Sprinkler Meters

Sprinkler Meters General Information

If you are planning on laying sod, landscaping/re-landscaping your yard, installing a sprinkler system or any other activity that will require a large amount of outside water usage, we strongly suggest that you consider purchasing the use of a sprinkler meter.

Once a sprinkler meter is installed, we are able to separately measure the amount of water you use for outside watering from the amount of water you use inside your home (bathing, laundry, etc.). Your inside water usage would continue to be billed at the total water/sewer rate. You would, however, only be charged for the water portion of the total water/sewer rate for your outside watering. This would result in cutting that portion of your bill by approximately 40% from what it would be, if you did not have a sprinkler meter.

Procedure For Getting A Sprinkler Meter

The following is the typical procedure that you should follow if you are interested in purchasing the use of and installing a sprinkler meter:

Obtain a Plumbing Permit – Plumbing permits are purchased from our Building Department at Township Hall, which is located at 3040 North Prospect Road (at Cherry Hill and Prospect Roads). For more information about plumbing permits, call 734-482-6099 and request to speak to someone from the Building Department.
Separate Plumbing – Using the Sprinkler Meter Installation Diagram (see below) as a guideline, you (the customer) will need to arrange to have all plumbing associated with the secondary meter reconfigured so that it is limited to usage outside of the home only (hose bibs and underground irrigation systems) The diagram depicts a ¾” meter installation, which is the correct size meter for a sprinkler system having continuous flows of a maximum of 15 gallons per minute. This size meter is the one that has typically been installed, to date, in all of the Superior Township subdivisions east of Leforge Road and south of Geddes Road.
Pay for Meter and Schedule Installation – Once the plumbing has been separated, contact us at 734-480-5500 to arrange to pay for the use of the meter and the installation and to schedule an appointment for us to install the meter. The fee for the use of a sprinkler meter is $300.00 for the meter and $30.00 for the Utility Department’s portion of the installation, for a total of $330.00. This fee is based on the size meter that is correct for a sprinkler system having continuous flows of a maximum of 15 gallons per minute as mentioned in item #2 above. Our Technicians are available, by appointment only, to install these meters on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Sprinkler Meter Installation Diagram

Sprinkler Meter Policy

Please print the policy, fill it out and bring with you when you come to our office to pay for your sprinkler meter.

Sprinkler Meter Policy