(March 30, 2009, BBC News)
Most meters use a positive displacement chamber which has a fixed amount of water flowing through it that turns a dial to measure water usage for a household.
Meters are usually installed in the most suitable location determined by the pipe layout, which may be in the road, garden or indoors.
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(March 19, 2009, Aguanomics)
ID asks:
One of the structural issues I see with regard to pricing water is metering.
I’m sure the technology exists or could easily exit to monitor my water usage tied to a dollar amount.
I would like an easy to read display: Gallons used, unit cost, total cost. Generally metering is on [...]
The Three Main Difficulties of Submetering Tenants’ Water Consumption for Landlords and Property Managers: Water Conservation Still an Expensive Proposition (LeakBird)There’s an excellent old article from 1997!?! on “submetering water” from the Journal of Property Management that’s surprisingly contemporary in its report, indicating how little has changed with regard to the promising yet cost-prohibitive installation of water meters per individual residential unit.
As I see it, the difficulties of water submetering in property management can be [...]
