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As of May 2018, all houses have “Smart Meters”<\/a>, which collect data hourly, and send it in once a day. If you want to see your water use immediately, such as if you are trying to track down a leak, you can do so by looking at the meter itself. Contact the Cooperative if you need help locating your meter.<\/p>\n

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  1. Lift the black plastic lid (on the ground, about 12″ in diameter). These are not locked, so you can use a water meter key (from Home Depot or Lowes) or just a screwdriver. Some of the lids fit tight, so may take a little effort to lift.<\/li>\n
  2. In most cases, mounted to the bottom of the lid is a device (called a cellular endpoint), about the size of an orange juice can. This is a stripped down cell phone, with a battery and electronics, so be a bit gentle, and not drop it on rocks.<\/li>\n
  3. Down in the hole is the brass water meter, with a gray unit on the top, called an encoder. This has a hinged cover that you’ll have to flip open. \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The encoder display cycles through four modes:\n