Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 65.7 - Metered service(a)Utility to provide metered service. After August 15, 1981, a public utility which is issued a certificate of public convenience permitting it to begin to render water service and a currently existing public utility which begins to render water service to an additional, noncontiguous, service area shall be required to furnish metered service.(b)Utility to provide meters. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, a public utility furnishing metered service shall provide; install at its own expense; and continue to own, maintain and operate all meters. The customer, however, shall properly protect the meter from damage by frost or other cause and shall be held responsible for repairs or replacement of the meter made necessary by the negligence or intentional act of the customer. Each utility seeking to impose responsibility for damage to the meter caused by negligence of a customer or intentional act shall first provide each customer with notice explaining the proper maintenance which should be given to meters. The notice shall be included in the "Rules and Regulations" of the utility.(c)Access to meters. For purposes of maintenance and operation, each public utility shall at all reasonable times have access to meters, service connections, and other property owned by it on the premises of customers. Neglect or refusal on the part of customers to provide reasonable access to their premises for purposes of maintenance shall constitute sufficient cause for termination of service under § 56.81(3) (relating to authorized termination of service).(d)Universal metering. A public utility shall provide a meter to each of its water customers except fire protection customers and shall furnish water service, except fire protection service, exclusively on a metered basis; except that flat rate service may continue to be provided pending implementation of a reasonable metering program or under special circumstances as may be permitted by the Commission for good cause.The provisions of this §65.7 adopted March 25, 1946; amended August 15, 1980, effective 8/16/1980, 10 Pa.B. 3356; amended April 30, 1982, effective 11/1/1982, 12 Pa.B. 1392.The provisions of this §65.7 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 1301, 1304, 1501 and 1502.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 3.501 (relating to certificate of public convenience as a water or wastewater collection, treatment and disposal supplier).