§ 235-5. Maintenance of system and connections.

A. 

The Town's responsibility for maintenance, repair or replacement of any water or sewer fixture, connection or other apparatus shall be limited to those apparatus which are a part of the public system or are located within the boundaries of a public way, as those are defined by this article.

B. 

The Town shall not be responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of any water or sewer line, fixture, connection, or other apparatus that is located on private property, nor will the Town perform any of the aforementioned services at the property owner's or tenant's request, excepting the operation of water meters as addressed under Subsections D, E and F of this section.

C. 

It shall be the responsibility of the Town of Federalsburg to maintain public system lines in the public ways within the corporate limits of the Town of Federalsburg, as the term "public ways" is defined in § 235-2.

D. 

It shall be the responsibility of the Town to verify and replace any water or sewage flow meter found to be faulty or inaccurate whether such meter is located on public or private property when a verification of that meter has been requested by the property owner or tenant.

E. 

In the event that a meter verification is requested by the owner or tenant and the meter in question is found to be operating properly, the water or sewer account for that property shall be charged a fee for the testing and verification performed. Such fee may be set and amended by the Mayor and Council from time to time in the course of setting or amending water and sewer user and/or connection charges.

F. 

There shall be no charge to the property owner or tenant when a meter test, repair or replacement is initiated by the Town or its representatives.