§ 15-9-292. DETERMINING WASTEWATER VOLUME.

(A)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director shall use the reading on the wastewater meter to determine the volume of wastewater discharged from a customer's service address during a billing period.

(B)

If the director determines that the reading on the wastewater meter is inaccurate or otherwise unreliable through no fault of the customer, the director shall estimate the volume of wastewater discharged from the customer's service address during the billing period based on the best available historical data for the customer's service address.

(C)

If the director determines that a customer, other than a wastewater-only customer, has tampered with the wastewater meter at the customer's service address, made a false report or transmittal of a meter reading, or used bypass piping in violation of this article, the director shall assess the volume of wastewater discharged from the customer's service address during the billing period based on the greater of:

(1)

the amount of water consumption at the service address; or

(2)

the maximum rated capacity of the wastewater meter.

(D)

If the director determines that a wastewater-only customer has tampered with the wastewater meter at the customer's service address, made a false report or transmittal of a meter reading, or has used bypass piping in violation of this article, the director shall assess the volume of wastewater discharged from the customer's service address during the billing period based on the maximum rated capacity of the wastewater meter.

Source: 1992 Code Section 18-4-412; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11.