Common use of Master Metering Clause in Contracts

Master Metering. 1. Portland and Purchaser will review each situation where such arrangements exist and attempt to reach an agreement on the need and feasibility of installing a master meter or master meters to register the volume of water delivered to Portland Retail Customers. 2. Purchaser shall ensure that the water delivered to Portland Retail Customers will be from the same source or sources as water that Purchaser delivers to Purchaser’s Retail Customers and the water meets all applicable drinking water regulatory requirements. 3. Purchaser may require that Portland install a master meter if the local distribution system is shown to have demonstrated leakage or unaccounted water losses in excess of 10% of the average daily demand of Portland Retail Customers served by the system or by mutual agreement of the Parties. Improvements to the local distribution system will be made by mutual agreement of the Parties.