Reading Your Water Meter
Your water meter records the amount of water used on your property in the same manner as an
odometer records the number of miles driven in your automobile. The meter is never reset.
When OMWD reads your meter, only the first 4 numbers to the far left are used in the computation
of your bill. For example, a meter dial reading 013896514 is recorded in OMWD's billing database
as 0138 hcf (hundred cubic feet) and would show on your water bill as 0138. The difference between
the current meter read and last month’s meter read is your consumption for the given billing period. 

Checking For Leaks
To test for a possible leak in your system, make sure that all water fixtures, washers, and irrigation
systems are turned off, and then check the small leak detector circle under the nine numbers,
as well as the single digit at the far right.  If a plus sign is shown in the small circle, it indicates
that water is moving through the meter.  If you are watching the digit on the far left, wait approximately
30 minutes, and then check the meter again. If the 4 has turned to a 5, a tenth of a cubic yard has
moved through the meter and water is running somewhere on your property. 

Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Dials - 5/8”, 3/4” & 1” meters

1. There are 9 AMR Digits/bars on the Sensus iPerl meter at the top of the digital display.
2. Only the first four numbers at the far left will be programmed in 100 cubic feet. and read.
3. OMWD uses cubic feet as its units of measure.
4. To check for leaks, use the Flow Direction/Empty Pipe Indicator. If there is a plus sign in the middle
     of this circle, water is passing through the meter.
     You can also monitor the 9^th number to the far right to check for leaks (2).
     Example: If the number rotates from 0 to 1 that’s equivalent to 1/5^th of one cubic foot of water.
5. Battery life, indicator.

Older AMR residential meters may have a leak detector dial.  If the dial is moving, water is flowing.

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Finding Your Water Meter
Your meter is located below ground and usually near the street.
For assistance in locating or reading your meter, contact OMWD at (760) 753-6466.