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Meters measure water in units of cubic feet. One cubic foot of water equals about seven and one-half gallons. The straight-read meter resembles the mileage-indicator on an automobile speedometer, the District has two different types of meters, one reads in hundred cubic feet and the other reads in cubic feet, see below.

Cubic Feet Meter

Hundred Cubic Feet Meter

 

How your Hundred Cubic Feet Meter information is billed.

If, the last time your meter was read, it indicated a Previous Reading of 1294, and a Current Reading of 1354 your consumption for the current billing period would be 1354 – 1294 = 60 hundred cubic feet (or 60 units) of water using the example billing information below.

How your Cubic Feet Meter information is billed.

If, the last time your meter was read, it indicated a Previous Reading of 1294, and a Current Reading of 1354 your consumption for the current billing period would be 1354 – 1294 = 60 cubic feet (or 60 units) of water using the example billing information below.

 How to read your Hundred Cubic Feet Meter

To determine your water usage, you’ll need to read your meter at the beginning and at the end of the particular cycle you want to track. Using the example above, the meter would have read as follows:

Beginning Read

Ending Read

 

How to read your Cubic Feet Meter

To determine your water usage, you’ll need to read your meter at the beginning and at the end of the particular cycle you want to track. Using the example above, the meter would have read as follows:

Beginning Read

Ending Read

 

Use your meter to check for leaks

You can use your meter to check for leaks in your system. Simply make sure no water is running, then read your meter. Go back about 3 hours later. If no water has been used during that time, your meter should read the same. If the "one" dial has moved, chances are you have a water leak.