IoT based Smart Water Meter for Water Management

Natural resource obtainability and depletion are gradually being known as restrictive aspects for sustainability. Water is a major concern, particularly in nations that are experiencing drought and hence the water management. At the consumer end water distribution and pricing are the essential commercial elements of water management. In urban cities water consumption is measured manually by municipal officials from a meter fitted at individuals. For gated communities or large apartment complexes, water consumption expenses is equally divided amogh the entire occupancy of dwelling. The expenses related to consumption should be volumetrically priced for the residents rather than equal amount. This paper proposes IoT based smart water meter reading, that measures water consumed at individual blocks in gated communities/apartment complexes and computes it's volumetric pricing. This data is then sent to cloud platforms for monitoring. By monitoring the usage, conservation of water can also be done.