Water metering in Massachusetts

[Alex Cornwell]

I saw there are laws in MA about meeting efficiency prerequisites before you can meter water. Does anyone have a solid company who can help me meet the standards and install meters?

[Rob L.]

@Alex Cornwell No, the city still bills you on a quarterly basis and it's up to you as the owner to read the sub meter's and bill out the tenants each month. It sounds like a lot of work but we had some properties that had 3X the normal usage. So I would gladly pay someone 15 dollars an hour to drive to all the properties and read the meters and then send the tenants a bill. The cost of the installation of the meters is usually 100% recouped within the first six to 12 months.

@Rich N. Just to further clarify, I attached a photo from the last one we did in Haverhill. It ended up getting delayed because the plumber failed to pull a permit and the city inspector wanted to look at the work. 

I have our guys install the low flow showerheads and do any work that doesn't require a permit or licensed plumber to save money.