Most RLCWA customers have a water meter that is located outdoors in a meter pit. To protect the meter from winter frost, the pit is approximately 42 inches deep. Other customers have a meter inside their home which attaches to a cable that leads to a digital readout secured to the outside wall of the home. Water meters are straight dial reads, similar to an automobile odometer. All RLCWA meters measure in gallons. Many of the meters have a permanent zero on the end of the reading that is stationary.