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Water Metering
Oconomowoc Utilities uses Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to read
water consumption for all of its residential, commercial, and
industrial customers. This meter uses a secure network to automatically
read the meter at set intervals. AMI allows the utility to detect leaks
early and notify our customer, resulting in significant water and cost
savings. The unit of measurement for billing is 1,000 gallons. Billing
is performed monthly. Pricing information is provided below.
Conservation Tips
Americans use large quantities of water inside their homes. The average family of four can use 400 gallons of water every day, and, on average, approximately 70% of that water is used indoors.
The bathroom is the largest consumer of indoor water. The toilet alone can use 27% of household water. Almost every activity or daily routine that happens in the home bathroom uses a large quantity of water. For example:
Here are some easy ways to save water:
Water Sense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to help families and businesses realize that they can reduce water use by 20 to 30% by doing just a few simple things, such as upgrading to higher quality, more efficient products. For more information, visit the EPA’s website.
Americans use large quantities of water inside their homes. The average family of four can use 400 gallons of water every day, and, on average, approximately 70% of that water is used indoors.
The bathroom is the largest consumer of indoor water. The toilet alone can use 27% of household water. Almost every activity or daily routine that happens in the home bathroom uses a large quantity of water. For example:
- A bathroom faucet generally runs at 2 gallons of water per minute. By turning off the tap while brushing your teeth or shaving, a person can save more than 200 gallons of water per month.
- A leaky toilet can waste about 200 gallons of water every day.
- Older toilets use between 3.5 and 7 gallons of water per flush. However, WaterSense labeled toilets require 75 to 80% less water.
Here are some easy ways to save water:
- High-efficiency washing machines can conserve large amounts of water. Traditional models use between 27 and 54 gallons of water per load, but new, energy and water-conserving models (front-loading or top-loading, non-agitator ones) use less than 27 gallons per load.
- Keeping a pitcher of water in the refrigerator saves time and water instead of running the tap until it gets cold.
- Not rinsing dishes prior to loading the dishwasher could save up to 10 gallons per load.
- Washing the dishes with an open tap can use up to 20 gallons of water, but filling the sink or a bowl and closing the tap saves 10 of those gallons.
Water Sense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to help families and businesses realize that they can reduce water use by 20 to 30% by doing just a few simple things, such as upgrading to higher quality, more efficient products. For more information, visit the EPA’s website.