Reading Your Water Meter



Reading you water meter is a great way to monitor your usage and check for leaks.  

Your Water Meter     Medidor de Agua

• Keep water off
  When checking your water meter make sure there is no water being used on the property.
• Find your meter
  Typically it’s in a gray plastic or cement rectangular box, normally located in front of your house close to the street and/or sidewalk.
• Open your meter box
  Open the meter box by inserting a screwdriver in the hole on the top of the box and lifting the cover off.  
• Read your meter
  On the meter face you will see a red needle (similar to the hand of a clock) or a small triangle.  As water flows through the meter the needle or triangle moves.  If the needle or triangle on the face of the meter is moving, either someone is using water or you have a leak.  If the needle is not moving you still may have a slow leak.
• Use your meter to detect a slow leak
  Use a marking pen and mark the location of the needle on the face of the meter. Come back in one hour (or longer) without using water on your property and check to see if the needle has moved past the pen mark. If it has, you have a slow leak. Remember all water must remain off during this process.