Meter Maintenance & Responsibilities

The La Joya Water Supply customer (Member) should provide access to the meter at all reasonable times for the purpose of reading, installing, checking, repairing, or placing the meter.  The key to locked gates should always be provided, as well.  If the gate to the  premises is locked, preventing the reading of the meter, an estimated bill will be rendered to the Member for the month; and a notice shall be sent stating that entrance could not be gained and that a key should be furnished or the gate should be unlocked for each reading period.  Should the gate remain locked for 3 consecutive months after proper notification to the Member, then service shall be discontinued and the meter will be removed with no further notice.

• The Member shall ensure that all plumbing connections comply with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Rules and Regulations.
• All connections shall be designed to ensure against back-flow or siphonage into the Corporation’s water supply.  In particular, livestock water troughs shall be plumbed above the top of the trough with air space between the discharge and the water level in the trough.
• The use of pipe and pipe fittings that contain more than 8.0% lead or solder and flux that contain more than 0.2% lead is prohibited for any plumbing installations or repair of any residential or non-residential facility providing water for human consumption and connected to the Corporation’s facilities.
• Service shall be discontinued without further notice when installations of new facilities or repair of existing facilities are found to be in violation of this regulation until such time as the violation is corrected.
• A Member owning more than one (1) Membership Certificate shall keep all payments current on all accounts.  Failure to maintain current status on all accounts shall be enforceable as per the Tariff, Service Application, and Agreement executed by the Member.
• The Corporation’s ownership and maintenance responsibility of water supply and metering equipment shall end at the point where the Member connects to the equipment provided by the Corporation during the installation of the metering equipment.  Therefore, all water usage registering upon and/or damages occurring to the metering equipment owned and provided by the Corporation shall be subject to charges as determined by the Corporation’s Tariff as amended from time to time by the Board of Directors.
• The Corporation shall require each Member to provide a cut-off valve on the Member’s side of the meter for purposes of isolating the Member’s service pipeline and plumbing facilities from the Corporation’s water pressure.  The Member’s use of the Corporation’s curb stop or other similar valve for such purposes is prohibited.  Any damage to the Corporation’s equipment shall be subject to service charges.
• Each Member shall grant to the Corporation any and all easements as may be necessary and reasonable for the provision of water service.