Water meters required; free water prohibited.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 25-36
in effectSec. 25-36. - Water meters required; free water prohibited.
(a) All water shall be supplied through meters installed or authorized by the public works department and no application for water, to be served by flat rate, shall be received. No crossover connection with the water main shall be allowed as a substitute for a meter.
(b) There shall be no free water to any user except the government of the city; provided, however, the city council and mayor, subject to any prohibitions or restrictions in state law or any applicable water and/or sewer bond documents, by order or resolution duly adopted and recorded on the minutes of the city council, may approve free water or reduced rates for water for any governmental entities whose boards or commissions are appointed in the manner provided by law by the mayor and the city council for general purposes or for any other governmental entities or agencies for water used for fire protection purposes only.
(c) All applicants for new service must produce state-issued photo identification. If the applicant cannot produce state-issued photo identification, he/she may provide photo identification and one (1) credit reference. Service may be refused at the discretion of the director or his designee if the new applicant is found not to have sufficient credit references or proof of identification. No application for services shall be accepted from an applicant who is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application, except at the discretion of the director or his designee, upon a case-by-case basis, where sufficient credit reference has been established to the satisfaction of the director or his designee.
(Code 1962, § 25-56; Ord. No. 3612, § 14, 8-4-81; Ord. No. 3955, § 18, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 4194, 9-18-01; Ord. No. 4383, § 3, 4-5-11)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25WASE_ARTIIRA_S25-36WAMEREFRWAPRFetched: 11/1/2026