Estimation of usage charges.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-72
in effect§ 55-72. - Estimation of usage charges.
If a water meter is out of order or if the meter reader is unable to obtain a reading of the meter, water used at the premises shall be billed, pending the correction of the problem, on the basis of an estimate made by the utilities superintendent. The estimate may be based on the billing of water to the premises during the preceding billing period(s) or during the same billing period(s) of the preceding year, and other data considered by the utilities superintendent to be the most reliable at his command may be used in the determination of his estimate.
(Code 1970, § 35-36; Ord. No. 17124, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-70)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH55UT_ARTIICIWASE_DIV4RACHBIGECOPR_S55-72ESUSCHFetched: 10/28/2026