If you are a Flat Rate Customer, switching to a meter may save you money. The flat rate roughly equates to the amount of water a family of 4½ people might use.  The flat rate charge is based on factors such as square footage of your lot and house, number of rooms and bathrooms, the number and type of water using fixtures, etc. Being on a flat rate means you pay the same amount regardless of your conservation efforts or the number of individuals living within the home.

The Englewood Municipal Code includes a requirement for all flat-rate customers to install approved water meters when they sell or transfer their property.  The Code states:   “All owners of property having unmetered water service shall be required to install approved water meter within ninety (90) days after the sale or transfer of the property or change in property use from residential to commercial or industrial. Whenever a meter is to be installed, it shall be supplied by the Englewood Utilities Department at the owners cost.”

Englewood customers can also upgrade to a water meter at any time, and making the change often saves money in the long run since metered customers only pay for water they actually use. Customers do have to pay for installing the new meter. Before a meter can be installed, an inspection at the property site is needed determine the most cost-effective way to convert your home to a metered

account. There is no cost for the inspection but someone must meet a Utilities representative at the property.

Please contact the Utilities Department at 303-762-2635 for costs of converting or upgrading a water meter.

Inspection and Installation Hours:

• Monday through Thursday , 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
• Friday, 9 to 11 a.m.

NOTE: Once you convert to a metered account you may not switch back to the flat rate.  

If you are an Englewood water customer and are interested in switching from flat rate to a water meter, the Utilities Department has a program that can help you manage the expense of switching: the Englewood Meter Assistance Program (EMAP). 

Here's how the EMAP program works:  Under the flat rate plan, small families typically pay for more water than they actually use, especially during the winter months. The EMAP program takes the difference between what you pay for the flat rate and what you would pay for the metered rate and uses that money to help pay the cost of installing the water meter.

Details are included in the agreement below. If you have questions about the program or if you would like to sign up, please call the Utilities Department at 303-762-2635.

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