Meters—Installation inside and outside city.
Tampa City Code § 26-87
in effectSec. 26-87. - Meters—Installation inside and outside city.
(a) The department has the right to install meters on any and all service pipes within and without the present corporate limits of the city and to charge and collect from the customer the cost of installing or setting such meters, such installation charge to be based upon size of meter and appurtenances thereto.
(b) All meters so installed shall be and remain the property of the city and shall be maintained and kept by the department in repair from damage caused by normal wear and tear without cost to the customer.
(c) In order to install meters and necessary appurtenances on a customer's property to provide requested water service to the customer, it shall be necessary for the customer in consideration therefor to grant the department permission to install the facilities on the customer's property in a location the department deems appropriate.
(d) The department is responsible for repair and maintenance of facilities up to and including the meter installation. The customer is responsible for all repairs on his side of the meter installation.
(e) When it is necessary for the owner of a premises to meter water flow from a private water system thereon for wastewater billing purposes, he may apply to the department for the installation of a meter, at his cost and subject to the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section.
(f) When a customer requests a meter solely for irrigation purposes, that connection shall be made to the city's reclaimed water system if that service is available.
(g) All installations of new irrigation systems shall connect to the city's reclaimed water system if that service is available.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-82), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 90-148, § 13, 5-24-90; Ord. No. 2004-119, § 4, 5-6-04)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIIWA_S26-87MENSINOUCIFetched: 10/28/2026