The water meter inside your home is most likely to be in your basement, the crawlspace, or utility closet (if your house is on a slab.) Some homes in the Glenview service area actually have the meters in a pit in the front yard. Reading your water meter is similar to reading the odometer on your car. Read all the numbers from left to right. The reading on your water meter today is the total volume of water that has gone through the meter since it was installed. Your usage for each billing cycle is derived by subtracting the previous reading from the current reading.
The meter face on the left is the most current generation of AMR (automated meter reading) meters in use today by the Water Division. The red dial on the bottom right is the leak detector. Each full revolution of this dial indicates one tenth of a gallon of water. Consequently, ten revolutions will equal one gallon. You will see this dial move with the slightest movement of water. The meter face on the right is an older generation of the same type of meter. If your house is more than four-five years old this is the meter most likely to be found in your home. The black triangle in the center is the leak detector. The clock-like dial on the right indicates water flow in one gallon increments. One full revolution is equal to ten gallons of water.
A good way to check for good flow (volume) in your hom is the bucket test. Take a five-gallon bucket and put it in your laundry tub. You want a faucet with no screens or aerators. Note the position of the Low Flow Indicator -- for example, perhaps it's at seven. Open the faucet all the way, filling the bucket. When it is full, turn off the faucet. This should take about 30 seconds. Check the meter. The dial should be at two, which is five gallons.