STEP 1 Locate your meter box, generally found towards the front of a property, near the street. The box is typically in a direct line with the main outside faucet. It is housed in a concrete or plastic box. Remove the lid.
STEP 2 Once you remove the meter box lid, lift the protective cap on the meter. On the face of the meter, there is a large dial and a display of numbers. For the residential meter, each rotation of the dial measures 10 gallons. Read the number display from left to right, excluding the numbers in black (the last three numbers including the stationary zero). This is your meter reading, read in thousand gallons. Meters measure water in gallons or cubic feet. We charge by the thousand gallons used during a billing period. Compare that reading to what your bill states as your current or present reading.
STEP 3 Keep in mind that you might be checking your meter on a date different from the one used for billing. This could result in a difference in the amount you find, compared with the amount on which your bill is based. However, if your reading is considerably higher than what is on your bill, check for a leak or try to determine the source of large water usage. If your reading is significantly lower than the reading on your bill, please contact us and let us assist you in determining the problem.
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