Section 170IAC6-1-7. Testing facilities; portable test meters

   (a) Each water utility furnishing water to any of its customers on a metered basis shall provide facilities:

(1) at the utility itself; or

(2) provided by another company;

for testing and adjusting its meters satisfactory to the commission.

  (b) Where portable test meters are used to determine the accuracy of meters in service, they shall be recalibrated by suitable testing apparatus at sufficiently frequent intervals to ensure correct registration at the specified rates of flow.

  (c) A utility, at its discretion, may outsource meter testing without having to obtain special exemption from the commission.

  (d) All testing performed, whether by the utility or another company, shall be pursuant to the AWWA Standards. (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; No. 34805: Standards of Service For Water Utilities Rule 7; filed Nov 28, 1977, 3:00 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1978, p. 680; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; filed Dec 15, 2008, 11:46 a.m.: 20090114-IR-170080315FRA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA)