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dollars (W.00). Deposits shall not draw interest for water customer. 9001 it t B. The individual in whose name the deposit is made shall be resposible for payment of all bills incurred in connection with the service furnished. C. A separate deposit is required for each meter installed. D. The deposit receipt is not negotiable and can be redeemed only at the County's office. E. Where the County finds that the request for a deposit refund is questionable, the County may require the applicant for refund to produce the deposit receipt properly endorsed. F. If deposit is not claimed within six months, deposit is forfeited. G. After five years, an owner occupying a residence served by the water system continuously for that period may submit a request for refund to the County Grants Administration Office. Refund may be made if payment history of the owner is satisfactory. V. INITIAL OR MINIMUM CHARGE A. The initial or minimum charge, as provided in the rate schedule, shall be made for each meter installed, regardless of location. Each meter requires a separate meter reading sheet, and each meter reading sheet shall cover a separate and individual account. B. Water furnished for a given lot shall be used on that lot only. Each consumer's service must be separately metered at a single delivery and metering point. Each commercial unit and each storeroom or stall used for business purposes shall have a separate meter. All commercial use, including storerooms and stalls for business purposes, shall be metered separately for any residential use and vice versa, whether now in service or to be installed in the future. VI. COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY A. The County shall run a service line from its distribution line to the property line where the distribution line runs immediately adjacent and parallel to the property to be served, and for which a tap-on fee then in effect for each size meter will be charged. B. The County may install its meter at the property line or, at the County's option, on the consumer's property or in a location mutually agreed upon. C. When two or more meters are to be installed on the same premises for different consumers, they shall be closely grouped and each clearly designated to which consumer it applies.