(1) Each service shall be separately metered. Charges for all water use shall be on a metered rate basis as determined by the classification of the service and the applicable rate schedule.

(2) The public works department will furnish, install and maintain a service of such size and location as the applicant may reasonably request from its water distribution main to the property line, or to the easement right-of-way line. Cost of a new service connection shall be as provided in the rate schedule.

(3) The meters, whether installed on town or private property, shall be the property of the town. The applicant, as a condition of his contract for water service, guarantees access to the meter for purposes of reading and maintenance thereof.

(4) No service shall be turned on or off except by an authorized agent of the public works department. The superintendent may authorize a plumber licensed by the state of Washington to turn a service off or on. A property owner may turn off a water service on the customer’s side of the meter in case of an actual emergency.

(5) The owner or occupant of premises served from the municipal water system shall be responsible for all leaks or damages on account of leaks from the service pipe from the town’s stop cock or meter to the premises served. (Ord. 550 § 2, 2012)