本文的目的是为增加水表的AWWA范围规格提供财务支持。论文显示，如果AWWA住宅水表的范围规范要求在非常低的流量下进行精确测量，公用事业收入每年将增加约14美元/米。对中型电表也进行了同样的分析，结果表明，公用事业每年每米可增加450美元以上的年收入。最后，本文表明，如果AWWA要求涡轮流量计具有复合仪表量程，则水行业将得到更好的服务。

The intent of this paper presents a financial argument in support of increasing the AWWA range specifications for water meters. The paper shows utility revenues would increase around $14 per meter per year if the AWWA range specifications for residential water meters required accurate measurement at very low flows. The same analysis for medium size meters is used and shows that a utility can increase annual revenues by over $450 per meter per year. Last, the paper shows that the water industry would be better served if the AWWA were to require compound meter range for turbine meters.