ANNUAL CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF EQUIPMENT NOT DEDICATED TO THE CITY.
Austin City Code § 15-9-282
in effect§ 15-9-282 - ANNUAL CALIBRATION AND TESTING OF EQUIPMENT NOT DEDICATED TO THE CITY.
(A) The customer shall have a meter and equipment that is not dedicated to the City calibrated and tested for accuracy at least one time every 12 months. The customer shall provide the director with the results of the testing and calibration on a form provided by the director. The customer shall provide the results of the testing and calibration to the director in writing not later than 30 days after the date of the testing and calibration.
(B) The customer shall notify the director in writing not later than the 10th day before the date of the annual calibration and testing. The director may be present during calibration and testing.
(C) If a customer fails to timely provide the director in writing the results of a test as required under Subsection (A), the director shall bill the customer for wastewater service based on the customer's actual water usage or the rated capacity of the wastewater meter for the customer service address, whichever is greater. The director shall bill the customer under this subsection for the period beginning on the 31st day after the date of the testing until the date the customer provides the director with the results of the test.
(D) A customer may not receive a billing adjustment for a period the customer was billed under Subsection (C).
(E) All calibrations shall be performed to the same standard required for the initial calibration.
Source: 1992 Code Section 18-4-402; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15UTRE_CH15-9UTSERE_ART15MEWABI_DIV3MEEQ_S15-9-282ANCATEEQNODECIFetched: 10/27/2026