Your water meter is read like a car odometer; from left to right, the sweep hand is like a clock's second hand: one complete revolution equals one cubic foot.
Water quantity can be measured in cubic feet or gallons. In the Lime Saddle and Magalia Districts, water is measured in gallons. In all the other Districts, it is measured in cubic feet.
Click on "How
to Read Your Meter" to learn more about how to read your meter and see how it functions as a leak detector
Testing for Leaks A leaky faucet is pretty
obvious, but hidden leaks (in the toilet or outside in your landscaping)
can waste a large amount of water.
To check for leaks, perform the
following procedure:
Take a
reading of your water meter.
Wait one
hour, making sure no one uses any water.
Check
the reading on the water meter again. If the reading has changed,
you've got at least one leak.
Call
our customer service hotline: 1-877-Del-Oro-H2O to
request a meter test or leak investigation.
Miscellaneous
Information
1 cfs = 448.8 gpm
2 acre
feet/day = 40 miners inches
1 Cubic Foot = 7.48 gallons and
weighs 62.4 pounds.
1 Million Gallons = 3.069 A.F. = 694
gpm/day
1 acre foot = 43,560 Cubic Feet = 325,851 gallons
1 ft. = 0.433 psi
Acre foot x 325825 = gallons of water
One
acre foot covers one acre of land with one foot of water
