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How To Read A Water Meter
Reprint from the DEP website

All water meters approved for use by the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection ("DEP") read much like a car odometer. Many older meters have several dials with pointers, but are generally considered obsolete and in most cases should be replaced on age alone. This procedure deals only with odometer-type meters.

A Few Basics: All water meter readings are in cubic feet. For smaller meters, the lowest revolving dial (the one furthest to the right) equals one cubic foot. The meter also has a sweep arm that reflects the registration of the lowest measured unit. On larger meters, the lowest revolving dial may be showing 10 cubic feet or even 100 cubic feet. Those meters have fixed or painted zeros at the right hand end of the meter. In all cases, if you write down all of the numbers, including any fixed or painted zeroes, this is the reading in cubic feet.
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