Thinking About A Water Meter

 

You may be thinking about how much water you use and what you could do to save water in your home and garden. We may be able to help you to measure your water usage and only pay for what you use. If you feel that you are already water efficient then you may benefit from installing a water meter in your home.

You can opt, at your own cost, to have a meter installed on the water supply to your property. We will provide the meter only at our expense, all other costs involved in creating the space for the meter to be installed must be met by you, the homeowner. These costs will include a survey charge and any installation charges.

To find out about what is involved in getting a water meter installed and the associated costs, you can get more information by viewing our document 'Your guide to metered charges' in our section below.

If you don’t own the property then you must have the owner’s permission to get a meter installed. Where the property is not metered or occupied for a full year the charges will be apportioned on a daily basis.

The amount you will pay for meter installation costs will depend on the size of the meter required to serve your house or dwelling and the type of installation - the costs for 2011/12 are detailed in the Schedule of Rates in our section below.

You can use our water calculator to help estimate your average water consumption and work out how much you may be charged if a water meter was installed; it's helpful to first compare the figure against what you are charged now based on your Council Tax Band for your property.

You can also use the Metered Charges vs Council Tax 2011/12 comparison table in the section below to compare the annual metered charges you would pay if you had a meter installed against the unmetered charges which you currently pay which are linked to the Council Tax Band for your home.

The Scheme of Charges 2011/12 (page 7-9) provides information on the charges you will pay in 2011/12 if your home has a water meter. You can also find further information on the meter services for households and the associated costs on pages 20-21. You can view/download the Scheme of Charges 2011/12 from the section below.

If you are interested in applying for a water meter for your home, then please print out and complete the application form in the section below. Send your completed form along with a cheque made payable to Scottish Water to cover the cost of the survey fee (£85.60 ex vat) to:

Scottish Water
Domestic Metering
419 Balmore Road
Glasgow
G22 6NU

If you are unable to view/download the documents and want to find out more, then please contact our Customer Helpline on 0845 601 8855 who can send you paper copies of the meter information and the application form.