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Residential Housing Meters: Auto-read meters are installed at the Cheyenne River Housing Authority communities and the Indian Health Service communties. These are read by the Operations Specialist of Tri County / Mni Wašté Water Company.
Rural Residents: Verizon auto-read meters are installed in area's where verizon tower's operate. Area's where verizon towers do not work, manual meter readings are required each month.
Manual Meter Reads: Please call in manual meter readings or write them on the detachable portion of your billing card.
Auto Meter Reads: Verizon "auto-meters" have been installed in specific locations of the service areas. Online meter reading graphs can be viewed by creating a customer account through our "water scope" application. Please contact the office staff to access this information. https://www.waterscope.us/Account/RegisterConsumerUser
STEP 1 Locate your meter box, generally found towards the front of a property, near the street. The box is typically in a direct line with the main outside faucet. It is housed in a concrete box usually marked "water". Remove the lid by using a tool such as a large screwdriver. Insert the tool into one of the holes and pry the lid off.
STEP 2 Once you open the meter box lid, lift the protective cap on the meter. On the face of the meter, there is a large dial and a display of numbers. For the residential meter, each rotation of the dial measures 10 gallons. Read the number display from left to right. Be sure to include the stationary zero. This is your meter reading. Meters measure water in gallons or cubic feet. Charges for the amount of water consumed are rounded to the nearest thousand gallons or hundred cubic feet used during a billing period. Compare that reading to what your bill states as your current or present reading.
STEP 3 Keep in mind that you might be checking your meter on a date different from the one used for billing. This could result in a difference in the amount you find, compared with the amount on which your bill is based. However, if your reading is considerably higher than what is on your bill, check for a leak or try to determine the source of large water use. If your reading is significantly lower than the reading on your bill, please contact us and let us assist you in determining the problem.
