Santa Maria Municipal Code Art. 5 Volume Determination

User charges and fees for class II, Class III and Class IV users shall be applied against the total amount of water used from all sources unless, in the opinion of the Director of Utilities, significant portions of the water received are not discharged to the community sewer. The total amount of water used from public and private sources shall be determined by means of public meters or private meters. Private meters shall be of a type and size as approved by the Director of Utilities and shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the user.

(Prior Code § 20-51(A); Ord. 83-1054 § 1, eff. 6/16/83; Ord. 2005-01, eff. 3/3/05)

For Class II, Class III and Class IV users where, in the opinion of the Director of Utilities, a significant portion of the water received from any metered source does not flow into the community sewer because of the principal activity of the user or removal by other means, the user charges and fees will be applied against the volume of water discharged into the community sewer. The volume of water discharged into the community sewer shall be determined by a combination of source and diversion meters or a discharge meter. If, in the opinion of the Director of Utilities, source and diversions will not accurately reflect the amount of wastewater discharged into the community sewer, a discharge meter shall be required.

(Prior Code § 20-51(B); Ord. 83-1054 § 1, eff. 6/16/83; Ord. 2005-01, eff. 3/3/05)

Private source, diversion and discharge meters shall be of a type and size approved by the Director Utilities and shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the user.

(Prior Code § 20-51(B); Ord. 83-1054 § 1, eff. 6/16/83; Ord. 2005-01, eff. 3/3/05)