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(a)
Any consumer may request that the meter through which water is furnished be examined and tested by the city for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the amount of water which is being delivered through it. Such request shall be made in writing on forms furnished by the city and shall be accompanied by a deposit in the amount of ten dollars for meters one inch and under, and twenty-five dollars for meters one and one-half inches and larger. Upon receipt of such request and deposit, the city shall cause the meter to be examined and tested.
(b)
If the meter is found to register over three percent more water than actually passes through it, another meter will be substituted therefor and the deposit shall be repaid to the person making the application, and the water bill for the current period adjusted as set forth in Section 13.16-.300. If the meter is found to register not over three percent fast, the deposit shall be forfeited to the city and the water bill paid as rendered.
The city may, from time to time, examine and test the meter through which water is furnished for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the amount of water which is being delivered through it. Any such inspection initiated by the city shall be at the expense of the city. The city shall be entitled to access to any such meter at reasonable times.
(Ord. 254 §3, 1978; Ord. 246 §1(part), 1977).