A. The Department will estimate a charge to the customer if the meter fails to register correctly. The Director may develop a process to estimate water consumption using the best available historical consumption data. The Department will maintain a written description of the procedure on file in the Director’s office.

B. The Department may estimate a customer’s water use for billing purposes whenever construction conditions, obstructions, inclement weather or emergencies prevent reading the meter. (Ord. No. G-6741, § 2 (Exh. A), 2020)