USE OF BYPASS PIPING RESTRICTED.
Austin City Code § 15-9-286
in effect§ 15-9-286 - USE OF BYPASS PIPING RESTRICTED.
(A) A customer may not install or use piping to bypass a wastewater meter without the approval of the director.
(B) If approved by the director, a customer installing piping configured to allow for bypass of the wastewater meter shall install, at the customer's expense:
(1) a valve on the bypass piping with a lock and seal or other means of security of a size, type, design, and location approved by the director; and
(2) a sensing device and appurtenant equipment that will detect, record, and provide notice to the City of the customer's use of the bypass piping.
(C) A customer may not use bypass piping for wastewater discharge unless the customer:
(1) notifies the director by telephone not later than one city business day before the customer begins to use the bypass piping for scheduled maintenance activities, or not later than the next city business day after the customer begins to use the bypass piping in an emergency;
(2) notifies the director by telephone not later than the next city business day after the customer stops use of the bypass piping; and
(3) sends the director a letter not later than seven days after the customer stops use of the bypass piping stating:
(a) the date and time that the use of the bypass piping started and finished; and
(b) the customer's estimate of the volume of wastewater that flowed through the bypass piping and a statement of how the estimate was calculated.
(D) The director may calculate the wastewater bill for bypassed flows on the basis of historical billing data if the director determines that the historical data is a more accurate estimate of the wastewater volume during a customer's use of bypass piping than the customer's estimate submitted under Subsection (D).
Source: 1992 Code Section 18-4-406; 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_S15-9-286USBYPIREFetched: 10/27/2026