M6 Water Meters: Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance

Most readers will first use this manual for assistance on an individual problem; however, for adequate knowledge of the field of water meter usage, the entire manual should be studied. This manual references applicable AWWA standards for the various types of meters. These standards may be purchased by calling AWWA Customer Service (800.926.7337) or through the Bookstore section of the AWWA website, awwa.org. The AWWA manual on water meters was first published in a series of articles in the June, July, August, and September 1959 issues of Journal AWWA and was compiled as a separate reprint in 1962. A second edition of the manual was published in 1973, as a complete revision, updating and substantially enlarging the 1962 serial edition. The third and fourth editions, published in 1986 and 1999, respectively, reflected the latest revisions of the AWWA meter standards at the time and included substantial updates to the text and photographs. The fifth edition, published in 2012, provided another update from the AWWA meter standards, including new AWWA standards on singlejet meters and fluidic-oscillator meters. This sixth edition contains current information from the latest AWWA meter standards, including those for residential fire sprinkler meters (ANSI/AWWA C714) and electromagnetic and ultrasonic meters (ANSI/AWWA C715). Metering technology continues to grow rapidly, and the future holds even greater promise.