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New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIESChapter 9 - WATER AND WASTEWATER
Subchapter 4 - METERS
Section 14:9-4.1 - Water meter testing

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:9-4.1

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 14:9-4.1 - Water meter testing
(a) Each water utility shall ensure that all of the meters in use in its system are tested for accuracy in accordance with this section.
(b) A water utility shall ensure that each meter is tested after a certain number of years in use, or after a certain number of gallons measured, whichever comes first, according to the schedule in Table A below:

TABLE A
Frequency for water utility testing of water meters
Meter SizeWhichever Comes First:
5/8 inch10 years or 750,000 gallons
3/4 inchEight years or 1,000,000 gallons
One inchSix years or 2,000,000 gallons
Greater than one inchFour years - no gallon limit

(c) A water meter shall be tested, with water flowing at both intermediate and full flow capacities, as set forth in Water Meters: Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance (M6), which is published by the American Water Works Association, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and may be found at http://www.awwa.org.
(d) A water meter shall be considered accurate if it shows an error no greater than one and one half percent, when tested in accordance with this section.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:9-4.1