A customer may request a water meter to be tested for accuracy, which test will be made by the city public works department. Each request for the testing of a meter for a water line less than one inch in diameter shall be accompanied by a deposit in an amount to be set by city ordinance from time to time. Each request for the testing of a meter for a water line in excess of one inch in diameter shall be accompanied by a deposit in an amount to be set by city ordinance from time to time. If the meter tested shall be found to be accurate, the deposit shall be retained by the water department of the city as compensation for the test; and, if the amount of the deposit is insufficient to pay for the total cost of the test, then the customer shall be liable for the deficiency and same shall be billed to the customer with the customer’ s next city water bill. If the meter tested is found to be inaccurate, then the cost of the test shall be borne by the city’ s water department, the deposit shall be refunded to the customer, and the customer’ s water bill shall be adjusted in accordance with the results of the test. (Ord. 1094 § 1, 1993: prior code § 38-1-29)