Westminster asking Residents to check for Leaks

In preparing this months’ utility billing, the City of Westminster has noticed some high consumption in residential accounts. Home plumbing systems may have become compromised because of the stress of the cold weather. But you can check your house for leaks. Westminster installed all new residential meters finishing the project in the spring of 2016. All are outfitted with leak detectors. If the dial is moving, even if you are sure everything that could be using water is shut-off in your home, then you probably have a leak in the plumbing system. Give it time when observing. The bigger the water loss the faster the dial will spin. Remember to refrain from tampering with the electronic portion of the metering device. That creates a whole separate issue. A small number of meters are in locked meter boxes, due to past incidences of meter tampering or destruction and this method will not be available for those accounts.