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16.03 Water meters and remote registers on existing service connections that were not originally supplied by PURVEYOR to the water consumer, and did not meet the specifications of PURVEYOR at the time of installation and do not accurately register the consumption of water, shall be repaired and/or replaced by PURVEYOR at the expense of the Direct Service Customer. All water meters and/or remote registers which must be replaced and/or repaired as the result of theft or damage from causes other than normal wear and tear shall be repaired and/or replaced by PURVEYOR at the expense of the Direct Service Customer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, a water meter and/or remote register supplied by PURVEYOR which must be repaired or replaced as a result of defects in material or workmanship, or normal wear and tear, shall be repaired and/or replaced at PURVEYOR'S expense. 16.04 In cases where, with the consent of PURVEYOR, the Direct Service Customer is the owner of a reregistering meter, maintenance and repairs on said meter shall be made by PURVEYOR at the expense of the Direct Service Customer on the basis of the cost of material and labor plus twenty-five (25%) of the cost of materials and labor to compensate PURVEYOR for supervision and overhead expenses. 16.05 If any water meter shall fail to register correctly within the limitations established in the ordinances and rules and regulations of PURVEYOR applicable thereto, the Direct Service Customer shall be charged for water usage based on the consumer's average daily rate of consumption. The consumer's average daily rate of consumption shall be estimated by Commissioner based upon water usage registered under similar conditions when the meter was in working order. PURVEYOR shall use the same criteria in estimating consumption of Direct Service Customers as customers within the City of Cleveland. ARTICLE 17. FIRE HYDRANTS 17.01 MUNICIPALITY shall not use nor permit the use of water from fire hydrants, valves or other openings within the corporate limits of MUNICIPALITY unless the use of such water is metered or is in conformance with the provisions of this Article 17. 17.02 MUNICIPALITY has the right to connect fire hydrants to PURVEYOR'S water supply system and to make use of all water required by MUNICIPALITY for the extinguishment of fires, the flushing of fire hydrants, streets and sewers and for such other use as is specifically authorized by Commissioner. For this right, MUNICIPALITY shall pay an annual fee in advance at such rates, in such manner, and at such times as shall be provided in applicable ordinances or rules and regulations of PURVEYOR existing at the time this Agreement is executed or as amended in the future. The rate charged for the use of water from a fire hydrant shall be calculated to cover only PURVEYOR'S actual cost of estimated water losses for uses other than extinguishment of fires, but in no event shall said rate exceed the rate authorized to be charged to a Direct Service 15