Vallejo Municipal Code Ch. 11.32 Water Meters

All water meters will be sealed at the time of installation and no seal shall be altered or broken except by authorized employees of the water system.

(Ord. 324 N.C. § 8.01, 1958.)

A. All water meters shall be maintained, repaired and replaced by the water system.

B. Where replacements or adjustments for any meter are necessary by the act, neglect or carelessness of the owner or occupant of any premises, any expense thereby caused to the water system shall be charged against and collected from the customer.

(Ord. 324 N.C. § 8.02, 1958.)

A. Customers shall have the right to request a test be made of the meter serving their premises. The water system shall arrange for such test within three working days after receipt of the request and shall notify the customer twenty-four hours before the time set for the test in order that the customer may witness the same. The request for meter tests must be accompanied by a cash deposit based on meter size as adopted by city council resolution.

B. If the results of the meter test determine that the meter is:

1. Registering not more than two percent fast or slow than the actual quantity of water passing through it, the deposit shall be retained by the water system;

2. Registering more than two percent over registration, an accurate meter shall be installed, the deposit refunded and the water bills adjusted to correct the error discovered;

3. Registering more than two percent under registration, an accurate meter shall be installed, the deposit refunded and the customer billed for the amount of the undercharge;

4. In any event, the adjustment for overcharge or undercharge shall not exceed a period of six months or that during which it was measuring service to the customer, whichever is the lesser.

(Ord. 1436 N.C. (2nd) § 1, 2000: Ord. 324 N.C. § 8.03, 1958.)

Whenever a meter fails to register correctly, the customer shall be charged for a minimum service charge or for an estimated amount of water used, based upon the customer's prior consumption during the same season of the year, if conditions were unchanged, or upon a reasonable comparison with use of other customers during the same period receiving the same class of service under similar circumstances.

(Ord. 324 N.C. § 8.04, 1958.)

Whenever any person connecting service pipes to the property side of the meter uses the water for testing pipes, he shall shut the water off from unoccupied premises before leaving same, and in all cases leave the meter box properly installed to full depth in the ground or sidewalk, with the cover securely fastened in place.

(Ord. 324 N.C. § 8.05, 1958.)