Reading Your Meter

Meter Location

Your meter is located in a small concrete meter vault near the street. View the District’s video on how to access your water meter below.

Meter Type

Every District customer has a water meter that measures their water use. The District utilizes three different types of meters:

• Classic Meter
• LCD Screen Meter
• Recycled Water Meter

The information and pictures below describes how to use your meter to track how much water is being used.

How to Read Your Classic Meter

• The numbers circled in yellow tracks your water consumption, as measured in hundred cubic feet (CCF). This is the portion of the water meter that the District reads for billing purposes. (Note: 1 CCF = 748 gallons.)
• The numbers circled in orange tracks your water consumption, as measured in cubic feet. 1 cubic foot of water = 7.48 gallons.
• The red needle spins clockwise as water passes through the meter. One full revolution represents 1 cubic foot of water consumed, or 7.48 gallons.
• This blue dial is a leak detection indicator that moves when small amounts of water pass through the meter. If all appliances, fixtures, and irrigation equipment are turned off and the dial is moving, chances are you have a leak on your property.

How to Read Your LCD Screen Meter

• The LCD Screen Meter has a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) to show consumption, flow, and status indicators. Please see the chart below which explains the different status indicators, status descriptions, and icons that may appear on your LCD Screen Meter.
• Click here for more information. 

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How to Read Your High Resolution Meter

• The HR-E is designed with white and black number wheels for local readability with the white number wheels corresponding to Cubic Feet – reading to the nearest 100 ft3.
• Click here for more information. 

How to Read Your Recycled Water Meter

The Recycled Water Meter features an easy to read, high resolution LCD display screen. The LCD screen reports consumption, rate of flow, reverse-flow indication, and alarms.