's authorized employees or agents.

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Meters moved for the convenience of the customer will be relocated at the customer's expense. Meters moved for the city's convenience will be relocated at the city's expense. If the lateral distance to which the customer desires to have the meter moved exceeds eight feet, the customer will be required to apply and pay for a new service connection at the desired location.

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Customers making any change in the size, character or extent of their facilities utilizing the water service which will require increasing the size of any water system facilities or result in a large or unusual increase in water usage must immediately notify the director of public works in writing. Changes in service connections, in particular changes in size of meter or service pipe, will be at the expense of the customer, including the cost of a new meter of the size being replaced. These charges are set forth in the cost allocation plan.

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A. Request for Test. A customer may request that the city test the meter serving the customer's premises. The city will conduct the test during normal working hours within ten business days of the request and the customer will be notified of the time and place of the test. A customer may require that the city conduct the test in the presence of the customer or his or her representative.

B. Fee. The customer must pay a fee in an amount to cover the cost of the meter test, which is set forth in the cost allocation plan.

C. Accuracy. The fee will be credited against the account if the overall accuracy of the meter as tested is outside the defined acceptable parameters as established by the American Water Works Association.

D. Report. The city will provide the customer with a written report summarizing the results of the test within ten business days after completion of the test.

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Adjustments of water bills due to meter error will be made pursuant to Section 3.26.180 and will only be made after testing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 14.01.430.

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A. Service connections will be in public streets, easements or rights-of-way under the control of the city.

B. Where the premises to be served fronts on more than one street, the director of public works has the right to designate on which frontage the service connection will be installed.

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A single service connection may not serve more than one premises. Separate premises under a single ownership, control, or management will be supplied water through separate service connections unless the director of public works approves a request for a single service connection to multiple premises. When evaluating requests for such single service connection, the director of public works will be guided by, but not restricted to, the following considerations:

A. That the service connection will not violate the provisions of this chapter against reselling or redelivery to other customers;

B. That the service connection will not establish a private distribution system;

C. That the service connection will not avoid main extension requirements;

D. That the service connection will not be a means of avoidance of meter or service connection charges or securing an advantageous water price without an equivalent guaranteed minimum.

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Each separate customer will be supplied water through a separate service connection unless the director of public works determines it is impractical to do so. Where more than one customer is supplied through a single service connection, only the property owner or authorized agent will be the applicant and customer for billing or any other purpose.

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Unless the city takes extraordinary and discretionary action when approving a development or subdivision of property, each building permit or subdivision map improvement plan will contain provisions for connection to the water system.

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