Enforcement.

Austin City Code tit. 15, ch. 15-9, art. 15, div. 5

in effect

Austin City Code § 15-9-301 OFFENSES.

§ 15-9-301 - OFFENSES. (A) A person may not knowingly tamper with a water meter, a wastewater meter, data logging equipment, telemetry equipment, or plumbing or electrical connections affixed to the equipment to cause inaccurate or false readings or reports of the amount of: (1) wastewater discharged; or (2) water consumed. (B) A person may not discharge wastewater or other effluent from the customer's service address to the City through unmetered bypass piping unless the person provides notice to the director as required by Section 15-9-286 (Use of Bypass Piping Restricted). (C) A person may not knowingly make or cause a false report to be made to the City of a reading of a wastewater meter installed for metered billing. (D) A person commits a separate offense each day that the person performs an act prohibited by this article or fails to perform an act required by this article. (E) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2000. Source: 1992 Code Section 18-4-421; Ord. 031204-14; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 15-9-302 REVOCATION OF APPROVAL FOR METERED WASTEWATER BILLING.

§ 15-9-302 - REVOCATION OF APPROVAL FOR METERED WASTEWATER BILLING. (A) The director may revoke a customer's approval for metered wastewater billing if the customer: (1) tampers with the wastewater meter, data logging equipment, or telemetry equipment; (2) uses bypass piping in a manner prohibited by this article; (3) falsely reports or transmits a reading; or (4) fails to comply with a special condition prescribed under Section 15-9-266 (Special Conditions). (B) The director shall revoke a customer's approval for metered wastewater billing if the customer becomes ineligible under Section 15-9-252(B) (Requirements for Approval of Metered Wastewater Billing). (C) The director may revoke a customer's approval for metered wastewater billing if the wastewater meter, data logging equipment, or telemetry equipment at the customer's service address does not consistently and accurately monitor wastewater discharge from the service address. Source: 1992 Code Section 18-4-422; 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_DIV5ENFetched: 10/27/2026