Legal Documents of White Pine

Potable water meters. Each consumer will be supplied through a separate meter, except where a building under one (1) ownership has a number of apartments or offices under one (1) roof, and the owner desires that the town shall deal directly with the tenants; in which event, the town will install for each tenant a separate meter setting and meter. The charge for any such meter connection shall be made at the service charge provided for in § 18-104. Thereafter, each regular tenant in such building, shall be a consumer and shall be subject to all of the applicable rules and regulations hereof.

All meters and meter settings shall be furnished, owned and maintained by the town.
Meters and meter settings must be accessible at all times and not covered with rubbish or material of any kind. No one other than an authorized agent of the town shall be permitted to repair, adjust, remove, or replace any meter or part thereof.

The consumer shall be responsible for damage to meters and/or meter settings where such damage is caused by a change in grade of the lot or by the carelessness or negligence of the consumer or his/her/its agents, employee, family members, invitees and or licensees. Such consumer will be billed for the actual cost of repair or replacement, and such bill shall be paid within ten (10) days from then date of mailing thereof.

Fire line water meters. Each consumer having a fire line water supply shall have such fire line water line separately metered from his/her/its potable water line. The charge for any such connection shall be made at the service charge provided for in§ 18-104.All water fire line meters shall be ultrasonic flow meters or a meter of like make and quality approved by the White Pine Water Department, in writing, at its sole discretion prior to the installation of such meter.

All fire line water meters and meter settings shall be furnished, owned and maintained by the consumer.

Fire line meters and meter settings must be accessible at all times and not covered with rubbish or material of any kind.

The consumer shall permit the town, or its agents, shall have the right to enter the consumer's premises, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of inspecting the fire line meter at such premises.
All consumers with existing fire lines shall be permitted three (3) years from the date of passage of this section to comply with the requirement of the installation of a fire line water meter in accordance with the provisions of the section. (1978 Code, § 13-106, as replaced by Ord. #4-19, June 2019 Ch14_6-16-20)