| 摘要 |
The invention provides a water meter system which includes a water flow meter, a primary water valve for permitting normal water supply when it is operational, a lifeline flow control valve which permits a constant water flow at an adjustable rate of above around 0.5 litres per minute, irrespective of line pressure, when the primary water valve is shut, a meter management system (MMS) onto which the names and/or other acceptable indentifying characteristics of users are loaded, said control system being configured to directly or indirectly actuate the primary water valve to a preset amount of water at a predetermined time on predetermined days in response to the number of persons registered on the MMS, or per household, and once the preset amount of water has been dispensed, in the absence of other arrangements having been made, only dispense water through the lifeline flow control valve at the lifeline flow rate or shuts off the supply completely. The invention extends to a method of dispensing water.
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