On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:33:22 -0800 (PST), jamesgang
wrote:

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 3:19:14 PM UTC-5, Frank Thompson wrote:
Is it possible for a water meter measuring the volume of water flowing from public owned water line to private water line to malfunction by showing 20 times the actual volume flowing, and then returning to correct measurement of volume?

Doubtful. More likely the prior reading was incorrectly taken.

+ 1

Or the water district "guesstimated" the billing cycle; never taking a
reading.