Fort Collins Utilities owns and maintains the water meters and modules associated with commercial and residential properties.

When maintenance is required on an indoor meter, Utilities will schedule an appointment with the current customer. No appointments are needed when the meter or module is located outside.

The following maintenance tasks ensure the accurate and reliable measurement of water consumption:

• Preventative maintenance - Annual meter exchanges based on age or total consumption of the meter or the battery life of the module.
• Corrective maintenance – Repair or replace meters, wire, ore reading devices that have been damaged or are not working properly.
• New Construction – Inspect the meter setting installed by the builder, install the meter, wire, and reading device.

Water meters must be installed before a Certificate of Occupancy can be issued.

All irrigation services and domestic services sized 1.5-inch and larger must be metered before the service can be used. 

Fire lines are not metered.

The builder is required to provide, install, and arrange inspection of the water meter setting prior to the installation of the meter.

Utilities is responsible for inspecting the meter setting, conduit, or meter pit, installing the meter, the wire, and the reading device.