Reading your water meter

Why should I read my water meter?

Reading your water meter can help you monitor your water usage. It can also help you identify leaks either inside your home or underground. To find out more, visit identifying leaks

Where is my water meter?

A water meter is usually located on the nature strip outside your front boundary line. It is set in the ground, in a blue or black water meter box. Please keep in mind that if you live in an apartment or unit block you may not have individual water meters for each residence.

How do I read my water meter?

There are many different kinds of water meters installed across our service territory. Below are two examples of common water meters.

Open the lid on your water meter and read the meter from left to right. Your meter will have either:

• black numbers on a white background or white numbers on a black background. These numbers register your consumption in kilolitres (thousands of litres)
• red numbers or small dials (the dials display fractions of a kilolitre).

How can I calculate my average daily consumption?

1. Use the guide above to take a reading from your water meter, noting the day and time you took the reading.
2. Two weeks later take another reading from your water meter on the same day of the week and the same time as the previous reading.
3. Subtract the first reading from your second reading.
4. Divide the result by the number of days between your readings.

How can I calculate water consumption per person?

1. Use the ‘Average Daily Consumption’ figure from the personalised Water Advice that accompanies your Water and Sewerage Account
2. Divide this figure by the number of permanent residents in your household to calculate individual water consumption.